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Pomegranate Braised Short Ribs and Risotto alla Valpolicella

by chefbikeski Posted on March 16, 2020

Our February meeting of our Newburyport Wine Club was built around “Wines that Tell a Story of Love.” Of course, you can’t do a theme like this without including wines from the Veneto. We enjoyed a Valpolicella Ripasso from Zeni, … Continue reading →

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Home Made Pasta with Sugo di Piselli with Allegrini – Amarone Bike with Italiaoutdoors

by chefbikeski Posted on October 5, 2019

This past fall we hosted a private group cycling tour through the western Veneto region of Italy. In addition to daily cycling through lovely vineyards, we enjoyed private winery tours and tastings, wine dinners, visits to Verona, Lake Garda, and … Continue reading →

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Nino Negri – Amazing Alpine Red Wines from Valtellina – Walk and Wine with Italiaoutdoors

by chefbikeski Posted on July 3, 2019

One of Italy’s loveliest wine regions, producing luscious red wines, is still very much overlooked by even the most knowledgeable wine tourists. Hidden in the north of Lombardy along the Swiss border, the Valtellina wine region stretches along the river … Continue reading →

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Alois Lageder – Leader of Biodynamic Wines in Alto Adige

by chefbikeski Posted on June 3, 2019

Nestled against the steep rock face of Fennberg mountain lies the small wine village of Margreid. Stately homes of the local nobility as well as quaint old farmhouses line the narrow streets, where today the locals still gather on the … Continue reading →

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