Tag Archives: Wine

Basics of Italian Wine – What’s in this bottle?

by chefbikeski Posted on December 30, 2014

While browsing in any US liquor store in the Italian wine section, I often see other shoppers totally mystified by the label on a bottle of wine from Italy. We are accustomed to selecting our wines via the type of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Wine, wine tastings | Tagged basics, Bike and Wine tours, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, italian, Italian cuisine, Italian wines, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, private bike tours, private bike trips, private ski trips, Wine | Leave a comment

Risotto alla Milanese

by chefbikeski Posted on December 5, 2014

My last post was on the classic dish from Milan, Ossobuco alla Milanese. The obvious follow-on is its time-honored accompaniment, Risotto alla Milanese. Risotto dishes have graced the tables of Northeastern Italy for centuries, as the special plump short grained … Continue reading →

Posted in Gluten Free, Lombardy, Risotto, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Cooking, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, gluten free, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy hiking trips, lombardia, lombardy, milanese, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Risotto, saffron, Wine | 2 Comments

Cantina Rotaliana – Teroldego Rotaliana Wine from Trentino

by chefbikeski Posted on October 25, 2014

One of the most interesting, and for me the most rewarding, hallmarks of our Bike the Wine Roads tours in Italy is to introduce the unique varietals found in Italy. The Italian wine landscape is amazingly diverse, with over 350 … Continue reading →

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Bele Casel – Asolo Prosecco DOCG

by chefbikeski Posted on July 25, 2014

“Dear Kathy, It will be our pleasure to welcome all of you in our winery! we are a small winery so the tasting will be done in our house and everything will be just familiar…hope this will not be … Continue reading →

Posted in Prosecco, Uncategorized, Wine, Wine Pairings | Tagged Asolo, Bele Casel, Bike and Wine tours, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Prosecco, Travel, Wine | 5 Comments

Pizzoccheri – Buckwheat Pasta

by chefbikeski Posted on May 16, 2014

Visitors exploring the northern heights of Italy’s Lombardy and Val d’ Aosta regions – as we will do next winter on our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine ski adventure in Cervinia with Carrabassett Valley Academy – will discover pizzoccheri, a type … Continue reading →

Posted in Asparagus, Mascarpone, Mushrooms, Pasta, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetarian | Tagged asparagus, Bike and Wine tours, buckwheat pasta, cook, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, mushrooms, Northern Italy, pizzoccheri, private bike trips, private ski trips, Travel, vegetarian, Wine | Leave a comment

Italian Food, Wine, and Travel

by Kathy Bechtel of Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine

Tag Archives: Wine

Basics of Italian Wine – What’s in this bottle?

Risotto alla Milanese

Cantina Rotaliana – Teroldego Rotaliana Wine from Trentino

Bele Casel – Asolo Prosecco DOCG

Pizzoccheri – Buckwheat Pasta

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