In Italy Wine & Food Products are still Anchored in Tradition and it's History. Why so!
There are times when,
I wonder what the purpose of Italian food and wine producers is when they face such adversity to offer a product anchored in tradition: What is their drive?
Why do the winemakers of Cinqueterrae carry their grape baskets for hundreds of feet on sheer cliffs on the coast hit by sea wind like Atlas carries the weight of the world? How can the wine producers on the island of Pantelleria carry out the immense work of building trenches around their grapevines to protect them against the sandy winds from Africa? Even the winemakers of Colli Apuani have cut out terraces stolen from the mountains of Massa Carrara after years of struggle. In the modern times of fast food and industrial production of both food and wine, these producers strive to offer products steeped in tradition and fight against modernity with their blood, sweat and tears. Why do they do this? What is their reason?
The answer is but a four letter word: "Love".
Italian food is also Home. Life here revolves around the table. It is the cradle for the Sangiovese grape, where medieval fortresses meet gently rolling hills of vineyards. Every detail is carefully attended to, every grape handpicked by nurturing hands. All to achieve
wines of inexplicable depth and warmth, with broad tannins and hints of violets. The cheese of Castelmagno could not be as refined and gentle if not for the free roaming grass fed alpine cows from the Cuneo Alps. The Roman Jewish Style artichoke would not be the same if served away from the timeless atmosphere of the Jewish Ghetto! We could go on for days, but what is important is understanding the peculiarity of the Italian art of producing food and wine. It is the indivisible trinity of territory, people and tradition that makes each product irreplicable.
Food and wine in Italy is friendship. The culture of dining in Italy traces its lineage back to the Greek symposium and the Roman banquet, a moment of communions, serenity and love of life. It is in these traditions that our Sommeliers invite you to enjoy these tours in Rome with us.
By Ettore Bellardini
I wonder what the purpose of Italian food and wine producers is when they face such adversity to offer a product anchored in tradition: What is their drive?
Why do the winemakers of Cinqueterrae carry their grape baskets for hundreds of feet on sheer cliffs on the coast hit by sea wind like Atlas carries the weight of the world? How can the wine producers on the island of Pantelleria carry out the immense work of building trenches around their grapevines to protect them against the sandy winds from Africa? Even the winemakers of Colli Apuani have cut out terraces stolen from the mountains of Massa Carrara after years of struggle. In the modern times of fast food and industrial production of both food and wine, these producers strive to offer products steeped in tradition and fight against modernity with their blood, sweat and tears. Why do they do this? What is their reason?
The answer is but a four letter word: "Love".
Italian food is also Home. Life here revolves around the table. It is the cradle for the Sangiovese grape, where medieval fortresses meet gently rolling hills of vineyards. Every detail is carefully attended to, every grape handpicked by nurturing hands. All to achieve
wines of inexplicable depth and warmth, with broad tannins and hints of violets. The cheese of Castelmagno could not be as refined and gentle if not for the free roaming grass fed alpine cows from the Cuneo Alps. The Roman Jewish Style artichoke would not be the same if served away from the timeless atmosphere of the Jewish Ghetto! We could go on for days, but what is important is understanding the peculiarity of the Italian art of producing food and wine. It is the indivisible trinity of territory, people and tradition that makes each product irreplicable.
Food and wine in Italy is friendship. The culture of dining in Italy traces its lineage back to the Greek symposium and the Roman banquet, a moment of communions, serenity and love of life. It is in these traditions that our Sommeliers invite you to enjoy these tours in Rome with us.
By Ettore Bellardini
Rome Tasting
 Photo by Silvia Budal
Our Enogastronomic tours in Rome and Surroundings are made for you to enjoy slow food quality, real italian specialities, in cosy, nice selected places.
Wine Tours offers a tasting of Wines, Olive Oil, Balsamic Vinegars, Choosen Cold Cuts, Cheese, Home Made Pasta, Cooking Classes, Chocolate Tasting, Chocolate Classes. Through our local experience, we have selected the places and the people we work with for the quality roducts and given service. |
Rome and Lazio Treasures
The beauty and the cultural interest of the places we take you too are amazing, away from classic touristic itineraries but not less atractive. Antique Appian Way - Roman Aqueducts - Bassiano - Ninfa - Norma - Monterano . Tuscania and more coming soon
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