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Jun 6, 2019
3 min

Zeni 1870. Where the Scent Counts

In the fertile Bardolino, between Garda Lake and Valpolicella, Zeni’s fifth generation created the Olfactory Gallery, a challenging path to discover the scent sensory root. An extraordinary way to understand the wine and its link to the land. How many times do you happen to catch a scent and think to yourself “Oh! I know this… It reminds me of childhood, it recalls that one summer, long time ago… Was it perhaps a fruit? Or a meal prepared by my mother? Was it just the smell o

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Stefania Gioia

Nov 18, 2018
3 min

Venissa: the Experience

Michelin starred restaurant Venissa, on Mazzorbo island, promotes a slow travel experience, encouraging visitors to spend more time exploring the lagoon, enjoying typical products, meeting its few inhabitants. All surrounded by striking views. Our friends and whoever took one of our Venice tours, know the small islands in the Northern lagoon have a special place in Have a Glass in Venice’s heart. We couldn’t be happier to lead our guests towards these magic spots, unknown to

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At Radikon, in the Cradle of Orange Wines

Stefania Gioia

Oct 30, 2018
2 min

At Radikon, in the Cradle of Orange Wines

Saša Radikon, in the footsteps of his unforgettable father Stanko, keeps celebrating the orange wines, whose savoury taste is unique as this land and its inhabitants. Located in Oslavia charming hillside, right close to Slovenian border, Radikon is one of the most emblematic wineries in the Collio region. Its 12 hectares spread around on steep slopes made of ponca, a mix of marl and arenaceous rocks that favours the cultivation of grapes. Handled by farmers for about 2 centur

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Terpin, the Farmer who Loves Natural Wine

Stefania Gioia

Oct 18, 2018
2 min

Terpin, the Farmer who Loves Natural Wine

In the charming Collio hills, 30 years ago Franco Terpin started to work with natural methods, listening to the nature's messages, waiting patiently for the perfect season. Since he turned 50, Franco Terpin started to count backwards, heading straight to a wise youthfulness: a vigorous, strict farmer, he knows well that self-irony is the spice of life. Born and raised in the charming Collio Goriziano, still a child he learned to work as a farmer along with his numerous brothe

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Tenuta L'Armonia: is it Time for a Wine Revolution?

Stefania Gioia

Sep 17, 2018
2 min

Tenuta L'Armonia: is it Time for a Wine Revolution?

On Vicenza hills, a group of young wine producers gave birth to a movement that upgrades the land and preserves the rural heritage. For some of them, Tenuta L'Armonia is an incubator and a source of inspiration. We are interested in small wine producers, we tirelessly look for high-quality wines, we are fascinated by winemakers’ stories, especially when they involve hard achievements, strong passion for the land, full respect for the surrounding nature. No wonder why we ended

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Stefania Gioia

Sep 10, 2018
3 min

Maule, Pioneer of Natural Wines

Starting in the 80's, Angiolino Maule was a precursor in the natural wine's world. Now he's a symbol and an example to follow. When, in the early 80’s, Angiolino Maule bought the first hectares of land in Gambellara (Vicenza), he didn’t think he would quickly and irretrievably fall in love with the winemaking job. Determined and ambitious, despite the lack of experience in the field, he took a radical approach to his new occupation, becoming a natural wine pioneer. Choosing s

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Stefania Gioia

Aug 13, 2018
2 min

Vino Vero, for Natural Wine Lovers

With a huge selection from all over the world, Vino Vero specializes in natural wines, to be paired with an exquisite assortment of gourmet cichetti. Nowadays, more and more winemakers are dedicated to produce natural wine, obtained with minimal chemical and technological intervention in both the vines and the cellar. The number of these passionate producers is growing along with a crowd of natural wine lovers, whose knowledge guides them to specialized wine shops and bars. V

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Caprini: Pasta Classes and Culinary Traditions

Stefania Gioia

Jul 18, 2018
2 min

Caprini: Pasta Classes and Culinary Traditions

In the heart of Valpolicella a 100 year-old trattoria preserves the culinary traditions and arranges amazing home-made pasta classes. It was 1907 when Silvio and his wife Lisa opened Caprini tavern and pistoria in Torbe, a village of 400 inhabitants located right between Valpolicella vineyards and Lessini mountains. Like more than 100 years ago, today the place stands in front of the church, overlooking a beautiful landscape. Back then, it was furnished just with an oven made

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Perenzin: How to Become a Cheesemaker, and a Lot More...

Stefania Gioia

Jul 10, 2018
3 min

Perenzin: How to Become a Cheesemaker, and a Lot More...

Emanuela was born in a family of cheesemakers, inherited her ancestors' passion and, with her family, brought Perenzin dairy to be an international benchmark for cheese lovers and professionals. The first documented proofs of Perenzin dairy's existence trace back to the early 1900s, although we know that the family used to collect milk even before 1906. Emanuela Perenzin, who currently leads the company along with her husband and with the help of her sons, was able to put tog

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Stefania Gioia

May 25, 2018
4 min

A Lagoon to Fall in Love

Back from our last adventure in the Venetian lagoon, where we were blessed by a warm sunny day, we felt so excited, fulfilled and grateful that we decided to turn the entire experience directly into a tour. A special suggestion for our friends who would like to spend a different Sunday and a recommendation for the adventurous visitors willing to explore the lagoon’s off the beaten paths. This is the chronicle of about 8 hours of pure joy: 10:00 am - Destination → Mazzorbo. Ha

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Santa Maria Valverde: a Splash in the Green Vineyards of Valpolicella!

Stefania Gioia

May 16, 2018
2 min

Santa Maria Valverde: a Splash in the Green Vineyards of Valpolicella!

A great wine comes from the perfect combination of three essential elements: climate, terroir and human culture, meant as experience. That’s why not everybody can do it. Nicola and Ilaria Campagnola, who opened Santa Maria Valverde estate in 2008, know it very well. In fact, rooted in this Valpolicella rural farmhouse, Campagnola’s family has been growing grapes since the end of 1800. When, a century later, Nicola decided to restore the ancient house and the surrounding viney

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Cantina Arnaldi: where Authenticity Meets Professionalism

Stefania Gioia

May 12, 2018
2 min

Cantina Arnaldi: where Authenticity Meets Professionalism

Cantina Arnaldi is a cozy, typical osteria located in Santa Croce, a sestiere frequented by locals, just a few minutes from the train station. Either you are craving for a typical Venetian cichetto, looking for a delicious light lunch, longing for a relaxed aperitivo or hunting for a late night drink, here you are in safe hands. Andrea Degnato and Katia Resenterra, who look a perfectly balanced couple at work, as well as in life, met for the first time while working at the sa

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Roncada: the Kingdom of Nature, Women and Children

Stefania Gioia

Mar 22, 2018
2 min

Roncada: the Kingdom of Nature, Women and Children

Lying on the spurs of a hill range, right in the heart of a Collio natural reserve, Roncada estate used to be owned by Austrian princes. Madi Cattaruzzi, the young woman who nowadays runs the winery business, describes the place as a green island surrounded by woods, fruit trees and grain cultivations. In other words, a pristine paradise where, along with other colleagues - women and young as much as she is - Madi continues the work her grandfather started when he bought the

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Stefania Gioia

Feb 16, 2018
2 min

Benazzoli: the Wine Made by Ladies

This week we’ll guide you east of Garda Lake, in the charming area of Bardolino, where, thanks to the lake proximity, a Mediterranean climate facilitates olive groves and vineyards cultivations. Right in the heart of this charming landscape, two young sisters decided to maintain their family’s winemaking tradition. With an eye to the male ancestors, who taught them how to farm the land, Claudia and Giulia focused on succeeding in a world that’s predominantly marked by masculi

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Stefania Gioia

Feb 9, 2018
2 min

Filippi: Woods and Vineyards

Whoever has been here, talks about Filippi’s winery as a special, out of time place: apparently as much as his owner, an unconventional entrepreneur who inherited his historic family’s properties in the Colli Scaligeri and started to produce his very own wine in 1992. Often depicted as a lone wolf, Filippo Filippi is committed to producing a wine that fully reflects Soave’s terroir, rather than the DOC Soave. Inspired by Castelcerino’s beautiful landscape, he strives to make

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Stefania Gioia

Jan 12, 2018
2 min

Mauro Lorenzon and his "Wine Bevar"

Once you walk through La Mascareta’s front door, and especially if you’re lucky enough to meet its host Mauro Lorenzon, you’d better let go any traditional knowledge. As a matter of fact Lorenzon - who will probably be wearing his inseparable bow tie, a colorful vest and crazy, briar hair - renamed the wine bars “wine bevar”, where “bevar” means “to drink” in Venetian dialect and, in order to recognize a good wine, invented the “Stomachism” theory, by which stomach is conside

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Naranzaria: Wine and Cicheti on Canal Grande

Stefania Gioia

Jan 5, 2018
2 min

Naranzaria: Wine and Cicheti on Canal Grande

Located between the very ancient church of San Giacometto and the historic Campo dell’Erbaria, this small bar and restaurant was once part of the oldest Venetian core, also known as main trading point between East and Europe. As a matter of fact, Naranzaria takes its name from the historical citrus market that used to flourish in this area. The current management, a result of cooperation between historic owner Conte Brandino Brandolini d’Adda, architect Umberto La Caprara and

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Stefania Gioia

Dec 22, 2017
2 min

Pure Tradition at Osteria Al Cicheto

As of today, through a superficial lens, Venice swarms with touristy eateries, ordinary (and expensive) pizza places, average wine bars that offer commercial wines and costly menus. But if you learn some off the beaten path routes, you’ll realize that this city, despite the overwhelming tourists’ flocks, didn’t forget its typical recipes and significant oenological tradition. Osteria Al Cicheto, managed by Simone Salin and his two brothers, is a great example of quintessentia

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Stefania Gioia

Dec 15, 2017
2 min

Vini Prà. Young Workforce and Tradition

It is visiting a winery such as Vini Prà that you can realize how much young workforce is involved into wine industry around Soave and Valpolicella regions – and Veneto in general! Starting from the guide, who kindly introduced us to the company’s history, to end with the modern office, adjacent to the winery and populated by a team of young, enthusiastic people, you really can tell that everything here is a projection into the future. Counting on this forceful team and follo

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Stefania Gioia

Dec 8, 2017
2 min

Adriatico Mar: as in a Lighthouse

Overlooking a minor canal in a peaceful area of Venice, Adriatico Mar, as the name itself suggests, is inspired directly by the sea that, in centuries, represented a major source of wealth for Venice and all the coastal regions, from the Balkan to the Italian shores. Certainly Francesco had this in mind when, a few years ago and with the help of some friends, decided to open this cozy bacaro in Dorsoduro. As a matter of fact, the place itself looks like a lighthouse, where co

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