Discover the best gourmet food experiences across Italy. From food tours and wine tastings to traditional cooking classes, this section features everything you need to explore Italy’s rich culinary heritage. Whether you’re interested in Parmesan cheese, balsamic vinegar, pasta-making, or fine dining, browse through our articles to plan your next food adventure in Italy.
Grappa is a pomace spirit — made from the grape skins, seeds and stems left after pressing for wine. It is the traditional digestivo of northern Italy, produced in virtually every wine region from the Veneto to Friuli, Piedmont and Trentino-Alto Adige, and has been taxed and licensed since at least the end of the […]
Grappa: Italy’s Pomace Spirit, Varieties and How to Drink It Read Post »
Lardo di Colonnata IGP is one of the most misunderstood products in Italian cured-meat culture. Outside Italy it is often dismissed as “cured fat” — an accurate description that tells you almost nothing useful about what it actually is or how it tastes. Within Italy it is considered one of the finest expressions of the
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There are extremely strict laws governing what can legally be called Parmigiano Reggiano. In theory, the answer to how many types exist is simple: one. All authentic Parmigiano Reggiano comes from the same protected zone — Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Mantova, and parts of Bologna — and follows the same tightly regulated production standards. In
Types of Parmigiano Reggiano: Ageing, Altitude and Breed Explained Read Post »
Soave is a small walled town 23 km east of Verona in the Veneto, surrounded by hillside vineyards producing one of Italy’s most widely exported white wines. The medieval walls and castle are remarkably intact; the town is compact and easy to cover on foot. Combining a cellar visit with a walk around the historic
Soave: Wine, Wineries and What to See in the Walled Verona Town Read Post »
Verona province produces three protected food and wine products that are each worth making a specific detour for: Amarone della Valpolicella, one of Italy’s most powerful and complex red wines; extra virgin olive oil Garda DOP, produced from groves along the northern shore of Lake Garda; and Monte Veronese DOP, a mountain cheese from the
Amarone, Garda Olive Oil, and Monte Veronese: Verona’s Food and Wine Guide Read Post »
The intense flavour of Monte Veronese DOP This fabulous cheese is produced in the northernmost part of the Verona province since medieval times, when the Lessinia valley was occupied by the Germanic tribe of Cimbrians. Other say that its production was introduced in this area by immigrants from Lombardy. The hilly region of Lessinia is
Monte Veronese Cheese, a delight of the Veneto Region Read Post »