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Run, eat and drink in Rome | a short trip to the eternal city
Last week I spent some days in Rome. After months of studying for my last WSET Diploma exam I needed a short break. I love Rome. I know the city quite well. It is a place where I have lived-in and have visited several times. Discover what to do and where to eat the best “spaghetti alla carbonara” and “maritozzo”. Enjoy the new foodie spots and how to run a city without chaotic traffic jams. Happy reading!
Visiting Ferrari Trentodoc
Visiting the winery Ferrari Trentodoc is a wonderful experience when you are in the area. Ferrari produces Trentodoc sparkling wines. All wines are prestigious sparkling wines made by the traditional method. Giulio Ferrari is the founder of the company in 1902. He sold his business to Bruno Lunelli in 1952. A tour at the winery is learning about its history. You will taste 3 wines during the wine tasting and tour.
Exam WSET Diploma D4 Sparkling Wines
In the first week of June I did the WSET Diploma D4 exam "Sparkling Wines". Prior the exam I have spent a period of intensive studying and tasting sparkling wines. The D4 exam combines two parts: theory questions and blind tasting -similar to the D5 exam Fortified...
Carnevale di Venezia 2023
The Carnival of Venice (Carnevale di Venezia) is different to carnivals which take place in The Netherlands for instance. It is one of the most famous carnivals around the world. The celebration takes place over 10 days. This year, the carnival in Venice will take...
Research paper for WSET 4 Diploma “Sustainability in Wine”
D6 is a different module in the WSET Level 4 program because you cannot prepare this exam. You aren't actually studying as you would for a normal WSET exam. The unit D6 Independent Research Assignment is a 3000 word research paper, not counting the references,...
Running in Oslo
Running in Oslo is an amazing experience. The city has wonderful nice spots and hidden gems to discover. There are different running routes in the city centre of Oslo.
I enjoyed my three days stay in this wonderful city. Thanks to the runs, the nice people and the good food and wines.
My Prowein 2022
Prowein in Düsseldorf is a hot spot full of "wine" inspiration. It is one of the most important wine and spirits fair in Central Europe. Prowein always takes place on 3 days from Sunday till Tuesday. After two years of cancellation in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID...
Vineyard Establishment – winemaking project Bolgheri Tuscany
We are at the end of the online course DipWSET4 - D1. Uffa.. It were intense weeks with lots of posts, research, questions, wine tastings and group activities. Many projects required a lot of effort! In the first week of our course we needed to work alone on our...
Sylvia Italy’s peposo recipe
Peposo is a traditional Tuscan pepper beef stew. It is one of my favorite Italian dishes. I know, I have many favourite dishes, but my peposo recipe brings you right away to Florence! Peposo is rich in flavour. It really has a delicious spicy kick from the black...
Charity dinner for “io sempre donna”
Cantina Gattavecchi organizes a yearly fundraising dinner for the Breast Cancer Foundation "Io Sempre Donna". Io Sempre Donna is in Chianciano Terme, a small village nearby Montepulciano. Usually this annual charity dinner offers food from all over the world. But this...
Glera | prosecco grape harvest
The heroic grape harvest season of the Glera falls between the end of September and early October in Refrontolo. Refrontolo is a small town in the heart of the Conegliano Valdobbiadene and the Colli di Conegliano region. Glera is the principal white grape variety of...
The best Chianina steak in Foiano della Chiana
Fierli is the best meat restaurant in Foiano della Chiana. They organize a Chianina and Cinta Senese Experience 2-3 times a week. Enjoy the possibility of high quality, organic, wholesome and KM zero food!