Cupcakes with grapes

Do you want to make cupcake?
This is the season of grapes! We can mix the business with pleasure and prepare the cupcakes with grapes, easy, beautiful and quick to prepare to make one gulp.

Red wine cake

September. Harvest in the air ...
In the streets the September air envelops things and people surrounding and from the kitchen begin to spread smells and tastes of autumn. Such as the red wine cake, a cake that contains soft and fragrant aroma of the wine, cloves and cinnamon, to which are added hints of chocolate.

Italian vintage 2012

How will the 2012 vintage?
Because of the special heat of this summer characterized by the absence of rain, it will be a poor harvest grapes but with little quality. This vintage 2012 will be the second vintage leaner since 1950. This year will be produced only 41.2 million hectoliters of wine, but the month of September is promising. If the month will be characterized by the right temperatures, an adequate level of precipitation and temperature, we will have a thousandth more in many Italian regions.

Olive oil ice cream

Summer is the season of ice cream. Gone are the days of the classic ice cream, the ice cream master pastry imagination has been satisfied in the creation of the proposed new and original.

Italian wines in Russia

Russians love Italy and Italian wine. It is a further testimony the 'event "Italian Excellence today", which will held in Moscow from the 12nd of September to 8th of January 2013. The event is the result of the initiative promoted to support the diffusion of Italian culture in Russia by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

Flavored oil to give flavor to your barbecue

The secret of a perfect barbecue? The flavored oil! A few drops of oil will give to dishes a unique style.
The simple olive oil gives it that extra touch to any dish, not to mention the fact that even the simplest family of extra virgin olive oil is made up of many different characteristics, sometimes diametrically opposed.

Lemon risotto

The lemon risotto is a wildcard dish, to prepare all year. The recipe is easy. It is a common white wine risotto to which is added to the juice and rind of lemons. For this reason, the lemons should be organic and the ingredients premium.

When the wine is in fashion

 Tired of the usual dressed all alike? If you cannot own more of the classic and standardized t-shirt and clothing,  from today there is the clothing done with the wine. Yes, you have understood correctly. A dress, a shirt, a skirt, trousers, therefore any article of clothing that you want made with wine.

The olive oil from Sorrento

If I tell you Sorrento what does it come to mind?
Sun, sea, nature, and good food of course. Besides, in a similar landscape, the enogastronomy cannot be outdone.

Passion for Italian wine

It’ s online a new e-commerce specializing in wine sale. We're talking about Vinebria.com, an online wine shop that has decided to stake everything on one of the leading products of Made in Italy: Italian wine, a wine whose credentials have made of it one of the most loved and appreciated Italian products.

Sorrento between landscapes and tastes

A land enclosed between the sea and mountains: the charm of Sorrento is in its dual nature. In the high, jagged coastline tuff that plunge into the sea and in small bays and hidden coves that evoke the charm of ancient forgotten legends. Land of poetry, of saints and sailors, land that attracts millions of visitors each year, accomplice the mild climate and dreaming landscape.

The Cirò

The Ciro is one of Calabria's most famous wines. Recognized DOC product in 1969, Ciro is an "historic" wine. The variety of Gaglioppo, which is the grape from which it  is produced the red Ciro, is the same of 20 centuries ago, in the pink of Greek civilization, when they produced the wine Cremissa.

The anchovy leakage

The anchovy leakage is one of those products inextricably linked to its land of origin. And if the land in question is the Amalfi Coast, goodness is assured.
The anchovy leakage was born in the small seaside village of Cetara. The first mention of this liquid amber sauce, is dated back to Roman times, which produced garum, the ancestor. The recipe was later revised in the Middle Ages by monks and then spread among the locals inhabitants.

Barolo: the king of red wines

Italian wines are always better and more loved. A nice glass of Italian wine makes perfect a meal, special an evening, and increases the international respect for the Made in Italy. The favorites and the best Italian wines are the red wines that represent more than half (56%) of the total of a billion bottles of wine purchased.

Sorrento dop olive oil

Sorrento: beaches, sun, sea, local products and... olive oil!
Olive oil is one of the most popular products of the land of the Sirens. Yellow color, heated by greenish, DOP Sorrentine Peninsula olive oil has an unique aroma, a taste slightly fruity with spicy and bitter notes and mint and rosemary smell.

Hamburger with hot peppers

Are you tired of the usual filet with green pepper? Don’t worry. We can quickly prepare a hamburger with green pepper, as good or as a main dish as a whole meal if accompanied by a vegetable second course. Obviously we recommend to combining it with one of the many Italian red wines, easily to find on the many Italian wine merchants sites.

Boiled eggs fritters

Prepare a delicious and tempting appetizer for Easter? It is very easy. Prepare boiled eggs fritters, ready in few minutes.

Red wine and fish

If until not long ago, the matching fish and red wine would turn up the nose to more than a sommelier, now the music has changed.
Accomplice in latest trends and a general review of clichés, the matching red wine and fish now is fashionable.

Italian wine: amount time

Vinitaly 2012, time to balances and analysis for the best Italian wine.
We start from a given: in the last 2011 Italians have spent more on mineral water than wine. The voice mineral water has recorded a spending equal to 19 euros per month per family, while the wine is at a share of 18 euros per month.

Quiche with zucchini and ham

We continue the collection of Easter recipes with an inviting quiche with zucchini and ham, easy and quick to prepare as we like!

Sorrento cuisine

 Sorrento, between the sea and beauty of landscapes and poetry, taste, tradition and innovation.
If you said Sorrento cuisine, the mind can not run to one of the dishes typical of the peninsula, the famous Sorrento-style gnocchi, gnocchi with tomato sauce and fresh mozzarella embellished by the basil. How can we forget the spaghetti noodles with walnuts or clams?

Vinitaly 2012

To all wine lovers: do not take commitments from the 25th to the 28th of  March 2012. Return in  Verona Vinitaly, the international exhibition of wines and spirits.
The seat is Verona, and specifically, the exhibition space of VeronaFiere. If the edition plated 2011 has recorded 156000 visitors, the 2012 edition comes loaded with expectations for Italian wines, Italian sparkling wines and spirits.

Pesto: Italian style

Ligurian Riviera dop extra virgin olive oil and Genovese dop basil together to enhance two of the most famous products of Liguria.
The agreement was formalized by the Region of Liguria. In this regard the commissioner of Agriculture Giovanni  Barbagallo said: "Our goal is to make it clear to consumers that exist in the oil and basil in a Community trade mark of protected designation of origin that ties the quality product to its land production and that together we can better promote the Ligurian pesto recipe".

Women and wine: a winning combination

Women and wine. This was discussed at the conference, "When wine commitment is women", an event incorporated into the celebrations for 150 years of the Unification of Italy, held in the Senate and chaired by the Senator Renato Schifani. The data clearly demonstrate that, contrary to the trend of other sectors, the number of women involved in the wine sector has increased.

Best wines for Easter lunch

From the lamb in red wine or baked with potatoes, to boiled eggs stuffed to lavish casatielli, up to the typical Easter sweets the traditional menu for the Easter dinner is something of divine. Very attached and irresistible dishes to tradition and marked by a magical balance of flavors, colors and scents. The choice of wine is what gives the extra touch to the menu of Easter.

Cleansing milk with olive oil and honey

Olive oil, good as food but not only ... In addition to the already known and cited food properties, olive oil is also one of the basic ingredients in the preparation of numerous cosmetic recipes, that if in the past were branded as mere revival, are now gain space in the niche of totally green beauty.
The first to realize the potential of the olive oil in cosmetics were the Egyptians. The Phoenicians and the Greeks used it to create beauty products like perfumes, creams and ointments to the skin, the Romans in the production of hair conditioners. But it was in the field of fragrances that olive oil received a resounding success as a main ingredient, together with flowers and natural flavors.

Wines and colors in Sorrento

The icing on the cake to a beautiful landscape: we are talking about Sorrento traditional cuisine, a tasty and balanced mix of land and sea, scents, colors and flavors that come together in harmonious combinations of taste. Simple dishes of country tradition and refined dishes create one of the most imaginative and original Neapolitan cuisine variant.

Fighting cellulite with chili oil

Cellulite. The nightmare of every woman. The supreme terror of the bathing suit test. That annoying blemish that we would like to disappear instantly.
In a single noun are contained many of the fears of women, fat and thin, young and adult ladies. The nightmare called cellulite begins to be affected with the approach of summer and with the bikini test. But what is cellulite? Cellulite is an alteration of the subcutaneous tissues, or an inflammation of fat cells. First symptom: a slight swelling that becomes the infamous "orange peel "skin.

Aphrodisiac recipes with strawberries

Strawberries: what goodness. It is said that strawberries are born from the tears shed by Venus because of the death of her beloved Adonis. The tears of the goddess, falling from Olympus to earth turned into little red hearts, the strawberries.
Not a random that it is said that strawberries are a powerful aphrodisiac. So why not take advantage of their potential in the cuisine?

Red wine: the best female aphrodisiac

It is said that white wines are preferred by women but the red wine makes good blood ...and not just a research of Florentine S. Maria Annunziata  hospital  has demonstrated the positive effects of red wine on the sexual desire of women because it stimulates the blood flow in key areas of the body that coincide with the erogenous zones.

What to eat in winter: soups

Not everyone loves the winter, cold and low temperatures. If during the summer season prepare an healthy, light and balanced lunch or dinner is a very simple thing, accomplices season vegetables that can be easily consumed cold too, in winter it’s another question.

Black sea bass with champagne

Champagne is a label of Valentine's Day! In addition the champagne is synonymous with parties, luxury and bubbles. And, on the occasion of the lovebirds day it’s good hold some champagne by.
On the contrary, why do not serve a full menu champagne based?
And then let’s start with the second course: black sea bass with champagne

San Valentine Wine

It started the race in search of Valentine's Day gift, perhaps the gift that others have thought and that can not disappoint. What could it be? A declaration of love, a moment of romance, originality, quality and creativity into a glass of red wine: The Querceto of Castellina.
The idea was a cellar of Castellina in Chianti, which has combined equal parts of Sangiovese grapes, considered a "male vine," and Merlot grape more "female".

The fiordilatte of Sorrento

It is not mozzarella, but it is however good: it is the fiordilatte of Sorrento, part of the gastronomic heritage of the Sorrento coast. It is a soft stretched cheese, produced through the use of raw milk from cows of Monti Lattari, from one or more milkings done in the last sixteen hours. Milk is then added with rennet, salt and lactic acid bacteria.

Roses Risotto: a refined Valentine s

To design and prepare a dinner with personal hands is always the best choice to give a Valentine's Day special. Romantic atmosphere created by pleasant music, low lights, scented candles and flowers that will perhaps recall the dinner. In this regard today we recommend the roses risotto, an elegant plate, by delicate flavor and sure effect.

Vitamin D e olive oil

The secret to fight osteoporosis? Vitamin D and olive oil!
These are the results of a research conducted by the University of Naples Federico II, on the strength of the assumption that it is the lack of Vitamin D in the diet one of the causes of osteoporosis, a disease that affects more than four and a half million of Italians, a bone malfunction involving the increased risk of fractures due to a decrease in mass and changes in bone microarchitecture.

The 50 and 50

The 50 & 50 is the most original SuperTuscan that has been so far created. Its name means that it is composed of half Sangiovese and half Merlot. The originality lies in the fact that the wines to be assembled are made by two different companies: the Sangiovese by Capannelle, in the city of Gajole in Chianti, the Merlot by the Avignonesi in Montepulciano. The reason of the the operation is that in these two areas the vineyards have found soil and microclimate where expressing their full potential.