Tag Archives: Italy

An Italian Wine Known For Its Style Brings Focus To Single Vineyard Sense Of Place

Posted on November 18, 2021 by damewine

The finest red wine grape bunches of the season were carefully harvested by hand by an elderly couple and their adult children as their small grandchildren watched the work that one day would be at the core of their existence. … Continue reading →

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To Be Only Human

Posted on March 24, 2020 by damewine

Animals’ simplistic wiring of only needing the basics in life can make them better partners in regards to living in harmony with Mother Nature compared to complexity of humans’ egos that can lead them astray. Human beings can get lost … Continue reading →

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A Life of Service is a Life Fulfilled

Posted on October 30, 2019 by damewine

  Every morning during my time in Montalcino, Tuscany, I awoke to the warm glow of the sun highlighting the rolling fog. It didn’t matter the time of day as the place gave a feeling of enchantment at all times … Continue reading →

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The Papers that Hold the Pride of a People

Posted on June 25, 2019 by damewine

As the glow of the sunset across the vines lit my inner soul on fire, I could hear calls to dinner that came from inside the centuries-old, beige, Southern Italian castle. At first I didn’t want to acknowledge the need … Continue reading →

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Taking the Time to Remember What is Important

Posted on March 15, 2019 by damewine

The mist enveloped the vineyards while the grey skies beckoned with a mystery that filled my heart with intrigue and wonderment. The road wove itself around tall masonry stone walls that enclosed terraced vineyards of grape varieties that made the … Continue reading →

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A Time for Peace and a Time for Progress

Posted on January 26, 2019 by damewine

The sun shining through the windows illuminated the image of a man and horse deconstructed into squares, triangles and rectangles. Lacking real human and animal lines, the figures seemed to be toy-like in their presentation making my brain process each … Continue reading →

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When to Hold On and When to Let Go

Posted on January 19, 2019 by damewine

I felt like I was following the pied piper walking up a country road in the region of Veneto in Italy as one spaniel dog after another appeared to faithfully trail after their master. Then, before I knew it, the … Continue reading →

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The Soundtrack to Our Lives

Posted on November 30, 2018 by damewine

I am a strong believer in the idea that life does not work around us, we need to work around life, in the sense that there are many things we will have to take on that will be drudge work, … Continue reading →

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Flying Towards the Sun

Posted on November 17, 2018 by damewine

As the candlelight flickered over the white marble figures, I could feel the emotions in the well-chiseled features pulsate through my heart and gut as I relived some of the most famous stories from Greek mythology. That evening, I was … Continue reading →

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The Road that will Last

Posted on August 29, 2018 by damewine

Rambunctious laughter along with the faint smell of Pringles snack chips drifted around the huge bus that was speeding down the main roads from Venice to Bologna in Italy. One would think we were a bunch of long-time friends as … Continue reading →

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