From Assisi to Montefalco: the Sagrantino Wine Quest
For my upcoming ZOOM presentation (October 10th) on the art and cultural history of wine from pre-Roman times to the... View article
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Wine in Rural Umbria: For Babies, Too
For my next ZOOM (October 10th) on the culture, folklore and artistic traditions of wine from the Romans until today,... View article
Calendimaggio: Flinging Medieval Banners – with Passion
Flags and banners are integral to the celebration of Calendimaggio in Assisi and not just those representing the two districts,... View article
Flags Wave Over Assisi’s Calendimaggio: Literally
Preparing my September 26th hour-long ZOOM presentation “Assisi’s Calendimaggio: From Roman Rites to Medieval Splendor” has been a challenge: so... View article
Calendimaggio: See the Splendor, Live the Passion
Assisi’s glorious celebration of springtime, Calendimaggio, is above all una festa di amore, “a festival of love,” the love and... View article
Zoom Right to Assisi’s Sacred and Profane Art
Actually, when walking through Assisi, you won’t want to “zoom” past the over fifty outdoor frescoes and small shrines adorning the... View article
Dinners for a Hot Umbria Summer Night
When Pino and I eat at home during these hot August nights, dinner is light. My favorite dinner? Prosciutto and... View article
Discover Italy’s Islands of Refuge
In my late August 29th 2020 ZOOM talk, “Italy’s Islands of Refuge, ” I took you along with me to... View article
That Culinary Mosaic of Sicily
What joy to do the research for my most recent ZOOM presentation, “Sicily’s Age-old Culinary Mosaic.” Such fascinating new tidbits... View article
Goat Cheese Goodness in Umbria: Pino’s the Master
We’re eating late late late these nights: the only disadvantage to Pino’s goat cheese-making. He milks five of our tweny-seven... View article
Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)