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Donna Leon

The bark of wine

17/01/2020 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

Uncork now: Humagne Rouge, Maurice Zufferey 2012 It was early evening as I walked across crusty January snow to the trunk of the old apple tree. Dents appeared on the white surface, small shadowed pits of snow gleaming in the late afternoon light. At 120 years the tree’s branches reach high into the sky but […]

Filed Under: Uncork now, Wineries Tagged With: Cave Maurice Zufferey, Donna Leon, Friends in High Places, Humagne Rouge, Irish handmade glass, Keith Leadbetter glass, wine glasses

Treat yourself to Verona

06/11/2018 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

Plan ahead for springtime in Verona Here’s the perfect April treat: Verona, Italy. The medieval city, in the province of the same name, sits in the region of Veneto and is an easy train trip away from Switzerland. The food and wine are wonderful, there’s a wealth of art and architecture and history and the […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Amarone, arena, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bardolino, Benetton, Buglioni, Donna Leon, Great Wine Capitals of the World, Inspector Brunetti, opera, Recioto, Ripasso, Roman ruins, Romeo & Juliet, Soave, Valpolicella, Veneto, Venice, Verona, Villa Cordevigo, Vinitaly

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