On the last weekend of every May, wineries in Abruzzo, (and to a greater/lesser extent in all of Italy’s other major wine producing areas too), throw open their doors for open house tasting … [Read more...]
Welcome To Abruzzo’s Wines!
Last time, we took a look at the area making some of Italy’s most innovative white wines at the moment. Now I’m on my home ground here in the Italian region of Abruzzo - a firm base for … [Read more...]
Supping with the devil…from Ammaniti to Abruzzo
It's that time of year, we're all partied out, we've eaten and drunk our way through the festive season and are starting to think that maybe it's payback time for all those excesses. If … [Read more...]
Lords of London – A Gritty Gangster Movie Shot in Italy
Lords of London is a gangster thriller partly set in Abruzzo in Italy. Italy Chronicles' writer, Denise Muir who drew the film to my attention, tells me that some of the scenes were shot in … [Read more...]
Changing the world..on a Saturday night
Browsing the internet as you do of an afternoon, reading some tweets, scrolling Facebook, (wasting time), I came across an interesting quote: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful … [Read more...]