The Vendemmia, or grape harvest, is an exciting time of the year at Podere Erica, our organic winery in Chianti.

It was 10 years ago that I said “If we are going to make wine, we should make a good one.” That is when we hired Marco to be our farm man...

In this case, “The Man” is Marco Giordano, our winemaker.  And his passion is making wonderful biodynamic wines from our organic and biod...

When I am missing Italy (especially at this time of the year when it has been awhile since my last trip and the next one won’t be for awh...

There have been a lot of new things going on at Podere Erica since I wrote my last blog. Besides all the happy sippers at our wine tastin...

This is our favorite frittata recipe, but you can adjust the ingredients to your preferences or what you happen to have in the fridge.  S...

Every November throughout the Tuscan countryside, you'll see people spreading nets under the olive trees and climbing up into them to str...

As many of us celebrate this Memorial Day by chilling out with friends or family, I think it is a good idea for us all to take a moment t...

During one of our stays at the Podere we were lucky to happen upon an interesting and beautiful religious display in the center of the li...

Taking place this weekend is the famous Italian vintage auto race called the Mille Miglia.  It was an open-road endurance race which took...

Carnevale, which means “farewell to meat”, lasts for 10 days, beginning this year on January 30th and ending as always the night before A...

Frittelle di Riso are a typical Tuscan sweet made for Carnevale. Frittelle di Riso Ingredients: 1¼ cup Arborio or other short grain rice ...

Cenci Toscani are traditional Tuscan cookies made for Carnevale. Cenci Toscani Ingredients: 1½ cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teas...

Schiacciata means ‘squashed’ or ‘flattened’ in Italian and usually refers to the savory, salty and olive oil drenched flat bread found in...

When the temperatures drop, stay warm with these Italian soup recipes. We may think of Italy as having a warm, sunny Mediterranean climat...

Every region of Tuscany has its own version of this soup, depending on what grows there in abundance. The type of greens may vary as well...

A hearty soup perfect for cold winter nights! Tuscan Sausage & White Bean Soup Ingredients: 1 lb sweet or spicy Italian sausage ½ cup cho...

The name of this soup is actually a misnomer. It originated here in the States within the Italian-American community.  The old folks call...

We often make Cioppino for Christmas Eve and we try to use 7 fishes in the stew. Not exactly following the Italian Feast of Seven Fishes...

Until I visited Italy at Christmastime, I never realized the differences between how they celebrate Christmas and how Americans do. On th...