Italy

Wine and the arts

Valeria and Corrado have such great friends. I've been so lucky to meet many of them in just a short…

12 years ago

My First Italian Brunch

Luisa, one of Valeria's friends invited us to her home for brunch today. Luisa has a BEAUTIFUL Italian home. It…

12 years ago

Spring work in the vineyard

Wrapping up my first three weeks here and the work has been a mixture of working in teh garden and…

12 years ago

Sennigallia/Marotta, Italy

After spending the afternoon on the beach, we decided to venture into town more for some more exploration. Sennigallia is…

12 years ago

Beach time

Spent the afternoon on the beach in Sennigallia...first warm day of the year! Except the Italians didn't think so. I…

12 years ago

A Breath of Fresh Air

It comes as no surprise to me that working outdoors fulfills a much happier place in my heart than sitting…

12 years ago

Fabriano, Italy

We had a break in the weather today...I wore a dress for the first time and it was so refreshing.…

12 years ago

My new home

It's been a little more than a week since my arrival and getting settled in has been easier than I…

12 years ago

“Your Move”

The title of this entry comes from a song from the lovely Kris Orlowski...he's still on my to-write list for…

12 years ago

Italy – Ain’t no thing

Stages of my feelings about moving to Italy. 1. Pure excitement - It was a romantic idea that I couldn't…

12 years ago

Making it “official” – turning in my resignation

Today I formally placed my three week resignation notice. To do what? Follow my dream. Some may call it a…

12 years ago

Day 22: Last day of harvest – Cheese Farm

I apologize for not writing for so long. It's been a crazy week. Our hours have been wonky and by…

13 years ago

Wine festival day 4

Closing day. We were all a bit tired. I slept pretty awful because I switched rooms and the music went…

13 years ago

Wine festival day 3

Giovanni's friends from Milan came down so this day was really fun. It was nice to itneract with fresh new…

13 years ago

Wine Festival day 2

My first morning in Daniela's house was wonderful. Being an early riser, I was up and about around 8...I grabbed…

13 years ago

Wine Festival day 1

So here we go. After work, we packed a few things and "moved" to Daniela's house for the weekend. We…

13 years ago

Day 16: Bottling

I finally felt like I was coming around when we started bottling today. We harvested, we pressed, we analyzed, we…

13 years ago

Day 15: Making Passito (dessert wine)

One of the vineyards I haven't shared with you yet is Specia. Specia is a gorgeous small vineyard that Corrado…

13 years ago

Day 12: Colonnara Wine Tour

So what we thought would be a work day turned into a great exploration day. Corrado dropped us off in…

13 years ago

Day 11: Randomness

This week has been pretty uneventful. It rained Monday and Tuesday, so we couldn't harvest. Instead we were stuck inside…

13 years ago

Day 7: Catch up time

Yesterday we went to the Adriatic Sea. Giovanni, Lisa, Hillary, and Corrado's family all went to the beach. It was…

13 years ago

Day 5: End of my first work week

Well it's certainly been a busy week here. I've made some journal entries for myself to remind me of everything…

13 years ago

Italy Adventure: Day 1 – Arrival

Ciao from Italy! Right now I'm relaxing in my little bed listening to crickets and the occasional bell chimes in…

13 years ago

Here we go…

I'm leaving tomorrow for my first WWOOF adventure. I'm not really sure how I feel. I thought I would be…

13 years ago

It’s official! – Italy here I come!

Hello! So some exciting news...after a few e-mails and correspondence, I've been chosen and accepted a farm in Italy to…

13 years ago