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Around Italy: Calabria, Land of Contrasts
Calabria, explored through its landscape, history, food traditions and local identity. Calabria occupies the toe of the Italian peninsula, but treating it as the last stop before Sicily misses the point. This is a region with nearly 500 miles of coastline, two very different seas, three national parks, Greek archaeological sites, Byzantine churches, Norman castles, mountain forests, fishing villages, and towns built high above the water for protection. The Tyrrhenian coast lo
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Wine Pairing: Melissa Bianco DOC
Melissa Bianco DOC is a fresh, savory Calabrian white built around Greco Bianco and ideal with seafood, shellfish, vegetables and cheese.
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Wine Pairing: Cirò Rosso Classico DOC
Cirò Rosso Classico DOC is a dry red whose value comes from a precise relationship between grape, place and table. From the historic Cirò zone around Cirò and Cirò Marina, it offers a regional identity that becomes clearer when the bottle is chosen for structure rather than fame. In General, the useful question for Cirò Rosso Classico DOC is how the detail changes bottle choice, serving temperature, food weight or expected development in the cellar. Typical aromas include sou
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