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From Chiantilover to Sicilylover via Fisar in 3 days

By Katarina Andersson | February 21, 2015

From Chiantilover to Sicilylover via Fisar in 3 days. All started last Saturday with the Anteprima of Chianti 2015 in Florence, continued with one of the yearly sommelier lunches with Fisar Firenze at Villa Castiglione, and ended on Monday with a wine tasting at Mercato Centrale in Florence, organized by Heres.

From Northern England to Lanson Champagne…all in one evening!

By Katarina Andersson | February 3, 2015

From Northern England to Lanson Champagne…all in one evening!
A photo event presenting parts of England followed by Champagne&Bistecca.

And so this is Christmas…

By Katarina Andersson | December 19, 2014

And so this is Christmas….

A Taste of Montecucco

By Katarina Andersson | November 23, 2014

A taste of Montecucco at La Divina Enoteca

The hidden treasures of Calabria

By Katarina Andersson | November 6, 2014

My aim has been for several years, and still is, to walk in the footsteps of Giuseppe Garibaldi on Aspromonte, where one of his main battles took place in 1862; this after having written my Ph.D. in history, partly on the Italian unification and nationalism. So far, I have not … Read more

Friday Dinner with the Amarone vs. Brunello challenge

By Katarina Andersson | October 25, 2014

For those of you who still have not been to Trattoria Da Burde in via Pistoiese 154, at the outskirts of Florence, you should really try it out. So if you are soon travelling to Florence, you should definitely go to one of their Friday evening dinners, which are always … Read more

So Emotional… Fisar Best Sommelier of the Year

By Katarina Andersson | October 20, 2014

Coming back to the words in Whitney Houston’s hit song So Emotional from the 1980’s, they are really perfect to describe the feelings during this last weekend at the Fisar Annual Congress in Bologna. The Competition Friday afternoon saw the final in the competition to nominate the Fisar Trofeo Rastal … Read more

A Wine Lunch at the presentation of Le Nuove Guide dell’Espresso 2014

By Katarina Andersson | October 10, 2014

Who would say no to the possibility of having a free pass to the wine tasting at the yearly presentation of Le Nuove Guide dell’Espresso at the Stazione Leopolda? Not me! The best lunch break of all must be to be able to enjoy a light lunch buffet in between … Read more

Words at the Winery meets AITI Campania at Feudi di San Gregorio

By Katarina Andersson | October 5, 2014

Language is wine upon the lips This quote by Virginia Woolf seems as made for describing the successful union between wine and translation. We were a group of translators and interpreters from Campania, Puglia, Tuscany, Lazio, and Sicily who gathered yesterday on Sunday October 5th with a cloudy sturm und … Read more

My Wine Story

By Katarina Andersson | September 29, 2014

A nice article, hope to read more soon.:-)

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