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il disegno di michel angelo e il colorito di titiano cosi', ... Read more

il disegno di michel angelo e il colorito di titiano cosi', secondo un suo biografo, carlo ridolfi, il giovane tintoretto avrebbe dichiarato, scrivendo sul muro dello studio, il proprio programma artistico. vero o no che sia l'episodio, questo e' oggi per noi il significato della sua pittura che innesta nella tradizione veneziana del colore il forte disegno della maniera toscana. artista intransigente e instancabile, non lascio' mai venezia: molti palazzi e molte chiese sulla laguna splendono della luce dei suoi dipinti, ma opere sue sono oggi presenti nei maggiori musei del mondo. nel corso della sua vita, tra il 1518 e il 1594, la repubblica veneziana raggiunse quel culmine di gloria e potenza che ha gia' in se' i segni della decadenza imminente. da quei segni l'inquietudine irrompe nella pittura totalizzante di tintoretto: e' la luce dei suoi dipinti religiosi, nel tempo della controriforma; dei suoi vibranti ritratti, nel tempo dell'ultima fortuna del potere veneziano. Minimize

This wine is from Italy, Veneto region, Venezie sub-region. ... Read more

This wine is from Italy, Veneto region, Venezie sub-region. PINOT NOIR Wine Italian Still Wine Minimize

This wine is from Italy, Friuli-venezia Giulia region. The ... Read more

This wine is from Italy, Friuli-venezia Giulia region. The Bastianich winery, founded in 1997, strives to understand the history and culture of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and take it to a new level. Restaurateur Joseph Bastianich with his mother, the renowned chef Lidia Bastianich, bought a vineyard in Buttrio, a town in the Colli Orientali DOC. The family is very precise in their winemaking, controlling yields so that each individual vine produces one bottle of wine. They employ traditional manual methods in the vineyard and create wines that express the character of the land.. Calabrone Grappa is distilled from the skins of Bastianich Calabrone -Pignolo, Refosco passito, Cabernet Franc passito, Merlot and CabernetSauvignon.. After distillation the grappa was aged in 100% stainlesssteel. Aromas of yeast, bread dough and dried red fruit. Plenty of glyceringives this grappa a soft mouth feel. Across the palate it opens to richnessand complexity, hinting at the apassimento fruit used to make thisgrappa. The finish is warm and very long without harshness. NON-VARIETAL RED BLEND Wine Italian Still Wine Minimize

minacciati nei loro privilegi di nobili della serenissima d ... Read more

minacciati nei loro privilegi di nobili della serenissima dal doge condiano, i signori di venezia ordiscono una congiura per liberarsi del doge e di suo figlio rolando. questi e' accusato di congiurare contro la repubblica e di aver ucciso il nobile davila. rolando, che era in procinto di sposare leonora dandolo, viene condannato dopo un sommario processo e rinchiuso nei piombi, insieme a suo padre, reo d'essere insorto in difesa del figlio. scavando una galleria, rolando riesce ad evadere e, con l'aiuto di scalabrino, suo compagno di fuga, si mette in salvo. dopo numerose vicende rolando riesce a smascherare i responsabili della congiura e a riabilitare il proprio nome. Minimize

Sangre de Grado — (Latex resin) Croton lechleri — This resi ... Read more

Sangre de Grado — (Latex resin) Croton lechleri — This resin is ripe with taspine compounds. A popular ulcer and stomach treatment. Also used in creams as a treatment for wounds, rashes, fungus, insect bites. Has natural anti-inflammatory action and is a general pain reducer.A dark, red latex collected mainly from trees on the eastern slope of the tropical Andes, Sangre de Drago” is believed effective as a vulnerary (wound healer), anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer agent. The latex also appears to have strong anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal properties. Sangre de Drago is a storehouse of phytochemicals and abundant research has verified its effectiveness as a powerful remedy. Sangre de Grado, 1 oz (30 ml) Minimize

"The vine and its wine are a great mystery. Only the vine r ... Read more

"The vine and its wine are a great mystery. Only the vine reveals to us what is the real taste of the earth," writes Colette. In this sumptuously illustrated and wonderfully informative book, Jacques Fanet invites us on an entertaining tour of the world's most celebrated winegrowing regions to discover the characteristics of the bond that ties the vine to its place of birth: the terroir. Terroir is a uniquely French term for the subtle interaction of natural factors and human skills that define the characteristics of each winegrowing region.Interviewing growers and researchers in France, Spain, Italy, California, Chile, Australia, and South Africa, Fanet looks for the soil in the soul of each wine. He takes us back millions of years to show how movements in the ancient bedrock, faults, mountain building, tidal flow, sedimentation, and volcanic activity contribute to the precise and individual character of each terroir, making the great winegrowing regions what they are today. Great Wine Terroirs provides wine enthusiasts with everything they will want to know about different soils and climates, the relationship between international grape varieties and the soil in which they grow, and how these factors affect the taste of the wines.Color geological illustrations and timelines support the text and explain key phenomena. Fanet also provides a glossary, geographical index, and index of soil types and grape varieties. He explains enological practices and their effect on the terroirs and answers questions such as why the Châteauneuf plateau, almost 300 feet about the Rhône Valley, is surrounded by river alluvia and why there are fossilized oysters in the soils of Chablis. Those interested in the wine of California will find a lively discussion of the Napa Valley, with a detailed explanation of how the San Andreas fault, the Sierra Nevada, and the Great Central Valley have all played a part in creating the most spectacular wine-producing region on the continent. Minimize

il termine baruffa e' lo stesso in linguaggio chiozzotto, v ... Read more

il termine baruffa e' lo stesso in linguaggio chiozzotto, veneziano e toscano. significa confusione, una mischia, azzuffamento di uomini o di donne, che gridano, si battono insieme. queste baruffe sono comuni fra il popolo minuto, e abbondano a chiozza piu' che altrove poiche' di sessantamila abitanti di quel paese ve ne sono almeno cinquantamila di estrazione povera e bassa, tutti per lo piu' pescatori o gente di marina.chiozza e' una bella e ricca citta' venticinque miglia distante da venezia, piantata anchessa nelle lagune, isolata ma resa penisola per via di un lunghissimo ponte di legno, che comunica colla terraferma. ha un governatore con il titolo di podesta', ch'e' sempre di una delle prime case patrizie della repubblica di venezia, a cui appartiene. ha un vescovo cola' trasportato dall'antica sede di malamocco. ha un porto vivissimo e comodo e ben fortificato. evvi il ceto nobile, il civile ed il mercantile. vi sono delle persone di merito e di distinzione. il cavaliere della citta' ha il titolo di cancellier grande, ed ha il privilegio di portare la veste colle maniche lunghe e larghe, come i procuratori di san marco. ella in somma e' una citta' rispettabile; e non intendo parlare in questa commedia che della gente volgare, che forma, come diceva, i cinque sesti della popolazione.il fondo del linguaggio di quella citta' e' il veneziano; ma la gente bassa principalmente ha de' termini particolari, ed una maniera di pronunziare assai differente.ma io non intendo qui voler dare, grammatica chiozzotta: accenno qualche cosa della differenza che passa tra questa pronunzia e la veneziana, perche' cio' ha formato nella rappresentazione una parte di quel giocoso, che ha fatto piacer moltissimo la commedia. il personaggio di padron fortunato e' stato de' piu' gustati. e' un uomo grossolano, parla presto, e non dice la meta' delle parole, di maniera che gli stessi suo Minimize

Enjoy this wine from Veneto Venezie and is a Italian Still ... Read more

Enjoy this wine from Veneto Venezie and is a Italian Still Wine vintage that is 750ml. Minimize

This wine is from Italy, Friuli-venezia Giulia region. The ... Read more

This wine is from Italy, Friuli-venezia Giulia region. The Bastianich winery, founded in 1997, strives to understand the history and culture of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and take it to a new level. Restaurateur Joseph Bastianich with his mother, the renowned chef Lidia Bastianich, bought a vineyard in Buttrio, a town in the Colli Orientali DOC. The family is very precise in their winemaking, controlling yields so that each individual vine produces one bottle of wine. They employ traditional manual methods in the vineyard and create wines that express the character of the land.. Calabrone Grappa is distilled from the skins of Bastianich Calabrone -Pignolo, Refosco passito, Cabernet Franc passito, Merlot and CabernetSauvignon.. After distillation the grappa was aged in 100% stainlesssteel. Aromas of yeast, bread dough and dried red fruit. Plenty of glyceringives this grappa a soft mouth feel. Across the palate it opens to richnessand complexity, hinting at the apassimento fruit used to make thisgrappa. The finish is warm and very long without harshness. NON-VARIETAL RED BLEND Wine Italian Still Wine Minimize

This wine is from Italy, Friuli-venezia Giulia region. Zuan ... Read more

This wine is from Italy, Friuli-venezia Giulia region. Zuani is an estate owned by Patrizia Felluga and her son, Antonio. Her family is famous in the Collio district as the owners of the Marco Felluga and Russiz Superiore wineries. Zuani has a 12 acre vineyard on a hillside where vines surround the cellar. The vineyard soil is marl and sandstone of mid-oceanic origin with superb aspect and position, on a medium to steep slope. The varieties planted are Friulano, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon. Zuani produces two wines - Zuani Vigne, fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks and Zuani Zuani, from selected late harvested grapes and aged in barriques of French and American oak, with frequent lees stirring. These are terroir based wines that express the traditional qualities of Friuliano varieties with a more modern style.. A blend of Friulano, Chardonnay, Sauvignon and PinotGrigio from vines between 15-30 years old. Each variety isvinified separately and then fermented and aged stainlesssteel. NON-VARIETAL WHITE BLEND Wine Italian Still Wine Minimize

"The vine and its wine are a great mystery. Only the vine r ... Read more

"The vine and its wine are a great mystery. Only the vine reveals to us what is the real taste of the earth," writes Colette. In this sumptuously illustrated and wonderfully informative book, Jacques Fanet invites us on an entertaining tour of the world's most celebrated winegrowing regions to discover the characteristics of the bond that ties the vine to its place of birth: the terroir. Terroir is a uniquely French term for the subtle interaction of natural factors and human skills that define the characteristics of each winegrowing region.Interviewing growers and researchers in France, Spain, Italy, California, Chile, Australia, and South Africa, Fanet looks for the soil in the soul of each wine. He takes us back millions of years to show how movements in the ancient bedrock, faults, mountain building, tidal flow, sedimentation, and volcanic activity contribute to the precise and individual character of each terroir, making the great winegrowing regions what they are today. Great Wine Terroirs provides wine enthusiasts with everything they will want to know about different soils and climates, the relationship between international grape varieties and the soil in which they grow, and how these factors affect the taste of the wines.Color geological illustrations and timelines support the text and explain key phenomena. Fanet also provides a glossary, geographical index, and index of soil types and grape varieties. He explains enological practices and their effect on the terroirs and answers questions such as why the Châteauneuf plateau, almost 300 feet about the Rhône Valley, is surrounded by river alluvia and why there are fossilized oysters in the soils of Chablis. Those interested in the wine of California will find a lively discussion of the Napa Valley, with a detailed explanation of how the San Andreas fault, the Sierra Nevada, and the Great Central Valley have all played a part in creating the most spectacular wine-producing region on the continent. Minimize

Wine Country Cooking is the culmination of years of the Gle ... Read more

Wine Country Cooking is the culmination of years of the Glenora enterprise's experience in wine, food, and hospitality. The book contains more than eighty recipes from Glenora s Executive Chef Orlando Rodriguez, grouped according to wine pairing suggestions by Glenora winemaker Steve DiFrancisco. Dishes included in the cookbook range from Cabernet-Braised Short Ribs to Gewurz-Steamed Littleneck Clams, and Riesling-Poached Peaches. Wine Country Cooking provides an exhilarating companion to the range of regional wines, matching the diversity of regional ingredients in sometimes surprising, always delightful ways, perfect for the home cook, whether cooking for entertainment, or just for the family. Glenora Wine Cellars was founded in Dundee, on the west shore of Seneca Lake, by grapegrowers Ed Dalrymple, Eastman Beers, and Gene Pierce. Over the past 32 years, the enterprise has distinguished itself with award winning wines and successfully grown to include a 30-room inn and Veraisons, a fine-dining restaurant with an outdoor dining patio and sweeping views of the vineyards. Chef Orlando Rodriguez graduated from the renowned Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and apprenticed with two of the country's top chefs, first with the award-winning Chef Brendan Walsh at the Elms Restaurant & Tavern, in Ridgefield, CT then, with Chef Albert DeAngelis at Mediterraneo, in Greenwich, CT, before joining the Glenora team. Today, Chef Rodriguez combines his talent for sophisticated American cuisine with local and regional nuances, creating a uniquely exquisite form of wine country fare, allowing the region's bounty to shine through in every entree, without fuss or overbearing technique. After earning a degree in Microbiology at Stetson University, Steve DiFrancesco became assistant to Guy DeVaux and Charles Fournier in their sparkling wine production at the old Gold Seal Vineyards. He moved to two more wineries, each time working his way up the responsibility ladder, before settling at Glenora Wine Cellars in 1995 as chief winemaker. At Glenora, his steady hand and full attention to detail, shines through in the award-winning production of classical Methode Champenoise. The book explores Steve's methods for the individual wines that appear next to Glenora's individual recipes, so that each chapter and page is an individual vinous delight of the fruits of Glenora Wine Cellars. Minimize

This wine is from Italy, Friuli-venezia Giulia region, Vene ... Read more

This wine is from Italy, Friuli-venezia Giulia region, Venezia Giulia sub-region. MERLOT Wine Italian Still Wine Minimize

This wine is from Italy, Veneto region, Venezie sub-region. ... Read more

This wine is from Italy, Veneto region, Venezie sub-region. PINOT NOIR Wine Italian Still Wine Minimize

The mere mention of Château d’Yquem and its signature sweet ... Read more

The mere mention of Château d’Yquem and its signature sweet white wine evokes an image of unparalleled luxury, distinction, and enduring excellence. It embodies the luminous golden essence of the finest and rarest of wines. This legendary appellation is the result of centuries of painstaking cultivation of the vines, a unique vinification process, and the exceptional site, soil, and micro-climate, combined with the notorious "noble rot" to create this peerless nectar. The wine’s long history of distinction dates back to the 1700s when Thomas Jefferson brought home more than 250 bottles to share with George Washington. Yquem has recently undergone a renaissance: the château and its gardens have been restored, and its status as the world’s greatest white wine has never been stronger. The rare nature of this fine wine, and its exceptional characteristic flavor, are honored in this fully updated volume. Minimize

e' la storia di una famiglia milanese composta dai genitori ... Read more

e' la storia di una famiglia milanese composta dai genitori, lucia e paolo, due figli studenti, pietro e odetta, e dalla serva emilia. queste persone conducono l'esistenza di una qualunque famiglia borghese fino a quando non vengono messe in crisi da un evento apparentemente innocuo eppure sconvolgente: l'arrivo di un ospite, un personaggio dai dati anagrafici quanto mai vaghi e allusivi. lmprovvisamente i cinque membri della famiglia sono conquistati dall'ospite misterioso; e questi non rifiuta di avere rapporti sessuali con ciascuno di essi. allorquando egli se ne va, la vita non riprende il suo corso normale: odetta finisce in una casa di cura; pietro si da' alla pittura, ma poiche' non ha una sincera vocazione si perde in un astrattismo assurdo; lucia, la madre, si avvilisce in uno sfrenato erotismo, mentre emilia ritorna alla casa paterna dove, ammutolita, viene ritenuta dai paesani come l'espressione di una religiosa santita'. infine il padre, paolo, regala la sua fabbrica agli operai, poi alla stazione centrale si denuda completamente, e lo si vede in ultimo vagare nel deserto. Minimize

* A comprehensive guide to the delicious world of Italian w ... Read more

* A comprehensive guide to the delicious world of Italian wine * Includes 20,000 wines from 2,350 producers * Rates each wine with the respected system of awarding one, two or three glasses The Fourteenth edition of Italian Wines, published by Gambero Rosso and Slow Food Editore, a translation of the twenty-third edition of the Italian version, is the world's most complete guide to quality Italian wines. Richer and more complete than ever, it assesses over 2,350 wine producers and their labels. Over 20,000 wines are reviewed, selected by a team of tasters under the direction of GR and SFE, including 203 three glasses; 53 of which cost under 15 Euros. Italian Wines 2011, besides evaluating wines according to the classic categories of one, two or three glasses, also includes a useful series of appendices about award-winning wines in the past and the best producers. The guide also pays special attention to wineries that are sensitive to the environment and to achieving naturalness in their products. Minimize

This wine is from Italy, Friuli-venezia Giulia region, Vene ... Read more

This wine is from Italy, Friuli-venezia Giulia region, Venezia Giulia sub-region. NON-VARIETAL WHITE BLEND Wine Italian Still Wine Minimize

From Abbey Creek Vineyard all the way to zinfandel, detaile ... Read more

From Abbey Creek Vineyard all the way to zinfandel, detailed explanations of regions, personalities, grape varieties, winemaking processes, and terms used in discussing wines Don't know your amontillado from your amoroso? Can't say who declared cabernet sauvignon the only variety to be tolerated in heaven? Can't list the movers and shakers in the Australian wine landscape today? Never fear, James Halliday, Australia's foremost wine writer, has compiled all the answers. This is the definitive guide to all things wine in Australia, from someone who has immersed himself in the topic his whole life. With more than 800 meticulously researched entries written with his trademark vigor and contagious curiosity about what makes wine tick, this witty reference is a must for all lovers of wine, from newcomers to experts. Minimize

Ten years after the publication of the highly acclaimed, aw ... Read more

Ten years after the publication of the highly acclaimed, award-winning Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy, the "Bible of Burgundy," Clive Coates now offers this thoroughly revised and updated sequel. This long-awaited work details all the major vintages from 2006 back to 1959 and includes thousands of recent tasting notes of the top wines. All-new chapters on Chablis and Côte Chalonnaise replace the previous volume's domaine profiles. Coates, a Master of Wine who has spent much of the last thirty years in Burgundy, considers it to be the most exciting, complex, and intractable wine region in the world, and the one most likely to yield fine wines of elegance and finesse. This book is an indispensable guide for amateur and professional alike by one of the world's leading wine experts, writing with his habitual expertise, lucidity, and unequaled firsthand knowledge. Minimize

Since the mid-1980s, Austrian wine production has been expl ... Read more

Since the mid-1980s, Austrian wine production has been explosive--garnering stellar reviews, awards and record export revenues. Contemporary architects have found the country ripe with opportunity for further experimentation in the field of wine architecture, which emerged in Napa Valley in the 1990s and became renowned with the 2001 Pritzker Prize-winning, Herzog and de Meuron-designed Dominus Winery (deemed "a combination of sensorial and intellectual pleasure" by Pritzker judge Jorge Silvetti). This publication presents a selection of nearly 70 projects in Lower Austria, Burgenland and Styria, and discusses how the combination of ground-breaking architecture--like the striking silver façade of Steven Holl-designed Loisium winery in Langenlois--and emerging wineries have been changing the face of the Austrian countryside for the past two decades. As Martin Rauchbauer, Deputy Director of the Austrian Cultural Forum, has observed, "The quality of wine architecture in Austria is seen as more than a transitory phenomenon. A new architectural language has developed, which cautiously takes into account traditional forms of building and at the same time presents self-confident interpretations of the requirements of contemporary winemaking." Minimize

From Abbey Creek Vineyard all the way to zinfandel, detaile ... Read more

From Abbey Creek Vineyard all the way to zinfandel, detailed explanations of regions, personalities, grape varieties, winemaking processes, and terms used in discussing wines Don’t know your amontillado from your amoroso? Can’t say who declared cabernet sauvignon the only variety to be tolerated in heaven? Can’t list the movers and shakers in the Australian wine landscape today? Never fear, James Halliday, Australia’s foremost wine writer, has compiled all the answers. This is the definitive guide to all things wine in Australia, from someone who has immersed himself in the topic his whole life. With more than 800 meticulously researched entries written with his trademark vigor and contagious curiosity about what makes wine tick, this reference is a must for all lovers of wine, from newcomers to experts. Minimize

California wine regions have become vastly more complicated ... Read more

California wine regions have become vastly more complicated since Napa Valley was officially recognized as an AVA (American Viticultural Area) in 1981. There are now 108 AVAs as more winemakers define themselves by regional differences in addition to grape variety. Whether you're learning about wine or a fan of California wines, this map is an essential reference. Accurate - extensively researched Up to Date - the only up to date wine map of California currently available In Context - comparative latitudes of other world wine regions Attractive - 24 by 36 inches, expertly printed on heavyweight acid-free archival paper. Suitable for framing. Minimize

For anyone who wants to understand the full story that lies ... Read more

For anyone who wants to understand the full story that lies within a glass of wine, this book opens up the inner secrets of the geology, the vineyards, the wines, and the growers of the northern Rhône Valley in France. Home to the spicy Syrah, or Shiraz, and the floral Viognier grapes, the northern Rhône Valley is one of France's oldest wine-growing regions; its appellations include Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Crozes-Hermitage, St-Joseph, and Château-Grillet. With evocative descriptions and marvelous insights, this accessible, elegant book, the culmination of more than thirty years following the Rhône, is a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the various estates, winemakers, and their wines.Taking a deeper look at the northern Rhône than Livingstone-Learmonth's highly regarded previous volumes on the Rhône Valley, this revised and up-to-date edition covers more producers and includes more in-depth information on the various terroirs, the histories of the wines, and the methods for making the wines. Livingstone-Learmonth concentrates on letting the producers explain their outlook and methods and includes much local color.The Wines of the Northern Rhône includes* Assessments of thousands of wines, with guide dates onwhen to drink and how long to age them* Winemakers' views on what foods best accompany their wines* New vineyard maps for each appellation* Detailed descriptions by growers discussing the effect of different soils on their wines* Precise information on how each domaine makes its wines* New research on the historical links between Hermitage and Bordeaux Minimize