GREEN LIVING: RECIPES FROM OCCITANIA - an historic contributor of Piedmontese cuisine
What was the Occitania
Occitania was a large historic area, the center of the European continent, but divided in three states: Italy (Piedmont Occitane valleys, Valle Stura, Grana, Maira and Varaita), France (southern regions) and Spain (part of the Pyrenees); a country that has never had political unity.
The CLASSIC METHOD so called “ANCESTRAL”
What does it mean , what are the main characteristics of the sparkling wine produced with that method.
(the so called Ancestral method is a method of vinification which consists of a slight pressing of the grapes to extract the natural yeasts present on the grapes, followed by fermentation in steel at low temperature. )
LA PAPPA AL POMODORO according to Lorenzo Migliorini, pure Tuscan, the Gastronomia Biagini of Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni
"The best restaurant is at home"
Lorenzo is operating in gastronomy for 30 years, pledging to preserve the recipes that are being lost ...
In his specialty store you can find dishes from the ancient tradition, or you can taste his dishes at the events he plays as "personal chef" throughout Tuscany in the form of dinners or cooking schools.
Discover the meaning of "Relianza" visiting Tenuta La Favola (Noto in Sicily) by Corrado Gurrieri and Valeria Valenza
It is all too easy to think of Sicily as a historic encounter of cultures and ethnic groups; but we leave the historical aspects and find out how nowadays a concentrate of different cultures explodes in Noto to express themselves through the most beautiful gift that distinguishes human intelligence: Art.
Let's start from the beginning: we know Valeria as a wine Producer but her cultural origins are Language Studies applied to Communication.
PRESERVES from Apulia
One of the richest Italian regions in the tradition of conserve and the variety of products to be preserved ... but pay attention to the process!
In Puglia they preserve a variety of products of the earth; the most popular preserves are artichokes in olive oil, dried tomatoes, peeled tomatoes and dried figs.
Preserve techniques shall be implemented by expert hands, always following the best practices to avoid poisoning from harmful bacteria.
A wine for your summer, a destination to be discovered
Here we are in Nieve (Piedmont), one of the "most beautiful villages in Italy" (see the website www.borghipiubelliditalia.it) and part of the "Romantic Road of Langhe and Roero" (visit the official website); a route characterized by 11 villages with as many unique panoramas.
ORGANIC ENOTOURISM - meaning & tips to practice it by real
To understand the meaning of "organic wine" you shall start from the wine and its production.
If you want to practice the true organic wine tourism, choose Organic Wineries that are certified as such, for the simple reason that they do not fear to be assessed by an independent body against the European Union rules (New European Regulation of 2012).
This tourist approach is part of the broader concept of "sustainable tourism", which means an attention to every form of consumption to have a minimal impact on Man and Nature health (thus eg practicing bicycle tourism, enjoy hotels or farmhouses who practice the same philosophy).
GREEN LIVING: the Sicilian philosophy about hospitality
Tenuta La Favola "In front of you the vineyards and the sea, on your skin the fresh breeze from the hill"
Today we would like to speak about describe Valeria's property, Owner of Tenuta La Favola, where she welcomes guests and artists as friends. We tried to summarize it in three points which we feel are the best to understand and appreciate the environment and lifestyle.
GREEN DINING: Process a white wine as a red wine?
Sure you can! And you get a complex wine on the nose and the palate.
This is not a technical study, we leave it for a different sort of Magazine.
Homeopathy for humans and vines
Homeopathy to treat both themselves and plants like the screw - the "holistic" philosophy Loacker family adopts in their business initiative.
In this context "holistic" means take care and treat the individual as a whole, both physically and mentally. Loacker family is so entrenched in this philosophy that they apply it to the care of the vineyards they own in South Tyrol and Tuscany.
Look at this interesting parallel of homeopathic human-plant remedies below:
- Arnica for humans: the plant to which they are attributed anti-inflammatory properties, anti-edema, antitraumatiche, antirheumatic, analgesic (Taken from http://www.my-personaltrainer.it/erboristeria/arnica.html)
- arnica for the vine: it is somehow the same thing because it serves to repair the damage caused by hail to the vines and grapes
- Aconitum for humans: it is used for inflammation and fever, and also to prevent heart attacks
- aconitum for the vine: is used against sudden infections quickly solve
- silicate to humans: is a powder obtained from crushed rock crystal; It is used to treat the nervous system up to the lymphatic, inflammatory processes of the mucous membranes.
- silicate for the screw: helping to strengthen the structure of the leaves and shoots.
In practice they treat the Vine as a human being, make it stronger without the use of chemicals that over time generate resistance as antibiotics for humans ... you recover faster from sickness, but you get sick more often because you lose the ability to "self-defense" .
Now you should to do two things: read more, if you like, about the homeopathic medicine (www.loackerremedia.it) and if you want, taste our wines by subscribing to Wine Club italian Organic Wine Route.
