
What Is Up with the Chianti Classico Black Rooster?
We all know the rooster crows at dawn. In fact, if you’ve ever stayed in the hills of Tuscany, you have probably heard it. But
We all know the rooster crows at dawn. In fact, if you’ve ever stayed in the hills of Tuscany, you have probably heard it. But
A couple years ago, I was lucky enough to receive a scholarship to attend the Digital Wine Communications Conference in La Rioja, Spain. There, I
Where to stay in Barolo wine country or the larger Piedmont wine region: an insider’s guide to what you need to know.
Valerie Quintanilla is an American expat in Alba, Italy. She designs custom travel / tour programs while moonlighting as a marketing consultant around Europe and North America. Her work has been featured in Wine Enthusiast, Food & Wine Magazine, Open Skies (Emirate Airlines inflight magazine), Italy Magazine, and more. She also writes Italy wine guides for Carpe Travel. Valerie and her toddler, Il ragazzino, are based in the Piedmont region, but she organizes travel and tour programs, specialty events, and destination weddings throughout Italy.
In addition to wine and travel, she loves to run, hike, cook, and is desperately trying to find time to read again.
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