Blog list sidebar right
Saffron cappelletti stuffed with Cacio del Po
On our site you can find different types of cheeses, among these you cannot absolutely miss the Cacio del Po produced by Caseificio Borgonovo of Monticelli d’Ongina. Find below a recipe to try this tasty cheese, together with saffron, inside the cappelletti, stuffed pasta typical of Emilia-Romagna. INGREDIENTS for 6 PEOPLE:For pasta:• 400 g of […]
The tasting of the week: dried Malvasia di Candia from Cantine Romagnoli
- Wines and Food Blog
- 12 March 2021
- 0
Our trusted sommelier Alessandro Pigliucci today offers us the tasting of the dried Malvasia di Candia. Sweet wines have played an important role in the past years, often overshadowing the most renowned dry DOCGs. However, consumer tastes have changed and today few would choose to combine a cheese platter with a dried Malvasia di Candia […]
The recipe: vegan Caponata with zucchini
We all know corn cakes as a valid alternative to a meal when the minutes are running out; or as a snack to relieve that peckish mid-morning or afternoon, perhaps accompanied by a few slices of good Piacenza PDO salami.With this special recipe we want to give you an alternative idea of using corn cakes, […]
The tasting of the week: Aromatic Malvasia di Candia from the Cantina di Vicobarone
- Wines and Food Blog
- 5 March 2021
- 0
This week, with our tasting, we take you to Val Tidone, a land that has always been dedicated to wine. Malvasia has always had a great importance for the Piacenza area, so much so that in the annals of agriculture of the Kingdom of Italy in 1813, it was already counted among the indigenous varieties. […]
Divine tastings: the Sparkling Blanc de Noirs Classic Method, Cantina Illica
- Wines and Food Blog
- 27 February 2021
- 0
We enter the world of vegan and organic wines, with the tasting of the week that meets the Blanc de Noirs sparkling wine from the Illica winery. Our reference Sommelier Alessandro Piglucci tells us about it. The vineyards immersed in the Piacenza hills whose only fences are the surrounding woods and, not using products of […]
Savory and sweet snacks but greedy and quality: the alternative to the usual snack
- Wines and Food Blog
- 21 February 2021
- 0
Savory and sweet snack, have always accompanied our eating habits, so it is important to choose the best quality ones. For a mid-morning snack or an afternoon snack, it is important to eat tasty yet healthy foods! Whether sweet or salty, the really important thing is that the snack is healthy and at the same […]
Gutturnio Superiore Doc: the tasting of the week
- Wines and Food Blog
- 19 February 2021
- 0
The tasting of the week continues to discover Piacenza wines with one of the most characteristic and historical wines of the province of Piacenza: Gutturnio Superiore. Gutturnio is one of the first ten Italian wines to have obtained the denomination of controlled origin (DOC) in 1967. It is produced in the province of Piacenza and […]
Balanced nutrition: the importance of wholesome foods
- Wines and Food Blog
- 16 February 2021
- 0
That in Italy every family follows a balanced nutrition and therefore “you eat well” is a point of national pride. However, focusing on the meaning of ‘eating well’, we Italians also have less and less certainty and are increasingly looking for wholesome foods. Consumption, the way of shopping, speed and the market without barriers basically […]
Discovering Piacenza wines: the tasting of the week
- Wines and Food Blog
- 13 February 2021
- 0
We inaugurate the column dedicated discovering Piacenza wines thanks to the AIS Sommelier Alessandro Pigliucci who will accompany us every week with the tasting of one of our wines, telling the main characteristics and suggesting the best combinations to find the perfect wine for every occasion. Tasting of the week: Cantine Romagnoli’s Il Pigro Rosè […]
Ideas for Valentine’s Day 2021. What to do? Made in Piacenza suggestions
- Wines and Food Blog
- 8 February 2021
- 0
The Lovers’ Day is upon us, do you have any ideas for your Valentine’s Day 2021? How will you celebrate the day of lovers? What to do? It is well understood that it is also an opportunity to spend time with friends and since romantic dinners cannot be enjoyed, we have decided to give you […]