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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
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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
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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
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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 […]