Who doesn’t love a really good Caprese salad dish?!

We hunted one down in the land where this is the National Dish. Guess where?!… We bet you guessed right!

We came across a winner of a Caprese salad recipe from no other than the Queen of MasterChef Italia!

Her recipe comes with a twist, or, actually, several twists. Find out inside!

If you love wine, or perhaps work in the wine industry, you have probably heard or read about some recent alarming reports about health issues which drinking alcohol, and wine, can apparently cause.

For those of us who do like to have a glass or two of wine with dinner or when meeting friends, this is a “buzz kill” (no pun intended). Like it or not, it has brought health and wine to the forefront of conversation.

How does one react to such concerns?

Is there any change you could introduce to your life?

How can you continue to enjoy wine while keep staying healthy?

We got inspired recently and are sharing our own perspectives in this article.

If these trees could talk, they would tell you about the Febo family in Abruzzo farming their land as early as the 1500s.. Olives were the mainstay of their farming family, from the Febo family’s olive tree grove whose trees date back to 500 years ago. For centuries, they lived on a ‘cucina povera’ or poorman’s cuisine of which their treasured olive oil was a fundamental part of it. Find out what we learned about olive oil production on a small, artisanal scale from Davide Febo, winemaker of Febo’s natural wines, and their organic extra virgin olive oil they bottled from their family’s private stash just for us.

There’s nothing like a really good olive oil. We came across some while visiting Antonella Manuli, the owner of La Maliosa who crafts not only natural wines but also award winning organic extra virgin olive oils. Find out in this article what we discovered on our recent visit to La Maliosa farm in Maremma, Tuscany. And start enjoying the delicious and healthy ways to use amazing extra virgin olive oils, like those of La Maliosa, for your own meals and entertainment with family and friends.

We often hear that Extra Virgin Olive Oil is good for you, but do you know why? Explore with us the many health benefits that come from Extra Virgin Olive Oil from warding off diseases to reducing stress.

It is not often thought about, but the wine and olive oil worlds are very similar. Just like with wine, tasting and pairing extra virgin olive oils bring new aspects of the oil to light. What olive oil is best for salads? What olive oil is best for cooking? Read this article to learn how to taste olive oil and pair it with foods.

Why do they call extra virgin olive oil ‘extra virgin’? What is so special about it?

Find out the secrets to making delicious olive oil from the olive oil maker of La Maliosa farm in Tuscany.