What’s it like to work with your mother or daughter? What unique challenges do Mother-Daughter teams face in business partnerships? We sat down to interview two Mother-Daughter winemaking teams from Ojai Pacific View and Vigna Petrussa to find out!

Travel with us to explore Romagna, in North Central Italy. A land rich in history and wine, we will see this unique land through the eyes of craft winery, Braschi, and its winemakers the Braschi Boys.

Virtually travel to Bologna, Italy, and snag this recipe from a 3rd generation baker to make your own Passatelli! What are passatelli? Well, read on to find out how to make this quick and easy authentic Italian pasta.

Be transported to the romantic and breathtaking land of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain. Home to the legend of Don Quixote, it a region rich in history, culture, and of course, amazing foods and wines! Read on to discover the amazing sights and flavors of this beautiful Spanish region.

After a year of Covid, we sat down with four women winemakers to see how they have adapted to the new and unique landscape, and their feelings about the future going forward.

Here’s a story about an Italian badass Countess from the Middle Ages, Matilde di Canossa who is considered one of the most powerful women of her day and age. Read on to find out how she was able to dominate in a male dominated world… and how she helped shape italian wine as we know it today.

Learn about the undiscovered wine region of Ventura County, Southern California, which has the landscape and geology to cultivate and make world class wines. Meet some people making waves in this up and coming wine region, with winery founders of Clos des Amis and Ojai Pacific View.

Join us on a journey through Italy, US and Brazil, as we explore Mardi Gras and Carnival traditions and how they have migrated and merged into an international celebration.

Want to try your hand at home made pasta making? Try Cjarsons, a vegeterian ravioli from North Eastern Italy. We got a recipe for you, and wine pairing suggestion.

Need a hot, hearty dish to fill you up on a cold winter night? Look no further… this delicious recipe for Goulash, a beef stew from Northern Italy is the ultimate comfort food. Read more to learn how to make this traditional dish, with the downloadable recipe inside!

Local legend is that the form of the tortellino, which looks like a belly button, was inspired by a pasta maker’s mistress. Got you curious? Read on about the ‘real’ Italian Christmas dishes.

Looking for wines to pair with Hanukkah festivities? Here are some food and wine pairing ideas.

Learn about the amazing and rare world of truffles, and the famous White Truffle of Alba! Learn about the different types of truffles, how to cook with them, and the best wines to pair with a truffle dinner.

Is all sparkling wine created equal? Most definitely not! Read more about the history of sparkling wine, crucial differences in the wine-making processes, and what makes champagne, well champagne.

Grab a glass of Vigna Petrussa’s white wine and indulge in a plate of Frico, or traditional Italian cheesy hash brown! It is as good as it sounds… so takes notes on the recipe inside!

Organic grower-winery Tomisa is situated in the hills around Bologna which, besides being know for food, also has some delicious wines. The go-to wine for the Bolognese is Pignoletto frizzante, or sem-sparkling, made with 100% Grechetto Gentile white wine grape, like Tomisa’s Ciparisso semi-sparkling wine. Join us in this blog as we explore the origins of this complex and unique grape.

Looking for a dessert recipe? Try this fig strudel recipe from Northern Italy! Pairs great with sweet wines!

There are few combinations more classically Italian than that of prosciutto (or cured ham) and wine. Learn about the history of a particular style, from San Daniele, and why it pairs so well with Vigna Petrussa’s white wines as an italian appetizer.

Pour yourself a glass of Ojai Pacific View’s Dolcetto and recreate some traditional Italian dishes from Trattoria Risorgimento for a perfect pairing! Recipes inside!

Pour yourself a glass of Vigna Petrussa’s wine and recreate this dish from Chef Luca Manderino of Sosta in Hermosa Beach! Recipe inside!