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This year our friend Tommaso is busy getting his Italian Wine  Sommelier certification; wine is a curiosity he has developed over time and to which he has dedicated rather a lot of practice! Years ago he received a “compliment” when he was in the UK that went more or less like this : “Tomato (they couldn’t quite get Tommaso), you drink like an Englishman!” A note of distinction clearly!    We have organized several wine and food trips to Piedmont over the years, especially du

Firstly a few facts: Sicily is a very large island (its surface extends over approximately 9900 square miles). It is the closest point of Europe to North Africa (Tunisia is approximately 177 miles from Marsala in Southern Sicily), its population is 4.7 million, most of which is concentrated in its larger cities and surroundings.    Due to its strategic position in the Mediterranean, Sicily has seen possibly more invasions and power take-overs than any other European region: P

A letter to our friends, looking back at some quiet lockdown moments in Florence, two years on.