I Love Italian Travel - The Marches Wine Tours

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So you have decided to go to Marches, a small region of Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The Marches (it's often spelled with The) is relatively unknown to tourists. This is a great place to see the real Italy. Sights to see include the college town of Urbino with a lovely Palazzo Ducale that houses the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche and the Casa Natale de Raffaello, the house where Raphael was born. While the National Gallery doesn't contain much work by Raphael, you can view Titian's Resurrection and Last Supper.
The coastal city of Pesaro has the usual (for Italy) components of Ducal Palace, Cathedral, castle, churches, and museums. One museum is devoted to a local boy, the opera composer Rossini. Head further down the coast to the port of Ancona and visit the Duomo di San Ciriaco (Cathedral). Stroll the streets of the old city. Loreto is home to the Santuario della Santa Casa (House of the Virgin Mary). Festival time is Easter week and December 10, the Feast of the Holy House. Finish your tour at Ascoli Piceno. Visit the Piazza del Populo (Square of the People) and the Thirteenth Century Palazzo dei Capitani del Populo (Palace of the People's Captains). Festival time is the first Sunday in August, a day devoted to the city's patron saint, Saint Emidio.

Marches, tucked between the Appennine Mountains and the Adriatic Sea, produces two top of the line wines, Rosso Cònero Riserva DOCG made from mostly Montepulciano and up to 15% Sangiovese grapes in the hills surrounding Mount Cònero near Ancona. The Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG is a red sparkling wine made mostly from the Vernaccia Nera grape near Macerata towards the region's center. The regions' most popular wines are the white Verdicchios: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC and Verdicchio di Matelica DOC. They are usually dry but can be sweet. Be careful, their quality is variable. Try to find Bianchello del Metauro DOC wine from the rare Biancame white grape.

In addition to the grape varieties mentioned previously common white varieties include the Italian Trebbiano, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. The local red Lacrima is relatively rare. Common red varieties include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah.

Companies that sell wine tours of The Marches include Prime Italy, Vineria la Birba, Hotel Universal Senigala, and Wine Tour Italia. Marches wineries that accept visits include Il Conte in Momteprandone and Casa Vinicola Gioacchino Garofoli in Loreto. Belisario in Matelica offers an extensive wine bar. A few words of warning are in order. Be sure to check ahead of time for opening hours and whether English is spoken. Some places may charge admission; others may expect you to buy some of their products.


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Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten books on computers and the Internet but he would rather just drink fine Italian or other wine, accompanied by the right foods. He teaches various computer classes in an Ontario French-language community college. Check out his wine website http://www.theworldwidewine.com with a weekly column reviewing $10 wines and new sections writing about (theory) and tasting (practice) organic and kosher wines.
 

What To Do With A Wine Collection After Divorce?

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By: Kevin Preble


Wine And Divorce
The reality is that one out of two marriages dissolves into a bitter battle over everything, including the wine collection. Often, where former spouses disagree, the wine is simply divided down the middle or it is ordered to be sold. Rarely is there an equitable division, either because one spouse knows more than the other or because the court system is strained to the point that someone's "labor of love," his or "baby," is not considered relevant to the point of accounting for each precious bottle of the nectar of the gods.
Tedious Operations and Care


Wine is an investment, and not everyone enjoys the wait or has the space and money to keep the wine. Some have no interest in wine in the first place. The obvious choice for freeing up time, space, and capital is to sell the wine collection. But where can you sell a wine collection? How do you go about finding a place for all those bottles without tying up hours, days or even weeks of precious time? There are ways to do this easily and there are ways which will be cumbersome, difficult and frustrating.
Selling a wine collection directly to stores may not be a viable option. Wine shops usually require a valid liquor license to sell wine. Also, when selling across state lines, regulators may call for additional licenses and requirements because of varying state laws on the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
Wine and the Internet
A more convenient and efficient method of selling wine is through the Internet. It can be an answer to profitably disposing of a wine collection. There is always a risk in selling wine through the internet. Sellers don't know who they are dealing with until they near the end of the deal. They may either get ripped off or get bogged down in lengthy arbitrations and court proceedings. It is important to understand how to deal with people on the internet before beginning any transaction.
One can find wine buyers to help sell a wine portfolio at a fair price on the internet; however, do not trust just any wine buyer. Look out for any promises the buyer may make such as "too good to be true" deals they may offer. Discuss the transaction with the buyer. Ask details about your wine collection to see how much they know. Find out how he came into being a wine buyer. Finally, iron out the details of your transaction with the buyers and consider using an escrow company so that you are assured that if the transaction doesn't go as planned, you and your wine collection are protected.
Being vigilant can save you a great deal of time, money, and peace-of-mind, and if you are going through a divorce, these are probably all already in short supply.


Author Resource:-> Kevin Preble has been a wine enthusiast since he was old enough to drink wine. He's always on the lookout for new wine gadgets and wine gifts. If you are looking to sell your wine collection, Kevin invites you to visit the Wine Buyers Purchasing Group store and talk with one of his experienced wine buyers today.

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U.S. tourists will soon be able to book reservations online at French and Italian wineries, and the wineries will be able to sell and ship wine direct to American tasting room visitors at a fraction of the previous shipping cost. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2010)

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