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Home in Italy would like to welcome its guests in Umbria with a special gift. They are kindly invited to experience an exclusive Wine Tasting in one of the finest enotecas in Italy: Enoteca Properzio, Spello, Umbria.

“Everything that the enoteca of your dreams would have, is here: marble floor, prosciutto slicer, coffee machine, cheeses beyond inventory, hams galore, that wonderful aroma of Italian food shops and some 2,200 wines alongside typical Umbrian products” (The Independent Traveller).

“The wine bar Enoteca Properzio, in the heart of Umbria, carries more than 2,200 labels, along with wine pairings – olive oils, honey, marmalades, sauces, mushrooms, truffles, and more” (New York Living).

“A wine-tasting featuring the best vintages of Italy’s premier winemakers” (Condè Nast Traveler).

“Recently voted one of Italy’s top ten wine shops by an Italian wine magazine, this enoteca gives serious wine buffs a run for their money. Presided over by the enthusiastic Angelini brothers, it stocks some 2,200 global wines, including a vast selection from Umbria. The enoteca occupies part of Palazzo dei Canonici, its sleek contemporary styling encased in ancient bricks vaults” (Time Out).

Today the free Wine Tasting is available only for Umbria bookings because of the location of the enoteca.

It is time to wear your mask and go to the most fancy and fun party in town: Carnival is here!

In Italy there are several  kinds of pancakes: the most famous are the chiacchere (it means to chat): simple, crunchy, in one word, delicious!

Ingredients:
250gr white flour
1 whole egg
50gr sugar, 1 pinch salt
50gr butter
1 dose vanilla, 3 tbs Marsala
Powdered sugar, oil to fry

Combine flour, sugar and vanilla, than pour all over a surface.
Make a hole in the middle and pour egg, soft butter pieces and marsala in. Knead well. Roll dough with a rolling-pin in a very thin sheet. Cut 6cm x 10cm rectangles, in the middle make tree cuts. In a medium pan warm abundant oil, when hot, fry few chiacchere per time. Sprinkle with sieved powdered sugar.

Enjoy!

A healthy recipe for January, when after the holidays we can feel a little bit heavy! Fresh and light ingredients can be as tasty as all the others, the important thing is to combine them with fantasy!

Ingredients
1 tabs fresh grapefruit  juice
extra-virgin olive oil
salt
1/4 tsp. minced fresh rosemary  
1/8 tsp. freshly ground pepper
Fresh spinach leaves
3 or 4 mango
1/2 cup chopped toasted almonds
1/2 grapefruit
In a small saucepan whisk in grapefruit  juice, oil, salt, rosemary and pepper. In a salad bowl, gently mix fresh spinach leaves (better if organic), grapefruit segments and almonds with dressing. Divide among 6 plates. Arrange mango slices on salads, some other almonds and sprinkle with some fresh rosemary finely minced.