Toscana & Chianti News
SHADES OF WINE
- Category: Luxury
She has managed to create the vision underpinning Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray", finding a way to "age" a painting on the canvas by making the most of the natural attributes of the oxidation of wine.
The Treasure of the Florentine Fashion House
- Category: Luxury
To celebrate its 90th birthday, Florence's fashion house opened its own museum in Palazzo della Mercanzia, in Piazza della Signoria, in Florence. "The Gucci Museum not only looks after and celebrates the most significant moments in our history, but also becomes an official token of its origins, development and cultural influence."
CRAFTS AND PALACE: THE 18TH YEAR
- Category: Made in Tuscany
A magnificent garden flourished in one of Florence’s many magical corners, the sixteenth-century Loggia del Buontalenti and the first rays of springtime sun.
For 2011 the prestigious American "Wine Enthusiast Magazine" chose Nipozzano Riserva 2007 by Marchesi di Frescobaldi as the wine of the year.
Food traditions love to follow in the footsteps of young Tuscan chefs. In this case, the chef actually has a name. We're talking about Paolo Fiaschi, owner of 'Papaveri Papere' restaurant in San Miniato.
He has paraded his total look around the world, from Dubai to Shanghai to the sumptuous Moscow show some time ago, but without ever forgetting his beloved Tuscany.