Starting Dec. 7, jet-setters can take advantage of two new European destinations departing from Florences Peretola Airport, offered by the Sardinian airline Meridiana. The new Airbus flights leaving Florence are directed to the beautiful eastern European cities of Prague and Budapest. Meridiana is also said to be launching two
Starting Dec. 7, jet-setters can take advantage of two new European destinations departing from Florences Peretola Airport, offered by the Sardinian airline Meridiana. The new Airbus flights leaving Florence are directed to the beautiful eastern European cities of Prague and Budapest. Meridiana is also said to be launching two additional European destinations from Peretola in the first few months of 2007: Moldavia and Goteberg.
The Chianti Classico Consortium and several of its members got an early Christmas present last year, when the Wall Street Journal’s wine writers, John Brecher and his wife, Dorothy Gaiter, chose Chianti Classico 2004 as the wine to serve at a holiday party or to take as a
Chianti is filled with a variety of sub-zones, each with its own characteristics and distinguishing qualities. The Chianti Rufina area, located in the Levante Fiorentino just east of Florence, is known for its aromatic and fruity wines with higher acidity and firmer, less evolved tannins. The proximity of the
No holiday party would be complete without a little bubbly. In fact, approximately 40 percent of the year’s Champagne consumption takes place in December alone. Annual worldwide sales of Champagne exceed 300 million bottles per year. While 58 percent of the golden nectar stays in France, the rest
