While in Matera during lunch a wine in particular stood up for me: Aglianico del Vulture. A very good red, sometimes called the ”Barolo” of the South, that can also reach a good price. IDENTIKIT OF THE AGLIANICO DEL VULTURE The slopes of Monte Vulture, an extinct volcano north of Basilicata, represent the ideal habitat […]
Matera is called in Italian “la Citta dei Sassi”. Meaning “City of Stones.” However that definition is misleading. The historical name “Sassi” means the two districts; the Sasso Barisano, which looks to the north-west on the edge of the cliff; and the Sasso Caveoso, which looks to the south. The two ”Sassi”, Barisano and Caveoso, […]
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