Tag: wine tasting

• Puglia Family Vacation. Part 4C: Valle d’Itria – Ostuni

  

  Wednesday, May 28 We’re headed to Ostuni today and we’re very excited not only to explore “La Città Bianca” but Stephen’s cousin Monique and her partner Mark have flown in from London for a quick visit with us in Ostuni! Ostuni is a beautiful, ancient hilltop town that overlooks the Adriatic Sea and the verdant…

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  January 15, 2026

  Italy, Puglia

  Bari, europe, food, Food and wine, Italy, Italy Travel, olive oil tasting, Ostuni, Puglia, Travel, Valle d’Itria, wine tasting

• Puglia Family Vacation. Part 4B: Valle d’Itria – Cisternino, Monopoli, and Polignano A Mare

  

  Saturday May 24 We had a slower start to the day after our extra large day yesterday.  We arrived in Cisternino by late morning and happened upon a marching band on our arrival into the historic center.  Nice welcome indeed. Cisternino is another hilltop town and known for its strong culinary traditions, in particular its…

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  January 12, 2026

  Italy, Puglia

  adventure, Cisternino, europe, food, Grotta Palazzese, Italy, Masseria, Monopoli, nature, Polignano A Mare, Puglia, Sail, Sail Charters, Travel, Valle d’Itria, wine, wine tasting

• Europe Family Vacation 2023. Part 3: Penedes

  

  Day 1: Penedes We rented a car near the train station in Barcelona and headed for the cava producing countryside of Penedes.  I unknowingly had my google map settings set to avoid all highways and tolls, I didn’t even know there was such settings until now…so anyways, it took a bit longer to get to…

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  May 23, 2023

  Spain

  cava, Codorniu, Freixenet, Penedes, Sant Sadurni D'Anoia, Sitges, Spain, tapas, Torres, Vilafranca Del Penedes, wine, wine tasting