Puglia: Your Guide to the Best Wines from Italy's Heel

Stretching into the gentle embrace of the Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas, Italy's heel is fortuitously graced with a long sun-drenched coastline and diverse landscapes. With fertile, limestone enriched soils, Puglia's hot dry climate makes it deal for growing wine grapes. Delivering rich, bold reds and acidic, mineral whites, explore the exquisite wines produced in Italy's second largest wine region.
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Renzo e Lucia

Love, lust, jealousy, corruption, betrayal, kidnap, social upheaval, murder, passion, and plague, Allessandro Manzoni’s I Promessi Sposi has all the elements of an epic love story. Written in 1827, the story is set during the Spanish rule of Lombardy in 1628, and follows two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, across Italy as they fight to bind their...
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Lemon Blossom Gin Toddy

Whether you spend your winters working through your reading list, or live for days spent outside in the snow, colder temperatures always call for fare that warms from the inside out. Stir up this bright and botanical toddy for a delicious taste of sunshine this winter.
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Wildflower Honey Roasted Feta Cheese

Light, fresh, and redolent with brine, feta cheese is a crumbly and exquisite representation of the Mediterranean. Traditionally made from sheep's cheese, the Greek masterpiece adds a distinctly salty punch wherever its welcomed. Roasted at a high temperature, Feta caramelizes. Drizzled with wildflower honey and a sprinkling of fresh herbs and fiery chili flakes and you get the perfect appetizer.
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Slow Roasted Chicken With Sicilian Lemon Blossom Honey Glaze

Allow the warm, rich scent of crispy chicken skin to fill your home and permeate your senses with nostalgia. Combining the aromatic flavors of our Herbe di Sicilia blend and bright Lemon Blossom Honey to brighten each bite, serve this melt-off-the-bone chicken with crispy potatoes, fresh salad, or lemon-drenched pasta.
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Praise Be to the Honey Bee

Amber, golden, translucent, creamy, sweet, herbal, floral, there is no shortage of adjectives available to describe nature's sweetest, purest candy: honey. For some, honey might just be the delicious bioproduct of the laborious honey bee's life. To others, it can serve as a biological map identifying the health and verdure of an entire ecosystem. For all of us, the stunningly diverse and unique nectar is a gift.
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Olive Oil Confit: Sweet Tomatoes

Sweet, acidic, and jammy, tomatoes confit in Extra Virgin Olive Oil elongate the life of the sun-sweetened fruit, and make for an exceptional sauce. Serve over whipped yogurt as an appetizer, spread into your favorite sandwich, or as a side to grilled beef.
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Olive Oil Poached Halibut

Using Extra Virgin Olive Oil to slowly poach delicate white fish, this recipe is both delicious and heart-healthy. Fork tender with just the right notes of vegetal, peppery Extra Virgil Olive Oil to tickle your senses, fresh Halibut slowly cooks to deliver the most succulent rendition of the delicate white fish you'll ever experience.
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