Dream Italia Newsletter Vol. 2

September 2005

Ciao from Elizabeth

Benvenuti!
Here at Dream Italia we are counting the days until we leave for Tuscany! We are looking forward to the scent of harvested grapes in the air and the first signs of autumn. It will soon be olive harvesting time and the flowers are still in bloom. Since we will be staying in the Chianti countryside on land with olive groves as far as one can see we will be sure to glimpse the harvest in action. We will also get the chance to... Read more...

Let's Fly Away!

...To gorgeous Tuscany in October. Mingle with the locals, learn rustic Italian cooking, hike through the Chianti vineyards, eat and drink like a true Italian, pamper and indulge your senses by immersing yourself at the spa, see the most beautiful medieval hilltop villages.

We go off the beaten track in our 2005 October journeys, the Rustic Tuscan Cooking Tour and the Tuscan Spa Indulgence. Read more...

Win a Dream Trip for Two to Italy!

Win the trip of your dreams, for you and a friend to join the Autumn 2006 Vineyards and Castles Tour with Dream Italia. Explore the Tuscan hills and valleys to visit some of the oldest and finest vineyards in Italy.

In addition to the Grand Prize, every month you will have the opportunity to win a $150 dining gift certificate to our featured Restaurant of the Month. Enjoy specially chosen food and wine pairings at our September Restaurant, Rioja, and sample the specialty pastas and more from acclaimed Chef Jennifer Jasinski. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these featured wines benefit public radio station, jazz89 KUVO. Read more...

Balistreri Vineyards - Winemaking the Old World Way

Our vineyard, J. A. Balistreri Vineyards has been crafting wines commercially the way of our Sicilian ancestors since 1998 at our winery in North Denver. Winery in North Denver, you may ask? Yes that’s right, we have a 4 acre vineyard in Denver. However we bring the majority of our grapes from the Western Slope. Producing 32,000 bottles per year, we have won over 50 international, national and local awards. Won’t you stop in for a free wine tasting? Read more...

Photographic Etchings of Italy by Daniel Goodman

Photographic Etchings: an old world print making technique. Daniel Goodman, a graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography, has been a professional photographer since 1990. However, after capturing many images on vacation with his wife in Italy last year, Daniel felt the best way to marry image to technique was to use an old world art form to capture the charm of Italy. Read more...

So you want to go to Italy?

Renowned astrologer Mark Husson analyzes the birth chart of Italy with some fascinating revelations on her personality. What lies beneath Italy's alluring call may surprise you and it may be why thousands of people feel transformed having made the visit! Read more...

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