“Winegrowing involves aspects of craft which is not necessarily dependent on the achievement but the process. If there’s anything wrong with modern life from my perspective, it’s that people want a result…they think that by acquiring things they’ll be happy… But happiness comes from giving and receiving service. If you find that sort of happiness, it liberates you…The essence of meaning, the demonstration of our primitive DNA, is often expressed in people when they go in to the bush camping, lighting a fire, looking at the night sky, singing, catching a fish.” – David Miller
A thought for the day….
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What is cooking?
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(Sunflowers, circe 1888 – Vincent Van Gogh) “Cooking is an art and patience is a virtue… Careful shopping, fresh...
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The Road Not Taken – Robert Frost
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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long...
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Musings by Giovanni Pontano and Jacopo Sannazaro on wine
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Giovanni Pontano (1458-1530) was a key figure in the court of Alfonso ‘the Magnanimous’ in Naples, and amongst the many early works...
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Some thoughts on the Renaissance by Bernard Berenson
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I have been reading Bernard Berenson’s The Venetian Painters of the Renaissance (published in 1894) and I came across this piece which...
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A meandering about wine
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“When you uncork a bottle of mature fine wine, what you are drinking is the product of a...
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A thought for the day…
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“Our deepest fear is that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It...
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A busy few days of entertaining
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Well, it has been a busy few days entertaining and therefore cooking so haven’t been busy on the blog....
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A small tribute to wine and winemakers
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I love the relationship between wine and food. When the right wine meets the right food, something magical happens. Here are a...

Welcome to my love affair with the food, wine, history and culture of the Mediterranean, past and present. Here you will find not only recipes, drinks and fabulous products, but the history of the food and culture of the Mediterranean.
My purpose is to get you to explore and experience new tastes and along the way to immerse yourself in the wonderful history of this diverse and wonderful region – from Venice to Istanbul, Rome to Dubrovnik, Athens to Crete and all places in between and in the surrounds. Be prepared to be surprised, delighted and enthralled as you take this trip with me.
Recent Posts
- Saving Caravaggio by Neil Griffiths – an interesting read!
- A Stolen Caravaggio
- An ode to play – A painting by Pieter Bruegel
- The pelican fountain that becomes a fountain of wine….
- A Donatello head of Virgil’s horse, Palazzo Carafa, Naples
- Codex Gigas or The Bible written by the Devil!!
- A lock in Milan designed by Leonardo da Vinci
- Who was the Marquis of Pombal?