Europe

Cantina Zaccagnini, winery, Abruzzo, Italy

Cantina Zaccagnini, Wines from Abruzzo, Italy

Monica Tindall The most well-known of the Cantina Zaccagnini wines are immediately recognised by their signature rustic label tied off with a small twig of wood. Although the label looks rather hipster, the winery has been established since 1978 and is known for …

'Na Biretta Social Club

‘Na Biretta Social Club, Brewpub in Rome

Monica Tindall What happens when a chef, a brewmaster and a florist meet? You get a delicious brewpub in one of Rome’s hippest art districts – ‘Na Biretta Social Club. Combing a passion for food, brew and design, founders of Birradamare, Massimo, Giovanni a…

Birradamare, Craft Italian Beer, Rome

Birradamare, Italian Artisanal Beer, Rome

Monica Tindall Does anyone speak Italian? If you do, you’ll see the cheeky play on words Birradmare have used in naming their craft brewery. Depending on where you break the word apart will result in a different meaning. “Birra da amare” means “beer to love” wherea…

Hotel Das Central, Soelden

Soelden in the Summer, Vacations in Austria

Monica Tindall Many think of Soelden as a winter destination with its magnificent ski slopes and powdery snowfall. Let me tell you though, summer in Soelden is equally, if not more, exciting! Soelden in the Summer Verdant slopes of green roll down to valleys of pri…

Hotel Das Central, Soelden

Das Central, Luxury 5-Star Hotel in Soelden, Austria

Words: Sarah Rees     Photos: Monica Tindall A hotel is so much more than the sum of its parts. Das Central, the only five-star hotel in the beautiful town of Sölden in the Ötztal Valley, has an impressive list of features and attributes to satisfy even those well…

Gampe Thaya, Soelden, Austrian Mountain Food

Gampe Thaya, Soelden, Austrian Mountain Food

Words: Sarah Rees     Photos: Monica Tindall Who knew a humble mountain hut could become one of the must-go places in Sölden for traditional, local food with a view to dominate any conversation and distract you continuously from your date? It was only our second d…

St. Pauls Wine, South Tyrol

St. Pauls Wines, South Tyrol, Italy

Monica Tindall On the hills just 20 minutes north of Bolzano lies the town and rolling slopes of St. Pauls. It’s here where terroir, passion and technology combine to create some of the regions’ most drinkable wines. The Yum List gets an inside tour of the vineyards …

Locanda Sandi, Valdobbiadene

Locanda Sandi, Great Hotel in Valdobbiadene, Italy

Monica Tindall Situated in Italy’s prime Prosecco producing region of Valdobbiadene, Locanda Sandi is more than a beautiful small hotel, it’s a story, a way of life reminding us of simpler times of the past, and the perfect location to soak up the region’s wine cul…