donderdag 7 februari 2013

Terugblik Maserati Trofeo seizoen 2012 in pdf-vorm | AutoItalia.nl

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Tijdens deze koude, natte en soms witte maanden is het afzien geblazen voor autosportliefhebbers. Pas over een aantal maanden beginnen de circuits weer een beetje te leven en Maserati leeft mee met lieden die eigenlijk niet zonder de geur van olie, benzine en smeltend rubber kunnen. Maserati maakt ons daarom blij met een digitaal boekwerk over het afgelopen seizoen van de Maserati Trofeo.




Het resultaat mag er zijn wat ons betreft. Prachtige foto’s, uitslagen, circuitplattegronden, gegevens over de coureurs, tussenstanden, je noemt het maar of het staat in dit 100 pagina’s tellend pdf-boekwerk. Het is niet alleen de downloaden, je kunt het ook online bekijken als je dat liever doet maar het is best de moeite waard om even op te slaan en op je computer te bewaren.




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Pizza bianca con pancetta e formaggi | Ricetta

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Ricetta Pizza bianca con pancetta e formaggi. Scopri la ricetta per preparare una saporita Pizza bianca con pancetta e formaggi preparata a mano o con il Bimby, una pizza che piacerà a tutti!



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Clearing Up Confusion with Montepulciano

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Despite the name, the grape called Montepulciano has nothing to do with the town of the same name in Toscana, nor does it have any relationship with the wine Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, which comes from Toscana. Rather, Montepulciano, the grape, is cultivated throughout Central Italy, from Le Marche to Apulia and most specifically in Abruzzo. Montepulciano is a varietal that makes a tremendously pleasing wine characterized by low acidity, manageable tannins, and a combination of the roundness of Merlot with the pepper and black fruit of Syrah. Known best for its DOC appellation Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, this varietal is said to have originated in Abruzzo, but it also appears in several other DOC wines throughout central Italy.

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC, created in 1968, covers more or less the entire eastern half of its titular province. Despite the similarity in name, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo ought not be confused with Toscana’s Vino Nobile de Montepulciano, named for its nearest town, Montepulciano. Indigenous to Abruzzo, Montepulciano grows happily throughout the rugged terrain of central Italy, and the varietal forms the central component of this DOC and that of Le Marche’s Rosso Cònero, as well as serving as a recommended varietal for many others.

This grape possesses an extremely easy-going nature, thriving particularly well around the foothills of the Apennines near the town of Teramo, the site of its DOCG appellation, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane. Although it suffers the reputation of being a little brother to some of the region’s better known wines, the medium-bodied, ruby-red, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo provides a very pleasant wine for a very good value. Lightly tannic but bouncy with acidity, this wine with a palate of berries and violets also has an intriguing spiciness that complements the region’s predilection for foods laced with hot peppers. The slightly sweet tannins of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo keep it lively in the bottle, but unchanged as it ages. Recent interest in playing with techniques in cultivation and vinification, however, may help make the genial Montepulciano d’Abruzzo become a more complex and burly wine in the future.

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo comes in four types. Vinified like a white with a short maceration on the skins, Cerasuolo is its rosé style, named for its bright cherry-red color. An unusually jaunty rosé, Cerasuolo can stand up to spicy foods; its DOC regulations allow for 85% Montepulciano and up to 15% of other local varietals, often Sangiovese. Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Rosso has the same grape allowances as the Cerasuolo, though it is vinified as a red with a longer maceration; this DOC also comes in a riserva form that requires 24 months of ageing. Montepulciano d’Abruzzo’s Casauria and Terre dei Vestini DOC types both require 100% Montepulciano, and both have riserva forms that require 24 months of ageing.

The best thing about Montepulciano d’Abbruzzo wines–other than their general deliciousness–is that they tend to be super affordable, offering a fresh, easy way to serve quality Italian wines any night of the week.




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Isaac van Aggelen | iSPY | De Italië kenner aan het woord - dolcevia.com

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Isaac is Nederlander en komt oorspronkelijk uit het Brabantse Tilburg wat je nog best een beetje kunt horen. Hij woont al 6 jaar in Rome en werkt op een kantoor aan de linkeroever van de Tiber; Trastevere wat op loopafstand ligt van het historisch centrum.




“De Italianen hebben mij het échte proeven van eten geleerd.”




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Ischia: Eat, Drink and Whistle

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The largest island in the Phelgrean Archipelago — just at the northern end of the Bay of Naples in the Tyrrhanean Sea — Ischia is where about six-million tourists come annually to enjoy la dolce vita (the sweet life) — for a week, a month or for a season.


Ischia, as well as the entire Italian peninsula, jokingly refers to itself as the island where one comes to eat, drink and whistle — “Ischia: Si mangia, si beve, si fischia.”


Now, if that isn’t LAID BACK, I don’t know what is.


The numerous thermal baths — Ischia is a non-active volcanic island — is the big draw for mainland Italians and curious outsiders looking to be pampered morning, noon and night, including approximately 5,000 Germans who have taken up residency here. The “welcome mat” is out in three primary languages (Italian, English and German), as the majority of the 60,000 or so friendly Ischiani are multi-lingual.


Along with the natural underground therms and world-class wellness programs found on this mostly mountainous isle, Ischia is a picture-postcard island boasting a delectable kitchen — where rabbit headlines the menu and fish occupies the second chair — lemon groves and hillside vineyards — providing the locally made Limoncello and Biancolello, the island’s delicious white wine – great panoramas, and great times.[…]




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Onder toeziend oog van Mantegna’s engeltjes | Kunst uit Italië | Ciao tutti - ontdekkingsblog door Italië

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Nog een romantische plek in Italië is te vinden in Mantova, in de Camera degli Sposi in het schitterende Palazzo Ducale, waar Mantegna prachtige fresco’s maakte.


Nog een romantische plek in Italië is te vinden in Mantova, in het schitterende Palazzo Ducale, dat met al zijn aangeschakelde gebouwen, binnenplaatsen, tuinen, kapellen en zelfs een kerk meer weg heeft van een kleine stad dan van een paleis. Veel ruimten zijn overdadig versierd, maar geen enkele kamer kan zich meten met de Camera degli Sposi, de Kamer van het Bruidspaar.




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Laura Pausini - Celebrating 20th Anniversary

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Laura Pausini - Celebrating 20th Anniversary




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