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Ten terms from the Italian kitchen, the café, the vineyard and the workshop. Choose the right explanation. After each answer you will see in which article we explain the term in detail.
All 82 terms come from the glossaries of our articles. Every round is shuffled anew. Nothing is stored or sent.
Further reading
Food and wine · Amalfi Coast
The Sfusato Amalfitano grows on terraces under chestnut frames and has been protected as Limone Costa d’Amalfi since 2001. What the rules prescribe, when the season is and what must be on the label.
Lifestyle and design
Ceramics from Vietri, paper from Amalfi and Lake Garda, leather and gold in Florence: where to experience workshops, how to recognise handwork and how to get your purchases home safely.
Lifestyle and design
Standing or sitting, pay first or order first, cappuccino in the afternoon: the most important habits of the Italian bar and the words that get you what you want.
Food and wine · Tuscany
Black rooster, three tiers, eleven place names: the label of a Chianti Classico says more than you might think. What the terms mean according to the consortium, and how to choose in the shop and on the wine list.
Experiences
Agriturismo, cooking school, private chef or market tour: which kind of class suits you, what to ask before you book, and what ends up on the table in Tuscany, on Lake Garda and on the Amalfi Coast.
Lifestyle and design · Tuscany
South of the Arno, between Santo Spirito and San Frediano, gilders, bookbinders, goldsmiths and silk weavers still work. A walk through their neighbourhood and the rules for a respectful visit.
Food and wine · Lake Garda
On Lake Garda, olives grow at one of the northernmost limits of their cultivation, alongside three very different wines. What lies behind Garda DOP, Lugana, Bardolino, Chiaretto and Valtènesi, and how to taste them on the spot.
Food and wine
A glass before dinner with a few nibbles: how the aperitivo works, where vermouth, Spritz and Negroni come from, and what ends up in the glass in Tuscany, on Lake Garda and on the Amalfi Coast.
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