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    • Vuelta a España por Vaso 2015
      • Stage 1: Puerto Banús to Marbella (Team Time Trial)
      • Stage 2: Alhaurín de la Torre to Caminito del Rey
      • Stage 3: Mijas to Málaga
      • Stage 4: Estepona to Vejer de la Frontera
      • Stage 5: Rota to Alcalá de Guadaíra
      • Stage 6: Córdoba to Cazorla
      • Stage 7: Jódar to La Alpujarra
      • Stage 8: Puebla de Don Fadrique to Murcia
      • Stage 9: Torrevieja to Cumbre del Sol
      • Stage 10: Valencia to Castellón
      • Stage 11: Andorra La Vella to Cortais d’Encamp
      • Stage 12: Escaldes-Engordany to Lleida
      • Stage 13: Calatayud to Tarazona
      • Stage 14: Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alto Campoo-Fuente del Chivo
      • Stage 15: Comillas to Sotres. Cabrales
      • Stage 16: Luarca to Ermita del Alba-Quirós
      • Stage 17: Burgos (Individual Time Trial)
      • Stage 18: Roa to Riaza
      • Stage 19: Medina del Campo to Ávila
      • Stage 20: San Lorenzo de El Escorial to Cercedilla
      • Stage 21: Alcalá de Henares to Madrid
    • Tour de France by the Glass 2015
      • Stage 1: Le Grand Départ – Individual Time Trial (Utrecht, Netherlands)
      • Stage 2: Utrecht to Zelande
      • Stage 3: Antwerp to Mur de Huy
      • Stage 4: Seraing to Cambrai
      • Stage 5: Arras to Amiens
      • Stage 6: Abbeville to Le Havre
      • Stage 7: Livarot to Fougères The Heart of Normandy
      • Stages 8 and 9
      • Stage 10: Tarbes to La Pierre-St. Martin
      • Stage 11: Pau to Cauterets/Vallée de Saint Savin Peril in the Pyrénées!
      • Stage 12: Lannemezan to Plateau de Beille
      • Stage 13: Muret to Rodez
      • Stage 16: Bourg-de-Péages to Gap
      • Stage 17: Digne-les-Bains to Pra Loup
      • Stage 18: Gap to Saint Jean-de-Maurienne
      • Stage 19: Saint Jean de Maurienne to La Toussuire – Les Sybelles
      • Stage 20: Modane-Valfréjus to Alpe d’Huez
      • Stage 21: The Peloton Reaches Paris
    • Tour de France by the Glass 2016
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Posting this pic of my mom because it makes me happy. She came to visit me in Florida for her 70th birthday, and she, my sister, and I celebrated all week: sometimes cooking at home, other times grilling on the beach or dining at our favorite restaurant. She’s been gone three years and I miss her tons. Just wanted to see her in my feed and feel her nearby. No hashtags or special messages; just that smiling face.
Thursday the #giroditalia heads into the mountains of the Marche region. That means Verdicchio is chilling in the fridge! If you’re looking for a white wine to shake up your spring and summer routine, go grab a bottle. Think green apple, citrus, fennel, and almond on the palate, complemented by high acidity and a saline/mineral quality. My favorite pairings are fresh fish, simply prepared, and roasted vegetables. A literal mash-up of fennel and potatoes sprinkled with lemon zest is a home run!
Monday the peloton pedaled through the Langhe hills in Piemonte, Italy. Today they headed south toward Emilia-Romagna, land of Lambrusco. Wednesday they turn eastward, toward the coastal city of Cattolica. So much going on in the Giro d’Italia this year!
We enjoyed the replay of Stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia cycling race while sipping a wine from the region visited by the peloton that day. Our delicious Barbera d’Asti Superiore from @la_spinetta was a perfect match with an Italian roast pork flavored with garlic and rosemary and topped with pancetta. For more on the race and the wine, check out my most recent post (link in bio.) Buon appetito and have a great week!
Cheers to the weekend! And to the return of sports as we know and love them. Tomorrow marks the first stage of the 2021 Giro d’Italia, the first of cycling’s three grand tours. Excited to watch the time trial and see the riders race against the clock along the banks of the River Po in Torino.
Rounded out another super-busy week with a super-easy dinner: marinated top sirloin, arugula salad, and a bottle of Wiley Carbonic Carignan from @twoshepherdswine.

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