Wine of the Week: Montepulciano D’Abruzzo from the Coste Di Brenta Winery
Ciao Tutti! This weekend we will taste a new wine to our collection, the Montepulciano D’Abruzzo ($14.50, 13.5% ABV) from the Coste Di Brenta winery in Lanciano, Abruzzo. The colorful abstract label pays tribute to Abruzzo’s unique geography of the Apennine Mountains, three national parks and over thirty nature reserves that cover over two thirds […]
Design with Jenn Martella: Contemporary on the Chesapeake Bay
Design with Jenn Martella: Contemporary on the Chesapeake Bay When I began my home search after moving to Talbot County twenty one years ago, I fell under the spell of the charming village of Neavitt. I liked both its location near St. Michaels’ amenities but also its privacy from being a peninsula surrounded by various […]
Wine of the Week: Rosso del Veronese IGT
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and safe travels! This weekend at Italian Market we will welcome the annual return of another of my fave wines for fall, the Rosso del Veronese IGT ($35.75, 14% ABV) ) from the L’Arco Vivi di Luca Fedrigo, in the Valpolicella region of the Veneto. The winery is […]
Design with Jenn Martella: “Friendship House”, circa 1782
“Friendship House” is aptly named, for its original owners were members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. In the mid-17th century, Quakers were encouraged to leave Pennsylvania and claim this part of Maryland for William Penn. in 1695, Pearce Lamb answered the call and built his house, “Lambs Meadow” in the Georgian Colonial style […]
Wine(s) of the Week: Thanksgiving Trio 2025
Ciao Tutti! This is the weekend before Thanksgiving so once again at Piazza Italian Market, we will offer a trio of wines for your consideration to accompany your Thanksgiving feast. For a gathering wine that could also accompany your turkey and cranberry sauce, , we suggest the “Timido”( $14.50, 12 % ABV); from the Scarpetta […]
Design with Jenn Martella: Sherwood Style
The picturesque unincorporated village of Sherwood between Tilghman Island Road and Waterhole Cove to Harris Creek was established in 1928 by developer William F. Cochran. He named the community for the legendary Sherwood Forest of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. The community’s Methodist Church is still active and is surrounded by charming cottages and […]
Wine of the Week: Langhe Nas-Cetta DOC “Anas-Cëtta”
Ciao Tutti! This weekend at Piazza Italian Market we will taste a white wine from the Langhe Nas-Cetta del Commune di Novello 2021 ($26.99, 12.5% ABV) from the Azienda Agricola Cogli l’Attimo in Novello, Piemonte. “Cogli L’Attimo” translates as “seize the moment”, which is a fitting phrase for how this wine has made its way […]
Design with Jenn Martella: Gobbler Hill circa 1858
This exquisite four parcel, sixty-five acre property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is located on one of Kent County’s highest points, at the intersection of two state routes near Chestertown. The two-story, five-bay wide, two bays deep, center hall plan was built in 1858, during the transition from Greek Revival […]
Design with Jenn Martella: “Westland”
Before I visited this property, I checked my primary reference book, “Where Land and Water Intertwine” but I found no home named “Westland”; I had assumed today’s featured house, built in 2005, had been built on the site of a home that had been demolished long ago since I drove down a straight gravel drive […]
Wine of the Week: Lintori Vermentino Di Sardegna Vendemmia 2024
Ciao Tutti! This Friday at Piazza Italian Market, we will taste the Lintori Vermentino Di Sardegna Vendemmia 2024 ($21.75, 13.5% ABV) from the Capichera Winery in the Gallura historic region of NE Sardinia. The bottle’s distinctive label shows a row of Granite “nuraghe”, ancient megalithic forms constructed between 1900 and 730 BC, in this region […]