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ciao tutti! How is your week going so far? CELLAR DOOR OPEN TODAY MON 3RD AUG 10AM – 4PM FOR TASTINGS & SALES 4126 1311 0408 875 305 Our Sweet Red NANNA GELSO is named after Terranzo’s maternal grandmother, Maria. Apart from saying her name with every tasting and bottle sold, her rose is growing…

ciao tutti!! Sunday and Apollo keeps playing peek-a-boo with the clouds. CELLAR DOOR OPEN TODAY SUN 2nd AUG 10AM -4PM FOR TASTINGS & SALES 4126 1311 4126 3470 0408 875 305 mangohillcottagebb@bigpond.com Time for another Italian Idiom: In English we say ‘There’s something up!” In Italian it’s “qualcosa bolle in pentola!’ (Something’s boiling in the…

ciao tutti! HAPPY 1ST AUGUST TO ALL! This month, the 8th in our Gregorian Calandar, but in the Roman calendar the 6th ‘SIXTILUS’ (yes, 10 months in their calendar year until re-organised by Big Juli (Julius Caesar) It was renamed after J’s grandnephew Gaius Octavius, his adopted son and heir became Emperor with the title…

ciao tutti!! Bit of a South-easterly nipping at the ears of the Little Cellar Rat here on the Hill this morning as we farewell Julius Caesar’s month. Brilliant sun (and a new feathered visitor to the garden) more than make up for that though. CELLAR DOOR OPEN TODAY FRID 31 July 10am- 4pm for Tastings…

ciao tutti!!  The Little Cellar Rat is blessed to live where she can witness the Rising Sun, fill her lungs and mind with the fish air and be inspired by birdsong every morning. CELLAR DOOR OPEN TODAY THURS 30TH JULY 10AM -3.30PM FOR TASTINGS AND WINE SALES.   4126 1311  4126 3470  0408 875 305…

ciao tutti!!  glorious winter morning here on the Hill. Clear blue skies mean lots of hawks and kites taking in the view.   CELLAR DOOR OPEN TODAY WED 29 JULY 10AM – 3.30PM FOR TASTINGS AND SALES.  4126 1311   0408 875 305 THANK YOU to all our Cellar Door guests who are totally compliant,…

ciao tutti!  the Little Cellar Rat promised she would post when the CAFE COFFEE LIQUEUR is back and IT’S BACK!! A great partner for a short black coffee but poured over vanilla ice-cream and topped with a crunch of toasted almond flakes it makes an oh-so-simple and oh-so-delizioso dessert. Still $30 in that stylish Italian…

c-c-c-ciao tutti!!! Brr, it’s bracingly fresh here on the Hill this morning! BUT no worries, you’ll get a warm reception form the Little Cellar Rat if you call by for a tasting and purchase. CELLAR DOOR OPEN HERE TODAY MON 27TH JULY 10AM -4PM 4126 1311 4126 3470 0408 875 305 Get that nourishing minestrone…

Beautiful morning  here on the hill.  Sun’s out and a new day beckons. CELLAR DOOR OPEN TODAY SUN 26TH JULY 11AM -4PM 4126 1311 4126 3470   0408 875 305 ALLA PROSSIMA!  

ciao tutti! Just a tad on the chilly side here today on the Hill following Irish rain yesterday. This time 12 month ago Terranzo the winemaker and la bella Elizabetta were gearing up to head out to OPERA ON THE LAKE. (The little Cellar Rat was a casa post surgery on a fractured wrist earlier…