'ITALIAN VOGUE' HAMPER

A selection of italian treats as enjoyed by those stylish sicilians and modish milanese - includes a range of sweet & savoury items, a bouncy montepulciano and a lightly sparking style of prosecco - bellissimo!

as recommended by house & garden magazine, "good sources of gift boxes and specialist hampers" december 2006

packaged in a wooden crate, lined in black shred together with a quotation postcard and your message handwritten on a mini whisk tag

includes:

2003 montepulciano d'abruzzo, masciarelli 75cl

with it's delicious bright cherry fruit, this bouncy red montepulciano provides happy accompaniment to most pasta dishes

prosecco di conegliano 75cl

a delicious, easy drinking, lightly sparkling style of prosecco with a nose suggesting blanched almonds, white flowers and pearskin; the palate is soft and clean with apple and quince fruit flavours and a naturally off-dry finish. a most pleasant aperitif, it would be perfect with antipasti and desserts alike

seggiano classic panettone 500g

a traditional italian cake with dried and candied fruits. this moist, light cake is of exceptional quality, made in small batches of 82 a day by a village baker on monte amiata.

tre rossi amaretti biscuits 250g

traditional soft amaretti made with ground almonds, ground peach & apricot kernels, egg white, 100% vanilla extract and sugar - individually packaged in bright multi-coloured paper wrappers

sicilian red orange marmalade 280g

the borgo la torre estate is located in sicily's primary citrus growing region. they now turn some of their prized citrus varieties into a unique handmade jam. the jam is firm set, using the whole fruit and without additives, preservatives or gelling agents. the fruit is turned into marmalade within teo days of the fruit being picked (fully ripe) from the tree. oh, and the low, wide jars allow you to get every last bit of jam out

orange blossom honey 280g

this honey, from the borgo la torre citrus estate in sicily, is from hives located in the extensive orange groves. the honey from the flowering orange trees has an intense aroma and zesty flavour

baked calabrian fig ball 250g

calabrian dottato variety figs are picked from the tree when they are well matured and then slowly roasted. they are then shaped into balls and wrapped in green fig leaves before being baked a second time. a perfect cheeseboard addition

chocolate panforte 100g

delicious sienese speciality made by a family pasticceria - a thick covering of dark, rich cocoa powder adds an irresistible chocolate dimension to the spicy richness of this panforte cake. includes toasted almonds, sugar, candied orange and melon peels, honey and spices

soft white torrone with pistachios 200g

nurzia was the first firm in italy to make torrone commercially in 1835. since then, sorelle nurzia have prided themselves on making the best torrone with the finest ingredients - this variety contains almonds and pistachios from sicily. hand wrapped in thick green paper with deco designs and fastened with gold string

traditional cantucci biscuits 250g

mattei have been selling these traditional tuscan cantucci biscuits in their famous shop in prato since 1858 - beautifully packaged in blue paper tied with green string

seggiano organic linguine 250g

made in the val d'orcia in southern tuscany, from best quality, locally grown organic wheat. the baldini family use traditional bronze forms, giving a porous texture to the pasta, allowing sauces to bond with it more readily. the pasta is slow-dried at a low temperature which retains all of the proteins

organic tomatoes in extra-virgin olive oil 280g

sweet sun-ripened grappolato variety tomatoes in extra virgin olive-oil

taggiasca olives 190g

small, delicately flavoured olives from liguria - picked on the turn (some are green, others are light or dark purple)

olivewood parmesan grater

made by silvio using the abundance of olivewood trunks left after the severe monte amiata frosts of 1985-86 which killed many trees

'eating' quotation postcard

"one of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating" luciano pavarotti

mini whisk tag

your message handwritten on a tag attached to a mini whisk keyring

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