LAKE GARDA - ITALIAN DREAM on the shores of LAKE GARDA - the amazing VILLA CALICANTUS!

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  • @ehpeachylove
    @ehpeachylove Год назад +62

    I was moved to tears literally when he shared the 2011 vintage wine with you and his passionate discussion of what it means to him moved me in such a way that I cannot fully describe in words.
    The story about how he brought the family home/ winery back to life and his descriptions of how the vines are grown, the description on the paper with the bottles was educational to me too.
    This man exudes character, life, passion, and he followed his heart and dream to give up a banking job for a far better life in this beautiful part of Italy.
    Thank you Stephanie and Oliver for taking us with you to this magnificent winery. It was a joy to listen to this man talk with much passion and joy. Breathtaking!!!

    • @cheriesharp234
      @cheriesharp234 Год назад +8

      That was a joy to watch, the amount of love and passion that goes into his wine is wonderful and to share a bottle from his harvest in 2011 show you the type of man he is, a true gentleman. Lovely this channel. X

    • @mariapetras2654
      @mariapetras2654 Год назад +4

      Very well said !
      Thank you very much for your words✨🙏😊

  • @alliejones9864
    @alliejones9864 Год назад +48

    I love to see the emotion in the Winemaker on his face when he tasted the wine from his first vintage, so much has happened to all of us since then, how glorious to literally have those memories bottled.

  • @denisedecarlo9311
    @denisedecarlo9311 Год назад +37

    LOVE LOVE LOVE THE SERIES...YOU and OLLIE are a great team...love your choices so far...thank you

  • @annemiekvandorp4457
    @annemiekvandorp4457 Год назад +21

    When I think of Italian people the first that comes to mind are the words 'sharing' and hospitality. Daniele Delaini is the perfect example of those words.

  • @josephinedavidson5968
    @josephinedavidson5968 Год назад +8

    What a wonderful man he was . I am in love x old enough to be his grandmother xx

  • @TWROC96
    @TWROC96 Год назад +14

    Congratulations to Daniele and his wife Chiara for having the courage to go after his dream of creating special wines on his family's property. Not only is he realizing his dreams but honoring the land by restoring it to a vital working vineyard that his family once worked. I wish he and his wife continued success in all their business endeavors. I hope that I can visit this place one day when I tour Italy. Thanks for sharing this beautiful place with us Ollie and Stephanie.

  • @WendyInCollingwood
    @WendyInCollingwood Год назад +10

    Stephanie & Ollie ~ A Million Thanks For Sharing Your Friendship ~ Through Your Travels ~ It’s The Million Little Things ~ That Create A Delightful Experience ~ Through Your Adventures 💝 Thank You 💞

  • @jonimarchese7655
    @jonimarchese7655 Год назад +3

    Ciao Stephanie and Ollie, well Ollie I am Italian and very proud to be. What an enchanting place, the beautiful Villa, the vineyards, the stunning view of lake Garda. Italy is an amazing country, as we say, "la dolce vita" and the Delaini have found it, through their dream and hard work. Thank you for taking us along, I just love the friendship and chemistry between you two, as you " Mangia, Prega, Ama, your way through Italy. Thanks again.

  • @rickyt3961
    @rickyt3961 Год назад +6

    36:01
    that was so kind of him to share his most personal choice wine 🍷 from his first vintage.
    what a wonderful place to visit while vacationing in Italy 🇮🇹
    thanks for sharing!

  • @hatshepsut8329
    @hatshepsut8329 Год назад +3

    Talk about your vineyard with a view! He did a very good job of explaining so many aspects of the viticulture and the actual winemaking, especially his explanation of the differences in wine production styles. Thanks for taking us along here! 🍇 🍷 🫒 🥖 La Dolce Vita!

  • @nlbhaduri
    @nlbhaduri Год назад +2

    That is truly my favourite part of Europe!!

  • @stevengilleyOU812
    @stevengilleyOU812 Год назад +6

    The fun you have is infectious. I think it is how you and the host make us feel. No one watching will go away unchanged

  • @carolesmith6620
    @carolesmith6620 Год назад +13

    Thank you Olly and Stephanie for taking us on your trip to Lake Garda what a beautiful place to visit very nice indeed.see you both for the next trip .💕🌼🤗

  • @jackiebosence3217
    @jackiebosence3217 Год назад +45

    What an absolute joy this was. Thank you, Stephanie and Olly. X

  • @dianalyman5950
    @dianalyman5950 Год назад +22

    When I get to wander around Italy with you I am so grateful for my Italian heritage. My soul grows each time. Thank you especially for this one.🤗❤️🌈🕊️☀️🍇🍋🍐🍅🌶️

  • @lukefraser6172
    @lukefraser6172 Год назад +15

    I have a huge crush on Daniele! His huge charm & passion! 🍇 Thanks to you all 😊xxxx

  • @wellnone9367
    @wellnone9367 Год назад +1

    What a place! Such beauty, culture, and purpose! Such happiness when three people of equal conviviality, education, and appreciation come together with a certain immediate understanding of life that melts all barriers. This does not happen often, and is a joy to see when it does, allowing everyone else to be a part of the story being conveyed. Thank you for including us, and allowing us to learn something, and travel with you. Happy friends!

  • @JudithBisson
    @JudithBisson Год назад +4

    I love how you focus on small businesses. After the last few years, we need to build up family businesses and forget about the big chains.

  • @violetaarcher8296
    @violetaarcher8296 Год назад +3

    I lived in Verona some time ago and this brought back wonderful memories of my excursions to Lago di Garda. Loved learning about winemaking. Thank you for sharing!!! Blessings from Texas!!!

  • @Kerrie-AnneBruce
    @Kerrie-AnneBruce Год назад +13

    I agree with Oliver I love Italy ❤

  • @christineh5790
    @christineh5790 Год назад +6

    What a glorious, relaxing and beautiful setting and - oh that lake view! No wonder the grapes are growing along happily, who wouldn’t be!😂 Daniele and Chiara certainly made the right decision to settle there and Daniele has definitely inherited his family passion for making fine wine. Thanks Ollie and Stephanie for taking us to another gorgeous travel stop! ❤️🙏🏻

  • @peterjharnden
    @peterjharnden Год назад +16

    What a wonderful episode. Thank you, Stephanie and Oliver for yet another amazing visit and for sharing the joy of it with all your followers. 🎉❤

  • @shannonstone2690
    @shannonstone2690 Год назад +10

    Absolutely loved this episode- Daniele is a gem of a man! What passion and knowledge, so admirable ❤❤

  • @susannahwhitaker994
    @susannahwhitaker994 Год назад +9

    What a fascinating and wonderful man. I am so loving these vlogs. You are both so watchable and Ollie you are so funny . Thankyou 🤗

  • @dianewetherill185
    @dianewetherill185 Год назад +2

    What a wonderful experience! Felt the elegance! Thank you!❤

  • @denisefazio6708
    @denisefazio6708 Год назад +1

    Yes Oliver you need to be Italian! Nothing better! Love the look when you took your sip of wine!

  • @margielynch7196
    @margielynch7196 Год назад +21

    Thank you for allowing us to share the wonder of traveling ❤

  • @janicerobinson2970
    @janicerobinson2970 Год назад +3

    I Love Italy 🇮🇹 My Grand parents was born in Italy they’re very friendly share with you the lovely people 💕👫

  • @mariannewinkelman7255
    @mariannewinkelman7255 Год назад +3

    Absolutely loving this channel, love Italy, actually I love Europe! I was smiling for 40 minutes.

  • @antioxidantsforyou3500
    @antioxidantsforyou3500 Год назад +6

    Thank you Stephanie and Ollie for once again taking us on such a wonderful, magical episode to Northern Italy and the simply gorgeous Villa Calicantus on the shores of Lake Garda and introducing us to the owner Daniele Delani, who told us his very moving story of how he had given up working in a bank in France to return to his ancestral home and vineyard, and how, gradually he and his wife are re-establishing and re-creating an exceptional Organic and biodynamic winery in the heart of the Bardolino, Veneto, region. It was so interesting to learn from Daniele about the viniculture and terroir in his vineyards and about the different ages and fermentations in the French oak barrels as well as his explanation of the fermentation in the concrete tanks and steel tanks. In his presentation of the tasting of the Villa Calicantus Bardolino Superiore to Stephanie and Ollie his passion of his wines was tangible and you felt you were also participating! We also appreciate, like yourselves and many people, good wines, and I used to have a wine business called Top Cellars, exclusively marketing and importing Johann Kattus GmBH Hochreigl-Sekt from the only winery in Vienna which was the only one to have been appointed by royal warrant to the Court of Hapsburg. A family member had a winery and vineyard near Certaldo in Tuscany, with the renowned wine ‘Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG. So Viniculture is in my family history too! We therefore agree with you both that you should definitely start a ‘cave’ at LaLande with wine tastings of Daniele’s fabulous wines you purchased, which we feel sure would be a great success with your guests! We look forward to your next episodes and to you returning before long to Villa Calicantus. Love and best wishes Christina and Nick, Crediton, Devon, UK.🙂🍷🍷🥰

  • @marybakerjacobs957
    @marybakerjacobs957 Год назад +9

    Beautiful vista, promising Vinyard, returning family, new friends, passion, hope, purpose..what more could one ask? Thank you for taking us along.

  • @johnoleary528
    @johnoleary528 Год назад +12

    What a superb, interesting, educational, enviable, fun journey I’ve just been on with you both. Many thanks 😊

  • @lizstevenson7801
    @lizstevenson7801 Год назад +4

    Thank you Stephanie and Ollie, that was so interesting to learn about the grapes and wine making. The olive oil looked delicious on the bread too. The Villa has quite a lot of pitential, I do hope you will do a follow up soon. Being entertained and educated by lovely people, what more can we want. 💕 🇦🇺

  • @janetmackinnon3411
    @janetmackinnon3411 Год назад +6

    Pobably the best of all vlogs so far! Such passoin, such feeling of Italy! And we learned a lot...thank you all.

  • @cheriesharp234
    @cheriesharp234 Год назад +5

    That was a joy to watch, the amount of love and passion that goes into his wine is wonderful and to share a bottle from his harvest in 2011 show you the type of man he is, a true gentleman. Loving this channel. X

  • @fredleescott2874
    @fredleescott2874 Год назад +1

    Hi guys, I love, love, love your new channel! You guys are so lucky to live in Europe. You can get to all these beautiful places quickly. I live in Nashville, Tennessee. I hope someday to make it to anywhere in Europe! Thanks for sharing the sights! Have a super weekend and thanks again!

  • @peterwhite9261
    @peterwhite9261 Год назад +5

    It is so uplifting to see a great great grandson, restart a family dream, and yes, the passion runs through his heart and veins and mind. I loved this vlog. I wish him and his wife all the prosperity for their amazing vision, effort, and creation. It was a great history lesson as well. A friend of mine just bought a villa in Italy. I can understand why. It is so beautiful.
    Thanks, Stephanie and Ollie, for taking us along.❤

  • @dianaelizabethbashford3797
    @dianaelizabethbashford3797 Год назад +22

    Thank you Ollie and Steph for another beautiful and interesting video. One of my dearest friends recently came back froma holiday to Lake Garda and she was smitten. I love everything about Italy especially the people, the food and the culture. My late dad would have been in his element just doing what you did in this video, talking about wine and tasting it. He would of loved. X

    • @maureenivory342
      @maureenivory342 Год назад +1

      My daughter is just back from Lake Garda and she fell in love with the place ❤

  • @jennifercampbell7698
    @jennifercampbell7698 Год назад +3

    Loved this tour of the Lake Garda winery. Great wines come from great winemakers with creativity and passion, teamed with perseverance and hard work. Thank you for the tour Steph and Ollie and the introduction to this special man and his wine. 🥰🥰🍷🍷

  • @susangyorky2110
    @susangyorky2110 Год назад +1

    Lovely to watch your experience at Lake Garda and the winery!

  • @rablatour
    @rablatour Год назад +1

    I want these videos to go on forever and ever

  • @sandicarpenter2658
    @sandicarpenter2658 Год назад +1

    Gorgeous! everything about it. Sandi x

  • @terricollins8450
    @terricollins8450 Год назад +4

    I absolutely loved his passion and the food was exactly what I find joy in, like you said Stephanie it gets all of your senses going. Perfecto !

  • @valeriebigsby9056
    @valeriebigsby9056 Год назад +1

    +We stayed in Garda 40+ years ago and our morning walk was to Bardalino to replenish our pottery jug with wine for the day - idyllic x x

  • @eprohoda
    @eprohoda Год назад +7

    wow- this is incredible traveling!

  • @CreatedForHim1
    @CreatedForHim1 Год назад

    I simply burst into tears when he spoke about having down days.

  • @lindagage7315
    @lindagage7315 Год назад +6

    Wow what an experience!

  • @beatriceangelini7784
    @beatriceangelini7784 Год назад +1

    I'm so happy to see you Stephanie and Holly visiting and enjoin my country, please come back soon! 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

  • @figencebe9287
    @figencebe9287 Год назад +9

    I love Italy, Italians and Italian language … this was delicious ❤ thank you for sharing this precious experience with us … grazie mille ❤

  • @jasondubey8251
    @jasondubey8251 Год назад +4

    Stephanie and Oliver, this was a great vlog. I enjoyed it over dinner, and thoroughly enjoyed sharing your time with the very wise winemaker! Cheers!

  • @lilise3965
    @lilise3965 Год назад +1

    Very informative! This gentleman has a very good command of English.

  • @restlesssoul5853
    @restlesssoul5853 Год назад +2

    That was amazing. I am about to go by lake Como in August. Can't wait!

  • @dotwillcoxson5352
    @dotwillcoxson5352 Год назад +2

    That a wonderful story. Such generosity and love. One of the best vlogs ever. Congratulations to all involved.

  • @fringedwellermccatintyre730
    @fringedwellermccatintyre730 Год назад +3

    This was so special - I hope you do go back there.

  • @mp7519
    @mp7519 Год назад +4

    What a fantastic wine experience !!
    Yes Please go back to revisit this interesting winemaker! Curious to see what has been changed since then !
    Cheers guys 🥂 la vita è bella

  • @lucygriffiths7490
    @lucygriffiths7490 Год назад +1

    What a great guy. That looked so much fun and super interesting! 👌

  • @daphneerler8496
    @daphneerler8496 Год назад +3

    Thank you Stephanie and Oliver - is not enough to describe the pure joy, love and inspiration this vlog represents. I truly appreciate your genuine love and respect for all things authentic and your host is so enigmatic. Didn't think you could top the last vlog -but my goodness you have. Can't wait for the next enchanting journey. Love to you and your families and god bless

  • @marionchanson5479
    @marionchanson5479 Год назад

    What a beautiful man. He opened his heart and his wine because he found you special. A beautiful connection.

  • @lyonspainter
    @lyonspainter Год назад +4

    What a lovley man...!

  • @rayscott2611
    @rayscott2611 Год назад +1

    Another beautiful place and what can top wine and food.

  • @blakehahn-atlantaga8510
    @blakehahn-atlantaga8510 Год назад +1

    This was amazing and inspirational. He is living his dream and he had the courage to go after the dream. He is truly inspirational. Thank you for sharing!

  • @bettygehm2436
    @bettygehm2436 Год назад

    I know I am a little late to the party. So many vlogs not enough time! I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Italy, wine, passion, history, family .... hits all the important things to me. The idea that he is continuing his family legacy and has a vision to where it will go is so amazing. What an adventure you two were able to have, so so jealous.

  • @jadejohns3107
    @jadejohns3107 Год назад +2

    Love this man and his courage to go after his dream. Lovely dress Stephanie, the style is good on you. I enjoyed the simple yet informative conversation between old and new friends.

  • @naky6
    @naky6 Год назад

    The host is just amazing, sincere, welcoming. This is a real la dolce vita.

  • @cagnaefetchison8075
    @cagnaefetchison8075 Год назад +6

    🥰 Lovely! Thank You Both!

  • @bartonone2005
    @bartonone2005 Год назад +3

    Stephanie and Oliver, what an extraordinary glimpse into the heart and soul of an Italian vintner!! Thank you very much for bringing us along!! The sensibility of Northern Italians is quite a contrast to the south, which are my roots. Fortunately, my appreciation extends to both. Finally, I have fond memories of a 1973 day trip from Milano to visit Lago di Garda and the Grottoes of Catullus.
    Chuck in Northern New England

  • @danielintheantipodes6741
    @danielintheantipodes6741 Год назад +2

    Thank you for the video! Beautiful place! (I avoid dinner party 'is it ready' stress by only serving dishes which can be fully cooked the day before and stored in the fridge overnight! Some dishes don't suffer from overnight storage and will even improve by being left until the next day!)

  • @kerri-annecassar5229
    @kerri-annecassar5229 Год назад +5

    Had a week on Lake Garda. Beautiful scenery, great food, wonderful people. Thank you for this vlog. Brought back lovely memories. X

    • @annemackenzie7295
      @annemackenzie7295 Год назад +1

      For me too ❤ I spent a week in Bardolino before Covid and this video reminds me that I must go back soon 🇮🇹🥰

  • @crazy4277
    @crazy4277 Год назад +1

    Exquisite! I loved this! Thank you Stephanie and Ollie... Keep up the amazing videos! 😊❤️

  • @kacerdanikacerdani3333
    @kacerdanikacerdani3333 Год назад +2

    Love the wine makers passion❤ thanks to you both❤

  • @marshawargo7238
    @marshawargo7238 Год назад +1

    What a Great Idea this channel has been! A slow journey, deeply immersed in the experience! (Not a rush through, look at this now look at this!) So Glad I Subscribed as soon as you announced it's coming out!

  • @jeanmkaufmann
    @jeanmkaufmann Год назад

    I want to live a life like that. Relax, enjoy everything and appreciate everything.🙂🇨🇦

  • @mommashawna707
    @mommashawna707 Год назад +2

    I sent this video, I even found on Google where they are and I sent it to my kids and my husband and told them if they are wondering where I am that’s where I will be. I think I should sit at one of those tables and drink wine for the rest of my days, it sounds heavenly.

  • @jjgirljjgirl5743
    @jjgirljjgirl5743 Год назад +2

    Beautiful country. I bet it was a privilege and honor to share the moments with him and his company. The vino looked spectacular in color and I bet in taste to9. Thanks for sharing. Julie f

  • @lydiaschicklin5978
    @lydiaschicklin5978 Год назад +1

    I loooooove Italy ! 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇😗😘😘😘😘😘

  • @lisaakinlabi
    @lisaakinlabi Год назад +1

    What a fabulous gift to share in Daniele's special wine! Stephanie you have a certain magnetism that allows for people to share special things with you,as they know you truly connect with them and share their story honourably. This visit was truly special.

  • @colleenwilliams1452
    @colleenwilliams1452 Год назад +3

    This was so interesting. There was so much I didn’t know about wine, I wanted to taste it myself.

  • @NatiHerron
    @NatiHerron Год назад +5

    My favourite wines are bio dynamic and natural. He explained his winery’s philosophy very well, now I’ll be on the look out for his wines. Fascinating episode, thank you!

  • @lisamcbarron6047
    @lisamcbarron6047 Год назад

    So loved the "special bottle" at the end....this man was sooo proud to serve it and I just wanted to hug him...Love your Travels channel...thank you!

  • @patriciathompson350
    @patriciathompson350 Год назад +1

    Thankyou for this wonderful visit to Lake Garda and Villa Calicantus Stephanieand Ollie. I loved hearing about how this young man brought his families vinyard back to life and how passionate he his about his wines. ❤❤❤

  • @barbmundell8147
    @barbmundell8147 Год назад +1

    Love love this series - thank you!

  • @shirleymcneil4410
    @shirleymcneil4410 Год назад +2

    What an interesting and informative visit.

  • @susanwright5944
    @susanwright5944 Год назад +2

    Loved this! Thanks so much. I wish I was there savouring some of the food and wine and of course the wonderful atmosphere!

  • @YoureMadeOfLove
    @YoureMadeOfLove Год назад +2

    What a delight that man is. And aren't Italians welcoming?

  • @jasminelouisefarrall
    @jasminelouisefarrall Год назад +10

    Lovely trip 🥰🥰

  • @charmainejfritz
    @charmainejfritz Год назад +1

    what a wonderful place wish i were there with you - ah the italian life - how lovely! i love that guy!

  • @erenareynolds6692
    @erenareynolds6692 Год назад +8

    Such a beautiful experience … so enjoy this channel

  • @Ru12337
    @Ru12337 Год назад +2

    This was just a lovely experience. Thank you!

  • @nanellevantonder3767
    @nanellevantonder3767 Год назад +4

    I love the spontaneity of Italian people. They truely ENJOY life and live with warmth and enthusiasm. Thanks for a superb vlog S and O

    • @franescadiano
      @franescadiano Год назад +2

      I'm sorry, but these are clichés for tourists.

    • @dennispatrick4999
      @dennispatrick4999 Год назад

      ​@franescadiano Wow, cranky much.
      I lived in Rome and locals like you will put off many of us that want to travel to Italy.
      Bye, Karen.

    • @giovannimoriggi5833
      @giovannimoriggi5833 Год назад

      ​@@franescadiano It's a cliché but based on reality. If you look to certain cultures, you can easily see why people enjoy what it seems nothing to the italians.

    • @franescadiano
      @franescadiano Год назад

      @@giovannimoriggi5833 If you say so...

    • @giovannimoriggi5833
      @giovannimoriggi5833 Год назад

      ​@@franescadiano I don't think I expressed an opinion. Is the fact that Italians continue to criticise Italians also a cliché or is it a real fact? Your answer.

  • @lastock01
    @lastock01 Год назад +1

    What a lovely adventure in Lake Garda, thank you for sharing! This foodie is drooling over the wine and olive oil 😂 and really appreciate the determination of the winemaker and his dedication to his family history.

  • @brenschilling3529
    @brenschilling3529 Год назад +2

    Absolutely lovely vlog! Thank you for taking us along with you both. Hugs, Bren

  • @deidrebruwer857
    @deidrebruwer857 Год назад +1

    Daniele - wow! Such zest for life and the courage to follow his passion can only be admired..

  • @normamurray4450
    @normamurray4450 Год назад +1

    How beautiful! Made my day!

  • @debtheguest3109
    @debtheguest3109 Год назад

    What an admirable man with a dream. Thanks so much for bringing us with you.

  • @ritasengupta9611
    @ritasengupta9611 Год назад +1

    What an amazing, dynamic and gorgeous man. So much passion and generosity. Quite infectious. I have to admit I was quite envious of you both. I agree with Ollie. We should all have a little bit of Italian in us.

  • @barbaragerrett8508
    @barbaragerrett8508 Год назад +1

    Lovely comments Oliver in recognition of Daniele’s hard work & making quality wine!

  • @lorrainel2314
    @lorrainel2314 Год назад +3

    Daniele reminds me a lot of Stephanie (and Michael and Nick) and Oliver (and Camilla). People who followed a dream and through sheer hard work, creativity, and initiative, made a success of their ventures.
    That was another epic episode.
    If there is a will, there is a way ❤️💛💙🩷💜💚🩵🧡🤎

  • @sheilaghk6350
    @sheilaghk6350 Год назад

    Lovely to hear a man with a passion share his knowledge ❤

  • @lindacox3062
    @lindacox3062 Год назад +1

    Enjoyed this immensely, but di not get to fast the wines. LOL!!!

  • @lyonspainter
    @lyonspainter Год назад +4

    Inspiring. Well done.