Being so close to Italy certainly has its advantages. There’s no shortage of Italian restaurants, you occasionally see a Ferrari or two passing by, and you have some of the best imports in the world. Feinkost Spina, Italian importers, are located out at Euroindustrial park. With more than 7500 different Italian imports, you will find a whole lot of pasta, olive oil, and some of the best wine in the world. In fact, they carry more than 1500 different Italian wines. If that doesn’t’ work, try a little grappa, coffee, or Italian cheeses. For all those Italian lovers, this is almost as good as a jump down to Tuscany. The company has been operating in Munich for more than 30 years. Believe it or not, they accept in goods daily with fresh foods from more than 100 km away. So next time you are out at Euroindustrial park, visiting one of the many warehouse stores, get a bit of culture at this well established Italian Costco.
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
Munich’s Italian Costco
Being so close to Italy certainly has its advantages. There’s no shortage of Italian restaurants, you occasionally see a Ferrari or two passing by, and you have some of the best imports in the world. Feinkost Spina, Italian importers, are located out at Euroindustrial park. With more than 7500 different Italian imports, you will find a whole lot of pasta, olive oil, and some of the best wine in the world. In fact, they carry more than 1500 different Italian wines. If that doesn’t’ work, try a little grappa, coffee, or Italian cheeses. For all those Italian lovers, this is almost as good as a jump down to Tuscany. The company has been operating in Munich for more than 30 years. Believe it or not, they accept in goods daily with fresh foods from more than 100 km away. So next time you are out at Euroindustrial park, visiting one of the many warehouse stores, get a bit of culture at this well established Italian Costco.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Vini...Bingi
Munich held its 23 annual Forum Vini, or Wine Festival, this weekend, and not surprisingly the mood was quite festive around the MOC convention center. We had attended two such events per year while in Paris, and the concept is quite nice. For a small entry fee you get a glass and walk around trying wines from around the world. If you like them, you buy – and if not, you walk on. We certainly didn’t go home empty handed, but not without noticing some pretty distinct cultural differences from the experiences we had in Paris. For one, some of the booths were self-serve, like this extremely popular Rioja booth (pictured here) – where you could try more than 50 different Rioja wines. Second, the entry price was 17 euros versus 7 (and often free) in Paris. (I realize that these first two points could be related.) And finally to complete the picture, unlike its French counterpart, this wine fest was a touch of Octoberfest – so quite a few people there to get drunk. They were there to try, try, and try more wines. Needless to say, the scene became quite colorful near closing time.
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