Check out our new and improved web site!

Pasta & Vino is expanding your Italian experience and bringing you more great products at pastaandvino.com.  Rest assured, we still have your favorites: Pellini Caffe, pasta, olive oil and sauces, but now with more choices to bring to your table.  All of our food products are produced by families who care deeply about their land, the environment, and their traditions.  They pour that passion into the farms they cultivate and the harvest we relish.  After all, they want you to enjoy the same foods they serve at their tables.

Here’s how we’ve made your shopping experience better.

Free Shipping within the Contiguous United States

That’s right!  From the Italian farms to your table without having to spend a cent on gas – save and eat more.  But even if you live in Alaska, Hawaii, or Canada, you still won’t pay full shipping price; you will only pay a flat rate fee, so you still save money.

New User Experience

From the cleaner design to better user interface, we hope you enjoy our new layout as much as we do.

USDA Certified Organic Products

Many family farms in Italy have always been and continue to be organic – that’s to say, it’s all they’ve ever known.  Some traditional families, like Migliarese, have committed themselves to this tradition of organic farming and processing methods in an environmentally-friendly mindset.  To show that commitment, they’ve had their products tested by the USDA, and we bring those imported, organic foods to you.

New food items (and more coming)!

Here’s a list of the new items we have in our store.  By the way, the pitted olives are our favorite!!

Same Pellini products you have grown to know and love

Yup, nothing has changed.  Everything is still there with the exception of shipping fees – now you can save every time you buy your favorite Pellini products.

More ways to stay connected:  Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter

We know you have many different social media options and we’ve tried to find a little something for everyone.

Pinterest:   Pasta and Vino

Instagram:  pastaandvino

Facebook:  PelliniUSA (Hey!  Our love for Pellini Caffe isn’t ending; we’re just caffeinating and supercharging our website.).

Twitter: @divinowholesale By now you’ve probably figured out that we’re in the wine biz – as if our store name didn’t give it way- and you’ll see blogs, recipes, and stories about the small, family-owned wineries our family imports directly from Italy.  If you’ve been to Italy, there are 3 things you always remember: the espresso, the food, and, of course, the wine – maybe a few extra pounds, too!  So stay connected on Twitter and see what’s new in our little world of wine!  By the way, we also have a Facebook page for our wine, too. Just search for DiVinoWholesale on Facebook, and you should find us.

Coupons delivered right to your inbox with each purchase

We all want to save money and shop smart, so to say “thank you” over and over again, your email receipt will have a coupon for your next order.

Product recipes and wine pairing suggestions via our blog link

We’re not professional chefs, so you probably won’t see any fancy recipes requiring ingredients you may or may not have even heard of.  Instead, we give you family recipes.  Simple recipes we make with our product; recipes used by many generations on the farms from which our food is coming.  Sometimes we’ll even make a video for you.  And how about wine pairings?  Well, we suggest that, too, but just like our family farms have always just used what was available, so it is with wine.  Check out our wine page here.  The small, family-owned wineries have one thing in common: they all make wine drinkable for everyday because, well, that’s just why family farms make wine.

More “Checkout” options

We all have our preferences for privacy and security, and we hope we covered it.  By the way, we value your privacy, so take a moment to read our Privacy Policy.

Customer Reviews with each product listing

We believe that word of mouth is the best advertising.  Tell us how you liked the product (or service).  It helps others know if it’s worth buying and lets us know how we can improve your Pasta and Vino experience.

The History of Evangelista Liquori Punch Abruzzo

Evangelista Liquori Punch Abruzzo is a common Italian liquor that is known for its rich bouquet, syrupy texture and sweet flavor. Punch Abruzzo was first produced in Borrello, a cold mountain village. The mayor, Antonio Evangelista, would prepare a special drink with rum, citrus and coffee to keep warm. He heated the drink over the fireplace, and his neighbors and friends could smell the heady scent. Because he received so many requests to try it, the mayor began preparing the drink for his close friends. In 1907, he made a few improvements to the drink and called it Punch Abruzzo. The drink soon became famous and earned several awards and prizes. Evangelista passed the secret drink recipe to his sons, and in 1983, Felice Evangelista, the oldest son, moved the firm to Sambuceto. The third generation still is producing the ancient recipe in Sambuceto. Today Punch Abruzzo is enjoyed around the world and is no longer served only warm. Punch Abruzzo can be drank cold or in cocktails or used in cakes, ice cream and for cooking meats.

Wine Aromas

We recently tried experimenting with wine aromas for the first time. We had a great time doing it and could pick out the scents and flavors of the wine better once we were finished. If you have never tried it, the steps are easy. Here’s how to experiment with wines that have hints of both cherry and strawberry. 

Pick three red wines that all have hints of cherry and strawberry in them and pour three glasses of each wine. Put a strawberry in one glass of each wine and a cherry in the second glass of each kind. Leave the last glass of each as is. You can let the wine sit for a few minutes. We started with smelling the wines. Smell each wine with a strawberry in it. Then immediately smell the wine without a strawberry or cherry. You should be able to lick up on the strawberry hints. Do the same with the glasses of wine that contain cherries. 

Next is the taste test. Take a sip of one wine with a strawberry in it. Concentrate on all the flavors. Take a sip of the same type of wine that has no fruit in it and think about the flavors you are tasting. Even after you swallow the wine, the flavors you taste will continue to change for about thirty seconds. Once again, you should be able to pick up hints of strawberry in the wine without fruit. Repeat for each wine with a strawberry and each wine with a cherry, taking sips of water before moving on to the next type of wine. Some wines will be easier than others, but the process will teach you the beginnings of being able to identify the elements in a type of wine.