Wine

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by kaila |
Along the Tuscan border sits Lake Trasimeno, situated in a north-west pocket of Umbria and just a stone’s throw away from some of the most prominent Sangiovese…
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by Silvia Donati |
Before she moved to Italy’s Val di Non, Silvia Tadiello didn't even know that Groppello di Revò existed. However, this obscure - to most - red wine produced in…
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by cynthialpchaplin |
Seven hundred years ago this September, Italy’s most famous poet, Dante Alighieri, died in Ravenna, after years of exile from his beloved Florence. He wrote…
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by Violetta Sturiale |
Rosé wine may be trendy now, but its production is one of the oldest in the history of wine making. Its origins can be traced back to the Mediterranean rim,…
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by andrewcotto |
Considered among the “Grandfathers” of Italian wine, Brunello di Montalcino had maintained a patriarchal association since the mid-1800s when production began…
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by rochelledelborrello |
In his book, the New Wines of Mount Etna journalist and professional winemaker Benjamin Spencer explores the Mount Etna wine-producing area in a mixture of…
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by Silvia Donati |
Among Italy’s Unesco World Heritage Sites aren’t just artworks, castles, cities and monuments; there are also entire areas, such as the vineyard landscape of…
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by Anonymous (not verified) |
As autumn draws into winter this 2020, party season may find itself diminished – if not wiped out entirely.  But that doesn’t mean traditional…
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by Anna Lebedeva |
Forget Barolo and Chianti. There are hundreds of indigenous grape varieties in Italy, which make wines that you probably have never tried. The Italian National…
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by rebeccawinke |
Lambrusco has long been the underdog of the Italian wine world, becoming its own worst enemy by flooding the market with treacly sweet and aggressively fizzy…