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The Push for More Natural Italian Wines (And Four Other Wine and Food Trends for 2021)

Ilenia B.13 February 2021

As with any other industry, the Italian wine and food sectors are influenced by trends in the market. Over time, consumers’ desires change, which has a direct ...

Canned Wines – What Are They And Why Are Bottled Italian Wines Better?

Ilenia B.11 February 2021

Wine…in a can? As unbelievable as the concept may seem to the Italian wine lover, the sale of canned wines has taken of in recent years. This is particularl...

Italian Wine Benefits from US Duty “Grace”

Ilenia B.9 February 2021

You may assume that shipping an Italian wine from Italy to another country is a fairly simple process in 2021. And in many ways, it is. Today, we have on...

Italian Red Wine and Your Mouth – The Benefits You Didn’t Know About

Ilenia B.6 February 2021

You’ve heard it all before… Italian red wine is great for your heart. It’s loaded with antioxidants and it does a great job of protecting the most valuable ...

The Brunello di Montalcino That Made the Wine Spectator’s Top 100 List (And What You Need to Know About This Italian Wine)

Ilenia B.4 February 2021

What are the first names that come to mind when we say Italian red wine. Chianti, maybe? Barolo? Amarone? This are all major players in the industry so i...

Fake Italian Wines – Why You Need to Avoid Them and Tips for Spotting Them

Ilenia B.2 February 2021

The Italian wine industry is a multi-billion-dollar enterprise. And you know what that means… Wherever there’s a lot of money being made, there are...

What Types of Italian Wine Need Decanting (And the Reasons to Do it)?

Ilenia B.30 January 2021

You’ve heard the term before and you know it has something to do with improving the flavour profile of your Italian wine. You may also know that decanting a wi...

Can I Drink Italian Wine When on the Ketogenic Diet (And the Tips for Making the Diet Work)?

Ilenia B.28 January 2021

Christmas has come and gone and we’re now fairly deep into 2021. January feels like its flown by and, for many of us, we’re still in a post-Christmas hangover....

Altitude and Italian Wine – Can You Taste the Height Difference?

Ilenia B.26 January 2021

There are all sorts of interesting myths and ideas about the effect that altitude can have on the Italian wines you drink. And even more interestingly, we can ...

Italian Wine Trends for 2021 – What Can We Expect From Consumers and the Industry?

Ilenia B.23 January 2021

2021 is going to be an interesting year for the global wine industry, and the Italian industry in particular. The pandemic changed every prediction that we mig...

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