Finding Defective Italian Wine – The Characteristic Smells to Look Out For
We all know that smelling the bouquet of an Italian wine is all part of the experience. You’re looking to take in all of the interesting notes that the wine pr...
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The Secrets to Storing an Opened Bottle of Italian Wine
So you have a friend around and you decide to open a nice bottle of Italian wine.
You assume that you’re going to get through the entire bottle together. Af...
High Blood Pressure – Can Italian Red Wine Help You Lower it?
Your blood pressure is always one of those things that your doctor talks about.
They’ll tell you that you need to get a handle on it. If it goes too high, y...
How Much Italian Wine Should You Drink Per Week – The Shocking Results of a Cambridge University Study
How much is too much?
It’s a question that’s plagued wine lovers for years. On one hand, it’s easy to know when you’ve gone a little bit overboard. The drea...
The 4 Rarest Wine Grapes That Every Wine Fan Should Know About
It’s so easy to place our focus on the most famous Italian wines and grapes when we’re looking at what the industry has to offer. After all, the grapes that co...
Why do the Italians Prefer DOC Wine?
To the new wine lover, the world of Italian wine can seem intimidating.
There’s just so much information to unpack. You have hundreds of varieties of wine a...
What Are the Differences Between Wine and Cider?
At first glance, it may seem like cider and wine share a lot of similarities. Perhaps most importantly, they’re both alcoholic beverages that are made using fr...
Sales of Italian Wine Surpass French Wine (And Three Reasons Why)
In 2017, sales of Italian wine surpassed those of French wine. After much back and forth between the world’s two largest wine industries, the Italians came out...
Cartizze – Why Some of the Best Prosecco Comes From this Region
One of the world’s most popular wines, Prosecco continues to go from strength to strength.
In 2018 alone, it cemented its position as the world’s most popul...
The Trend Towards Natural Wines
There’s no denying the fact that the Italian wine industry is subject to trends. In fact, the global industry ebbs and flows depending on the tastes of the mas...