Buying Wine at the Supermarket or Online – Which is Better?
You want to buy a bottle of wine.
Years ago, you only really had one choice. You’d have to travel to the shops, browse around, and buy a bottle. But today, ...
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Life is too short to drink bad wine. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
How do Restaurant Owners Choose Italian Wines for Their Wine Lists?
You’re sitting in the restaurant browsing the wine list. The selection looks amazing and you’re pretty sure that any choice you make will be a good one.
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ILATRAIA: THE BRANCAIA STYLE IN MAREMMA
It was 1998 when Brancaia decided to invest in Maremma, the Tuscan coastal region that was then appearing on the scene of high-quality wine production. It all began with some uncultivated land and with the idea to understand and give an interpretation of this region which is so different from the Chianti Classico: mild and relatively rainy winters and hot, dry summers....
Boats and Italian Wine at the Genoa Boat Show
The capital of the region of Leguria, Genoa has long been one of the most important ports in all of the Mediterranean. For centuries, the gorgeous city acted a...
Discovering the Raisin Wine of Pantelleria
We already know what you’re thinking…
“Raisin wines? I’ve read a lot about great Italian wines on this blog but practically all of them are made using grape...
Winter 2020 – The Best Italian Red Wines for the Cold Months
Where did the summer go?
It seems like it was only yesterday that we were talking about the amazing Italian wines that could give you that nice refreshing f...
The Importance of Identity – Why Wines With a Strong Identity Will Do Better in the Current Economic Climate
There can be no underestimating the impact that the global pandemic had on the Italian wine industry.
Of course, we’ve spoken about this at length before so...
Adami Prosecco Valdobbiadene Giardino Dry Review
If there is only one fact that you need to know about the Italian wine industry, it’s this:
When it comes to sparkling Italian wine, Prosecco reigns supreme...
Ca’ dei Frati Lugana I Frati 2019 Review
In some cases, the wineries that we profile in our reviews are what we could describe as up and comers in the Italian wine scene. They’re relatively new and ar...
Belisario Verdicchio di Matelica Cambrugiano Riserva 2016 Review
One of the biggest joys that we experience as Italian wine lovers is when a wine seems to come out of nowhere to shock us with its quality. There’s always a da...