The Wines of the Calabria Region
As any Italian wine love will know, the region that a wine comes from is extremely important. Producers take great pride in the qualities that the terroir imbue...
Wines
Life is too short to drink bad wine. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
At What Age Should You Start Drinking Wine?
If you take a look at various countries around the world, you’ll see that each one has its own laws in place when it comes to when you can start drinking alcoho...
Why Do Most People Recommend Red Wine For Health Instead of White Wine?
For most people, choosing between Italian red and white wines is a matter of taste.
Some prefer red wines for the complex flavours that they have to offer. O...
How Do You Make Non-Alcoholic Wine?
What’s the best thing about that glass of Italian wine that you have in your hand right now?
You may say that it’s the wonderful combination of flavours. Win...
Wine Grapes and Table Grapes – What’s the Difference
Have you ever sat munching on a bunch of grapes and the question came into your mind?
Why didn’t these grapes become wine?
It’s a common question. Most of us ...
From the Vine to the Bottle: How Producers Make Wine
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Everything You Need to Know About Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
There’s such a huge variety of Italian wines available that it’s often difficult to highlight particular wines that stand out from all of the rest.
Sure, you h...
Art and Wine: Learning to Paint As You Drink
In many a mind, the worlds of art and Italian wine fit together like two peas in a pod. You could even argue that a good bottle of wine is like of work of art i...
Russian Interest in Italian Wines Continues to Rise
The expansion of the Italian wine industry into different territories continues throughout 2018. While well-established in most European territories, Italian wi...
The Best Après-Ski Italian Wines to Enjoy During Your Trip to the Alps
The Alps is perhaps the single most famous mountain range in all of Europe. Stretching throughout France, Switzerland, and Italy, its enormous peaks offer some ...