Firriato Harmonium
In recent years, Sicily has gained renewed prominence in the Italian wine industry. For a while, several people in and outside of the industry looked down on Si...
Wines
Life is too short to drink bad wine. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Bellavista Alma Franciacorta Gran Cuvée Brut
Some wine companies have names that perfectly encapsulate everything that they have to offer in a single word. Many carry the names of the people who founded th...
The Evolution of the Italian Wine Industry
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Wine and Calories – Everything That You Need to Know
If you’re an Italian wine lover who’s watching their figure, there’s probably one question on your mind.
Can I drink wine without gaining weight?
The simp...
The 6,000 Year Old Sicilian Wine
Sicily has one of the more tumultuous histories when it comes to the many Italian wine regions. While it’s been highly-regarded for the qualities of its wines i...
The Celebrities Who Own Wineries
In most of our articles, we’re quick to talk about the many families that have built the Italian wine industry into what it is today. Many of these families hav...
The Chiaretto Wine
We’ve all heard of pink Champagne. Many consider the wine to be among the most romantic in the world, though that seems to be based around the colouring more so...
Vitis Vinifera – Italy Ranks First in the Use of this Special Grape
If you’re an Italian wine lover, you already know that the grape plays a hugely important role in the quality of the wine. It’s not just the variety of the grap...
The Vatican Tops the List of Heaviest Wine Drinking Nations
If there’s one place that Catholics hold up above all others, it’s the Vatican. The home of the Pope, the Vatican is a stunning place that has more than a littl...