Wine

Food & Drink
by valeriekq |
Ah, Piedmont. A magical wine land that I now call home. My journey here began quite by chance during my wine studies in the States. I’d grown enamored with…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati |
Cannonau is a robust red wine produced in Sardinia. While little known outside the island, Cannonau is grown all over the region, from a special grape variety…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati |
Puglia’s Mediterranean climate, with its generally hot weather, constant sunshine and sea breezes, has created the ideal environment for viticulture. In…
Food & Drink
by Anonymous (not verified) |
By Marisa Finetti A small ranching town in the western elbow of Nevada doesn’t seem like a place for culinary and wine discovery. But, it was to Kirk Peterson…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati |
“Aglianico is probably the grape with the longest consumer history of all,” oenologist and winemaker Denis Dubordieu has said. Winemaking in Basilicata has…
Food & Drink
by John Bensalhia |
John Bensalhia presents ten of the best wineries and wine tours in Italy We enjoy it as an accompaniment to a well-prepared meal. We use it to toast success,…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati |
Move over Champagne – Italy’s Prosecco may well become everybody’s new favorite fizz. Starting in 2013, Prosecco production has outpaced Champagne; not only…
Culture
by Anna Lebedeva |
When I heard the expression “heroic wines” for the first time, I smiled and imagined muscular farmers in Superman’s capes tending the vineyards. As it turned…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati |
The list that wine buffs around the world expect with anticipation every year is out: Wine Spectator’s Top 100, which “honors successful wineries, regions and…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati |
In Italy, wine is made even in the most improbable places. One such place is Valtellina, a beautiful 40-kilometer wide valley north of Lake Como, in the…