With a deep passion for my Italian heritage and extensive travels throughout the boot-shaped peninsula, I'm dedicated to sharing my expertise and love for Italian wines, food pairings, and authentic cultural experiences. Through carefully curated wine itineraries, insider tips on the best wine tours, and up-to-the-minute Italian wine news, Italy and Wine is your gateway to unlocking this captivating oenological landscape's full depth and richness. Whether you're a seasoned connoisseur or a curious wine enthusiast, I invite you to join me on an unforgettable journey through Italy's world-class vineyards and time-honored traditions. Elevate your Italian wine experience and discover the essence of la dolce vita. I look forward to guiding you through this flavorful odyssey. Salute!
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10
Jun
2024
Discover the finest Montalcino wineries and explore the renowned Brunello di Montalcino. Plan your wine-tasting tour in this iconic Italian wine region known...
9
Jun
2024
Usually, people ask me where to go for a winery-tasting experience once they come to Florence.
Suppose you have four days and want to see and, more of all, ...
12
May
2024
Driving along the Livorno coast you find the small but excellent vineyards in Bolgheri zone, which now holds a place of honor among Tuscany's most dynamic win...
22
Dec
2023
Montalcino is a medieval village surrounded by walls and is also the region of the famous Brunello wine. The city center is known for its narrow alleys, tave...
15
Jul
2023
How to find the Chianti Wine Road
If you want to plan a trip to the Chianti Classico wine-growing region, you must start with the Chiantigiana, otherwi...
11
Jul
2023
The production area coincides with the communal territory of Montalcino. Distributed over that territory, according to the best viticultural tradition of the...
30
Mar
2023
What is Chianti Rùfina?
Most of the people to whom I make this question misunderstand this wine appellation of Tuscany with the name Ruffino wh...
2
Jan
2023
The territory of the Chianti Classico extends between the cities of Siena and Florence and is shared between the provinces of the two municipalities....
22
Aug
2020
Albana a white in a red dress.
Potent wine of noble taste, easily preserved and medium subtle: such was Albana wine according to a 13th-century treatise whi...
4
Sep
2019
On August 31st,
the Bolgheri DOC Consortium celebrated its first 25 years from birth with a sparkling gala dinner along the world-famous cypress-lined avenu...
14
Apr
2019
Do you know the wine road in Italy?
If Italy is one of the most important tourist destinations in the world, this is not only due to the presence of...
2
Feb
2019
Plan a wine tour in Tuscany
No doubt, Tuscany is home to good wines and is also a beautiful region to explore. So if you are a wine lover and you are in Flo...
24
Jan
2019
In the shadow of the 14 medieval towers of San Gimignano was born what it can be called the most famous white of Tuscany. In the wine scene, Tuscan Vernaccia...
14
Jan
2019
Can I ship wine to the US from Italy?
Shipping wine from wineries it's straightforward here in Tuscany. Some prefer this as a suitable means to bri...
19
Dec
2018
The wine fame of the Riviera di Levante (Eastern Riviera), running from Genoa to La Spezia, comes almost exclusively from the output of the Cinque Terre Doc,...
13
Dec
2018
Pomino is a restricted wine region of the municipality of Rufina, historically suited to viticulture, already protected by the famous rulebook of 1716 of Cos...
6
Dec
2018
The Sannio, that is the province of Benevento, is among the most vine-growing areas of Italy and Castelvenere is the most venerated village in Campania
It i...
27
Jan
2018
To find a definition of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano there is nothing better than referring to the words of Francesco Redi, poet and medieval naturalist of t...
16
Jun
2017
Wine Tasting
Each dish has its own ideal wine to accompany that should be served at the correct temperature. It’s necessary to consider the various type...
10
Mar
2017
The secret of the good results of more than twenty years of the wines of Vincenzo D'Isanto and his wife Antonella comes from their excellent interest in wine ...