Wine

Language
by Alesha Allen | Fri, 07/27/2018 - 00:56
Here is a language lesson on wine in Italy. Italy is currently the largest wine producer in the world and Italian wines are well known around the world. Il…
Food & Drink
by Francine Segan | Thu, 06/21/2018 - 03:35
Angela Velenosi  of Velenosi Wines started her company  in 1984 to bring the unique wines of the Marche region of Piceno worldwide. Here she chats about what…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 04/27/2018 - 00:00
We continue our exploration of Italy’s wine villages moving to the center and south of Italy. Read Part One here. Montefalco (Umbria) Montefalco is located on…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 04/20/2018 - 00:00
Vineyards and villages, wine cellars and bell towers, wine bars and churches: from the north to the south of Italy, the history and culture of many Italian…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 11/02/2017 - 07:00
If you’ve paid attention to wine labels, you may have seen the term ‘vecchie viti’ (old vines). In Italy, there are indigenous vines that are more than 100…
Food & Drink
by Anna Lebedeva | Wed, 07/19/2017 - 02:15
When I first visited Sicily, I fell in love with the sun-drenched island, balmy evenings, luscious desserts and excellent wines. I stocked up on the sweet…
Food & Drink
by John Bensalhia | Tue, 05/23/2017 - 03:56
Pignolo Let's travel back a little in time to the era of the Middle Ages. In this period, it's said that the Pignolo wine was around even then. Originally,…
Culture
by Orna | Tue, 01/24/2017 - 04:45
Another trip to Umbria! My thoughts immediately turned to mountains, food and wine. As I packed my walking shoes I thought about how much I love the rolling…
Food & Drink
by Georgette Jupe | Mon, 01/09/2017 - 13:51
Known for its wine and iconic black rooster, there’s a hardly an Italophile who hasn’t heard of “Chianti,” and more specifically, the DOCG (Denominazione di…
Food & Drink
by Michael Tucker | Tue, 12/13/2016 - 07:52
I got the name of Enoteca Pitti Gola e Cantina from Georgette, who told me it was around the corner from where we were staying at Residence Palazzo Belfiore (…