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Rediscovering the Diversity of Tuscany’s Wines with San Felice
Sometimes it takes a special event to nudge you to take another look at a familiar winery or wine region. That’s what recently happened to us with the wines of Tuscany in general and San Felice in particular. A Tuscan Wine Giro Our old friend Peter and new friend Gina are newlyweds planning their first […]
by Mike Veseth4 viewsitalian-winewinewine-tourism - news
Italian Wine Innovators: Three Case Studies
It is useful to step back for a minute and appreciate some of the ways that the wine industry is evolving under the influence of innovative producers. Sometimes innovation is so obvious you can’t miss it. That was the case for us, for example, when Sue and I participated in the big SIMEI wine technology […]
by Mike Veseth4 viewsitalian-winewine - news
Lake Garda’s Liquid Luxury: Lugana’s Elegant Whites
Where the Alps Meet the Olive Groves Its most enthusiastic admirers, the Germans, call it Gardasee and often prefer it to the actual sea. For decades, they’ve come south not for the Adriatic or the Tyrrhenian, but for these waters—vast, calm, and improbably Mediterranean. Lake Garda is not only Italy’s largest lake, but it is […] The post Lake Garda’s Liquid Luxury: Lugana’s Elegant Whites appeared first on Cellar Tours .
by Sara Porro4 viewsitalyitalian-wine - news
Existential Threat? Anatomy of Italy’s Wine Crisis
It is cold comfort for U.S. winegrowers, producers, distributors, and retailers, but they are not alone in suffering a cascade of wine market woes. Recent reports from Italy, for example, paint an increasingly clear picture of a major wine-producing country in crisis. UIV Analysis Focuses on Exports The Unione Italiana Vini, which has more than […]
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Searching for Italy’s Wines: A Stanley Tucci Flashback
The first season of Stanley Tucci’s new travel and food series, “Tucci in Italy,” is running this summer on the National Geographic network. Click on the image above to view the series trailer. Sue and I can’t get enough of Italy, so we’ve been tuning in regularly for this just as we did a few […]
by Mike Veseth4 viewsitalian-winepopular-culturewine - news
Piedmont’s Hidden Reds: Beyond Nebbiolo
You know Barolo. You might know Gattinara. But have you met Grignolino? Federico Ceretto’s story reflects a deeper tension shaping Piedmont’s identity. The Ceretto family, alongside the Gaja family, were among the first to transform Barolo and Barbaresco from local wines into internationally recognized symbols of prestige, pioneering a new marketing model that helped position […] The post Piedmont’s Hidden Reds: Beyond Nebbiolo appeared first on Cellar Tours .
by Sara Porro4 viewsitalyitalian-wine - news
Trentodoc Sparkling Wines: Italy’s Mountain Metodo Classico
Introduction: Italy’s Premium Traditional-Method Sparkling Wine Cyclically, the wine world seems to grow enamored with new buzzwords. Over the last 10 years, it has been all about “drinkability,” with the rise of what the French call “vins de soif,” or “thirst-quenching wines.” More and more, I find myself looking for qualifiers that don’t sound as […] The post Trentodoc Sparkling Wines: Italy’s Mountain Metodo Classico appeared first on Cellar Tours .
by Sara Porro4 viewsitalyitalian-wine - news
Tenuta Licinia: In Praise of Philosophers & their Wines
If you flip to the back of my 2017 book Around the World in Eighty Wines, you’ll find a list of the wines from my global adventures. I didn’t want to just list them alphabetically or sort by price or critic rating. Organizing them by country of origin didn’t seem right, either. So I invented […]
by Mike Veseth4 viewsitalian-winewinewine-markets - news
Cru Cerrati and Ruchè: Piemonte Wine’s Past, Present, & Future
What do you remember about the hit 1985 film “Back to the Future”? Doc? Marty? The “Chuck Berry” scene? How could you forget that time-traveling DeLorean sports car? I don’t know if anyone thinks much about the film’s deeper messages anymore, but the idea that the future is somehow buried in the past is a […]
by Mike Veseth4 viewsitalian-winewinewine-markets - news
From Sharecroppers to Superstars: Family Wineries in Italy
The arc of the Italian wine industry bends towards quality in the 21st century, something that has become increasingly clear to Sue and me as we have visited many of Italy’s important wine regions in recent years. Quality has not always been Italian wine’s guiding star, however. Piero Antinori’s 2014 book The Hills of Chianti […]
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Second Thoughts on Pinot Grigio?
Sue and I find that we are having second thoughts about Pinot Grigio. And that’s a good thing. I am not quite sure where and when it began, but we must have had a series of disappointing Pinot Grigio (PG) experiences. Maybe we were at too many receptions where PG was offered as the white […]
by Mike Veseth4 viewsitalian-winewine - news
How to visit the White Lotus vineyard and tour Sicily’s wine country
The White Lotus vineyard tour in Season 2, episode 5 had everyone tuning in and dreaming about a summer filled with tasting wine amongst the vines. Watching Harper (Aubrey Plaza), Ethan (Will Sharpe), Cameron (Theo James), and Daphne (Meghann Fahy) enjoying their wine tasting at the incredible vineyard had us all asking how can I... View Article The post How to visit the White Lotus vineyard and tour Sicily’s wine country appeared first on Winerist Magazine .
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