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A Murdered Wife, a Wandering Ghost, and the Best Vineyard Stay on Lake Garda
There’s a castle at the southern tip of Lake Garda that you can only reach on foot, across a drawbridge, over water on every side. Cars stop outside the gate. You walk in like everyone has for the last seven hundred years. The Scaligero Castle in Sirmione has stood since... The post A Murdered Wife, a Wandering Ghost, and the Best Vineyard Stay on Lake Garda appeared first on The Finest Italian Wine .
by Kelly Chidi-Ogbonna18 viewsvacationwine-italywine-vacationitalian-winelakelake-garda - news
Verona’s Best-Kept Wine Secret Is a Six-Room Hotel
Here is a sentence I did not expect to write about a hotel in the middle of a city. They make their own wine. Not “they have a good wine list.” Not “the sommelier is very knowledgeable.” The family who owns Massimago Wine Suites also owns a working winery forty... The post Verona’s Best-Kept Wine Secret Is a Six-Room Hotel appeared first on The Finest Italian Wine .
by Kelly Chidi-Ogbonna18 viewswine-italywine-vacationitalyvacation - news
Wine Vacation: Sleeping in Amarone Country — Villa Quaranta Tommasi, Valpolicella
There are hotel spas and then there is the Terme della Valpolicella. Most hotel spas give you eucalyptus steam rooms, a swimming pool, and a list of treatments with names like “Serenity Journey” that involve warm stones and someone playing a flute somewhere in the background. The spa at Villa... The post Wine Vacation: Sleeping in Amarone Country — Villa Quaranta Tommasi, Valpolicella appeared first on The Finest Italian Wine .
by Kelly Chidi-Ogbonna19 viewswine-italywine-vacationitalian-winevineyardswinewine-in-italy - news
🍷 The Veneto Wine Vacation Nobody Tells You About
Most people who visit the Veneto never actually see the Veneto. They land at Venice Marco Polo airport, take a water taxi into the city, spend three days walking over bridges and eating near the Rialto, and then fly home. Which is wonderful, truly. Venice is extraordinary. But it’s also... The post 🍷 The Veneto Wine Vacation Nobody Tells You About appeared first on The Finest Italian Wine .
by Kelly Chidi-Ogbonna19 viewswine-italywine-vacationprosecco-hillsvenetoveronavinitaly - news
Celebrities Who Own Wineries — Drew Barrymore
Of all the celebrities in this series, Drew Barrymore might be the most honest one. Sting spent years perfecting biodynamic farming before anyone was allowed near his Tuscan estate. Jay-Z turned his wine brand into a calculated, nine-figure business move. Andrea Bocelli was literally born into 200 years of winemaking... The post Celebrities Who Own Wineries — Drew Barrymore appeared first on The Finest Italian Wine .
by Kelly Chidi-Ogbonna19 viewscelebrity-winerywine-and-peoplewine-italycelebritycelebrity-winedrew-barrymore - news
The Wine Scandal That Almost Killed Italian Wine — And Why It Made It Better
I have been living in Italy for years now. I drink Italian wine regularly, I write about it obsessively, and I genuinely believe it is some of the finest wine on earth. And I had absolutely no idea this happened until I started digging. In the spring of 1986, Italy... The post The Wine Scandal That Almost Killed Italian Wine — And Why It Made It Better appeared first on The Finest Italian Wine .
by Kelly Chidi-Ogbonna17 viewshistorywine-italyabout-wineitalian-winewine-historywine-scandal - news
The Complete Guide to Barolo — Italy’s Wine That Doesn’t Do Casual
There are wines you drink. And then there is Barolo — the kind of wine that doesn’t accept being ignored. You don’t open it on a random Tuesday. You don’t multitask with it. If you treat it like background wine, it responds accordingly: it shuts down and makes you work... The post The Complete Guide to Barolo — Italy’s Wine That Doesn’t Do Casual appeared first on The Finest Italian Wine .
by Kelly Chidi-Ogbonna20 viewsred-wine-knowledgewine-italyabout-wineitalian-winewine-guidewine-in-italy - news
Red Wine With Fish? Italians Break This Rule All the Time
Ask almost anyone how to pair wine with dinner and you’ll probably hear the same answer. Fish gets white wine. Meat gets red. Simple, neat, easy to remember. It’s also one of those rules that starts falling apart the moment you spend enough time eating in Italy. Not because Italians... The post Red Wine With Fish? Italians Break This Rule All the Time appeared first on The Finest Italian Wine .
by Kelly Chidi-Ogbonna20 viewswine-and-foodwine-italyseafood-and-winewinewine-and-peoplewine-pairing - news
3 Italian Wine Facts That Will Change How You Order in a Restaurant
You’ve probably been ordering wine in Italy the hard way. Don’t worry, so has almost everyone. Here’s how it... The post 3 Italian Wine Facts That Will Change How You Order in a Restaurant appeared first on The Finest Italian Wine .
by Kelly Chidi-Ogbonna21 viewswine-factswine-italywine-and-countrywine-guidewine-tips - news
What Italian Grandmothers Know About Wine that we Don’t
In many Italian kitchens, the wine arrives before anyone says grace and long before anyone says “notes of blackberry.”... The post What Italian Grandmothers Know About Wine that we Don’t appeared first on The Finest Italian Wine .
by Kelly Chidi-Ogbonna19 viewswine-italyabout-winegrandmotheritalian-wine-culture - news
🍷 Why a €10 Bottle in Italy Can Feel Like a €50 Bottle Elsewhere
The first time it happens, you assume it’s a mistake. You’re sitting at a restaurant somewhere in Italy. Maybe... The post 🍷 Why a €10 Bottle in Italy Can Feel Like a €50 Bottle Elsewhere appeared first on The Finest Italian Wine .
by Kelly Chidi-Ogbonna21 viewswine-italywine-talksabout-wineitalian-wineitaly - news
🍷 The Italian Wine Rule That Confuses Almost Every Tourist
I once watched a tourist stare at a glass of wine in Italy as if he’d just been personally... The post 🍷 The Italian Wine Rule That Confuses Almost Every Tourist appeared first on The Finest Italian Wine .
by Kelly Chidi-Ogbonna21 viewshistorywine-italyabout-wineitalian-wineitalianswine-glass