Q: I’m an American who wants to buy a small vineyard in Italy to try my hand at winemaking, purely as a hobby. What kind of taxes should I expect to pay?

Broadly speaking, you should expect to pay registration fees, mortgage tax and cadastral tax, said Adriana Maria Ruggeri, founder of Coco Ruggeri Law & Associates in Denver, Colorado, with offices also in Rome, Cagliari and Oristano, Italy.