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The fourth edition of Barolo & Barbaresco World Opening made its way to Austin, Texas. This new edition marked a key milestone for the wines of the Langhe region in the USA: on March 25th, the BBWO, organized by the Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe and Dogliani Protection Consortium, welcomed over 450 industry professionals and 450 wine enthusiasts at...

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The European Commission is responsible for setting common standards to achieve the goals outlined by the members of the European Parliament, in collaboration with the European Council, which consists of the representatives of the governments of the 27 member countries. A clear example of this process is the food sector, where the European Union has...

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On the plane, Boston > JFK > Milan. My first trip to Piemonte. Not my first trip to Italy. What did I want from this visit? People, profiles, portraits. A lay of the land, physical and metaphorical. Nebbiolo’s essence. Barolo versus Barbaresco. Sparkling, white, pink — will there be any, or just a lake of red, red, red?” I’d received the invitation...

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By now, it’s a well-known fact that whisky is pretty much made everywhere nowadays, from Mississippi to Tasmania to China to New Jersey to... well, you get the point. But every now and then I still encounter a whisky for the first time and think, they make whisky there? So finding out that there’s a craft spirits distillery making whisky in Florenc...

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Saturday March 29 • 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm. Pellicano Vineyard Hamburg Winery • 6736 Boston State Rd, Hamburg, NY. Join our Vineyard family Saturday, March 29th, 2025, for the 5th Annual La Festa Italiana, as we share a fantastic authentic Italian feast. Each year, we take our most popular events and try to make them even better by transforming them in...

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Prosecco continues to tickle the American taste buds, holding strong as the preferred sparkling wine in restaurants across the U.S., according to a new market analysis from the Italian Wine Podcast in collaboration with Somm.ai, a leader in wine industry data and analytics. The full report, based on Somm.ai authoritative data covering approximately...

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Rolling hills dotted with cypress trees, medieval towers peeking through the morning mist, and endless rows of sun-kissed vines – this is Tuscany, where wine isn’t just a drink; it’s a way of life. For wine lovers, staying at a vineyard means waking up to the gentle sounds of harvest, learning age-old traditions, and discovering the stories behind...

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Sicily's wines, once mainly used for blending, have come into their own, and it's about time. Nero d'Avola, Sicily's famed red wine grape, is at last being celebrated for its bold, fruit-forward flavor, which pairs so wonderfully with Sicilian cuisine. Winemaking on one of Europe's largest islands dates back millennia — to around 4,000 B.C., in fac...

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Stop Everything. The threat of 200% US tariffs on European wines is already having its first consequences: a halt on orders to avoid the risk of new tariffs being applied to wines currently in transit or about to be shipped. Initially, there was a rush to stock up before the new tariffs arrived, but since March 13 (the day of Donald Trump's announc...

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The Italian wine industry often highlights its historical roots, tracing its origins to ancient times, often referencing figures like the Greeks and Romans. However, this connection to the past doesn't always hold up under scrutiny, as modern wine production is shaped by much more recent advancements in both knowledge and technology. While the ge...

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