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Langa, in Piedmontese, means “hill”; Langhe, in Italian, defines one of the world’s best-known territories when it comes to wine and cuisine. Today, however, “Le Langhe” has become a plural concept that encompasses the history of Italian wine, both past and present, as well as emerging brands. Looking on the map, we are talking about a hilly area b...

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Just inside the door of Naples Italian specialty foods store Ambrosi & Sons is a prismatic map of Italy’s familiar boot. Flecks of orange represent the foggy northern vineyards where nebbiolo grapes are grown for vintages of Piedmontese Barolo and Barbaresco. Further south, patches of purple outline the rolling hills of Chianti, heavy with sangiove...

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Fly into Bologna or Milan to take an epic road trip along the ancient Via Emilia that hosts a string of beautiful Italian cities stretched through Italy’s Food Valley. This is one of the planet’s culinary hotspots. Emilia Romagna slashes diagonally from the Adriatic lapping on Rimini’s beaches in the East, through the fertile plains by the River Po...

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If in record-breaking 2024 for Italian sparkling wines, the great protagonist, as it has happened for years, was the Prosecco world (as we explained here), all Italian sparkling wine movement grows. And Piedmont is not an exception, with the small, but increasingly more ambitious denomination of Alta Langa Docg, which has also launched innovations...

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In 2014, with little fanfare, the Nizza appellation in the Asti region of Monferrato in Piedmont was created, giving this Barbera d’Asti sub-area its own, high-quality Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) appellation. It’s now been ten years since this happened, but wine moves slowly — finally, people are starting to talk about t...

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Alba: surprisingly cosmopolitan for a town with a local population of just over 30,000. Welcome to Le Langhe, the only place in the world where you can rub elbows with Michelin-starred chefs, truffle hunters, wine producers, and local farmers.  Before UNESCO designated the Langhe, Roero, and Monferrato as World Heritage Sites, King Carlo Alberto of...

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Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, boasts a rich history, culture, and climate that make it one of the most important wine-producing regions in Italy. The island has been making wine for over 3,000 years, with influences from the ancient Greeks, Romans, Arabs, and Normans. Today, Sicily’s wine scene is flourishing, combining tradition...

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While in general in the post-Covid tourism sector the first signs of decline are evident, particularly among Italian tourists, there is one specific category that continues to grow and does so in double digits: it is food and wine tourism. Highlighting this is the “Italian Food and Wine Tourism Report.” This new edition, the seventh in the Report's...

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The United States continues to be the world's leading market for wine, with Italy also playing a key role. One of the fastest growing regions is Oregon, known for producing excellent Pinot Noir. Santa Margherita's growth path fits into this context, having consolidated its presence there through new acquisitions. After acquiring the renowned Roco W...

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The gastronomic capital of Piedmont, the small medieval town of Alba, is abuzz in November. Already with an enviable reputation for Europe’s best hazelnuts (think Nutella and Ferrero Rocher chocolates), it is truffle season in the region and the annual Alba truffle festival is in full swing. Well-heeled gourmands jostle with more ordinary visitors...

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