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With the wine market showing few encouraging signals for export and out-of-home consumption, but that certainly doesn’t run at full speed, when considering volumes, with a quite precocious 2024 harvest, that, starting in Sicily, is now beginning in many other territories of Central-Southern Italy (from the Tuscan Maremma to Apulia) with the compani...

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Wine is often a celebration libation, with countless glasses being raised every day as friends, family, and others gather for several reasons. And South Philadelphia native Tom Caruso is celebrating with his own wine, having just opened Pray Tell Wines in Kensington on Saturday, Aug. 3 after spending his childhood making wine on South 9th Street an...

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Riunite, the historic Italian wine brand and global leader for Lambrusco, reinvests in the U.S. market with an updated label and new communications campaign, “On Ice…STILL Nice!” This summer, Riunite proudly debuts new labels that seamlessly blend classic and modern elements and reinforce its position as the world’s leading Lambrusco. Alongside the...

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Another testimony of the Romans’ love for wine, in addition to the profound competence with which they produced it: in San Gimignano, in the Vernaccia area - already suitable for centuries - a cellar from over 1,800 years ago was discovered during an archaeological excavation campaign. The location is the Roman villa of Aiano, dating back to betwee...

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A trip to Lombardy doesn’t only mean a stop in the fashion capital of Milan — you’re also in the perfect place to sip on Italy’s best sparkling wines. No, we aren’t talking about the trendy Prosecco. Where high-end fashion is born, there’s only space for high-end sparkling wines, like the Franciacorta and Oltrepò Pavese metodo classico wines – what...

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Aperitivo culture on the whole, if you will, has had quite a moment recently — both at restaurants and in bookstore aisles. One of the first cookbooks I can recall tapping into the bounty of Italian snacking was Stacy Adimando's "Piatti: Plates and Platters for Sharing, Inspired by Italy," but in the years since, there's been such a huge surge in i...

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After the trophies are presented, the overture to George Bizet’s Carmen is cued up, and the dignitaries scurry out of the way, the top three drivers of a Formula 1 Grand Prix begin hosing each other down with sparkling wine. But for the last few seasons, that hasn’t been bottles of Champagne they’ve been celebrating with on the podium. Savvy label-...

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Monti Trentini, a revered cheese producer in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of northern Italy, has a rich history dating to 1925. It was founded by Gianfranco Finco. He was driven by a passion for creating high-quality cheeses using traditional methods and the rich milk from alpine cows. The company is still owned by the Finco family. This commitme...

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The hot topics discussed for some time now have all revolved around changes in consumption as well as growth, for wine, of more ready-to-drink products, therefore white wines and especially sparkling wines. Sparkling wines are drunk more and more during the meal (they also have an essential role in mixology), and are very appealing to the new gener...

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For its 29th edition, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) makes its historical debut in Chicago, hosting its renowned three-day Italian wine-course in the country's third largest metropolis. This expansion provides Italian wine professionals across North America with unparalleled access to the expertise and opportunities offered by the prestigious...

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