Since 1950, Italian wine brand Riunite has been rooted in quality, a trait that took the company from a coalition of nine cooperative wineries in the Reggio Emilia province to a global leader in grape and wine production. Now, Riunite is reimagining the historic brand for a contemporary audience with a fresh, modern look and a new way to enjoy its...
READ MOREIn 2021, owner Jacqui Goodale told Northforker that Terra Vite Winery and Vineyard (250 Manor Lane, Jamesport) was “Italy meets the North Fork.” It’s certainly true of the Italian name, which translates to “earth” and “vine,” and the Italian influence is now even more pronounced with the addition of a retail store on the premises, the Enoteca. The...
READ MOREGreat affirmation of Italian wine at Muscats du monde 2024, the international competition that selects the best Muscat wines of the year. At the 24th edition of the “Muscat du Monde” international competition which took place in the Burgundy wine region, in France, the Sant'Andrea winery managed to take second place with Moscato di Terracina Doc –...
READ MORE“Personally, I love Super Tuscans,” says Marika Vida-Arnold, national fine wine brand ambassador for distributor Frederick Wildman & Sons. “I’m very old-school in my approach. I personally favor the icons and originators featuring international varieties, like Sassicaia. Super Tuscans single-handedly created a category and transformed the way peopl...
READ MOREWhile visiting family in Loreto Aprutino in Abruzzo, Italy, in May, I heard about Count Sebastiano Capponi’s 500 year celebration of Villa Calcinaia, near Greve in Chianti, nestled in the Tuscan hillside, famous for its award-winning DOCG Chianti Classico in Chianti. The Capponi family purchased Villa Calcinaia in 1524. I journeyed to Villa Calcina...
READ MOREWith 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...
READ MOREWine 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...
READ MORERiunite, 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...
READ MOREAnother 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...
READ MOREA 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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