Santa Margherita USA Inc. announces today it is now the exclusive importer of the Santa Margherita wine brand to the United States. This flagship wine brand will be the anchor to a portfolio of diverse and dynamic premium Italian wines imported by Santa Margherita USA Inc.   Over the past 80 years, Santa Margherita has grown into one of the...

La regione Toscana e la provincia senese intraprendono un tour degli Stati Uniti per presentare agli americani le nuove annate del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano e della Vernaccia di San Gimignano.   Una settimana di appuntamenti e degustazioni nelle città degli Stati Uniti, da Atlanta a Chicago: è stato un successo il tour statunitense del Co...

Il mondo del vino per quattro giorni si dà appuntamento a Verona con la 48ª edizione di Vinitaly. Aperto ieri dal ministro delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali, Maurizio Martina, il più importante Salone internazionale dedicato a vini e distillati rappresenta un comparto che in Italia vale oltre 12 miliardi di euro, impiega 1,2 milioni d...

After its immense success in recent years, the Milano Food&Wine Festival returns to Lombardy's Capital February 8-10, bringing with it Italy's best wine producers and chefs. With more than 100 different wine growers participating – personally selected by Founder and President of the Merano WineFestival, Helmuth Köcher – the event is a landmark...

Exploring Italy, particularly the wine and cheese region of Tuscany, is almost always on a wine-lover's bucket list. Meandering through the gorgeous countryside, indulging in fine food and savoring incredible local wines – this is the year to make it happen!   Join St. James Winery, along with the University Club of MU, and the Mizzou Hospit...

By JoAnn Actis-Grande   The Pope's recent visit here was a historic event for America, but it also turns our eyes toward Italy. Italy's wines are among the world's finest. They are wines that exude class, diversity and style. Their red wines are perfect companions for autumn dining.   With its wine heritage dating back more than...

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya The lowdown: Before becoming commercialized in Italy in the 1840s, fernet, an aromatic bitter that's considered a sub-sect of Italian amaro, put down roots in medicine. One of its key ingredients, myrrh, has been used medicinally for thousands of years (also makes a great gift for a potential lord and savior).   When it...

One of the most influential personalities in the Italian wine world, Gianni Zonin's wine career had humble beginnings. Zonin began working as a cellar hand at the family's winery in 1957 after earning his diploma in enology. "I did everything, from racking wines into different vats and barrels to loading trucks," he says.&...

  WTI Magazine #43    2014 September, 17Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin      Translation by:   If you have ever been to Italy you will understand how many wineries there are and places to taste wine and olive oil. It can be overwhelming which one to stop in at. I was invited by Robert Dwyer of the Wellesley Wine Press to write this blog as he w...

The Academy Awards are Hollywood's biggest celebration of the year and so, to celebrate, avid movie fan, food blogger and Tuckahoe resident Annette Zito has segued from the traditional Oscar party she usually throws at home to an extravaganza complete with a red carpet. Her first annual "Red Carpet Celebration of the Oscars," to be held at the Wes...