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Sicily is one of the fascinating wine regions of Italy, although we could probably make that statement for many others as well. Sicily is Italy’s largest island and has a rich history of various cultural influences from Greeks and Romans to Phoenicians, Arabs and more. These influences can be seen throughout Sicily’s architecture, food and wine to...

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As expected, and as previously reported by WineNews on Iri data, 2022 was a year of repositioning (downwards) for large-scale distribution (and retail) wine sales in Italy, following the conditioned booms caused by the pandemic and the total and partial lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, with a large portion of out-of-home consumption transferred instead...

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The genius of Italy is its ability to cater to everyone: there are as many autochthonous grapes as varieties of pasta in the Italian peninsula! So, if you seek comfort and familiarity, immerse yourself in the warming reds of Chianti Classico and the ethereal pleasures of Barbaresco. Or, if you crave some of the finest celebratory bubbly outside of ...

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Two thousand years ago, vines flourished around Rome, one of the largest cities in the ancient world. All over Europe, in every place they inhabited, Romans planted the common European grape Vitis vinifera and ultimately developed winemaking techniques that continue to shape wine production today. And though the people of Rome famously enjoyed thei...

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Peter Vinding-Diers’ love affair with winemaking began in the early 1960s when he was a French lit student at the Sorbonne in Paris. A friend offered him a lift to the south of France in a factory-fresh Triumph TR4. Zipping through Burgundy’s bush-trained vineyards, Vinding-Diers had a revelation. He loved wine and working in nature. So, what if he...

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Boutique Washington producer Va Piano Vineyards has bought a 21 hectare (52 acre) plot in the Walla Walla Valley on the Washington/Oregon border from SeVein Ownership Group, which it intends to use to boost its Italian and Bordeaux varieties.  The new plot, which will be renamed Giovanoni Estate after owner Justin Wylie’s Italian grandmother, is si...

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Americans are getting ready to celebrate “his Majesty” Barolo: two gala events dedicated to the great Piedmontese wine, on January 28, in Los Angeles, and, from February 1 to 4, in New York, organized by Vinous by Antonio Galloni, world-renowned wine critic and one of the leading overseas experts of the prestigious Italian denomination. The “Festa...

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After New Year's Eve, it's time for first balance sheets. First of all for the Italian bubbles. The first data claim that the historic record for made in Italy toasts was reached in the world in 2022. In fact, it seems that, with the stroke of midnight on 31 December, the number of bottles of Italian spumante uncorked abroad rose to over 700 millio...

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American winemakers have had their trysts with Italian grapes before. For the most part it hasn’t worked out all that beneficially. Part of it is their own fault for not doing the proper homework. Easily the most successful Italian red grape in this country is Barbera, a Piemontese variety with high natural acidity and moderate tannins. It’s partic...

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Tenuta San Guido’s Sassicaia is the most popular Italian wine on “Wine Searcher”, and the fifth most searched for overall, on what is the reference portal for wine lovers around the world. In second place, there is the Antinori family’s Tignanello, at No. 15 in the overall ranking, followed on the third step of the podium by the Frescobaldi family’...

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