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In Italy, holiday traditions are deeply intertwined with drinks culture, intersecting as a means of connection and sharing. “Many Italians live outside their hometown for work and return for the holidays, so getting together for drinks before or after big family meals is a daily ritual,” says author and Italian culture expert Katie Parla. Although...

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Sauerbraten, bratwurst, spaetzle, kartoffelpuffer and sachlich all are great examples of fine Italian cooking. No, I have not gone mad. These and many more Germanic foods are the usual fare of the Italian population of northeastern Italy’s Alto Adige. Once part of Austria, the area was ceded to Italy as reparations after World War I, but, like the...

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There is no shortage of problems, with inflation, war, high energy prices and recession in sight. But in Italy and around the world there is a desire to toast, as before, more than before. So much so that, in Italy, in the thirty days around the holidays, between 75 and 78 million bottles of sparkling wine will be uncorked (in line with the 78.4 mi...

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Out of over 750 million bottles of Prosecco each year a little over 100 of them is actually Prosecco Superiore Valdobbiadene DOCG. So what is the main difference? It is still produced with the Glera variety, the majority of it is a tank method sparkling usually brut -or the slightly sweeter version extra-dry- just like Prosecco DOC, but it must be...

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The three appellations of the Prosecco territory, with their respective Consortia - Prosecco Doc Consortium, Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Docg Consortium and Asolo Prosecco Docg Consortium - join forces for the first time (together with the Veneto Region) for a branded content project and land on Netflix: the sparkling wines from Veneto are in...

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For us New Englanders the cold weather has arrived and we're awaiting the snow days to arrive. Some of us are excited about it and many aren't. Of course it's more common for folks to get into the mindset of drinking rosé wines when the weather is warmer. If you're lucky enough to have fantastic weather year round than you may always have rosé in m...

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Ambrogio15 Enoteca, an Italian wine bar, bottle shop and gourmet market, opened last month in the former Ciao Ciao Piadina space in La Jolla. The new Enoteca is owned by Giacomo Pizzigoni and Andrea Burrone of the Milano Five restaurant group, which also operates the Acquerello by Ambrogio restaurant in La Jolla and Ambrogio15 pizzerias in Pacific...

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Many people say that 2023 is showing signs of being even more uncertain than 2022 for the world wine market, due to the recession that is expected in various European countries, and high costs of raw materials and transportation. These facts have partially mitigated its effects, at least logistically, but it is still very concerning. In spite of al...

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The acclaimed Italian wine organization, Slow Wine, announces the return of its annual multi-city event series in the United States. The series celebrates the publication of the international 2023 Slow Wine Guide, which originated in Italy as the sustainable beverage branch of the Slow Food movement. Events will be held in San Francisco, Seattle, D...

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Making sense of some wines can sometimes seem as confusing as many of the convoluted plots in murder mysteries by Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Doyle. But once you make sense of it all, knowing more about a particular wine can be just as satisfying as figuring out who’s the killer in a Hercule Poirot or Sherlock Holmes story. Take Montepulciano a...

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