One of the best-kept secrets in the wine world has to be Alto Adige in northeast Italy. For one thing, it’s relatively remote, lying a few hours north of both Venice and Milan. For another, it’s one of Italy’s smallest wine regions, with just under 15,000 acres of vineyards — compare that with more than 240,000 acres in Sicily, Italy’s largest. And yet, the mountainous Alto Adige (also known as Südtirol or South Tyrol), which borders Austria and where German is the dominant languag...| VinePair
On Oct. 5 and 6, Chicago is set to host the second edition of Vinitaly.USA, an exhibition bringing together hundreds of Italian wine producers and thousands of buyers across North America. Vinitaly.USA showcases the dynamic nature of Italian wines and offers over 30 masterclasses and other events for attendees to network, learn, and taste. And here to tell us more about it are Molly Matelski and Serafin Alvarado. The article The VinePair Podcast: Exploring the Intersection of Italian Wine, Sp...| VinePair
Known as the original “Super Tuscan” and kick-starting the Bordeaux-variety revolution in Italy in the 1970s, Sassicaia continues to be one of the most highly sought-after wines in its category. Sassicaia comes from Bolgheri, a small area on Italy’s Etruscan Coast that was often overlooked when compared to nearby powerhouses like Chianti Classico and Brunello di Montalcino. Unlike these other areas, which are known for crafting wines from the local Sangiovese grape, Bolgheri was planted...| VinePair
Sometimes it takes a special event to nudge you to take another look at a familiar winery or wine region. That’s what recently happened to us with the wines of Tuscany in general and San Felice in particular. A Tuscan Wine Giro Our old friend Peter and new friend Gina are newlyweds planning their first […]| The Wine Economist
It is useful to step back for a minute and appreciate some of the ways that the wine industry is evolving under the influence of innovative producers. Sometimes innovation is so obvious you can’t miss it. That was the case for us, for example, when Sue and I participated in the big SIMEI wine technology […]| The Wine Economist
Who is Lillian? And why did she inspire this post, my first in a long while? Lillian is an extraordinary Canadian cook who took care of meals and snacks at the kayaking lodge where the spouse and I stayed last month. By extraordinary, I mean she uses fresh ingredients to prepare healthy and scrumptious food […]| My Full Wine Glass
Like many of you, no doubt, I’d head to the mountainous region of Alto Adige in northeast Italy if I were looking for white wine. Think Pinot Grigio. Some 65% of the region’s grapes are white. But guess what? White grapes are grappling with warmer temperatures and weather extremes in this Alpine region high in […]| My Full Wine Glass
Historic towns dating back to Roman times, gently rolling hillsides covered in grapevines, high-quality wines. Italy’s Piedmont region certainly is alluring, right? A visit to Coppo Wine Cellars wo…| My Full Wine Glass
In Northern Italy's Valtellina Valley, Marcel Zanolari is testing PiWi Grapes to find delicious resistant grapes to make wine without chemical input.| Crushed Grape Chronicles
The Team Behind The Four Horsemen Opens Its Second Restaurant, I Cavallini The post Horse of a Different Color appeared first on Edible Brooklyn.| Edible Brooklyn
The Team Behind The Four Horsemen Opens Its Second Restaurant, I Cavallini The post Horse of a Different Color appeared first on Edible Manhattan.| Edible Manhattan
[This is the third and final article in a series inspired by our recent visit to Collio DOC in north-east Italy. Click here to read the first report and click here to read the second.] What does it…| The Wine Economist
The similarities with between the restaurant Sicilian chef Fabrizio Ferrara opened last fall - Osteria Ferrara - and his former restaurant, the beloved Caffe dei Cioppi, are easy to recognize. At the new restaurant, an understated and tasteful redesign of the former bistrot occupant, Au Vieux Chène, one encounters the same unshowy preparations, the same loose risotto, the same divine sbrisolona, the same just-edgy-enough wine list.| not drinking poison in paris
[This is the second in a series of articles inspired by our recent visit to Collio DOC in north-east Italy. Click here to read last week’s introductory report.] When Sue and I first visited C…| The Wine Economist
Collio DOC is a tiny appellation snuggled up against the Slovenian border in north-east Italy. It is a beautiful place. How beautiful? After our recent visit to the region, I noticed that Sue chang…| The Wine Economist
Every winery has a story and I’m on a mission to share them with you from my home in Barolo but also beyond. This week I visited GD Vajra in the commune of Barolo in Piemonte. The Visit When I […] The post Farmers or Rebels? The Evolution of GD Vajra appeared first on Roger Bissell.| Roger Bissell
