Laura Donadoni, Autore presso The Italian Wine Girl

Written on February 6 2018. Posted in Wine Event.

In love with a wine lover? Picking a wine Valentine gift? For the sake of your relationship, read this!

Please!!! If your beloved one is a wine enthusiast, he/she will fake an appreciation smile in front of the socks with the “if you read this, bring me wine” write you got her/him on Amazon! He/she would...

Written on January 20 2018. Posted in U.S. wine regions, Wine Event, Wine Tasting.

My journey as a judge at the world largest American wines competition

It is the largest competition of American wines in the world: the 2018 edition generated nearly 7000 (yes, seven thousand!) entries from 35 states. I was honoured to be one of the judges of the San...

Written on January 5 2018. Posted in Wine Event, Wine Tasting.

7 reasons why you should take your wine knowledge to another level

You are a wine enthusiast, I know, otherwise you wouldn't have clicked on this article. But let’s see if this is familiar to you: you step in a wine shop, determined to look for that nice Albarino you...

Written on December 29 2017. Posted in Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

2018 resolution: TOAST DIFFERENT! 5 reasons why you should choose Franciacorta wines

Dare to toast different: for this New Year's Eve choose Franciacorta! #drinkitalian

Written on December 26 2017. Posted in Food & Gourmet, Italian products.

Ciao Maestro, goodbye to Gualtiero Marchesi, the founder of the modern Italian cuisine

The first time I met Gualtiero Marchesi we were in Milan, at his il Marchesino restaurant and I immediately realised he was one of a kind man. He was dressed in a well-tailored dark grey suit, his silver...

Written on November 27 2017. Posted in Wine Story.

Betting on small-scale producers and emerging markets: the fascinating project of Terrestoria, selling Italian boutique wines in Utah

Terrestoria, based in Salt Lake City, is focusing on lesser-known wine regions and indigenous grapes of Italy and Spain, Stephanie collaborates with small-scale producers whose voices are rarely heard...

Written on November 21 2017. Posted in Italian products, Wine Tasting.

Wanna be the wine geek at Thanksgiving dinner? Read this!

Let’s admit it: the Thanksgiving meal inspires more debate than any other on which wine should be served with the roasted bird. This year, I have you covered. Make it an Italian Thanksgiving! You won’t...

Written on November 2 2017. Posted in Food & Gourmet, Wine Story, Wine tourism.

Lombardy, the ultimate Italian enogastronomic gateway

Are you an Italian wine lover? For sure you have visited Tuscany, Piedmont, maybe even Veneto, Sicily or Umbria. But I am pretty sure you skipped Lombardy. For too long considered just a business area,...

Written on September 30 2017. Posted in Wine Event.

Let’s talk about Italian indigenous varieties on air at Social Restaurant Show – audio

Here the audio of my interview about Lugana appellation and Ruche’ wines during the Socal Restaurant Show on air on Angels Radio, KLAA 830 FM, every Saturday 10 am – noon. https://laurawines.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/lugana-and-ruche-radio-interview.m4a The...

Written on September 26 2017. Posted in Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Maremma, the Tuscany you don’t expect

Ah, Maremma. A quaint, little-known slice of western central Italy hugging the Mediterranean coast. For those of you that know Italy, Maremma is squarely fixed in Southern Tuscany. Home to rolling hills...

Author: Laura Donadoni