Laura Donadoni, Autore presso The Italian Wine Girl

Written on February 11 2020. Posted in U.S. wine regions, Wine Event.

Temecula meets Italy and the misterious Lambrusca di Alessandria grape

As Italian wine geek I am always on the hunt for Italian varieties grown outside of Italy: it fascinates me to witness how the grape adapts (or not!) to a particular terroir, soil, climate and production...

Written on January 22 2020. Posted in Italian products, Wine tourism.

Abruzzo: a small region with a huge wine diversity

Along the picturesque Adriatic coast of central Italy—surrounded by Le Marche to the north, Lazio to the west, and Molise to the southeast—lies the historical, charming region of Abruzzo.

Written on January 14 2020. Posted in U.S. wine regions, Wine Event, Wine Tasting.

SF Chronicle 2020: behind the scenes of the largest North American wine competition

I just came back from one of the most exciting U.S. wine competition I have ever attended. The 20th edition of the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition has been a huge learning opportunity for me...

Written on January 2 2020. Posted in U.S. wine regions, Wine Event.

New year, new grape varieties for California after 20 years genetic research at UC Davis

For the first time since the 1980s, University of California, Davis, researchers have released new varieties of wine grapes. The five new varieties, three red and two white, are highly resistant to...

Written on December 19 2019. Posted in U.S. wine regions, Wine Event.

How will the next decade wine geography look like?

If you would have told me, ten years ago, that in 2020, I would have tasted (and enjoyed) a glass of sparkling wine made in England, I would have laughed hard: too cold, too rainy, no-one would ever...

Written on November 13 2019. Posted in Italian products, video, Wine Event, Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Ferrari Trento Doc: the fine mountain bubbles of Italy that outpaced Champagne

Last September I attended one of the most formative and mesmerising press trip ever, the so called Ferrari Camp. It’s a four days event with the Ferrari winery in Trento to discover what’s behind their...

Written on November 4 2019. Posted in U.S. wine regions, Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Willamette Valley: the international epicenter of New World’s Pinot Noir

I visited Willamette Valley last August during the 2019 edition of the Wine Writers Educational Tour and I am once again grateful to have been taking part to this yearly trip with my fellow American...

Written on October 30 2019. Posted in Wine Event.

Why are Wine Clubs so popular?

It's no secret that Direct to Consumer online sales have been thriving in the last two to three years, but did you know that the 36 per cent of the DTC sales are performed through a Wine Club? The...

Written on October 14 2019. Posted in Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Guado al Tasso: the Antinori legacy and the quality of Bolgheri terroir

I visited Guado al Tasso winery last August with the San Francisco Wine School crew during our Tuscany wine tour. I had the unique opportunity to learn about their plot vinification and vineyards management,...

Written on October 7 2019. Posted in U.S. wine regions, Wine Event.

What if Italy could be American new rising export market?

In days when we are witnessing the war of wine import's tarifs which can make the price of some European wines imported in the U.S. skyrocket in the next months, I was wondering how it works in the...

Author: Laura Donadoni