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Written on March 22 2022. Posted in Wine Event.

Wine events’ F.O.M.O, how to fight the anxiety of missing out and select the best to attend

The anxiety of missing an event does not only concern companies or business opportunities, but also those who attend wine events for pleasure, for passion, perhaps exploring the idea of making it a...

Written on March 9 2022. Posted in Wine news.

Implementing anti sexism courses in Italy, my proposal to the Minister for Equal Opportunities

I started dealing with gender gaps, discrimination and sexism one day in mid-January 2020 when I decided that I didn’t want to put up with it anymore, that I didn’t want to “be superior”,...

Written on November 12 2021. Posted in Wine Story, Wine tourism.

Moscato d’Asti Docg: prejudices at home, success in the U.S., the search for quality

Moscato is one of the most "bullied" grape varieties at home, in Italy, and one of the most exported in the world, especially in the States where the most appreciated version is the low-alcohol, sugary...

Written on November 7 2021. Posted in Wine Event, Wine news, Wine Tasting.

Wine is more than natural: the creative genius of Hans Terzer and the new Appius

Wine is the result of the magical combination of many elements: nature, vine, terroir, but there is a factor which is too often considered as secondary, in particular in this latest fashion of "natural"...

Written on October 22 2021. Posted in Italian products, Wine Event, Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

The first prototype of a biogas tractor for Fontanafredda’s first “green” Barolo

A noble wine, a historic cru, from organic grapes, and produced with the help of an innovative zero-emission tractor. It will be Barolo Vigna La Rosa, Fontanafredda, 2021, a vintage destined to make...

Written on April 11 2021. Posted in Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

How are artisanal wine corks made? Inside a cork factory in Sardinia

How an artisanal wine cork is made from the tree to the final product: visiting a cork factory in Sardinia, Italy.

Written on March 18 2021. Posted in Italian products, Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Albarossa, Piedmont’s undiscovered red wine star

An evocative name, a fascinating history and a wine with great potential: Albarossa has all the elements for success. The vine was created in 1938 by Prof. Giovanni Dalmasso, one of the noble fathers...

Written on January 14 2021. Posted in Italian products, Wine Story, Wine Tasting.

Shop different: the “underdogs” red varieties of Southern Italy

Are you all about reds? Do you feel adventurous? Here is a list of red grape varieties from Southern Italy to look out for when the devil of online wine shopping comes to possess you again.

Written on December 29 2020. Posted in Wine news, Wine Story, Wine Tasting.

Ten significant revelations of 2020 to bring along in 2021

The end of the year is approaching and so the famous “draw a line" moment. Already the various memes about how this 2020 was a disaster are popular on the social media, with preludes of extraordinary...

Written on December 23 2020. Posted in Italian products, Wine Story, Wine Tasting.

Don’t call them just dessert wines…

Dessert wines are the most neglected wine category: they are hard to sell, according to many sales representatives and hospitality professionals. The problem is, in my opinion, that they are sold only...

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