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Written on November 3 2020. Posted in Wine Event, Wine Story, Wine Tasting.

THE #METOO OF WINE, WHAT CAN WE DO TO CHANGE THE SEXIST CULTURE?

We came out in the open, we denounced the abuse, we got indignant, we started an ethical conversation on social media, we pointed the finger at those who abused their power to discriminate, heads have...

Written on October 22 2020. Posted in Wine Event, Wine Story, Wine Tasting.

Wine and diet culture: transparency or another way to shrink our wallet?

It's certainly no secret that the pandemic has skyrocketed the consumption of wine and alcoholic beverages in the United States and that more and more consumers are looking for information and buying...

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

Women and the wine industry. What “IT IS NOT OK”. Spilling it out.

All of a sudden I connected the dots of the countless moments and episodes in my 7 years long career in the wine business when I felt bullied, verbally and sometimes physically harassed, subtly sabotaged...

Written on September 11 2020. Posted in Italian products, video, Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Oltrepó pavese, what’s beyond the Pinot sparklings and the bulk wines

The Oltrepò Pavese wine region is one of Italy’s most neglected Located south of Milan, the area produces barbera, croatina, uva rara, vespolina based wines...

Written on August 12 2020. Posted in Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Soave, the white wine with a thousand souls…regrouped in 33 new geographic mentions

Soave is often associated with light-bodied, refreshing, easy-drinking wines for immediate consumption. At least this is the partially wrong assumption spread among the consumers, above all in the United...

Written on June 1 2020. Posted in Italian products, Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Mamoiada: the genuine, raw, millenary face of Sardinia’s viticulture

A small town in the heart of Sardinia, in the Nuoro countryside, 2500 the population, more than 200 the wine making families. In Mamoiada the people have wine in their Dna.

Written on May 20 2020. Posted in Italian products, Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Schioppettino, the forgotten grape that sounds like it tastes: crackling!

The wine travel we are going to plan together today brings us to the very Northern Eastern corner of Italy, to the small town of Prepotto, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, at the border with...

Written on May 2 2020. Posted in Italian products, Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

It’s sparkling. It’s from Veneto. But it’s not Prosecco. Ever heard about Durello?

For this week episode of the mini series “post-Covid wine travels” we fly to Veneto where I will introduce you to another undiscovered wine gem of Italy: mister Durello, the wine crafted from the Durella...

Written on April 22 2020. Posted in Italian products, Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Post-Covid wine travel series. Undiscovered Puglia: the native grapes, the places and the millenary culture of the Murge

Given that dreaming is a form of planning, as I stated in the first episode of this mini series of articles, here we are to dream (plan) about our second post-Covid Italian wine exploration.

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

Quarantine “no hassle” Italian wines online shopping list

We can use this time of self isolation and quarantine to explore new wine regions: online sales are skyrocketing in these days, so I scanned the web for what it is left to buy in terms of good value...

Let’s talk about wine, people, places and beauty

A chat with James Suckling: his story and what do Americans look for in Italian wines

Inside a natural cork