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Written on December 16 2020. Posted in Wine Story, Wine Tasting.

Green leaders in the wine industry: inspiring people and companies taking action to fight the climate change

Today more than ever we need “green leaders”: people, companies, start ups who will inspire and encourage others to follow in their sustainable footsteps. Speaking specifically about the wine industry,...

Written on December 7 2020. Posted in Italian products, Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Ageing Italian white wines? Yes you can, here the grape varietis to look for…

It’s easy for wine lovers to be convinced that certain red wines improve with age. Think about how normal it is to consume a bottle of Bordeaux, Barolo or Burgundy after one or two decades.

Written on November 16 2020. Posted in Wine Story, Wine Tasting.

Choosing different wines can make you happier, it’s science.

What if I tell you that frequently choosing different wines can make you happier? You think it’s a bold statement, don’t you? It is actually backed up by rock solid science. Drinking your usual, regular,...

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...

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Discovering aged sherry wines in Andalusia

Debunking false myths about corks and horizontally stored wine bottles