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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...

Written on April 15 2020. Posted in Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Post-Covid Italian wine travels’ serie. Little-known must-see wine regions to visit after the pandemic

If there is any, surely my favorite silver lining of the global lock down is that Tour operators, cruises, and flights are sold for much less than the usual market rates (and offering free changes and...

Written on March 17 2020. Posted in Wine news, Wine Story.

Support Italian wineries fighting the Coronavirus pandemic

Written on March 15 2020. Posted in Wine news, Wine Story.

The world is purging, values reset at the time of Coronavirus

I come from Bergamo. Both me and my husband were born there, grew up there and spent most of our lives in the beautiful city 30 miles east from Milan, facing in these days the Coronavirus war. Yes,...

Written on March 2 2020. Posted in Italian products, video, Wine Event, Wine Tasting.

Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening 2020: a true celebration of the best Italian lifestyle

In my career as a wine journalist and judge I had the opportunity to take part to many vintages previews, wine competitions and press tours. I report stories, travels and tastings of most of them on...

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From Ukraine war to Chianti rolling hills: the story of Ines Berezina de Moschetti