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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...

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...

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