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Italian winemakers have a storied history of developing grapes that are symbiotic with their climate and soil conditions. The characteristics of each grape have been tailored to the land and to the local cuisine – and vice versa. Until recently, many Italian wine producers were more interested in quantity than quality; American consumers were more...

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Puglia’s history is known for producing bulk table wine that was sold to the rest of Europe and even Northern Italy.  Even though this still happens today, Puglia has focused on their quality and really established itself as a major player in today’s wine market.  Today it ranks in the top 3 regions throughout all of Italy for producing the largest...

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The harvest is an art that is part of history, in fact it has been known since the times of the Ancient Romans, who in addition to planting vines wherever they conquered lands, kept the wine in the legendary terracotta amphorae, also to transport it, especially by sea, in throughout the extensive Roman Empire. What a glass of wine hides? Behind the...

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The wines of Italy have been popular in the United States for decades. Until a few years ago, however, a select number of offerings dominated these wines. Many Americans are familiar with the “Italian Big Four” table wines, as I refer to them: Chianti, Pinot Grigio, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and Prosecco. These wines are perennially the best-selling...

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The Covid-19 pandemic has affected all kinds of consumption, including wine. But, in the U.S. market, it has not affected the level of demand. Thus, consumption outside the buying places is flying, and even more so online sales, which largely compensate for the losses recorded in bars and restaurants. Italy, in this context, is taking advantage of...

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I am sitting facing Chianti countryside on a balmy, cricket-filled September night. Like a triptych painting in a portrait gallery a ripple of hills stretch before me, lit up by sparkling villages along its crest. The peace is resounding. My only companion is a fir tree rising up like a lollipop over my deck chair. Wafts of rosemary, lavender and t...

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Fall in Italy! If summer means the canning of the tomatoes, fall is certainly dedicated to wine-making, and the other sacred process, the harvesting of the olives for the precious gold, olive oil. I recall vividly my youth in Italy, and the smells that these activities produced. The atmosphere in town was one of hard work, and also much celebration...

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Sip Trip Italy è il viaggio on the road alla scoperta dei grandi territori del vino italiano, firmato e condotto da Jeff Porter, uno dei nomi del vino più influenti in Usa. L’idea è di andare in cerca dell’identità culturale dei territori mettendo in collegamento il vino, il cibo e con le persone,  e con le storie che rendono questi territori così...

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Italian food & beverage exports reached a value of 17,329.9 million euros in the first half of this year. This corresponds to a growth of +2.6% compared to the first half of 2019. Exports in June increased by +0.7% compared to 2019. Moreover, in July production fell by -0.4%: it can be said that “the sector is somehow touching the bottom of the cri...

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As indoor on-premise dining returns to major American cities, and as consumers continue to discover the convenience of curated online wine ordering, the Chianti Classico Consortium (Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico) and Italian marketplace and restaurant hub Eataly (Eataly.com) have announced a new partnership to celebrate and share the joy of the I...

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