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If you’re looking for a remarkable corner of Italy away from the country’s tourist magnets, one that offers a unique take on the Italian experience, head to Trentino, the dramatically scenic and mountainous region north of Lake Garda. Here wining and dining locally provides distinct pleasures—superb sparkling wines and Italian food with Alpine twis...

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The wines of Sicily are among Italy's most dynamic, produced in regions that wine pilgrims deem worth the trip alone. During the 1990s, some of the wineries began attracting attention abroad. The new millennium brought on "Nero d'Avola mania," which subsequently thrust other Sicilian wines made from different native grapes into the spotlight. Today...

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It is a green land with breathtaking views for those who are passionate about nature and the countryside. Irpinia has been defined as the Ireland of Italy, by others the Switzerland of Southern Italy for its natural beauties, beautiful villages and landscapes immersed in the mountains. The project "adopt a vineyard" was born in this pleasant landsc...

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It was around noon on a sunny autumn weekday when I first walked into the Enoteca di Cormons, hoping to get directions to a nearby winery. I’d sought out the town’s wine bar after a two-hour train ride from Venice, where I was living while writing a novel. A Venetian restaurant I frequented had served me a Pinot Grigio from an Italian region called...

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Liguria gets lots of love for its pesto, focaccia, colorful architecture, and exquisite beaches. On the global stage, though, the wines of Liguria are among some of Italy's most discreet – but they're no less noteworthy.  Liguria's most interesting wines are the whites, with the pleasant exception of Rossese di Dolceacqua, an elegant red produced n...

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Some of Italy's most celebrated wines are produced in Piedmont. When it comes to these Piedmontese wines, the spotlight is on Barolo and Barbaresco, the world-renowned reds made from Nebbiolo that can age for decades, but the region also boasts plenty of other wines worth a sip. Barbera and Dolcetto are two red wines made from the grape varieties b...

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Cantina Cooperative Riunite has added a Lambrusco to its canned Riunite wine offering in the US. The Italian group said this week that Riunite Lambrusco hits the market next month. Coinciding with the roll-out, which aims to capitalise on outdoor consumption occasions over the summer, CCR plans to run 'Reunite with Delight, a nationwide marketing a...

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Seated in the expansive backyard at Popina drinking a nicely chilled bottle of Marco De Bartoli’s Grappolo del Grillo is one great way to spend an afternoon in Brooklyn. Visitors to one of New York City’s best-kept-secret Italian restaurants might pair the wine with an inventive seafood dish from the kitchen of chef and co-owner Chris McDade. His p...

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Tenuta Sassoregale, founded in 2002, is located in Civitella Paganico of the Grosseto province in the northern part of the Maremma known as the Alta Maremma.  There are 2 other parts including the southern Maremma, known as Maremma Grossetana, and the Maremma Laziale.  It’s located on the southwestern part of Tuscany close to the Tyrrhenian Sea.  T...

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My training to become a wine expert took years of dining on delicious foods and wonderful wines. Well, maybe they weren’t all wonderful wines but one will gravitate to the wines and food that give the most pleasure. Growing up in the Chicago area, Italian food and wines were everywhere. And as every Italian knows, food and wine have a natural affin...

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