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"How much corvina did you use?” asks Giacomo Bretzel. The photographer is my Valpolicella travel companion, and we’re currently in the Pasqua cellars about to complete the final phase of the winemaker’s new tasting experience. In the aging room sits a table topped with various tools of the trade: two “wine thieves” (pipettes used to draw small amou...

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Tuscany is one of the most important and renowned wine regions not only of Italy, but of the whole world. The wines produced in this area are of great quality, thanks to the soil and the mild climate of the territory, but also thanks to an historical wine-making tradition. The best-known wine-growing areas in this region are undoubtedly the famous...

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The Primitivo grape hails from southern Italy, primarily in the region of Puglia located on the heel of the boot.  In Puglia it’s the 3rd most planted grape that grows well in the hot, dry conditions.  It’s a grape that is genetically related to zinfandel, although quite different in style.  Those from California are typically higher in sugar and t...

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A unique feature of our U.S. wine market is our eagerness to experiment. While wine drinkers elsewhere tend to stick with a favorite house wine (probably produced not too far from their kitchen table), Americans look for new grapes, new regions, new styles, packages, purchasing options and maybe something new we can't even imagine. So, if you want...

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“Prosecco time!” is the new "let’s get a coffee!” A friendly meet-up and the promise of a get-together that’s non-committal, fun, and bubbly— just like the wine. But not all Prosecco is created equal. To discover the differences, we packed up a wine-colored vintage coupé and set off for the historic wine production zone shared between the towns Con...

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In the last 12 years, the race of Italian food & beverage on foreign markets has never stopped. According to Federalimentare‘s survey on Istat data from 2007 to 2019 exports have almost doubled. In the first ten months of 2020, the scenario worsens due to the impact of the pandemic: the trend of exports stands at a weak +0.1%, while still maintaini...

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Wine is one of the oldest and most familiar pleasures on earth, but this potent potion still has the power to intimidate even her most ardent admirers!  Fear not, there is an Italian American coming to the rescue to return the joys of understanding wine to the masses! Gianluca Rottura, the proprietor of “In Vino Veritas,” New York City’s landmark w...

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Bottle of red. Bottle of white. Whatever kind of mood you’re in tonight.” Back in 1977, Billy Joel set the tone for the average American’s worldview of Italian wines with the opening lines to his classic hit, “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant.” Even if you’ve never visited the fictitious red sauce joint depicted in the song, you likely know the sc...

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First airing in March 2017, the Italian Wine Podcast has now entered its fourth year of broadcasting and is set to publish its 500th episode on February 9th, 2021. Originally conceived as a series of interviews with Italian wine producers at the OperaWine event in Verona, Italy, the program has since expanded its range to include key players in the...

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Since time immemorial, people have been enjoying drinking wine. Italian wine is among the best and largest produced. The Greeks who had settled in Southern Italy and Sicily exported the art of growing wine to Italy. They were impressed with the Italian climate that is perfect for producing different types of Italian wine. The other group of people...

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