The Dark Story behind Italy's Elite Wines Due to its world-class viticulture and historic winemaking tradition, Italy is considered a renowned country in the international wine market. With twenty winemaking regions and over four […]
August 24, 79 AD: On this day, Pliny the Elder was born. Pliny was a military commander, philosopher, writer, naturalist, and close friend to the Roman Emperor Vespasian. He wrote Naturalis Historia (Natural History), […]
July 12, 1966: On this day, Vino Nobile was given the DOC (Denomination of Controlled Origin) status. The red wine is produced primarily using Sangiovese grapes in the Italian town of Montepulciano. July 12, […]
From Barrels of Wine to Bottled Vintages: The Emergence of the Modern Wine Industry in Early Modern Europe, c. 1600–1800 People have been drinking wine all over the world for more than 8,000 years. […]
Wine and Italy’s Unification Italian Unification was the sociopolitical movement from 1848-1871 that brought the various states of the Italian peninsula together. During the process, Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) led the republican push for unification […]
March 1224: This month, the first-ever wine tasting competition was held. French King Philip Augustus initially organized the competition; because the king was the only wine critic who counted, the competition matched around seventy […]
A History of the Wines of the Amalfi Coast The Costa d'Amalfi DOC, located in the Campania wine region in southern Italy, has been given the DOC classification in 1995. Wine connoisseurs say the […]
The Birth of the Slow Food and Wine Movement in Italy Founded in 1989 by Carlo Petrini, discussions about the Slow Food movement have spread across the globe. Virtually everyone who has been in […]
Nebbiolo Grape Variety: Guide to a Noble Piedmont Vine Nebbiolo is considered amongst the noblest Italian varietals and one of the most mysterious. The “one that grows in the fog” produces exceptionally complex wines […]
The Piedmont Wine Region If you love wine, the Piedmont wine region in Italy should be on your list. Barolo and Barbaresco are the pride of Piedmont with its extraordinary Nebbiolo grape. Nebbiolo is […]
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