Florence’s Wine Windows: The Buchette del Vino and the Plague in Early Modern Italy Florence is a city where history stalks the streets. Buildings that were first erected in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries […]
Italian Wines - Frequently Asked Questions When is the Italian share in the global wine market? According to a 2020 analysis, Italy is the world's largest wine producer, followed by France. In 2020, Italy […]
July 8, 1952: On this day, Bolgheri DOCG was created. On the level plains near the Tuscan coast, the Super Tuscan was born. Here, sea breezes rather than height provide cooling, creating the perfect […]
What Famous Italian Wines Can You Buy Today? Would you like to sample some of the greatest red wines in Italy? Do you have trouble knowing which wines to pick since you've only scratched […]
June 276: In this month, Marcus Aurelius Probus became Roman Emperor. Marcus Aurelius Probus used his army to cultivate new vineyards in the Pannonian region and overturned Emperor Domitian's earlier restriction on winemaking north […]
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 […]
Brunello di Montalcino: A Tuscan Splendor! Brunello di Montalcino is an Italian wine style protected by its DOCG, the highest tier in the country’s quality pyramid. This wine may only be produced within the […]
Sangiovese: A Grape Variety Star from Italy In Tuscany, almost no red wine is made without Sangiovese. Whether it's Chianti or Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, or Montepulciano Vino Nobile, Sangiovese is present in […]
October 20, 1972: On this day, Frazier's Wine Merchants, Ltd. was incorporated. In the 1800s, Samuel White was a brewer at the Bellefield Brewery in Winson Green, Birmingham. His son-in-law, William Reginald Frazier, started […]
January 11, 1922: On this day, Franco Biondi Santi was born. His ancestors Clemente Santi and Ferruccio Biondi Santi invented the type of red wine called Brunello di Montalcino, which is produced entirely of […]
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