Wine News

Italian Wine 2016. Even more Italian-style

We’re closer to the end of the year, with the grape harvest almost completely archived and excellent results seen all over the peninsula. This 2016 about to end was another positive year for Italy’s wine sector.

All the joy of Lambrusco. Medici Ermete & Figli

Alberto Medici has been travelling all over the world for 30 years, promoting the idea of Lambrusco linked to quality. He was a pioneer of a new concept of growing areas, and the incredible reputation of his wines is the...

RIP Mirko Stocchetto, the barman responsible for the Negroni sbagliato

Venetian-born in 1931, experienced go-getter Stocchetto worked at many important venues like Harry's Bar in Milan, or in the Sixties at his Bar Basso, where he met Hemingway and invented the Negroni sbagliato cocktail and a hundred or so more....

diVino: a top Italian wine bar in the heart of Bangkok

An authentic Italian wine bar in Bangkok, where visitors can enjoy premium bottles and taste truly traditional dishes. diVino, opened in 2010, today represents one of the top Italian spots where to dine in Thailand.

First-time Tre Bicchieri winners. 53 new labels in the Vini d'Italia guide

This is the thirtieth edition of the Vini d’Italia guide. Once again we have tried to put together a complete photograph of the multi-faceted Italian wine panorama. As usual, the most important honor is the Tre Bicchieri ranking, the award...

Imea, Gineprina d’Olanda: the Italian gin with international appeal

Richly flavored, spicy and penetratin: Gineprina d'Olanda is a unique Italian gin that maintains its personality even when joined to other spirits. And it's one of the oldest spirits, dating back to late Nineteenth century.

Return to the future. The volcano’s vineyards, island model

Timing is everything. The pace is slow, like nature’s rhythm, like that of agriculture, of the vines. Time and rhythm, like the smoke that fills every breath, is measured by the volcano. ’A Montagna, it’s called around here. Etna’s viticulture...

Wine buy of the month: Faro '14

Elegance and character: these are the most interesting features of Faro '14, a blend of nerello mascalese, nerello cappuccio and nocera produced by Bonavita on the hills of Messina in northeastern Sicily. Our advice is to taste it with red...

Perrier-Jouët: history and tasting one of Champagne’s biggest names

Guided cellar visit at Perrier-Jouët tasting sublime bottles, to learn more about the history and production methods of one of Champagne’s most celebrated maisons.

Harvest 2016, Italy maintains world leader ranking, aiming for export records

Production in France decreases, Spagna stays stable, and Italy holds first place with an estimate production of 48.5 million hectolitres, thanks to favourable end of summer weather conditions. The quality export challenge continues
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