Food & Wine - 7 Maggio 2020 The Cost of Harvesting Green Grapes to Save Wine in the Time of the Coronavirus The invitation is intended for small businesses that produce generic wines in Italy. They’ll receive a flat-rate subsidy for not producing their wine, but they won’t have any possibility of profit.
Food & Wine - 20 Febbraio 2019 Chianti Classico, the Oldest Consorzio in Italy, Celebrated (and Tasted) in Florence Once again, the Chianti Classico “Collection” has returned to the Leopolda Station in Florence to present the latest vintage years of the Black Rooster wines of the three traditional typologies, Annata, Riserva e Gran Selezione, to the media, connoisseurs and wine traders.
Food & Wine - 8 Giugno 2018 Sicilian Wines Embracing Innovation while Respecting Tradition The only way that most wine regions can keep up with global competition is by focusing on progress - although I feel that sometimes, in the name of improving the past, wine producers can lose those precious treasures that are the heartbeat of that area; it is nice to see wineries in Marsala significantly improving on tradition while staying true to their area’s heart
Food & Wine - 21 Marzo 2018 Bodegas Valentin Bianchi: Italian Wines Influencing the World A wine lunch in NYC to taste a selection of Argentine wines from Bodegas Valentin Bianchi showed how much Italian culture has influenced the world. A great reminder of how grateful I am that Italians continue to bring their passion for life wherever they go and inspire others to give themselves over to the love of food, the love of wine and the love of living a good life.
Food & Wine - 21 Dicembre 2017 Brian Larky’s Italian Wines, When People Live Up to Their Reputation It can be overwhelming to look for high quality, small family Italian wine producers. Since the US market is saturated with wine producers from Italy, it can be a Herculean feat to pick a special wine at a fair price. But finding those certain individuals, and companies, that we can trust that select these wines to import into the US can make this stressful task achievable for mere mortals.
Food & Wine - 25 Novembre 2017 Luigi Veronelli: The Italian Wine Journalist Who Fought for Passion The legendary Italian journalist Luigi Veronelli was an highly educated man who stood by his principles to protect small winemakers, as well as artisanal products, around Italy; so much so that he was sentenced to prison twice and, in 1977, successfully stopped the national distribution of Coca-Cola in Italy for one day.
Food & Wine - 20 Ottobre 2017 Ferrari Trento, Italian Mountain Sparkling Wines Fly High A recent visit to Trento, Italy, to the sparkling wine producer Ferrari Trento, placed me in a position where I had to face one of my biggest fears – riding in a helicopter. In the end, this life changing experience taught me that sometimes it is worth taking a leap of faith to experience some of the best things in life, such as Trentodoc sparkling wines.
Food & Wine - 26 Settembre 2017 Michele Chiarlo, The Man Behind the Wine Legend My time spent in Piedmont with Michele Chiarlo is a great reminder that the tough times in our lives can inspire us to improve the world around us. He is a man who truly helped place Italy on the fine wine map with his Barolo wines that some wine connoisseurs argue to be the greatest wines in the world.
Food & Wine - 30 Agosto 2017 Donnafugata: the Right Wine by a Reassuring Sicilian Family When you don’t have a family, you either look at those who have a dependable, warm one with toxic jealousy in your heart or you open your heart and allow someone else’s devoted, personal tribe to fill your heart with everything that is good in life. I have chosen to do the latter. And one family that I greatly admire is the winemaking family of Donnafugata in Sicily
Food & Wine - 4 Febbraio 2017 In Calabria, the Rebirth of Wine Comes from Women A land historically unknown for its wine production, today rediscovers its vineyards, valorizes its resources and hoards tons of awards. It has become a source of pride for the region and for the numerous women from the wine world made in Calabria. Here, we’ll tell you their story