Feb 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Joyce Tarantino, Italian Wine Scholar Home to the historic cities of Verona and Venice, the Veneto lies in the northeast of Italy, from the Dolomites on the border in the north with Austria, west to Lake Garda and east to the Adriatic Sea and the delta of the Po...
Feb 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Go a little north of Rome on the map and draw a straight line across Italy. Le Marche is just opposite, nestled between the Adriatic Sea and the Apennine Mountains. It shares a border Emilia Romagna to the north, Abruzzo to the south and Umbria, Tuscany and Lazio to...
Feb 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Known as the Il Cuore Verde d’Italia (the Green Heart of Italy), Umbria is tucked between Tuscany and Le Marche, north of Lazio. As its name implies, it is a forested and mountainous area, crossed by two valleys, the Vallee Umbra and the Val Tiberina. The...
Feb 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Ah, Roma – the Caput Mondi. Now just imagine the wine world 2000 years ago. Roberto Paris tell us that “This was the biggest city of the world and the Romans were drinking wines from all over the world, but they were also making wines. All around Rome...
Feb 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Bordering the Adriatic in east-central Italy, Abruzzo has everything needed to make great wines. Proximity to the sea, cooling mountain air in the evenings, a dry and sunny climate, the rolling hills in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains. From Avezzano in the...
Feb 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sandwiched between Abruzzo and Puglia, on the Adriatic Sea, lies the newest province in Italy, Molise. It is the province of “seconds” – it is the second smallest region in Italy, in land area and population, but the second largest producer of...
