In our role as tasters, we avoid asking producer for bottles as much as possible. This allows us to taste freely...

While winemaking research has focused on the olfactory aspects of a wine, in order to maintain as long as possible...

Many foreign tasters believe Italy produces excellent red wines but not white ones. This because Italian whites...

We raise our glasses in honor of someone who inspired me for many years and who I admired despite any difference...

People who reserve a table and then cancel at the last minutes are one of the biggest problems for Italian...

There are those – be they a critic or fan – who impose their own personal preferences in a thinly...

Our strengths lie in the connection between expertise and service, between experience and offering pertinent...

Italy did not come out well in a research study in the United States on the recognizability of the world’s...

Wine can have small defects, tolerable imperfections in regard to our personal tastes. However, these must not...

Modern enology seeks to enhance the value of a wine’s origin and characteristics, its...

In a post on his Facebook page, Fabrizio Pagliardi, the owner-operator of the Barnaba wine bar and restaurant in...

Without wishing to minimize any organizational shortcoming, there is no denying that Vinitaly is the most...

A niche product is something truly excusive, given its intangible value. But what happens if the consumer...

Half of Italy’s population drinks and buys wine on a fairly regular basis. In order to reach these...

There are some Italian reds made from Nebbiolo north of the Langhe that have a certain elegance, character,...

Selected or natural yeast? The microbiology of winemaking is a very complex subject and, for the most part, an...

An analysis of vintage 2014 of two great Italian reds, Barolo and Brunello di Montalcino, underscores the...

Wine also represents the history of a land, its people, climate, landscapes and traditions and thus has a symbolic...