If you’ve ever taken a sip of an Italian wine and thought, why does this taste a little like the sea? you’re not imagining it ...

If you see a white blend from Italy for a good price, it’s worth a try. Italian whites are overlooked, under-appreciated gems, a wealth of local grape varieties waiting to be explored. For generations ...

Tasting notes: Smooth, rich flavors with hints of strawberry and citrus. Tasting notes: Smooth, more depth, fuller red wine with more body and hints of cherry and oak. Tasting notes: Smooth red wine ...

Italy is the only country in the world with viticulture in all its regions, extending from the damp sea coast to the foot of the Apennine Mountains, the Italian Alps and the Dolomites. Vines grow from ...

Victor Hazan once told me, “The duty of wine is to be red,” while sipping some of the same. Hazan, author of “Italian Wine,” is famously known as the husband (and oft translator) of Marcella Hazan, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve tasted the Italian grape Trebbiano recently, it has likely been as the base for authentic balsamic vinegar or a glass of ...

Got the hammock strung up? Check. A chilled bottle of Prosecco or Vermentino? Check. Notebook handy? Pen or pencil? Check. Time to do some studying. Our textbook: “Native Wine Grapes of Italy” by Ian ...

WINE ENTHUSIASTS touring Italy during the fall harvest who aren’t content to just sip can opt to snip and crush. Wine tourism, which includes taking part in the production process, has been rising in ...

It took me a while to figure out why sangiovese is the most-planted red grape in Italy. At 155,000 acres of vine, it accounts for about 8 percent of all wine grapes planted there. And this in a ...