If you’ve tasted the Italian grape Trebbiano recently, it has likely been as the base for authentic balsamic vinegar or a ...

For California wine enthusiasts, the Columbus Day weekend used to mean a big San Francisco tasting focused on wines made from Italian grape varieties grown in the United States. That went away more ...

Native Italian grapes are obscure, and complex, and they've got a difficult-to-understand heritage. And yet, at this moment, they are building traction, and attention, and appraisal. Think of it as a ...

There’s a charming rusticity to the Montoliva wines, irrespective of which ones you choose. All have the same food friendliness that you would anticipate from southern Italian red grapes. One of the ...

There is something distinctly Italian about sangiovese. Maybe not so surprising as it is the most planted grape variety in Italy. Widely present in Tuscany, where we find it in Chianti, Chianti ...

“Italy is the most complex wine-growing region in the world,” says Brian Larky, founder of Dalla Terra, an importer of Italian wines. “In California, you’ve got — what? — five, eight, 10 major growing ...

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 ...

Folonari Valpolicella ($17.99) is an affordable, medium-bodied and moderate alcohol level wine. Folonari has been producing ...

The wines of Italy have long been adored for their history and age-worthiness. Barolo and Brunello are the favored bottles of wine around the world, but are often priced beyond the everyday drinking ...

“Italy is the most complex wine-growing region in the world,” says Brian Larky, founder of Dalla Terra, an importer of Italian wines. “In California, you’ve got — what? — five, eight, 10 major growing ...