Barolo: A Love Story
Edited and translated by Nicolas Belfrage MW The story of Barolo — that sublime wine of the Langhe hills in…
Italian wine
Trentino and Alto Adige Whites: A Breath of Mountain Air
Where are we, first of all? Almost certainly farther north than you might assume. Imagine translocating this region of Italy…
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Soldera: The Great Outsider
The role of the outsider in art and literature is widely recognized. Colin Wilson’s book The Outsider-which draws on the…
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Primo Franco 1983–2013: Prosecco Resurgent
Despite the long post-2008 recession and the continuing malaise of the Italian economy, sales of Prosecco-the real thing from the…
Marchesi Antinori Selection
The literature-and even the logo-of Marchesi Antinori boasts of 26 generations of continuous wine production since Giovanni di Piero Antinori…
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Palladio and Prosecco: Parallel Expressions of Bella Figura
The events we call history are like stones skimming over the placid waters of time: each light touch creates a…
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Brunello: Image or substance, truth or dare?
by Kerin O’Keefe “By law, Brunello di Montalcino can be made only with 100 percent Sangiovese cultivated in Montalcino. Otherwise,…
BySangiovese Shines at Tuscan Anteprime
by Franco Ziliani Given the serious scandal that erupted in late March in Montalcino over the “improvement” of Brunellos with…
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