Did you know that Italy has more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than any other country in the world? All that art and nature... wonderful, right? But how can one little country afford to preserve and promote all that beauty? We all have to pitch in, that's how! And the world of wine is doing its…
Continue reading ➞ The Culture of Wine Part 1: Tasca d’Almerita
It's a year of anniversaries and celebrations: Vernaccia di San Gimignano was declared the first Italian DOC wine (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) in 1966, and thus turns 50 years 'young' this year. And here in Tuscany, the famed Chianti Classico of the Gallo Nero logo, is turning 300 (but that is the subject of another…
Continue reading ➞ Vernaccia di San Gimignano, a Wine of Great History
Suzanne Branciforte's Italian Grapevine 