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Continue reading →: ProWein 2019: Around the World in 72 HoursAlmost 7000 exhibitors from 64 countries and 61,500 trade visitors from 142 countries – these are the numbers for ProWein 2019, held in Düsseldorf from March 17 – 19, 2019. This event, now in its 25th year, has become the leading trade fair for wine & spirits. A trend barometer,…
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Continue reading →: Chillin’ in ChileItalian Grapevine took a vacation, to explore other grape-growing, wine-making terroirs, this time going quite a distance… all the way to the New World! My trek to the Maipo Valley, so near to Santiago, to visit the Undurraga winery, one of Chile’s most important wine estates, was nothing short of…
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Continue reading →: Seeing StarsAs a lover of good wine, I am – quite obviously – also a lover of great food. So in my meanderings around Italy, this year I decided to start making a point of visiting Michelin starred restaurants, especially those of young, up-and-coming chefs. The ones with the stars in…
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Continue reading →: Sensual Sicily, Chic ScicliSicily is a feast for the senses… Stimulation abounds, as you are surrounded by beauty, both natural and man-made. On a recent visit to Scicli – which is pronounced chic + ly – I got to know a little corner of the Mediterranean’s biggest island that had inexplicably avoided my…
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Continue reading →: Our Ladies of LoretoOn my odyssey through the world of Italian wine this summer, I was able to visit producers whose wines had intrigued me, but whose terroir I had not yet been able to visit. And the great thing about visiting wineries is you see where the wine grows: you breathe the…
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Continue reading →: Blue LvnaeThis Halloween, I’m reflecting on the moon and its incredible influence on us, and on agriculture. In 2018, we’ve even experienced some supermoons. Our grandfathers knew how to plant according to the moon’s cycles, and maybe we should be paying closer attention to what it’s doing to us, too. For…
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Continue reading →: Multi-Tasking, Multi-TastingCelebrations are always enhanced by wine, don’t you think? And nobody does it better than the Donne del Vino, or Women of Wine, the Italian association of women winemakers, enologists, sommeliers, wine shop owners, food&wine journalists. This summer I attended two events sponsored by Italian women wine makers, and let…
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Continue reading →: A Tale of Tales… A Tale of Wine…For years, I have wanted to visit that magnificent monument that is Puglia’s Castel del Monte, and this summer I finally got there. Of course, no visit to Puglia is complete without a visit to a winery as well, and this day was no different. So what’s the connection you…
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Continue reading →: Illuminati d’ImmensoFor those of you who can get the pun in today’s title… pour yourselves a drink! And let it be Illuminati Brut! (Answer below) The Metodo Classico is a small production, only 10 to 12 thousand bottles per year, but wow what bubbles! Abruzzo is not the first region that…
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Continue reading →: Under the VolcanoSo did you miss me? Italian Grapevine has been on the road, meeting vintners and tasting vintages, exploring the myriad geographical marvels of the Bel Paese peninsula. But we’re back, and will be reporting on all the jewels we’ve discovered, so keep your eyes peeled for our reportage… Flashback to…
Suzanne Branciforte
has one foot firmly planted on either continent
is New York born and Harvard educated
is Italian and American and Italian-American
has resided on the Italian Riviera for the past 15 years
has a Masters degree and a Ph.D. from UCLA
is a writer, translator and interpreter
interpreted for the President of the Bundesbank and Nobel Prize winning economists and authors
is the author of the international best-selling textbook Parliamo italiano!
has lived extensively in California, France and Italy
knows that good wine doesn’t grow in ugly places
is convinced that living is your greatest work of art
Suzanne Branciforte's Italian Grapevine 