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2012 Redux: The Traveling Grape, Pred...

Editor's Note: Italian wine columnist Lizzy Tosi takes us on a journey to ground-zero of grape production: the internationally-known vineyard nursery where next year's vines are grown and propagated. Some grapes are native to the area, and others have been brought in from other localities because they are on the cusp of popularity in new regions. Seeing what is growing in this cooperative farm today shows us what is going to be in our wineglasses five years or more in the future. –Becky Sue Epstein, Editor

2012 Redux: The Traveling Grape, Predicting our Future Wines
posted on: Dec 25, 2012 | author: Elisabetta Tosi

Italy’s Most Popular Winter Wine: Rip...

Red, warm, velvety, full bodied: this is, generally speaking, the identity card of Amarone della Valpolicella, one of the most esteemed Italian wines in the world.

Italy’s Most Popular Winter Wine: Ripasso, Cousin of Iconic Amarone
posted on: Dec 18, 2012 | author: Elisabetta Tosi

Vandals Destroyed a Treasure of Brune...

There will be no more Brunello di Montalcino Soldera until 2019.

Vandals Destroyed a Treasure of Brunello di Montalcino Wine
posted on: Dec 5, 2012 | author: Elisabetta Tosi

Merlot and Cabernet of Italy

Once upon a time, there was a young Italian nobleman who loved two things: racehorses and French wines.

Merlot and Cabernet of Italy
posted on: Nov 16, 2012 | author: Elisabetta Tosi

In Case of Sickness, Take Nosiola Win...

Almost all Italian wine regions have a wonderful tradition of “medicinal wine” used to restore strength to new mothers, to accelerate healing in those who are suffering from a bad flu, and to nourish old people.

In Case of Sickness, Take Nosiola Wine
posted on: Oct 9, 2012 | author: Elisabetta Tosi

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