When I was in the French region of Armagnac in December, everyone was all excited about selling Armagnac in China. As well they should be. While Armagnac is a beautiful, tawny, aromatic spirit with a long tradition, in recent decades it has fallen far below Cognac in world recognition, consequently
The US is Italy’s number one export nation—and the Italians want to keep it that way. In many European countries wine consumption is declining, while in the US per capita wine consumption has gone up 25 percent in the past-read more-
Driving around the enigmatic, fog-shrouded Piedmont region of Italy, I saw steep vineyards that fall away from the winding, mountain roads, and medieval castles looming out of the haze on every other hilltop. I recalled the great Barolo and Barbaresco-read more-
"Second city" tours and "unprecedented access" are the keys and keywords employed by high-profile Italian winemakers to meet the challenges of a tough market. Gaia Gaja, judged a team-building cooking competition in which her new "brand ambassadors" learned how to-read more-