The Badevisco estate is situated on the hillside of the extinct volcano, Roccomonfina, and stretches to the coast. Near the Massico mountains and the Garigliano river in the territory of Sessa Aurunca. The ancient capital town of Aurunci dates back to 8th…
THE JOURNEY TO DISCOVER THE BEST EXTRA VIRGINS IN ITALY BEGINS, THOSE AWARDED WITH THE THREE LEAVES – THE MAXIMUM SCORE – IN THE GUIDE OLI D’ITALIA 2021 DEL GAMBERO ROSSO, ARRIVING THIS YEAR IN THE ELEVENTH EDITION, THE THIRD…
Italy has more wine guides and awards than are possible to count. In 2012 this simple, yet ingenious guide was added to the mix and quickly gained respect. It includes both Italian and international wine critics/journalists as a panel of…
The *5 bottle* designation of excellence from the 2014 Espresso Guide will be awarded to the Cupertino Doc Riserva 2007 Cupertinum. The guide will hit the newsstands on October 2014 where they describe it’s exceptional high quality. Happy and proud,…
Italian Wine Tales, featuring 16 Prosecco Superiore, has wrapped up in Houston. Want to know more? Visit Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Academy to deepen your knowledge of the name, the characteristics of the land and the vine; the method of making sparkling wine,…
Did you know the designation Provolone appeared for the first time in 1871 in an agriculture ‘dictionary’ (Canevazzi-Mancini) and was referring to as a provola of quite large dimensions? Provolone del Monaco is made from cow milk from the Agerolese…
In Italy the word “bollicine” translates to bubbles and is also used to describe the sparkling wines made in Italy. In Italy, bollicine is made throughout the country and the production is close to 4 hundred million bottles per year.…
We always love when a less-known wine gets some international attention. Especially when I feel confident it will not become so popular that it will end up a simple commodity. Such is the case of the grape variety and wine…
Our summer series continues with…. The sea meets the Gavi Thursday 19 July, 6:30 Magda Pedrini’s Estate is located in Ca’ da Meo, a district which lies at the very heart of the Gavi DOGC wine-growing area, where the Cortese…
It is with pleasure we announce Daniela Mastroberardino as the new president of Movimento turismo del vino (MTV), an association of nearly 1000 wineries in Italy. Included under the MTV umbrella are the 140 wine routes throughout the country and…