Italian Wines Articles

In my opinion, Italians are masters at winemaking and to me they prove it with the incredible variety of wine styles and, especially, red wine types they have floating around. I’m all for change and variety and, although I enjoy the rich, fixed forms of French wines and the like I also feel like spicing things up every once in awhile. Not to say that French wines aren’t at the  [ Read More ]

Prompting a discussion between arguably the most legendary Italian red wines invites an argument of epic proportion. There are multiple ways to go about this but all start from the realization that they are almost always mentioned in pair. After all, they both come from the same region in Italy, are made from the same grape and are held in very high esteem. The Nebbiolo grape is unmatched in Piedmont,  [ Read More ]

By now you should be fairly accustomed with the local food local wine pairing rule of thumb. While it’s true that local cuisine will work 99% of the time, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best possible pairing available. In the case of Italian food, a much better idea is to pair it with Californian wine. I’ll talk about why pairing Italian food with Californian wine is better in a  [ Read More ]

Italian wine is famous for being exquisite and largely unavailable for the general population. The Italians deftly succeed in drinking over 90% of their total wine production. The Italians are also famous for being successful in growing many wine types. Many of these are red wine types, like Barolo and Barbaresco. However they also produce many great white wine types which, sadly, are not so well known. Wine lovers all  [ Read More ]

The Italians are masters of wine making, and since the time of Rome they have indulged in this fine art. Thus, they have many great recipes that could bewilder the minds of many. However the Italians are not very fond of exporting their wine, they consume almost 90% of their total wine production. Italians produce many wine types, probably over 50. More than half of them are red wine types.  [ Read More ]

Located at the foothills of the Alps, the region of Piedmont, or Piedmonte, in Italian, is one of the more cooler provinces, so there’s a big difference whether the vineyards are facing south or north. The warmer south slopes are the territory used for grapes such as Nebbiolo or Barbera, while the cooler are dedicated to varieties used to make more sweeter wines, varieties such as Dolcetto and Moscato. As  [ Read More ]

When we think of Sicily an image comes to mind, one of a warm sunny day feeling the gentle breeze of the Mediterranean.  But Sicily’s gifts from nature are also put to use to create wines that will fit perfectly, whether you’re enjoying the local cuisine or just admiring the sunset. Let’s have a look at some of these wines and find out what makes them so different from other  [ Read More ]

Puglia is the biggest producer of wine in Italy, 17% of all Italian wines come from this region. Out of this 60% are reds. The flagship red grape is Primitivo, used to make food wines. These luscious, heavy wines fit perfectly with the local cuisine. But Puglia has a bit of a shameful background. For years it has produced “plonk”. Plonk is a term used to refer to very poor  [ Read More ]

This land is so overwhelming that sometimes you simply get lost in the vast culture. Famous people such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo Galilei were born here. Florence, Siena, the leaning tower of Pisa are all wonderful and make for an experience you will never forget. But we are here to talk about the delicious part of this region, let’s have a look at it’s wines. 1. The  [ Read More ]

Italy is one of those countries that could turn any grape into wine. It is one of the oldest winemaking countries being known to produce since antiquity. One of the key factors that makes Italy such a good place for vineyards is the wide range of weather and terrain. Due to this they can and do produce a vast selection of wines. Let’s have a look at the regions that  [ Read More ]