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This week local wine retailer Paul Adams of Fine Wines of Mayfield, who also has a new shop located in Royal Victoria Place, looks at the history of the classic Chianti “Love endeth like the Chianti flask, its drops are bitter,” said the American artist and poet Gelett Burgess. Now, the history of the famous Italian wine, Chianti dates back to at l...

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From the analysis of the Monitor on Italian agri-food districts, curated by the Intesa Sanpaolo bank Research and Studies Department, a positive trend emerges in the first half of 2023 (+5.3% year-on-year), amounting to over 13 billion euros in exports. This result also includes a significant price effect: the estimated export price increase for th...

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Alileo, a Boston-based Sicilian boxed natural wine brand, and The Burlington Mall announced today the launch of "alileo vino e snak bar", bringing a Sicilian wine and food experience to Common Craft in The Burlington Mall this winter. Off the heels of its first incredibly successful summer pop-up in Boston, the second "alileo vino e snak bar" will...

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Traveling along the scenic routes of Val d’Orcia and Val D’Elsa in Tuscany is nothing short of a dream come true for most visitors. And when you finally arrive here you will absolutely with no doubt, fall in love and you will want to come back again and again. Haven on Earth for wine enthusiasts. Here you have to try truffles, pecorino cheese, and...

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The Custoza grape is a native white grape from the Veneto region in northeastern Italy. Per the Consorzio Tutela Vino Custoza’s site, the Custoza grape is “delicate, floral and fruity aromas with slightly aromatic herbs….recognizable for its freshness”.  As the wines made from this grape ages they take on riper fruit notes, with savory characterist...

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One of the things about being a wine writer is that when people learn what you do, they often pull their phones out to share visuals of their own wine experiences. Now, on the one hand, this is a great thing. It is a gesture that ties together mutual passions and experiences in wine and is meant to bring a smile. But on the other hand, the process...

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Vendemmia is an Italian tradition, old and still in vogue to this day, so much so that it has its own word for it. Vendemmia is the day on which we harvest the grapes and prepare them for the fermentation process. The word itself derives from the Latin words vinum(wine) and demia(to harvest). Vendemmia takes place between August and October. The be...

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Brunello di Montalcino, once again, on the top of the world, with one of its most prestigious brands: Argiano’s Brunello di Montalcino 2018, the winery of the Brazilian entrepreneur André Santos Esteves, and led by Bernardino Sani, is the “Wine of The Year”, wine No. 1 in the world according to the famous magazine “Wine Spectator”. A record that re...

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Renowned for its commitment to environmental sustainability, Abruzzo has earned a well-deserved reputation as one of the greenest regions in Europe. This picturesque locale is primarily characterized by its undulating and mountainous terrain, which covers an impressive 99% of its land. Notable among these natural wonders is the majestic Gran Sasso...

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Il vino in Alto Adige viene prodotto da più di 2.500 anni, ma per molti versi si sta affermando per la prima volta, grazie a un inebriante cocktail di cambiamenti climatici, decenni di ricerca scientifica sulle complessità del terroir alpino e iniziative di qualità a lungo termine. Oggi l'Alto Adige è considerato la regione produttrice dei migliori...

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