WTI Magazine #19 2014 Feb, 28Author : Vino OK Translation by: The area is situated in the southern Lazio, in the province of Latina, and extends along the northern and southern coast of the promontory of Circeo, in the Pontine plain. This is a recent wine growing area, given the presence of numerous...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #47 2014 November, 12Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin Translation by: Friuli-Venezia Giulia used to be divided into two separate provinces, Friuli named after those that inhabited the area, and Venezia Giulia, which was part of the Venetian Republic. This area back in the day was where the spice route ran through along w...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #52 2015 January, 23Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin Translation by: Grillo, from Sicily, is a grape that has always been understood for its contributions in the fortified wine, marsala. Marsala is not just the fortified wine, but is also a town located in western Italy. Most of the Grillo grapes are used in production f...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #15 2014 Jan, 31Author : Vino OK Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti This is one of the most successful wine in the whole winery production of the Tuscan region. This red wine has a specific peculiarity: it exploits several important grapes for the "uvaggio" (a mixture of different varie...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #13 2014 Jan, 17Author : Vino OK Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti The Sardinian wineIf you are talking about Sardinian wine, you are talking about Cannonau, and all the shades of Sardinia's land. In fact, under this mono varietal designation, different Cannonau grapes from all over th...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #83 2016 September 16Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com Translation by: With so much talk of rosé this summer, and every summer for that fact, it totally makes sense that our Italian Food Wine & Travel group (#ItalianFWT) is highlighting rosé wines of Italy from any region while some of our food a...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #17 2014 Feb, 14Author : Vino OK Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti The zone where Trebbiano di Romagna DOC is produced covers a large part of the provinces of Bologna, Forlì-Cesena, Rimini and Ravenna. The nature of the areas is quite varied: the Romagna's territory is characterized by the foothills of the Appenines wit...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #35 2014 June, 18Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin Translation by: Familiar with Gattinara? I'll give you a hint. It has a lot of similarities to some of the blogs I have posted recently. Well Gattinara is primarily made up of the Nebbiolo grape. Gattinara is in the commune in Piedmont where this wine comes from, in the n...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #62 2015 June, 12Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com Translation by: I'm picky when it comes to entry level, inexpensive chiantis. Sometimes you just don't want to spend a lot of money, but you want a decent quality Chianti. I recently discovered the Donna Laura Ali Sangiovese di Toscana I.G.T....
READ MOREWTI Magazine #70 2015 October, 16Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com Translation by: The vines in Montefalco are rather young and only about 15 years old. The traditional version of sagrantino was more of a passito, dried grapes, style, which is still produced today. These wines are sweeter in style, but due...
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