Alto Adige, one of Italy's smallest wine-producing regions, is also one of the country's most diverse. Education is vital to help spread awareness and understanding of these multi-faceted wines. Following the success of the 2012 Master Class series hosted by Master Sommelier, Laura Maniec, Alto Adige Wines has re-launched an educational initiative...

Thanks to the determination and enthusiasm of nineteen of the most important Italian wineries, the "Institute of Fine Italian Wines – Premium Brands" has become a master in commercialising while promoting the culture of Italian high quality wine all over the world.   Italian wine is globally considered a synonymous for quality and style, and...

by Michael Austin   One man's vino is another woman's wein. In Alto Adige, the Italian wine region also known as Sudtirol by the locals who drink "wein," multicultural bilingualism comes with the territory. This is Italy's northernmost wine region, bordering Austria to the north (thus, the language duality), Switzerland to the west, and...

di Leonardo Biagiotti   New York, 2 settembre 2015 - Più grande e in grande stile is better. Anche il vino toscano, per crescere in America, ha bisogno di fare squadra evitando piccoli eventi 'poco utili se non dannosi'. Parola di Lucio Caputo, presidente dell'Italian Wine & Food Institute di New York, l'organizzazione che dal 1983 si oc...

Italy is famous the world over for its wines, so even if you are not a serious wine enthusiast you will surely appreciate the beautiful scenery and tradition of a trip through the fine producing wine regions of Italia! Almost every region in Italy produces wine. In fact, Italy claims 20 major growing regions, including the islands of Sicily and Sar...

By Bill St. John Beginning shortly after the unification of their country in 1861, millions of Italians immigrated to this country and to Canada and countries in South America. Many brought grapevine cuttings with them.   Never be surprised to see an Italian surname among the descendants of those immigrants making wine in the Americas today...

On a frigid Friday evening, a milling crowd gathers outside the front door of Vincenza & Margherita Italian Bistro. Inside, couples, standing in the foyer or camping on couches near the hostess stand, juggle glasses of red wine in one hand and bulky winter coats in another. Every stool is occupied at the lively bar where a bartender sprinkles a...

Prosegue con soddisfazione la campagna di promozione negli Stati Uniti del Consorzio di Tutela dei Vini DOC Sicilia, che dal 23 al 26 settembre parteciperà alla 25esima edizione del Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta, in collaborazione con la celebre testata Wine Spectator. Gli impegni continueranno poi a Los Angeles con una serie di appuntamenti con...

by Mark Bona   For the second consecutive year, Ballet in Cleveland will offer private-label, dance-themed wines in conjunction with Firelands Winery of Sandusky. The wines are from Firelands' Italian collection - Vermentino, a white wine, and Cannonau, a red also known as Garnache. Both are commonly grown in the island of Sardinia off...

In 1907 the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co. built this corner tavern at 2501 S. Superior St. to serve the working class neighborhood of Bay View. Northeast of this corner at Superior St. and Russell Ave. was the Milwaukee Iron Works Bay View Rolling Mill, the region's first heavy industry and the community's largest employer, which dominated the South S...