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Brunello is the philosopher’s stone of Sangiovese, but the hospitality offer in the town of Montalcino could benefit from a little light rejuvenation.
The Chianti Tellers exhibition will go on show at the Casa Chianti Classico in Radda in Chianti from April 2017 onwards.
Chianti lovers are in for a surprise this Christmastime. Along the scenic via Chiantigiana between Monteriggioni and Castellina in Chianti, the family-owned Cecchi winery has decided against something as tedious ...
On November 22, the US Consulate General Florence celebrated Thanksgiving in collaboration with the Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico.
On November 18, 2016, historic winery Ruffino threw a party in its Pontassieve cellars for its new artsy bottle of Chianti. Designed by Andy Fumagalli, an artist and ...
Select Chianti wineries have teamed up to launch The Art of the Treasure Hunt, an initiative aimed at stimulating wine tourism and showcasing international contemporary art in unique settings. ...
“Drink it cool” is the mantra being promoted by the Chianti Wine Consortium this summer. In efforts to increase red wine sales in Italy during the summer months, the ...
In America, a barrel race is a rodeo event in which horsewomen negotiate a cloverleaf course marked off by three 55-gallon metal barrels. In Montepulciano, the Bravìo is sometimes described ...
Picture seven journalists and two winemakers bouncing around in a Land Rover Defender in the wilds of Maremma. The scent of broom drifts in through the windows, the sun beats ...
After a certain age, Christmas can lose a bit of its magic. Fortunately just as the magic begins to vanish, it becomes legal to drink and we can put the sparkle back into the season. Special sparklings Italy makes spectacular sparkling wines. Champagne is always a delight, as delicious
According to the 11th report by the Observatory on Wine Tourism in Italy, the organization of the most wine-oriented municipalities of the Italian foundation Censis and Cities of Wine presented in February 2013 at the International Tourism Exchange (BIT) event in Milan, wine tourism has not been badly affected
Of all tourists, wine tourists are among the most discerning, and Italy is hosting more and more of them, from all over the world. According to a report prepared by market researchers, Censis, and presented at Bit 2010, the International Tourism Exchange in Milan, approximately six million wine lovers toured
At the source of the Arno River lies Il Borro, a striking medieval hamlet whose origins stretch back more than a thousand years, when the area was once dominated by a fortified castle. Named for its deep yellow gorges, or borri, the region was originally inhabited by the Etruscans and
The current popularity of ‘enogastronomy’- wine and food related tourism – may seem new but Italian wines have been drawing visitors since the Greeks overran the Etruscans. However, unlike food, wine in Italy in the last 35 years has changed dramatically. Around that time, Italians began to realize
From August to November, from Italy’s mountainous north to its sunniest south, the grape harvest is under way. Once the legal time to harvest has begun – and this date varies by region – winemakers and agronomists try to select the exact moment when their grapes are perfectly
I only wanted to see you bathing in the purple rain” … As a words person if I were to pick out a piece to pair with this month’s ...
