Veneto, land of the V’s. This region in Italy’s northeast — of the 20 regions that make up the country, its most prolific winemaker — has a lock on the 22nd letter of the alphabet, beginning with the ...

THE day wasn't the twilight zone exactly, but maybe it was the fifth dimension, because the moon was in the seventh house, Jupiter was aligned with Mars, peace was guiding the planets and something ...

Begin your wine journey with a private Prosecco wine tasting tour, either a half day or full, in a chauffeured car for two. Prosecco DOC di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene, north of Venice, offer a blend of ...

There are more than 350 white grape varieties officially recorded in Italy — and if you count those beyond the Ministry of ...

For oenophiles, Northern Italy offers an embarrassment of riches. Not only is it packed with world-class wineries, but the region also offers spectacular food and historical sites. Whether it’s a ...

It gained attention in the late 2010s, thanks to its low price point, with the best proseccos consistently tasting fresh and ...

My training to become a wine expert took years of dining on delicious foods and wonderful wines. Well, maybe they weren’t all wonderful wines but one will gravitate to the wines and food that give the ...

Gerardo Cesari started the winery in 1936 with the idea of making an Amarone that would be on par with the greatest red wines in the world. Today the winery produces some of the finest in the Veneto ...

Preparing to visit Italy a few years ago, I read a 300-page book on its wines and jotted down the name of every wine I read about. When I got there I found a hundred wines I’d never heard of. Wine ...

“God made only water, but man made wine,” wrote Victor Hugo in his 1856 “Les Contemplations,” and what better way to sample man’s invention than a guided tour of Venice’s wine country Begin your wine ...