ITALIAN METHOD SPARKLING WINE IS NATIONAL PRIDE
August 29, 2020 ITALIAN METHOD SPARKLING WINE IS NATIONAL PRIDE “Italian method” Sparkling wine is national pride. It is the definition that the world recognizes for sparkling wine refermented in the tank. A real tricolor pride including a well-known denomination and many other wines less known, but excellent and pleasant. In Italian, we finally attribute […]
WHAT IS A WINE EXPERIENCE?
May 1, 2020 WHAT IS A WINE EXPERIENCE? What is a wine experience? There are probably as many experiences as there are people who take part in them. Each experience is different concerning curiosity, motivation, preparation, and expectations. And also concerning the people who offer it to us and with whom we share it. A […]
HIDDEN GEMS IN THE FAR SOUTH OF SICILY: BEACHES, ART AND THE LOCAL GRAPE FRAPPATO
December 1, 2019 HIDDEN GEMS IN THE FAR SOUTH OF SICILY: BEACHES, ART AND THE LOCAL GRAPE FRAPPATO It is known that tourism is a very important driver for the wine business. So my task is to tell about places and wines so that the destination of people and the origin of wine can meet. […]
AUTOCHTONOUS GRAPES AND HIDDEN PLACES: NOSIOLA AND VALLE DEI LAGHI
November 12, 2019 AUTOCHTONOUS GRAPES AND HIDDEN PLACES: NOSIOLA AND VALLE DEI LAGHI Almost every week I find articles or blogs from the United States informing about high expectations about Italian autochthonous vines. They are about a thousand and it is almost impossible to know them all. Then I read the sales data and find […]
HOST OR OSTE? HOSPITALITY HAS COMMON ROOTS
October 31, 2019 HOST OR OSTE? HOSPITALITY HAS COMMON ROOTS Who was the innkeeper? Host or oste? The Italian host, unlike the host in the English language, does not exist without wine. This “trade” has disappeared in its original version, but its role is “updated” through the changes of beverage retail. The host of the […]
