Waitrose focused on boosting Italian wine success
Waitrose is adding a raft of wines from Sicily in a bid to further develop its “significant” market share in Italian wines. Maria Elener, the supermarket’s wine buyer for Italy, told OLN: “Our share...
Chianti’s star still rising after 300 years
The winemakers of Chianti knew they were on to something good when rivals started copying them. By the early 18th century, the sale of counterfeit bottles to ever-thirsty England had become so rife...
Italy’s Next Wine Frontier
Friuli, on the border of Austria and Slovenia, has become one of Italy’s most exciting wine regions thanks to its complex, aromatic whites. Producer Giampaolo Venica and writer Anya von...
Pinot grigio wines to beat the heat
It turns out, pinot grigio and pinot gris are actually the same white wine grape, just with two different names. Pinot gris (the actual “technical” name) is thought to be a mutation of the pinot...
Summer Hailstorms Pummel Barolo and Monferrato Vineyards
Two major hailstorms struck Italy’s Piedmont region this week, damaging top vineyards and worrying local winemakers. On two evenings, July 26 and July 27, large bands of clouds moved across...
Garganega: White grape is best known as the mainstay of Italy’s Soave wines
Like the members of Parisian electro-funk duo Daft Punk, garganega has managed to defy a classic convention of fame. It’s globally popular yet relatively anonymous. Rather than hiding behind robot...
Vineyard cover crops save environment
A cover crop is a crop grown for the protection and enrichment of the soil. Cornell researchers have advice for vineyard managers in cool and humid climates like the Northeast: cover up. Studies...
This Summer: Goodbye “Rosé”… Hello Blue Wine!!
Rosé wine is considered one of the most preferred types of wine in the summer. It gives that fresh feeling on very hot days. This summer, you can say goodbye to Rosé, is you lived in Spain,...
