There is no question that wine is synonymous with Italy. Making wine in Italy is like breathing — it is sewn into the fabric of Italian life. There are 900,000 registered vineyards scattered throughout Italy. Italy is the number one wine-producing country in the world and Italians consume an average of 14.5 gallons of wine per person, per year, making them third in the world for consumption. For years, Italian wines were considered not much more than table wines but they have come into their own in recent years. No visit to Italy is complete without experiencing Italian wine at the source — the vineyard.
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- Exploring the Vineyards of Noto Sicily (October 2016)
- Casato Prime Donne: A Full Sensory Experience (June/July 2016)
- Wine: Drink Up in the Cinque Terre (May 2014)
- Vineyards of the Valpolicella (March 2014)
- Umbria Vineyard: An Otherwordly Homage to Sagrantino (June/July 2013)
- Umbria’s Greenest Winery (June/July 2013)
- Science in Every Sip at Le Marche Vineyard (May 2013)
- Day Trip from Florence: An Afternoon of Chianti Wine Tasting (August 2012)
- The Wines of Emilia-Romagna (November 2011)
- Montepulciano’s Wine Cathedral (March 2011)
- Vino Roma: Wine Tasting in Rome (December 2010/January 2011)
- In Tuscany, Biodynamic Wines Help Preserve the Past (November 2010)
- Wine on the Amalfi Coast: The Ancient Vines of Tramonti (May 2010)
- Women Winemakers in Italy: Women Reign Supreme at These Italian Wineries (September 2009)
- Get Up Close and Personal with the Italian Harvest (October 2007)
- The Heat Is on for Italian Winemakers (July/August 2007)
- Sicily’s Donnafugata: Old Winery, New Ways (November 2006)
- The Donnafugata Music and Wine Band: A Melodious Mix (November 2006)
- Let the Italian Flow at Open Cellars Event (April 2006)
- Italy’s Piedmont Region Is Wine Country (November 2005)
- Get a Broader Perspective of Italy’s Piedmont Region (November 2005)
- Puglia: No Longer a Silent Wine Producer (June 2004)
- Americans Discover the Fun of Prosecco, Italian Sparkling Wine (July/August 2003)
- An Italian Wine Education in Rome (January/February 2003)