Italian Wine Archives

6 min

Rare Varieties

Piedirosso – Blessed by the Tears of Christ Under Mount Vesuvius

In 79 AD, the massive, destructive eruption of Mount Vesuvius brought tragedy to Campania in Southern Italy. The eruption infamously destroyed and buried Pompeii in volcanic ash, freezing the ancient…

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5 min

World of Wine

Ninety Plus Cellars Makes World Class Wine For The People

Drinking high quality wines from the world’s most sought after wine regions should not be a luxury reserved for those with fat wallets. After all, the beauty of wine is…

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11 min

World of Wine

On Being a Winemaker at a Cantina Sociale

Not all winemaking gigs are created equal. A winemaker’s responsibilities vary greatly depending on the type of winery for which he or she works. Producing wine at an estate winery…

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5 min

VikeVike Winemaker Simone Sedilesu Was Destined for Wine

VikeVike Winery was born from the passion of Winemaker Simone Sedilesu. His family has a multigenerational history of winemaking in the ancient Sardinian territory of Mamoiada. Simone grew up amongst…

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6 min

Wine Documentary Goes Behind Best Wines of Italy & More

Wine Masters TV is a cinematically stunning wine documentary series made for true wine lovers. The web series takes you behind the scenes of the best wineries in the world.…

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5 min

Rare Varieties

Catarratto – The Sicilian White Wine for Summer

Sicily’s strategic location in the center of the Mediterranean Sea has attracted countless cultures, merchants, and conquerors to its shores. The Greeks, Phoenicians, Arabs, and Italians all staked their claim…

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5 min

Rare Varieties

Carricante – An Exhilarating White Variety From Sicily

Carricante is a white variety indigenous to Sicily, Italy’s largest island. Actually, Sicily is six percent bigger and produces six times as much wine as Sardinia, the other Italian island…

Primosic Wines, Ribolla Gialla, Venezia Giulia IGT 2018

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5 min

Rare Varieties

Ribolla Gialla – A Rare Italian Variety That’s a Glass of Sunshine

Hailing from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy, Ribolla Gialla is like drinking sunshine in a glass. This rare variety produces bright wines with floral and citrus-driven aromas reminiscent…

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5 min

Rare Varieties

Cortese – The Great White of Piemonte

We have all heard of the legendary Italian reds hailing from Piemonte in northwestern Italy just over the Alps from France. Barolo and Barbaresco. We know them. We adore them.…

2017 Donnachiara Resilienza Falanghina Beneventano IGT

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4 min

Rare Varieties

Falanghina – A Historic White Variety from Campania

This week’s rare variety takes us to Campania, the southern Italian region that encompasses the famed city of Naples along the coast of the Mediterranean. Falanghina is an ancient variety…