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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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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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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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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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…
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Ribolla Gialla – A Rare Italian Variety Offering 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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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.…
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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…
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Sardinian Cannonau is a Global Contender
In a wine world of increasingly high competition, Sardinian Cannonau is a wine that deserves to be on the world stage. To drink Cannonau is to experience Sardinia in a…
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Vernaccia di Oristano – Sardinia’s Most Fascinating Wine
If you are a wine lover in search of one of the most memorable wine experiences of your life, then look no further than Vernaccia di Oristano. One of Italy’s…
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