Guido Berlucchi is credited with inadvertently becoming the pioneer of Franciacorta when he assigned a young enologist to...

 The best Franciacortas are brilliant, elegant and complex sparkling wines, and Ricci Curbastro is among the best producers...

 Lovers of fine Rosé Champagne should take note of this wine, which is a qualitative competitor to some very famous...

 Fans of the great Lyle Lovett will recall a line from a song that goes, “I love everybody, especially you,”...

 The Adda River flows south from the Alps of Italy’s Lombardy region.  For a brief few miles, however, the river...

  This lively, transparent ruby colored wine is light and savory with red cherry fruit mingling with dried woody...

 Lugana, a DOC on the southern shore of Lake Garda in Northern Italy, is a name to remember for white wines.  The...

 Italy is not known for Pinot Nero (aka Pinot Noir) the way it is for Nebbiolo or Sangiovese.  In the relatively cool...

  The Adda River flows south from the Alps of Italy’s Lombardy region.  For a brief few miles, however, the...

 Rainoldi is an iconic producer in the Valtellina Superiore – located on the north bank of the Adda River in the...

 The best Franciacortas are brilliant, elegant and complex sparkling wines and Ferghettina is among the best producers in...

 Franciacorta is arguably Italy’s finest sparkling wine.  The Majolini Estate is located in the small village of...