A year has now passed since we got the first Covid-19 cases in Italy. Lockdown followed at the beginning of March and the rest is Corona-history. As waves of outbreaks continue their devastation...

Italy has a great many areas where wines are made with a fizz, from whites to reds, sweet to dry, from simple to complex styles in terms of winemaking and what's in your glass.Moscato d'Asti is one...

The DOCG wine regions of Italy are the regions you're most likely to see high-quality wines from. The DOCs are also important, but there are so many that it quickly becomes overwhelming. So here I'll...

I want to share a story of a special place that I’m sure many of you have already visited. Paradoxically it was only my second time in Le Cinque Terre, a beautiful national park that encloses 5...

Terre Alfieri DOCGNot every region in Italy can boast a DOCG certified area, but almost! The most recent addition to the most prestigious list of wine regions is called Terre Alfieri and is another...

I met Alyson around 12 years ago when we were both having lunch at Dario Cecchini, the famous butcher in Panzano in Chianti. Those of you who've watched Dario's episode on Chef's Table (Netflix) know...

It's time for the new olive oil!I think we can collectively agree without much hesitation that 2020 so far has felt like our lives have been paused. But as many farmers have told me, agriculture goes...

A winery visit that made me cry I've visited more wineries over the past twenty years than I could possibly count. As time has gone by, I've realized that the wine tasting in itself is not my...

Selvadolce is no ordinary winery, and the owner Aris is no ordinary winemaker.As you drive up the road from Bordighera, a sleepy seaside village, you get a view over an incredible bit of the Ponente...