The domestication of grapevine was a slow process in Italy, according to the study. (Jill Wellington/Pexels via Courthouse News) (CN) — Italian wine is prominent in the world of grape cultivation, but ...

There is something distinctly Italian about sangiovese. Maybe not so surprising as it is the most planted grape variety in Italy. Widely present in Tuscany, where we find it in Chianti, Chianti ...

Long overshadowed by Barolo and Barbaresco, winemakers are preserving a cultural icon that delivers pure pleasure without the ...

“Italy is the most complex wine-growing region in the world,” says Brian Larky, founder of Dalla Terra, an importer of Italian wines. “In California, you’ve got — what? — five, eight, 10 major growing ...

One thousand feet above Washington's Columbia Valley, the highest reaches of dusty Snipes Mountain lie beneath river stones, vineyards staked incongrously in a mix of arid earth and the water-rounded ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve tasted the Italian grape Trebbiano recently, it has likely been as the base for authentic balsamic vinegar or a glass of ...

Although most wineries in PA Wine Land concentrate on growing two groups of wine grapes referred to as French varieties and French-American hybrids, many are experimenting with grapes more noted as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A certain faction of wine drinkers like to state (often emphatically) they drink only old-world wine. It is widely accepted that ...

Italian Sausages with Grapes and Vinegar is a dish that has roots established long ago in the vineyards of Italy. The dish was designed to feed Umbrian laborers working with the grapes. The sausage’s ...

What makes a wine French, or American or Spanish? Attributing national characteristics is a murky business, with one significant exception. Regardless of where they come from, the red wines of Italy ...