Barbacan is a small winery and it`s a real bastion of artisan identity in the heart of the Alps, an extraordinary chain of mountains of northern Italy. On these heights, with dizziness slopes and steep terrain, working the land and the vineyard is a heroic Continue reading VITICULTURE ON THE ALPS
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Meet the Wine-Maker | Zoom Live Chat with Arianna Occhipinti
Italian Wine Club presents
Zoom Live Chat with Arianna Occhipinti
Wed 22 July | 8:30pm
Arianna will lead us to a virtual tour of her Continue reading Meet the Wine-Maker | Zoom Live Chat with Arianna Occhipinti
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Pievalta, Pioneers of Biodynamic Wine
Pievalta is one of the most interesting and respected of Italian wineries in the production of white wines. In 2002 Barone Pizzini (first Organic winery in Franciacorta) crosses the border of Franciacorta and chooses the region of Castelli di Jesi recognizing the great potential of Verdicchio as being one of the most important indigenous grape varieties of Continue reading Pievalta, Pioneers of Biodynamic Wine
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Zoom Live Chat with Mateja Gravner
ITALIAN WINE CLUB presents
Zoom Live with Mateja Gravner
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Wine for the Ages, Without Artifice
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES
2016 Stanislao Radikon died of cancer a few weeks ago, on Sept. 11. He was just 62, and though most casual wine consumers may never have heard of him, his wines epitomized a level of beauty and truth sought by wine lovers every time they open a bottle. Continue reading Wine for the Ages, Without Artifice
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2014 Barbarescos: Triumphs and Question Marks
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES
The early reports on the 2014 vintage through much of Europe were not optimistic: rain, lots of it.In some places, it lasted through the spring. In parts of Italy, it carried on through much of the growing season. Continue reading 2014 Barbarescos: Triumphs and Question Marks
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Why you should be drinking organic wine
SOURCE: ANTONIO BOCO
An organic wine is a wine made from grapes that have been grown without the use of artificial or synthetic chemicals, such as herbicides and pesticides. To keep the Continue reading Why you should be drinking organic wine
