Michele Chiarlo: Three Barberas from La Court
Barbera spent most of the 20th century as Piedmont’s most democratic grape. It grew nearly everywhere, yielded generously, and ended…
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Cava Beyond the Basics – Altitude, Craftsmanship and the Evolution of Style
So, you have the framework, the classifications, the grapes, the geography. Now, for the part that actually matters when the…
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WINExcel Awards: a prize, at last, for the people who sell wine
The wine world celebrates vintages, terroirs, producers. It rarely stops to acknowledge the people who actually get that wine to…
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Vinitaly 2026 – Italian Wine Between Record Numbers and Unanswered Questions
The 58th Vinitaly closed with 90,000 visitors from 135 nations, 4000 exhibiting wineries and a fairground sold out across every…
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Mas des Infermières: The Luberon Through the Director’s Eye of Ridley Scott
Wine Paris has a way of flattening everything into noise. Stand after stand, region after region, the days take the…
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Wine Paris 2026: Notes from the Floor
Let me be honest, I almost skipped the opening session because Paris Expo Porte de Versailles was already extremely busy…
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Chianti Classico Collection 2026: Where Sangiovese Speaks for Itself
The Stazione Leopolda filled quickly – journalists, buyers, and wine lovers from across Italy converge on Florence each February for…
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Verona – The Closing of the Games and the Oenological Heart of Veneto
With the closing ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Verona becomes the final point of a journey that has…
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Val di Fiemme and Anterselva – Endurance and Purity
With the inclusion of Val di Fiemme in Trentino and Anterselva/Antholz in Alto Adige, the Olympic narrative of Milano –…
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