Posted May 18, 2015 With summer just around the bend, interest in rosato wines is again increasing with the 2014s arriving weekly. Two denominations that specialize in this refreshing style of wine are located near Lake Garda, which lies between Veneto and Lombardy. One, Bardolino, is well known, while the other, Valtènesi, deserves to be. […]
Posted August 10, 2014 With the Nizza DOCG nearing reality, Italian Wine Central interviewed some leading producers of Barbera d’Asti DOCG Superiore from the Nizza subzone about the future of this region. The participants were Stefano Chiarlo, winemaker at Michele Chiarlo; Luca Currado, winemaker at Vietti; Erika Abate, export manager for Bersano; and Ignazio Giovine, […]
Posted May 28, 2014 Under the new European Union wine law that went into effect in 2008, DOC and DOCG were technically lumped together in the new quality wine designation of DOP (PDO in English). Everyone studying for a wine test breathed a sigh of relief, because they wouldn’t have to memorize the growing list […]
After frenetic jockeying for position in 2011, the music stopped Posted July 31, 2013 In 2008, the European Union officially began the process of “normalizing” agricultural policy throughout the EU. Translation: Regulatory control of agriculture was to be taken away from the member countries and consolidated within the European Commission instead. For the wine industry, […]
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Each denomination’s page follows the same format, depending on the number and types of wines allowed, the restrictions imposed by the disciplinare (the organizing law for the denomination), and the data available. The name of the appellation (including any variants or alternative names) and the quality level are listed the way they appear in the […]
The ambassadors of Italian wine in the world: US by Geralyn Brostrom The picture of Italian wine in the US: a love still flourishing. Indigenous varieties and targeted communication the keys to keep growing. di Federico Gallo We interviewed Geralyn Brostrom, one of the 14 Italian Wine Experts in the world, the highest certification of the […]
