About Italian Wines
Best Italian Wines of 2009 from Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast Magazines - The Wine Spectator and the Wine Enthusiast, two of the most prominent wine-centric magazines in the U. S., recently published their picks for the best wines from around the world released in 2009 . Both lists of 2009’s best wine offerings include a number of Italian wines and it’s interesting to look at exactly what wines were included in the two lists... read the article»
Italian Wines in Wine Enthusiast Magazine's Top 100 Cellar Selections 2009 - Wine Enthusiast Magazine recently released its top 100 wine cellar selections for 2009. These are the wines that editors of Wine Enthusiast consider to have the greatest potential for ageing, wines that will require additional time in a cellar for maximum drinking pleasure. Keep in mind that many... read the article»
The Perfect $5,000 Italian Wine Cellar - In a previous posting I formulated a proposed personal wine cellar that consists entirely of Italian wines and costs approximately $1,000 at current retail prices. Now, I’m going to up the ante and look at what one can buy in the way of Italian wines for $5,000. But it’s not just a matter of going out and buying wine until you’ve reached the $5,000 limit... read the article»
The Best Italian Wines – Gambero Rosso’s 2010 Tre Bicchieri Winners - Gambero Rosso recently released the winners of its coveted 2010 Tre Bicchieri awards for quality Italian wines. Wines receiving the Tre Bicchieri (“Three Glasses”) award are deemed to be the best in Italy, the survivors of an exhaustive panel tasting process. As in past years, the awards are announced in October of the preceding year. Thus the 2010 Tre Bicchieri awards were announced...read the article »
A $1,000 Wine Cellar for the Italian Wine Enthusiast - This may be thought of as a “starter” wine cellar for people that are relatively new to the world of Italian wines and have some, but not a lot of discretionary income. The difficult part is knowing what wines to choose for the wine cellar so as to maximize the returns on your wine investment. What I have done is formulate a proposed wine cellar that costs approximately $1,000 at current retail prices and consists entirely of Italian wines that the owner can enjoy every day with dinner as well as some special wines that will garner nods of approval when served to guests... read the article»
Safeguarding Prosecco - In an article in the Business Section of the New York Times late last year, Amy Cortese highlighted efforts of producers of Prosecco in the Treviso hills in the Veneto region in northeastern Italy to protect the geographic integrity of the Prosecco name from incursions by foreign producers of bubbly wines produced from the Prosecco grape... read the article»
The Best Italian Wines – Gambero Rosso’s 2009 Tre Bicchieri Winners - Since it’s initial release by Stefano Bonilli in 1986 in the form of an eight page newspaper insert, Gambero Rosso’s Vini d’Italy has grown into what is universally recognized as the authoritative source of information on Italian wines. By annually tasting and reviewing over 25,000 different wines from over 2,200 producers, Gambero Rosso unravels the diverse Italian wine scene and has become the definitive standard for evaluating Italian wines for wine shops, restaurants and wine-savvy consumers ...read the article »
Piero Antinori Receives 2008 "Lifetime Achievement" Award from Wine Enthusiast magazine - Italian winemaker Marchese Piero Antinori, president of Marchesi Antinori, one of the most historic and prestigious names in Tuscan viticulture, received a 2008 “Lifetime Achievement" Award from the American trade magazine Wine Enthusiast ... read the article »
Commonly used terms found on Italian wine labels - Italian wines come complete with their own wine terms. Here is a list of the most commonly used terms or phrases found on Italian wine labels. read the list of commonly used terms»
Reading a wine label - Finding the information you need on an Italian wine label can sometimes be a daunting task. This brief overview of a representative wine label will show you how to interpret the major pieces of information about the wine and the producer. read a wine label»
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