Bordering on Tuscany and right above Rome is the lesser-known and lesser-traveled region of Umbria. Here you’ll find some of the most delightfully undervalued Italian wines. It is a region of lu...

Marche, or Le Marche, is a region that lies in the central east part of the Italian peninsula, with its eastern part by the Adriatic Sea; Tuscany and Umbria on the west, Emilia Romagna and the t...

Even as subtle as the change of seasons can be in Northern California, there are definite signals that indicate Summer is ending. The shorter hours of daylight, the beautiful golden light at sun...

Liguria is shaped roughly like a crescent moon. The territory is mostly mountainous, about 65%, and the rest is hilly. This characteristic conformation is also what makes ...

Campania

It’s a sizzling summer in Italy this year. Everyone is planning to escape from the blazing heat and go toward the mountains or the beaches as soon as the...

Crossing the Po River, leaving Lombardia, we enter the heart of Pianura Padana, the widest Italian plateau. This is land of fertile soil, rightly considered the vegetable ...

If you have ever had fresh oysters with an icy-chilled white wine from Northern Italy, or a lush, rich California Zinfandel to wash down braised lamb shanks wi...

We are visiting Veneto again, in the Italian northeast. The Veneto is the 8^th largest wine producing region among the twenty regions in the country, with the 3<...

Sicilia, or Sicily, has always been a fascinating region to visit with its rich and complex history. From ancient times this island has been the playground of different people and cultures. Its ...

We return to Abruzzo ten years after the April 9, 2009 earthquake which devastated a wide part of the region, bringing death to and damaging L’Aquila, the region’s capital, to the degree that to...

Dear Italian vino aficionados,

After feedback from a number of you, I have decided to return to the original format of our club with a regional profile each month; however, since...

Gin begins, like vodka, as a neutral spirit (the base can be grape, malt, corn, wheat, rye, and/or molasses). It is the introduction of juniper and other botanicals ...

The Baroli of La Morra

Throughout the years, certain wines, because of their impact, have compelled me to want to explore the region and its wines further. I was so stunned by a Barolo ...

Italian Wine Club ~ La Dolce Vite
Calabria | September 2018

Where the Italian boot dips its toe into the Tyrrhenian and Ionian se...