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As Giovanni Boccaccio teaches us in The Decameron, storytelling with a glass of wine, or two, will help us pass the time during this terrible crisis of COVID-2019…...

Monica Larner • 20 Mar 2020

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Italy, Emilia Romagna: Wines to Pair with Tortellini

Every year in September, I head to Castelfranco Emilia to participate in the Dama del Tortellino festival that celebrates Italy’s ultimate comfort food: tortellini stuffed with three kinds of minced...

Monica Larner • 11 Dec 2019

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Sip On a Retrospective of Barbaresco Back Vintages at Matter Of Taste New York

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RP Digital • 19 Nov 2019

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Locanda Margon: A Mountain Hideaway for the Best Italian (Sparkling) Wine and Food

Italian food and sparkling wine find an ideal intersection in Trentino....

Monica Larner • 15 Nov 2019

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Sluggish Growth: Snail Farming Is a Fast Growing Business

As it turns out, snails aren’t just for Chablis anymore....

Umberto Muó • 29 Oct 2019

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Italy, Lazio: New Releases

La società de' li magnaccioni (The Society of "Big-Eaters") Ma che ce frega, ma che ce importa, (What do we care, what does it matter) se l'oste ar vino c'ha...

Monica Larner • 17 Oct 2019

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Italy, Sicily: Etna (New Releases)

I am proud to present this terrific group of new releases from Sicily’s Etna volcano. As we watch the Etna star ascend, the quality bar on these volcanic wines rises...

Monica Larner • 17 Oct 2019

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Italy, Campania: New Releases

Most of the 269 wines included in this report were tasted in the town of Cetara, Campania, that sits gloriously on the Amalfi Coast, basking in brilliant sunshine and awash...

Monica Larner • 15 Oct 2019

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100-Point Masseto 2016 Released

The release is coming to the market at the same price as the 2015, which has risen 9% in value since its release last year....

Anthony Maxwell, Liv-ex Director • 26 Sep 2019

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Spotlight On Gaja

The Gaja story began in 1859, when Giovanni Gaja set up the winery with only two hectares of vineyards in Barbaresco....

Anthony Maxwell, Liv-ex Director • 10 Sep 2019

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