Category Archives: wine

VIA Italian Wine Maestro (IWM) Program

Posted on August 8, 2019 by

  Introducing the VIA Italian Wine Maestro Program! Want to know more about indegenous Italian grape varieties? Are you a sommelier or server in an Italian restaurant? Do you sell a lot of Italian wines? If you have answered “yes” … Continue reading →

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Prosecco – What’s Really in the Glass – #ItalianFWT

Posted on July 5, 2019 by

I wrote an article about a year ago for our local provincial magazine called Culinaire – a magazine that focuses on both food and drink from local restaurants, cafes, pubs and wines from around the world. Since my specialty is … Continue reading →

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Lambrusco(s)- The Star(s) of Emilia-Romagna (#ItalianFWT)

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

Lambrusco, the main family of red grapes from the Emilia side of Emilia-Romagna, is gaining in trend and popularity. Even five years ago, no one had even heard of Lambrusco, let alone be drinking it! Now, the family is gaining … Continue reading →

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For Such a Time as This

Posted on May 26, 2019 by

The last two months have been a bit of a whirlwind with two trips to Italy in a month and a half, a job layoff, and now figuring out what to do next in my life. Well, I find myself … Continue reading →

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The Power of Sagrantino- #ItalianFWT

Posted on February 1, 2019 by

Talking about native grapes of Italy is probably one of my favourite things to do! For this month’s #ItalianFWT, we travel to Umbria, Italy’s only landlocked region. it doesn’t need water to make it great though! One of the few … Continue reading →

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