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Exploring Verdicchio: One of Italy’s Most Ageable White Grapes (Preview)

Posted on August 21, 2021 by joyofwine

For September’s #ItalianFWT, we’ll be exploring this amazing white grape of the Marche region, one of the most beautiful regions on the Adriatic coast. In our previous episodes, we discovered Trebbiano di Soave from Veneto (Verdicchio this month) and Trebbiano … Continue reading →

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A Tour of Wines of Lombardia and Toasting to Lugana – #ItalianFWT

Posted on August 6, 2021 by joyofwine

This month for #ItalianFWT, we travel to Lombardia, where international and native grapes live in harmony. Nebbiolo (known here as Chiavennasca) is highly underrated, but appellations like Valtellina are becoming more and more known on the Italian wine stage, with … Continue reading →

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Bellone: The Great White Grape of Lazio #ItalianFWT

Posted on April 2, 2021 by joyofwine

This month at #ItalianFWT, we turn our focus to Lazio, a region well known for its culture, famous landmarks, and Italy’s capital city: Rome. Frascati also dwells in Lazio with the grapes of Malvasia del Lazio (Puntinata) and Malvasia di … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Season with Sparkling Freisa #ItalianFWT

Posted on December 2, 2020 by joyofwine

For those of you that know me, you know I’m a bit of wine geek when it comes to Italian grape varieties! The learning never ends, and it’s a bonus when I get to buy native Italian wine varietals then … Continue reading →

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Brachetto: The Sweetie of Piemonte – #ItalianFWT

Posted on April 3, 2020 by joyofwine

I love Brachetto. Full stop. I love selling Brachetto. I love people’s reactions when they say they want something different than Moscato, and then their minds are blown with something Moscato-like, but it’s a RED wine! Brachetto is one of … Continue reading →

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