What new fundamentals can be said about one of Italy’s oldest and best wines? This summer 33 distinct zones, 38% of the entire Soave surface, become official UGAs: Unità Geografica Aggiuntiva or ...

There are more than 350 white grape varieties officially recorded in Italy — and if you count those beyond the Ministry of ...

The poet, dandy, fighter pilot, lothario, propagandist and Italian First World War hero Gabriele d’Annunzio had extravagant, and often bizarre, living standards. He used to check in to hotels with his ...

, Italy - Everything should be coming up roses for Soave. The wines, historically among Italy's best whites, have never been better. Yet a debate over whether to use a new designation, Superiore DOCG, ...

So much of what we think we know about wine is probably wrong. That’s just a fact. And it has a lot to do with how we learn about wine. Much of what we think we know comes from reading something ...

Italy has one of the most robust eating and drinking cultures in the world, which is why it is both a joy to explore and a beast to master. Some estimate that the country has 2,000 native grape ...

Summers in northern Italy are awash in Soave Classico, much of it watery and undistinguished. But when this white is made well, it can be a revelation. Tommasi’s Soave Classico, from the single ...

The imposing Castello di Scaligeri towers over the medieval walled town of Soave, whose narrow streets run down the mountainside on to the plain below. It is a beautiful and vibrant place, well worth ...

There was a time about 30 years ago when everyone seemed to be drinking Soave, a white wine made near Verona, in northeastern Italy. The Soave made by Bolla was so popular — and so heavily marketed — ...

The immense range in wines from Italy continues to keep any Old World wine lover on their toes. I recently had the opportunity to taste a handful from the gorgeous country. I sipped quite a few from ...

Soave. I love to roll that word around in my mouth. Pronounced “suave-ay,” Soave Classico is perfect summer drinking, especially this example from third-generation winemaker Stefano Inama. The grapes ...