Monica Larner

An Open Letter to Giacomo Tachis

Monica Larner writes an open letter to the late "founding father of Italian wine."...

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Una Vita diVino: Le Maschere di Tricarico

The mother of Italian folk festivals is the Raduno delle Maschere Antropologiche held once a year in the southern Italian region of Basilicata....

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Una Vita diVino: The Butcher from Panzano

If I were to make a list of Italy’s top ten culinary personalities, Dario Cecchini of the Antica Macelleria Cecchini (www.dariocecchini.com) would be included....

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Travel
Best of 2016: Monica Larner

The past 12 months have offered exceptional tasting surprises in Italian wine. The international marketplace has been replenished with beautiful new releases and impressive vintages representing the best of Italy,...

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Italian Wine in 2016: A Year in Review

It was the hottest day of the year. The air was heavy and humid. The incessant singing of cicadas grew to a dizzying pitch. On July 12, 2016 I was...

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Flying Pigs and Prosecco Teeth

Don't let recent press fool you—teeth decay isn't, in fact, caused by Prosecco....

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Best of 2017: Monica Larner

Our Italian reviewer gives her top picks of the year....

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5 New Year’s Resolutions from an Italian Wine Lover

Wine Advocate's Italian wine reviewer shares what she would like to accomplish in 2018....

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Remembering Bruno Giacosa

The legendary winemaker of Italy's Piedmont passed away at the age of 88....

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Updates from Montalcino’s Tenuta Biondi Santi

Today, Tenuta Biondi Santi is part of an important trend that is changing the landscape of this popular and profitable wine appellation....

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