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Per raccontare il vino italiano, bisogna prima capire l’Italia del vino. (“To talk about Italian wine, you must first understand the wine of Italy.”) A work in progress, my definition...

Monica Larner • 08 Mar 2023

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Spirito di Vino 2022

Hoping to spread a little holiday cheer this season, it is our pleasure to present some of the competing drawings from the 2022 Spirito di Vino cartoon competition....

Monica Larner • 21 Dec 2022

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Reviewers’ Favorites 2022: Monica Larner

It is no coincidence that all five of my “favorites” this year are white wines. This is my way of signaling how important I believe white wines will be to...

Monica Larner • 07 Dec 2022

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Italy, Campania: Introducing the Campi Flegrei

A relatively unknown part of Italy, Campi Flegrei rivals Italy’s top destinations in terms of sheer natural beauty and exciting things to discover....

Monica Larner • 12 Oct 2022

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Italy, Miscellaneous: Loose Ends from 2021

This article features a roundup of miscellaneous samples from the 40 articles from Italy that we published in 2021, including interviews and videos....

Monica Larner • 15 Dec 2021

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Spirito di Vino

Hoping to spread a little holiday cheer in these difficult times, it is our pleasure to present some of the competing drawings from the 2021 Spirito di Vino cartoon competition....

Monica Larner • 15 Dec 2021

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Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella: Amarone & More

Valpolicella is home to a broad spectrum of reds, ranging from the ethereal to the colossal. The secret winemaking tool of the region is appassimento....

Monica Larner • 15 Dec 2021

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Italy, Sicily: An Island Nation of Wine

This report includes 179 reviews of wines from various Sicilian subzones from the 2020 vintage, 2019, 2018 and some from 2017....

Monica Larner • 30 Nov 2021

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Reviewers' Favorites 2021: Monica Larner

In the spirit of Italian wine discoveries, it is my pleasure to present five of my favorite bottles tasted this year. These are not necessarily my highest-scoring choices, but they...

Monica Larner • 17 Nov 2021

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Italy, Sicily, Etna: Introducing Idda, a New Project by Gaja and Graci

Two of Italian wine’s most important families, the Gaja clan of Barbaresco and the Graci family of Catania, joined forces to create this new wine company....

Monica Larner • 21 Jul 2021

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