Fortified wine is around for hundreds of years. Nevertheless, few wine lovers know much about them, and there are many misconceptions about fortified wines. This article clarifies what fortified wine...
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Italy is home to many great wines and many distinctive grape varieties. While many of them also are used by vintners in other countries, some are rare outside of Italy. Negroamaro is one of them....
For people who do not use to drink wine regularly, some styles might be a bit overwhelming. Especially very bold wines with aggressive tannins and high alcohol contents may put wine newbies off....
Among the many varietals that vintners use to make high-class wines, Pinot Grigio is exceptional. The reason is that it is very versatile and can produce very different types of wine. It does not...
Many drinks that we enjoy as leisure beverages today originally started as medication. And they often contained wine mixed with herbs, spices, and other ingredients. One of these beverages is...
Chianti is one of the most iconic Italian wines. The squat bottle in a straw flask that sits on a table with a red-and-white-checked tablecloth stands for the "Dolce Vita" (English: sweet life) like...
