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May I have a glass of Sciaglin, please?
Did you ever hear about wines made from Sciaglin, Forgiarin or Peculit Neri? The Friuli Venezia Giulia region in Italy’s north eastern corner is home to a great number of indigenous grape varieties, but as more producers are planting well known varieties such as Pinot Grigio, they are disappearing. The Bulfon family has a passion for these...
Is Prosecco the new Pinot Grigio?
It seems the financial crisis has boosted our love for Prosecco and according to Italian wine magazine, Corriere Vinicolo, DOC Prosecco production has tripled during the last 3 years. It’s particularly the British who are drinking more of the fizzy stuff. 6,5% of total UK wine consumption is sparkling and from January to September 2012...
Looking for a way to transform used wine corks into something useful? Here is an idea by London-based artist F. Conrad Engelhrdt: In collaboration with the various restaurants around the English capital he recycles used corks into unique paintings. To achieve a certain colour Engelhardt uses only the different shades of the corks and the wine...
The 2012 harvest is coming to an end and the first estimates say that this year’s crop will be a little lower than last year. Italian Wine Magazine Corriere Vinicolo (10/12) and Ismea Unione Italiana Vini predict that the harvest is about 8% down from 2011 with important differences along the Italian boot. Since 2011 was already low this...
After 26 years as partner in Vinforum, Ola Dybvik recently decided to sell his 50% shares in Norway’s famous wine magazine to academic publishing house Vigmostad & Bjørke. The other owner and co-founder of Vinforum, Master of Wine Arne Ronold, has a long history of collaborating with Vigmostad on over 15 books about wine. Read...
Cococciola, Lacrima de Morro, Montonico, Negrettino, Ortrugo, Pecorino, Passerina, Pignolo, Schioppettino, Timorasso, Termarina, Tintilia, Picolit... are only a some of the grape varieties that are the focus of the 9th edition of the Wine Fair “Autochtona”. With over 2000 of them, Italy is famous for its indigenous grapes. Over 300...
Wine is fashionable! And an increasing number of celebrities are producing their own wine: Madonna, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Gerard Depardieu, just to mention a few. In a recent interview with Italian Wine Magazine Bibenda,Rock Star Sting reveals his plans with his Chianti winery Pelagio. Pelagio is situated near Greve in Chianti and...
Guyot or Pergola, innovation or tradition? The issue has been analyzed by the Consorzio del Soave in a large study of the local vineyards. Now, the Italian Wine Magazine Corriere Vinicolo has published the findings. The study has analyzed the impact of the two training methods during the past 10 years and finds major differences...
How to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew
Need some good party ideas? Watch this funny video with inspiring ways of opening a bottle of wine!...