Red Wine

The estate of Sette Ponti lies in the heart of the Chianti zone, fifteen miles northwest of the city of Arezzo just past the village of San Giustino Valdarno. The...

Tenuta Sette Ponti, is, like many Tuscan estates, multi-faceted. The 750-acre property supports livestock and mixed agriculture, and although viticulture is not new to the estate, winemaking is; the yield...

Our aim: produce the ideal wine respecting nature. Our journey started in 2001, when we first began to plant the first vineyards at 400 meters near Bolgheri. An enchanting location:...

Italian Editor Kerin O?Keefe reviews all Italian wines for Wine Enthusiast. Previously she?wrote regularly on Italian wine for Wine News, World of Fine Wine and?Decanter. She is the author of?Franco...

Cabernet Sauvignon ?Merlot?wines are made from two of the world's most famous and most widely grown wine grapes. The pair form the foundation of many of the great wines of?Bordeaux,...

The Lohsa estate, located in Maremma in southern Tuscany, was purchased in the late 1990?s and is Poliziano?s second largest holding. This 65 acre property is planted primarily to Cabernet...

The Lohsa estate, located in Maremma in southern Tuscany, was purchased in the late 1990?s and is Poliziano?s second largest holding. This 65 acre property is planted primarily to Cabernet...

Agricola San Felice is steeped in local lore and history. Named after a local early Christian Saint from the 18th century, the property was bought by the Grisaldi Del Taja...

When Piero Palmucci decided to found his own Brunello estate, he reached for the stars: before choosing a property he spent several years researching the soil types and microclimates best...

Fattoria di Pugliano's ?wine of the people,? Poggio Vignoso as it is known at home, is a simple, delightful crowd pleaser. An exceptional, food-friendly wine that can be enjoyed with...

In 1981, Marchese Lodovico Antinori breathed new life into Tenuta dell' Ornellaia, an estate whose potential had been ignored for decades. With the help of Andre Tchelistcheff, the famous agronomist,...

Italy?s largest wine region extends through much of Tuscany. Chianti is divided into seven districts, all of which are DOCG status. These wines, made primarily from the Sangiovese grape, are...

Sangue di Giuda is very popular wherever it becomes known. It is a red semi-sweet sparkling wine, coming from the most renowned micro zones of the Oltrepo Pavese area and...

Clones of Sangiovese piccolo were obtained on the estate from the ancient rows of vines running along the edge of the olive groves. They were implanted on a soil of...

It was 2000, the dawn of the new millennium. For us, the dawn of a new wine project. In Gergei, in the heart of Sarcidano (60 km north of Cagliari),...

The Monte Tondo estate can be found nestled in the gentle hills of Soave, just a few kilometers from Verona, on a slope overlooking the valley. Three generations have handed...

The estate name, Monte Bernardi, dates back to 1085. The majority of the vineyards are over 40 years old, with the first wine produced in 1992. Previously the grapes were...

The perfect intersection of bright red fruit and savory earthiness, Sangiovese is among Italy's elite red grape varieties and is responsible for the best red wines of?Tuscany. While it is...

Luca Bosio Vineyards, now in its third generation, was established in 1967 by farmers Egidio and Angela. Their son, Valter Bosio married Rosella and along with their son Luca, a...

Fireworks and raucous events have been used to mark the apex of Italy?s August celebration since Roman Times. On August 15, Ferragosto, gather some of your closest friends and family...

Blessed with a unique microclimate, the valley provides ideal rainfall and drainage, with an excellent range of altitudes, soil types, and temperatures. Over the years, the estate?s program of clonal...

In order to make great wines, a fervent philosophy regarding work in both the vineyards and winery is essential, but most of all... - one must be willing to work...

At the production and vineyard level, where quality begins, Michele Chiarlo has for thirty years pursued an endless search for control over the finest vineyard sites in each of the...

Responsible for some of the most elegant and age-worthy wines in the world, Nebbiolo, named for the ubiquitous autumnal fog (called nebbia in Italian), is the star variety of northern...

All tastings reported in the Buying Guide are performed blind. Typically, products are tasted in peer-group flights of from 5?8 samples. Reviewers may know general information about a flight to...

All tastings reported in the Buying Guide are performed blind. Typically, products are tasted in peer-group flights of from 5?8 samples. Reviewers may know general information about a flight to...

La Maialina celebrates the history, culture, and cuisine of Chianti, famed for its beautiful landscape marked with green, gentle hill covered vineyards, olive groves and cypress trees. Rolling hillsides lend...

Italy is famous for its powerful, sleek, and elegant reds wines from ancient growing areas with legendary names such as Chianti, Barolo, Barbaresco, Montepulciano. Italian white wines are also gaining...

Inama also grows traditional Bordeaux varietals on 60 acres in the Colli Berici, Italy?s oldest DOC for Cabernet and Merlot grapes; their Carmen?re vineyards here date back to the 1800s....

Formerly working in the Finger Lakes wine region of upstate New York, Peartree's passion for terroir-expressive products, which spans from wine to cider and tea, is only rivaled by his...

Inama also grows traditional Bordeaux varietals on 60 acres in the Colli Berici, Italy?s oldest DOC for Cabernet and Merlot grapes; their Carmen?re vineyards here date back to the 1800s....

Today, approximately 3 million visitors come to Venice every year for Carnival. One of the most important events is the contest for la maschera pi? bella ("the most beautiful mask")...