A definitive long-form guide to Italy’s essential red wines: regions, grapes, terroir, structure, aging, service and professional food pairing, with direct links to Zafferano & Co. Wine Pairing guides.

The Frescobaldi family, one of Florence’s oldest and most important wine dynasties. The Frescobaldi family is one of the clearest examples of how commerce, land, politics and wine became intertwined in the history of Florence. Long before Tuscany became a global luxury destination, before Chianti, Brunello and Super Tuscan wines became international status symbols, the Frescobaldi family was already active in Florentine banking, trade and agriculture. Its roots stretch back t

The Antinori family, one of the oldest continuously operating wine dynasties in the world. The Antinori family is not simply one of Italy’s most important wine families. It is one of the oldest continuously operating family businesses in the world. Its story begins in Florence during the Middle Ages and stretches across more than six centuries of commerce, agriculture, aristocratic influence, political change, war, modernization, international expansion and the transformation