Around Italy: Veneto, From Venice and the Dolomites Veneto stretches from the Adriatic Sea to the Dolomites and contains some of the most famous landscapes and cities in Italy. Venice dominates the international imagination, but the region also includes Verona, Padova, Vicenza, Treviso, the Prosecco hills, Valpolicella, Lake Garda, Asiago, Bassano del Grappa, and a deep agricultural and culinary culture. Venezia Venice is one of the world’s most extraordinary cities. Built ac

Amarone della Valpolicella: Storia, Appassimento e Abbinamenti (Italian Amarone Wine and Food Pairing Guide) There are powerful Italian wines, elegant Italian wines and wines capable of extraordinary longevity. Then there is Amarone della Valpolicella. Few wines communicate richness so immediately. The first glass can reveal black cherry, dried cherry, plum, fig, spice, tobacco, cocoa and balsamic notes. The texture can be broad and enveloping, the alcohol substantial and the

Alto Adige Pinot Grigio DOC vs Friuli Pinot Grigio DOC Italy's Most Famous White Grape: Alpine Precision vs Adriatic Elegance No Italian white wine is better known around the world than Pinot Grigio. While countless regions produce it, the country's finest examples consistently come from Alto Adige and Friuli Venezia Giulia. Although they share the same grape variety, the dramatic Alpine climate of Alto Adige and the milder Adriatic influence of Friuli produce two distinctly