Tignanello: Storia, Sangiovese e Abbinamenti (Italian Tignanello Wine and Food Pairing Guide) Few Italian wines changed the direction of modern Italian winemaking as profoundly as Tignanello. It is more than a prestigious Tuscan red. It represents a moment when Italian producers began questioning conventions, experimenting with grape varieties, vineyard selection, fermentation and aging, while still searching for a wine unmistakably connected to Tuscany. Tignanello emerged fr

Barbaresco: Storia, Nebbiolo e Abbinamenti (Italian Barbaresco Wine and Food Pairing Guide) Barbaresco is one of Italy's greatest red wines. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Because Barbaresco and Barolo are both produced entirely from Nebbiolo in the Langhe hills of Piemonte, Barbaresco is sometimes described simply as the softer, lighter or more approachable version of Barolo. That description is convenient. It is also inadequate. Barbaresco possesses its own terri

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