Wine has been made in wood for hundreds of years. While woods like pine and chestnut have fallen out of favor, oak remains as the best...

Part One took us through the evolution from simple peasant wines of yesteryear to the big flavor wines of the 1990’s. These impressive...

The world of wine has changed more in the last forty or so years than it ever has. Grapes are picked much riper, and the resulting wines...

Known as "the wine of kings, the king of wines," Barolo makes massive dry red wine from the Nebbiolo Grape, with structure and power. It...

Sicily produces about 110 million cases per year, making it one of Italy's largest regions. Much is grown at extremely high yields so it...

Southern Italy starts with Puglia on the Adriatic coast, and cuts through to Campania on the Tyrhennian coast. Southern Italy is...

Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia together comprise North-Eastern Italy. They are surrounded by the Alps in the...

Spanna is the local name for the Nebbiolo grape in north-eastern Piemonte. Others include Barolo, Babaresco, Picutener, Picotendro and...

Very high tannin, berry, pepper, high acid, made for immediate consumption, Grignolino is a native of Monferrato. A vine named Barbesino...