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12 years of some of the best stories from the wine world

Avignonesi’s Max de Zarobe (right) and winemaker and CEO Matteo Giustiniani are both part of an effort to revive the reputation of Tuscany’s Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. (Andrea Chioato)

A 'Nobile' Idea

Kellerei Cantina Kurtatsch export manager Harald Cronst and president Andreas Kofler have helped to introduce new approaches to business, winemaking and farming at the cooperative winery. (Courtesy of Kellerei Cantina Kurtatsch)

A ‘Revolution’ in the Italian Tyrol

December 19, 2023

Marco Parusso with a photograph of his family from 1930. The young child standing is Marco’s father and winery namesake Armando Parusso. (Robert Camuto)

A Barolo Iconoclast

October 23, 2017

Elio Altare tends his vineyards on the steep coastline of the Cinque Terre. (Robert Camuto)

A Barolo Maverick's Mediterranean Dream

The alpine hamlet of Valliera in Piedmont's Castelmagno is home to one of Italy's best-kept cheeses. (Robert Camuto)

A Barolo Rebel Taking on Cheese

December 18, 2019

Davide Rosso calls Etna’s indigenous Nerello Mascalese “Mediterranean Nebbiolo.” (Robert Camuto)

A Barolo Star Arrives on Etna

September 12, 2016

Brunello Cucinelli's Renaissance-era themed event featured tastings and a symposium on sustainability in wine at the theater at Castello di Solomeo. (Courtesy of Castello di Solomeo)

A Burgundy-Style Paulee Arrives in Brunello-Land

January 22, 2025

Jean-Marc Vincent's vineyards, which include several premier cru sites, are planted in terroirs that resemble those of more prestigious Burgundy appellations. (Robert Camuto)

A Champion of Burgundy’s Underdog

October 06, 2020

A more manly rose: Eric de Saint Victor in a vineyard that he uses for his concentrated, 100 percent Mourvèdre Nuances cuvee. (Robert Camuto)

A Deeper Shade of Pink

Gaddo, Filippo and Beatrice are among the Contini Bonacossi family members carrying on winemaking work that dates to Renaissance times while continuing to innovate with new bottlings. (Robert Camuto)

A Great Old Tuscan

Even after a quarter-century of experiments, Elvio Cogno winemaker Valter Fissore continues to try new winemaking techniques with Nascetta. Here he compares two recent vintages made in different styles. (Robert Camuto)

A Great White Barolo-Land?

September 01, 2020

Tomasso Bussola and son Paolo in one of their family vineyards in the Valpolicella Classico region (Robert Camuto)

A Hard-Headed Amarone Family

At the altitudes Riccardo Campinoti works at, he says, the wines tend more to elegance and freshness, a benefit as Tuscany's climate continues to change. (Robert Camuto)

A Man at Montalcino’s Summit

December 28, 2021

Fabio Sireci and Melissa Muller maintain a library of Feudo Montoni's bottlings and vintages, tracing the long history of the estate up to newer bottlings such as Nerello Mascalese. (Robert Camuto)

A Match Made at Montoni

David Duband in Aux Thorey in Nuits-St.-Georges (Robert Camuto)

A Modern Success in Burgundy

When sampling grapes in the vineyard at Le Potazzine, Gigliola Giannetti and her daughters Viola and Sofia (from left to right) examine the viscosity of the juice, not just the taste and chemical analysis. (Robert Camuto)

A Mother and Her Nest

January 19, 2022

Chianti legend Paolo De Marchi in the vineyards of Isole e Olena (Robert Camuto)

A Moving Target

September 21, 2015

Stefano Papetti Ceroni, a former lawyer turned winemaker, on his wife’s family’s farm, De Fermo. (Robert Camuto)

A New Age in Abruzzo

November 28, 2017

Sandro Boscaini and artist Fabrizio Plessi (right) in front of his work "The Soul of Amarone" (courtesy of Masi)

A new vision of Italian wine Masi brings “creative fermentation” to the vino experience

Louis Lucas started planting vineyards in the 1970s and took an interest in making wine from Italian varieties in the 1990s after buying a property planted to Nebbiolo and other grapes. (Robert Camuto)

A Pair of Pioneers Translate Northern Italy into Santa Barbara

Andrea and Roberto Ferrando have taken on the challenge of continuing to farm pergola-trained Nebbiolo on the ancient terraces of the Carema appellation. (Robert Camuto)

A Pioneer of ‘Mountain Barolo’

Andrea Franchetti bought his Tenuta Trinoro farm as a retreat with the money he made selling a painting. The idea of planting vines came later. (Molchen Photo)

A Poetic Life

December 07, 2021

Alain Pascal's gnarled Mourvèdre vines yield wines of finesse and "fraîcheur." (Robert Camuto)

A Rugged Guy Gone ‘Delicate’

The steeply sloping Calvarino vineyard is largely planted to Garganega, grown there on high trellises, along with Trebbiano di Soave. (Courtesy of Pieropan)

A Should-Be-Chic Italian White

Antonio Rallo is now making wine in multiple appellations around Sicily. (Fabio Gambina)

A Sicilian on the Move

September 26, 2016

Based in Paso Robles' Templeton Gap AVA, Clesi winery founders Adrienne and Chris Ferrara are devoted to making Italian varieties—from northern Nebbiolo to Sicily's Nero d'Avola. (Robert Camuto)

A Slice of Southern Italy in Paso Robles

After his father purchased an estate between Florence and Arezzo, Salvatore Ferragamo convinced him to plant about 10 acres of vineyards to try making an estate wine. (Linda Vukaj)

A Tuscan Fairy Tale

December 08, 2025

At Masseria Li Veli in Puglia, general manager Alessandro Falvo oversees a lineup of wines made from varieties ranging from popular Primitivo to rarer Susumaniello. (Robert Camuto)

A Tuscan Touch in Italy’s Deep South

November 09, 2023

Salvatore Geraci of Palari in his new vineyard on Mount Etna (Robert Camuto)

A Well-Dressed Sicilian

February 27, 2017

"I did it for principle,” says Laurent Ponsot of the large chunk of his life he devoted to raising awareness of fake wines. (Courtesy of Laurent Ponsot)

A Wine Sleuth and Would-Be Novelist

A Youthful Obsession

Mariangela Plantamura (left) with husband, Vincenzo Maggialetti, and daughter Alessia (Robert Camuto)

A Zin Too Far?

November 20, 2018

Mariano Buglioni’s life changed when his family bought a farmhouse with a Valpolicella vineyard. (Robert Camuto)

Accidental Vino

October 10, 2016

Charlie Arturaola must resort to a Zorro-like disguise to enter the Duel of Wine. (Courtesy of The Duel of Wine)

Acting Out

November 07, 2016

Roberto di Meo makes four different Fiano wines from the 50 acres of vines on his family estate, along with other wines from leased vineyards in the Irpinia region. (Robert Camuto)

Aged Whites from Southern Italy?

November 16, 2022

Winemaker Marisa Cuomo with her husband, Andrea Ferraioli (Robert Camuto)

Air-oir on the Amalfi Coast

December 04, 2018

At G.D. Vajra, Giuseppe Vaira has experimented with how Nebbiolo wines were made in the 1600s and 1700s—as light and fizzy reds. (Robert Camuto)

Alt-Nebbiolo, Anyone?

February 28, 2023

Tommasi president Pierangelo Tommasi looks over the grounds of the historic Villa De Buris, aging cellar for a new Amarone and site of a future hotel and wine bistro. (Robert Camuto)

Amarone Ambition

October 16, 2018

Amarone Families and the Valpolicella Consortium are at odds over 'Amarone.' (Robert Camuto)

Amarone Family Soap Opera

Let there be life! Tom Bove has built a side career in Provence restructuring and replanting vineyard properties to farm them organically and produce estate wines. (Robert Camuto)

An American in Provence—Act III

September 16, 2022

Bersando's Cascina Cremosina vineyards produce its Nizza Cremosina single vineyard bottling. (Bersano)

An Everyman’s Everywine for Everyday

February 17, 2026

Federico Veronesi and his father, Sandrone, have created a hybrid wine shop–restaurant that encourages Italians and visitors to explore the breadth of Italian wines. (Robert Camuto)

An Italian Mogul Goes Long on Vino

Paolo Caciorgna in the first small vineyard he purchased on Mount Etna (Robert Camuto)

An Offer He Couldn't Refuse

September 25, 2017

In southern France, beaches and waterfront walkways, such as the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, are shut, with police guarding them to keep people off. (Maxppp via ZUMA Press/Newscom)

Another Week in a European Lockdown

Antinori’s Architectural Labor of Love

Après-Yquem: Not Down for the Count

February 10, 2014

At Home in Verona

January 11, 2016

Kermit Lynch hopes he has captured the “attitude of wine as a joy and a blessing” in his debut novel, At Poupon's Table. (Robert Camuto)

At Kermit’s Table, Part 1

September 17, 2025

In 1983, Kermit Lynch (second from left) met with artisan Northern Rhône winemakers Raymond Trollat, Gérard Chave and Ernest Trollat. (Gail Skoff)

At Kermit’s Table, Part 2

October 07, 2025

Avant-Garde Meets Tradition on the Plate

Should we go back to normal? In the New Year, Robert Camuto hopes Italy will rethink tourism and consumers will gain new insights into wine. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Back to Basics in 2021

January 05, 2021

Andrea Lonardi tastes through 25 vintages of Bertani Domains Amarone Classico. (Robert Camuto)

Back to the Past and the Future at Bertani

Bandol—The Hard Way

Matilde Poggi says Bardolino has the potential to be an Italian-style Beaujolais-Villages. (Robert Camuto)

Bardolino? Seriously?

February 08, 2016

A rose in any other shade: From the pale pinks of Provence to the dark hues of wines from appellations such as Tavel, rose offers a full palette of styles to explore. (iStock/Getty Images)

Battle of the Roses

Beauty in the Beast

October 27, 2014

Brunello Cucinelli brings a particular aesthetic to every element of his Castello di Solomeo estate, from the winery design to the meditation gardens amid the vineyards. (Robert Camuto)

Beauty, Wine, Philosophy

Salvino Benanti in the old vineyard (left) used for his family’s iconic white Pietramarina. (Robert Camuto)

Benanti’s “Brutal” Comeback

January 23, 2017

Young members of Valpolicella's wine industry are working together to craft the region's future: From left, Giovanni ederle, Davide Manara, Nicola Perusi, Piergiovanni Ferrarese, Sofia Arduini, Emma Campagnola, Noemi Pizzighella and Paolo Creazzi. (Robert Camuto)

Beyond Romeo and Juliet

February 08, 2023

A Spritz Bianco, which allows the flavors of a white wine to shine through, can be garnished with lemon slices, grapes, herbs or other accompaniments. (MurzikNata/Getty Images)

Blowing Up the Spritz

Blowup: A Controversial Italian Photographer, His Rebel Son and Wine

August 20, 2024

Giacomo Satta and his father, Michele, in a newly planted vineyard (Robert Camuto)

Bolgheri’s Outsider

Stevie Kim of Vinitaly International says the diversity of Italian wines is unmatched. (Robert Camuto)

Branding Vino

Maurizio Zanella's professional path into wine was shaped by a tour through France as a teen, including a visit to Champagne and a stop at DRC.

Breaking Bubbles

December 10, 2020

George Unti and son Mick Unti have experimented with Rhône and Italian varieties in Sonoma's Dry Creek Valley, and are particularly enthusiastic about Aglianico, Montepulciano and Vermentino. (Robert Camuto)

Bringing the Mediterranean to Northern California

Brothers in Wine

Consultant Carlo Ferrini in his own Giodo vineyard: “This is my dream.” (Robert Camuto)

Brunello Confidential

August 22, 2016

Canalicchio di Sopra winemaker Francesco Ripaccioli and his siblings are working to showcase distinctive Brunello terroirs. (Robert Camuto)

Brunello’s Young Star

Fourth-generation winemaker Christian Bellei applies methods learned in Champagne to Lambrusco. (Robert Camuto)

Bubble Head

“I don’t want to always be referring back to the Middle Ages,” Laurent Ponsot says of his new label. (Courtesy of Laurent Ponsot)

Burgundy’s Haute-Couturier

Large-leafed Aligote lost favor in Burgundy because it is too vigorous, says Domaine de Villaine manager Pierre de Benoist, but it lived on in Bouzeron, where producers have shown the quality it can reach when given the attention it needs. (Robert Camuto)

Burgundy’s Other White

August 03, 2021

Cataldo Calabretta is part of a new wave transforming Cirò's native Gaglioppo grape. (Robert Camuto)

Calabria Rocks

Roberto Ceraudo turned an abandoned farm into a model for organic wine and gastronomy. (Robert Camuto)

Calabrian High Style

August 07, 2017

Arbe Garbe co-founders Letizia and Enrico Bertoz lease an acre of Malvasia, a grape variety rarely planted in California, in the Catie's Corner Vineyard in Sonoma County. (Robert Camuto)

California Dreamin’, Italian Style

Both leaders in Zinfandel, Turley winemaker Tegan Passalacqua and Bedrock Wine Co. owner Morgan Twain-Peterson work with some vineyards that date to the late 1800s. (Robert Camuto)

California’s Old-Vine Connoisseurs

Working in the Trentino area, enologist Nicola Biasi is growing the hybrid grape variety Johanniter to determine if it has the potential to make exciting white wines. (Robert Camuto)

Can New Hybrids Make Great Wines?

Winemaker Dan Petroski built his reputation with Napa Cabernet, but created a personal passion project called Massican around white varieties from Italy. (Robert Camuto)

Capitalist Kevin and Doomsday Dan

Despite already having a Sonoma winery and an electric-tractor business in California, Carlo Mondavi decided to buy Sorì della Sorba vineyard in Diano d’Alba with his wife, Giovanna Bagnasco, who runs Brandini winery in La Morra. (Robert Camuto)

Carlo Mondavi’s ‘Heaven’ in Italy’s Piedmont

Stefano Inama continues to plant new parcels of Carmenère, such as this spring 2024 plot, to explore its expressions in different terroirs. (Robert Camuto)

Carmenère “On the Rocks” in Italy

February 20, 2025

Though Guillaume Selosse has taken over the family domaine, his father, Anselme Selosse, remains deeply involved, from hosting hotel visitors to handling administration to experimenting with new wines. (Lee Osborne)

Champagne Legend Anselme Selosse: Getting Deep in the Côte des Blancs

October 01, 2024

Bordeaux winemaker Gerard Descrambe holds up a Château Renaissance wine bottle with a label designed by the Charlie Hebdo cartoonist known as Tignous, killed in the terror attack. (Photo by Stephane Klein)

Charlie's Labels

January 14, 2015

Salvo Lo Castro at Ristorante Casasalvo in SoHo, where he's busy expanding his wine list, with a particular focus on Franciacorta. (Robert Camuto)

Chef Salvo’s American Dream

January 20, 2026

Chianti Classico’s Eccentric Aristocrat

elise Gaillard and Florian Kesteloot survey Domaine Madeloc's dry, rocky vineyards. (Robert Camuto)

Côte to Coast

October 12, 2015

Dignified Prosecco

November 23, 2015

Sakamai, or sake rice, and local water are the keys to making beautiful sake. Every grain of rice contains starches that are converted to sugars and then fermented. (Toshie Kurosawa/Getty Images)

Discovering Great Sake in Kyoto

Gorgona's vineyards, recently expanded with new plantings, include Vermentino, Ansonica, Sangiovese and Vermentino Nero. (Robert Camuto)

Doing Time in Tuscany

Over the years, Domaine de la Janasse founder Aime Sabon has assembled a collection of vineyards, such as this one with sandy soils, that contribute different characteristics to the wines. (Robert Camuto)

Down to Earth in Châteauneuf-du-Pape

August 19, 2025

Sandro Gini is lifting the quality reputation of Italy's Soave region. (Robert Camuto)

Dreaming with Gini

Chef Quique Dacosta pushes the limits of the culinary arts. (Robert Camuto)

Eat Your Napkins!

February 05, 2019

Etna Rhapsody

August 11, 2014

A vineyard on the north face of Etna’s smoldering peak (Robert Camuto)

Etna’s Eruption

Michele and Claudia Calabretta, with son Marco, are juggling three kids, their original careers and developing their vineyards and new wine label, Tenuta Boccarossa. (Robert Camuto)

Etna’s Fields of Dreams

August 26, 2022

In the mid-1800s, Castello Solicchiata's vineyards were planted and its winery was built by the current owner’s great-great-grandfather. (Courtesy of Castello Solicchiata)

Etna’s Great Secret

Exiled on Wine Street

Guillaume Doyard’s Clos de l'Abbaye vineyard contains Chardonnay vines with a mutation that contributes distinctive aromas to the wines. (Robert Camuto)

Falling for Champagne (Again), Part 2: A Second Name to Love

December 19, 2024

Terroir is central to Jerôme Dehours, who bottles two wines meant to show off his old-vine sites in the cool area around the village of Cerseuil. (Robert Camuto)

Falling for Champagne (Again), Part 3: Giving Pinot Meunier the Spotlight

February 05, 2025

Though his parents focused on elegant Champagnes, when Pierre Larmandier took over, he wanted to make sparkling wines that strongly expressed their terroir. (Robert Camuto)

Falling for Champagne (Again): Part 1

December 10, 2024

Yves Leccia in his Partinelone vineyard (Robert Camuto)

Family and Independence in Corsica

September 11, 2017

The Nerello reds made in the tiny Faro appellation, such as those from Gianfranco Sabbatino of Le Casematte winery, deserve Italian wine lovers' attention. (Robert Camuto)

Faro Out—from Under Etna’s Shadow

January 31, 2024

In headier days: Jean-Marc Espinasse in Bandol in 2014, before his labor of love soured. (Robert Camuto)

Flop-Flip in Provence

December 11, 2017

Winemaking was an afterthought when Claudia Rizza and Ev Thomas bought their property in Umbria so that the artist could more easily travel in and out of Rome. Now it is the center of their life. (Robert Camuto)

For Love and Vino

October 20, 2020

Trento's vineyards lie in the high-altitude hills of the Dolomites, some of the most awesome mountains of the Italian Alps. (Courtesy Revi)

For the Gold, I’m Sipping Italian “Mountain Bubbles”

February 03, 2026

Antoine Arena amid the Niellucciu vines in his Carco vineyard (Robert Camuto)

For the Love of Corsica

August 21, 2017

Free Beppe

After David Drummond bought a Sonoma ranch, he partnered with Sam Bilbro of Idlewild Wines on an ambitious transformation of the vineyard. (Courtesy of Comunità)

From Google to Grignolino

From Mechanic to Winemaker: One Man's Journey in Northern Piedmont

The team at Mura Mura—including, from left, cellar master Giovanni Solo, co-founders Guido Martinetti and Federico Grom, and vineyard manager Vittorio Sandrone—have expanded from Barbera d'Asti to Piedmont's prestigious Barolo and Barbaresco appellations. (Viola Berlanda)

From Wine to Gelato and Back

Italian vintner Gaia Gaja, her family and Sicilian winemaker Alberto Graci are making white wines from Carricante, along with Etna reds from Nerello. (Robert Camuto)

Gaja and Graci: A Match Made on Etna

November 05, 2024

Believing in the potential for great white wines from a region currently better known for its reds, the Gaja family—including Gaia Gaja—is working with the Carricante variety on Etna's southern slopes. (Robert Camuto)

Gaja and Graci: Surfing Etna’s White Wave

November 20, 2024

Allegra Selvaggi moved to an extinct volcano in Campania to help fulfill her father's dream of making Caserta province known for its wine. (Robert Camuto)

Galardi’s New Dawn

October 04, 2023

Some aromas have come back already for Robert Camuto, such as a violet sachet he uses for scent training, but he still struggles to pick up things like cut lemon and red pepper flakes.

Getting Back My Nose After a COVID KO

January 20, 2021

Feudi San Gregorio president Antonio Capaldo believes supporting the Irpinia region's smaller producers is key to Fiano's success. (Robert Camuto)

Getting Down with Fiano

February 08, 2022

Going Native in Northern Italy

Castello Romitorio's modern winery is disguised by an ancient-looking facade decorated with sculptures by owner and renowned Italian artist Sandro Chia. (Robert Camuto)

Great Art and Wine in Montalcino

October 16, 2025

Producer Michele Faro in an old “pre-phylloxera” vineyard on Sicily’s Mount Etna: “I buy monuments.” (Robert Camuto)

Heirloom Etna

February 13, 2017

Martin Foradori looks east from the Gewürztraminer-dominated west side of the Adige Valley. (Robert Camuto)

High in the Dolomites

Bonanini atop his vineyards with his monorail transporter for navigating the Cinque Terre cliff sides (Robert Camuto)

High on Cinque Terre

Though he is now semi-retired, Anselme Selosse continues to play around with new wines and new approaches to winemaking in the Champagne region. (Lee Osborne)

How Anselme Selosse Shook Up Champagne

October 15, 2024

Where there's a will, there's a way …

How to Beat Wine Tariffs

How to Really Cultivate Young Wine Lovers

January 16, 2024

Wine is nearly always on the dinner table in Rome and the rest of Italy, where it draws people together. (Gary Yeowell/Getty)

How Vino Saves Us

January 07, 2026

Trentino's high altitude vineyards give wines the nickname Mountain Bubbles

I’m Sipping Italian “Mountain Bubbles”

February 03, 2026

A helicopter carries the harvest from Nino Negri’s Inferno vineyards.

In Negri’s Inferno

November 24, 2014

In Rome’s Backyard

December 18, 2018

Francesco Spadafora enjoys tending the vines and soil at Dei Principi di Spadafora in northwestern Sicily more than handling the sales side of the wine business. (Robert Camuto)

In Sicily: A Farmer-Gentleman’s Nuanced Wine World

Elena Walch with daughters, Julia (left) and Karoline (center) (Courtesy of Elena Walch)

Into the Clouds

Vintner Gianluca Bisol likes to take on a challenge, such as figuring out what grapes are hardy enough to grow in the heights of the Dolomite Mountains. (Robert Camuto)

Is This Too Cool?

Most vineyards in Rossese di Dolceacqua are inaccessible to tractors; vintner Goetz Dringenberg navigates his way up the Posaù cru. (Robert Camuto)

It’s Rossese Time

September 04, 2018

Italian Brew-Ha-Ha

December 22, 2014

Just days before all of Italy was locked down, Verona's Piazza delle Erbe had few tourists, but locals were still going out to eat and drink, trying to lead somewhat normal lives. (REUTERS/Newscom/Alberto Lingria)

Italian Life in a Dark Hour

Elegant and audacious: The Bolgheri appellation's tentless outdoor dinner along the 19th-century Viale dei Cipressi, lined with more than 2,500 cypresses (Robert Camuto)

Italian Wine’s Greatest Dinner?

September 17, 2024

Harvesting Asprinio can be dangerous, when the vines grow up into tall trees in the ancient vite maritata system, but winemaker Luca Paparelli believes in the variety. (Robert Camuto)

Italy’s “Great Little” Pizza Wine

November 23, 2022

On Verona's Piazza delle Erbe, locals enjoy the chance to drink and dine outside without competing for space with summer tourists. (Robert Camuto)

Italy’s New Normale

Both in their 30s, brothers Aldo (left) and Pietro Giambenini of Tenuta La Cà have been making organically grown wines since 2018, working out of a modern winery. (Robert Camuto)

Italy’s Next Summer Red?

Conte Vistarino is leading the Pinot Noir charge in Oltrepò Pavese. (Courtesy of Conte Vistarino)

Italy’s Prime Pinot Nero

The Three Musketeers harvesting Grillo for Officina del Vento: Andrea Lonardi (standing), Gabriele Gorelli (wearing hat) and Pietro Russo (driving) (Walter Parrinella)

Italy’s Three Musketeers and Their Island Wine

December 18, 2025

The winery at Abbazia di Novacella has been devoting attention to the Sylvaner grape, as a potential signature variety for the Isarco Valley. (Hannes Ochsenreiter)

Italy’s Up-Country Abbey of Wine

John Malkovich shares a glass with his winemaker, Jean Natoli (left). (Robert Camuto)

John Malkovich's Double Life in Wine

December 03, 2019

Jonathan Sack of Clos Ste.-Magdeleine in Cassis has been finding success with his Vermentino bottling, but now he can't use the grape's name on the wine label. (Robert Camuto)

Just Don’t Call It THAT!

August 01, 2023

Eduard Pie Palomar with a vineyard amphora he uses for outdoor fermentations (Robert Camuto)

Keeping It Clean

From his Soave Classico vineyards, Graziano Prà makes a range of white wines, including a single-vineyard bottling, a single-variety bottling and a traditional passito. (Robert Camuto)

Led by the Nose in Northern Italy

December 06, 2023

(Getty images/MeetsfromWS/Chris Van Dolleweerd)

Letter from My COVID Cave

December 28, 2020

Enologist Klaus Gasser, left, and winemaker Rudi Kofler in the Terlano cellars, where some whites are aged 10 years, or even decades, on their lees. (Robert Camuto)

Life-Changing Whites

Robert Camuto returns from Portugal with a newfound appreciation for Lisbon's excitingly original cuisine and wines.

Lisbon’s Modern Flavors

Father-and-son team Paolo (right) and Diego Bosoni are masters of Ligurian Vermentino. (Robert Camuto)

Love, Loss and Vermentino

Low-Hype Barolo

November 10, 2014

An unusual vine's miniature bunches and berries first caught Luciano Sandrone's attention; then he discovered that they produced an unusually intense wine. (Robert Camuto)

Luciano Sandrone’s New Super Barolo

February 19, 2020

Negrar area vintner Giuliano Franchini purchased part of a vineyard property to help support the excavation of an ancient Roman villa on the site, even though some vines had to be removed to do so. (Robert Camuto)

Lunch with Bacchus. Sort of.

Glynn Cohen (left) on the loggia of Villa Mangiacane with estate manager Graziano Santoro (center) and winemaker Marco Chellini (Robert Camuto)

Machiavellian Adventure

December 26, 2017

In Speri’s Sant’Urbano vineyards, Giampaolo Speri (right) and brother Giampietro are part of the family’s sixth winemaking generation. (Robert Camuto)

Magic Mountain

November 10, 2015

Adaptation: Rather than stick with traditional Southern French red blends, John Malkovich is experimenting with unconventional matchups for his new Les Quelles de la Coste releases. (Robert Camuto)

Making John Malkovich Wine

November 19, 2019

Paco Gandía and his wife, Josefa Navarro, tend their paella hearth. (Robert Camuto)

Mind-Blowing Paella

January 15, 2019

Cantina Tramin winemaker Willi Stürz is making Gewürztraminers for the long haul. (Robert Camuto)

Mining Gewürztraminer for Greatness

Sebastien Vincenti aims to highlight Ventoux's distinct areas and soils, such as the chalky hills where he grows white varieties. (Robert Camuto)

Mont Ventoux's New-Wave Peasant

October 02, 2018

While Brunello is Caprili’s flagship wine, Giacomo Bartolommei doesn’t treat the estate’s other reds as lesser bottlings. (Robert Camuto)

Montalcino’s Millennial Leader

November 19, 2025

Pierre Ravaille in a stony vineyard of Ermitage du Pic St.-Loup (Robert Camuto)

Mountain Men

My 'Drinking Problem'

January 09, 2017

Montevetrano owner Silvia Imparato (Robert Camuto)

Mythmaking in Southern Italy: A Tour of Campania, Part 1

November 03, 2020

Smoldering plumes of sulfurous gas still rise from the Solfatara volcanic crater in the Campi Flegrei area of Naples. (Robert Camuto)

Naples’ Volcanic Wines

October 06, 2022

Nebbiolo’s Northern Summit

December 08, 2014

Michele Braganti walks the hilly vineyards above Monteraponi. (Robert Camuto)

New-Generation Chianti Classico, Part 2: Monteraponi

Monica Raspi sold her veterinary clinic to take over from her mother at Fattoria Pomona, but she still has the constant company of her dachshund Zoe. (Robert Camuto)

New-Generation Chianti Classico, Part 3: Pomona’s Monica Raspi

Istine's Angela Fronti says Sangiovese rewards those who put the effort in. (Robert Camuto)

New-Generation Chianti Classico: Istine

Olive Oil Gets Stoned

February 12, 2018

Consumers certainly don't expect the wines they're drinking to contain grapes that don't meet the appellation criteria. New EU labeling laws will give them more insight into a wine's contents—but still won't prevent fraud. (Lisa George)

On Wine Fraud and Transparency

February 07, 2024

Vinitaly afforded visitors the chance to sample thousands of wines. (Robert Camuto)

One Big Italian Family

Saša Radikon finished his first solo harvest following the death of his father, Stanko, in September.

Orange Crush

November 21, 2016

Peter Heilbron is pursuing his wine dream at his Tenuta Bellafonte in Montefalco (Robert Camuto)

Out of the Beer Boardroom, into Umbrian Wine

Along with his dry whites, Angiolino Maule makes a recioto with Garganega grapes hung to dry until February to concentrate their sugars. (Robert Camuto)

Out of the Funk

February 21, 2019

Parched in Provence

August 10, 2015

Grapes for Amarone are dried via the appassimento method at Azienda Masi. (Courtesy of Azienda Masi)

Peace, Love and Amarone?

November 14, 2017

Serra Ferdinandea project manager Cecilia Carbone shows off the biodynamically farmed estate in winter, when grasses are left to grow high around the vines to contribute to soil health. (Robert Camuto)

Planeta’s Latest Dare

"Barbecue" takes on a whole new meaning at Asador Etxebarri. (Markel Redondo)

Playing with Fire

Matteo Bisol believes that the traditional col fondo method is the way to craft ageable Proseccos that show the character of their site. (Robert Camuto)

Prosecco for the Five Percent

December 08, 2022

Gianluca Bisol on the main square of Valdobbiadene (Robert Camuto)

Prosecco Sunrise

December 07, 2015

Would Prosecco by any other name sell so sweetly? Italians now call the grape variety Glera to distinguish it from the appellation, but Australian wineries still refer to it as Prosecco. (Stefano Mazzola/Awakening/Getty Images)

Prosecco's Identity

September 29, 2022

Christian Zago in his family vineyards in Valdobbiadene (Robert Camuto)

Prosecco’s New Wave

December 21, 2015

Provence’s Bubble Question

August 25, 2014

From left: Les Vins de Vienne partners François Villard, Pierre Gaillard and Yves Cuilleron on a steep vineyard slope in Seyssuel, overlooking the Rhône River. (Robert Camuto)

Pushing Limits in the Rhône

September 03, 2019

Nathan Pavese shows off his family's own-rooted Prie Blanc vines in Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle. (Robert Camuto)

Really High in Italy

October 15, 2019

Domaine de la Mordoree, now co-managed by Ambre Delorme, is one of the leading producers in Tavel. (Robert Camuto)

Remembering a Forgotten Rose

August 08, 2019

Tom Bove has foregone retirement to follow a passion for restoring old vineyard properties in Provence. (Robert Camuto)

Repair Man

October 27, 2015

Venissa's rows of Dorona vines grow in the shadow of an ancient bell tower. (Mattia Mionetto)

Risky Business

Roberto Anselmi built a highly technical winery, which produces 50,000 cases per year; the wines from vineyards in Soave bear a Veneto IGT designation to allow him flexibility in his winemaking and marketing approaches. (Robert Camuto)

Roberto Anselmi: Still Crazy After All These Years

February 05, 2020

At Bentu Luna, Emanuela Flore works with very old vineyards planted to little-known local varieties such as Bovale Sardo and Monica, along with Cannonau (the Sardinian name for Grenache). (Robert Camuto)

Sardinia’s Wild Heart

November 28, 2023

Labor-intensive work in the vineyards is helping to tame Sagrantino’s tannins, but Giusy Moretti of Moretti Omero winery says the involvement of more women in winemaking has also helped shift the style. (Robert Camuto)

Savoring Sagrantino in Montefalco

Seeing Red in Provence

February 09, 2015

Stefano Ruini, Luce’s winemaker, insists, “I am not a winemaker.” (Robert Camuto)

Seeing the Luce

Marilisa Allegrini has owned Villa Della Torre since 2008, but only recently introduced a line of wines, which has now been revamped and expanded. (Robert Camuto)

Show Time (Again) for Marilisa Allegrini

November 04, 2025

In the Samperi vineyard, the De Bartolis replanted entirely to Grillo, believing it made the highest-quality white wines in western Sicily. Today, Renato De Bartoli continues to use it for the winery's Marsalas and a range of other wines. (Robert Camuto)

Sicily’s “Unfinished Poem”

Slovenian Rhapsody

Francesco Illy has planted Sangiovese at densities higher than 25,000 vines per acre for his sought-after Rosso di Montalcino Bonsai. (Sandro Michahelles)

Small Is Big

Burgundy educator Jacky Rigaux and vigneron Bruno Clavelier advocate evaluating "wines of place" through the "mouth" method of tasting, which they feel provides a more complete and accurate picture. (Robert Camuto)

Sniff or Sip?

Soave’s Free Spirit

Leonildo Pieropan flanked by his sons Andrea (left) and Dario (right) (Robert Camuto)

Soave’s White Wizard

October 24, 2016

What's not to love about the Amalfi Coast? (bluejayphoto / iStock / Getty Images Plus)

South Italy’s Silver Lining

October 05, 2021

Anna Chiara Mustilli (left) and Paola Mustilli's vineyard is planted to the Falanghina Beneventana variety. (Robert Camuto)

Southern Italian Hospitality and Falanghina

Quintodecimo's Luigi Moio inspects grapes hanging on the vines at his estate in Italy's Campania region. (Courtesy of Quintodecimo)

Southern Italy’s Wine Professor

The Pic St.-Loup mountain looms over the vineyards of this Languedoc subregion. (Robert Camuto)

Southern Star Rising

Vittorio Capovilla, one the world’s great distillers, says he is still learning after decades: “The world of distillati is infinite.” (Robert Camuto)

Still Crazy: 30 Years of a Grappa Fanatic’s Work

August 08, 2016

Leopardo Felici in his Apiro vineyards (Robert Camuto)

Style and Substance

September 07, 2015

Gregoire Chaix is an able winemaker in Provence who also sells millions of bottles of a pink wine cocktail called Ice Tropez. (Robert Camuto)

Superficially Rose

“The purpose of wine is to give pleasure … sensations,” says Antonio Caggiano. (Robert Camuto)

Taurasi’s Renaissance Man

February 17, 2021

Mathieu Lapierre, scion of a “natural” wine pioneer, says some practitioners miss the point. (Robert Camuto)

Terroir and Technique in Beaujolais

To understand differences between sites, agronomist Giovanni Bigot examines factors such as how vigorously each vine grows, how much fruit it produces, how many leaves it has and how healthy the grapes are. (Robert Camuto)

Terroir on a 100-Point Scale

Michele Bernetti (right) tasting Verdicchio with his father, Massimo (Robert Camuto)

That’s Verdicchio!

August 24, 2015

Using family farmland, Bruno De Conciliis started Viticoltori De Conciliis with his sister, Paola (right), and brother, Luigi (not shown), with the hope of expanding winegrowing in Cilento and gaining international recognition. (Robert Camuto)

The Champion of Cilento

It's hot. But your wine shouldn't be. Chill your reds in the fridge, put them in an ice bucket or—heresy!—even drop a few ice cubes in. Anything to avoid ruining a perfectly good beverage. (iStockphoto/Getty Images)

The Chilled Reds of Summer

August 02, 2022

Roberto Felluga of Marco Felluga at the historic Villa Russiz estate, which brought French varieties to the area in the 1800s. (Robert Camuto)

The Collio Problem

October 09, 2017

Though Olim Bauda is best known for its Barbera d'Asti, the family behind it, including brothers Dino (left) and Gianni Bertolino, is committed to continuing the tradition of growing Grignolino to produce a lighter alternative to the area's bold reds. (Robert Camuto)

The Comeback of a Cool Piedmont Red

January 18, 2023

How will fans of Italian bubbly respond to Prosecco in pink? (Lisa George)

The Coming of Pink Prosecco

January 21, 2020

The Etna Job

Sergio Zingarelli has led the winery through several rounds of quality-focused changes, from introducing single-vineyard Chianti Classicos to cutting production to shifting to a more elegant wine style. (Robert Camuto)

The Family Who Paired Spaghetti Westerns with Chianti Classico

Gianfranco Fino tends his jungle of Primitivo vines in Puglia. (Robert Camuto)

The Fino Way

November 06, 2018

In Franciacorta, Guido Berlucchi co-owners and siblings Cristina, Arturo and Paolo Ziliani run a winery that has already found fame with its metodo classico sparkling wines. So why are they looking to expand elsewhere? (Courtesy of Berlucchi)

The Future of Italian Bubbles

September 05, 2024

Vieux Telegraphe’s La Crau vineyard, planted by Daniel Brunier’s ancestors, is marked by the area's distinctive stones, known as galet roules. (Robert Camuto)

The Future of Vieux Telegraphe

September 03, 2025

The legendary winemaker Franco Biondi Santi's legacy looms large, even as the vineyards and winemaking at Il Greppo estate evolve. (Robert Camuto)

The Ghost of ‘Dr. Franco’

November 17, 2021

The Heart of Lambrusco

He knows if wines are bad or good … But how do you choose from all the possible options on the shelves? (Jonathan Kirn / Getty Images)

The Holiday Wine Conundrum: “What Should I Bring to Dinner?”

December 20, 2022

The Human Face of Wine

January 13, 2014

Etna's vineyards sit on a patchwork of frequently changing terroirs. (Robert Camuto)

The Italian South Rises

January 01, 2019

Count Louis-Michel Liger-Belair lives with his family at Château Vosne-Romanee in Burgundy. (Robert Camuto)

The Man Waking Up Burgundy’s Elite

August 17, 2021

Hillside vineyards in Brda, Slovenia (Damijan Simčič/ZOSO photography)

The Next Great Wine Country?

September 18, 2019

Luigi Cataldi Madonna with his daughter Giulia, who now runs their winery, in one of their estate vineyards in Abruzzo. (Robert Camuto)

The Nutty Professor of Pecorino: The New Abruzzo, Part 3

November 02, 2021

Tuscan aristocrat Alessandro de Renzis Sonnino, affectionately known as "the Barone," will be fondly remembered. (Courtesy of Castello Sonnino)

The Passing of a Tuscan Gentleman

Monte dei Ragni’s pergola-trained vineyards, planted to a traditional mix of local varieties, are farmed biodynamically. Between the rows, owner-winemaker Zeno Zignoli plants dozens of cover crops and plants that are intended to improve vine health. (Morgan Rich/Courtesy of Polaner Selections)

The Poet of Valpolicella

Though its 14th-century castle walls has been abandoned since a 1980 earthquake, Cantine di Marzo has invested in its vineyards and winemaking to create exciting new bottlings of Greco di Tufo. (Ferrante di Somma)

The Prince of Greco di Tufo

August 06, 2025

Siblings Cristiana Tiberio and Antonio Tiberio inspect one of their old pergola-trained Trebbiano Abruzzese vines. (Robert Camuto)

The Purista

September 23, 2021

Roberto Bruno enjoys experimenting to see what's possible with Campania's native grape varieties, while sister Teresa is devoting energy to supporting the area's other small growers. (Robert Camuto)

The Rising Stars of Greco di Tufo

Marco Casolanetti's Oasi degli Angeli estate in Marche has earned a cult following. (Robert Camuto)

The Simple Life

January 09, 2018

At Suavia, three of the Tessari sisters—from left to right: Valentina, Alessandra and Meri—are placing more emphasis on single-vineyard bottlings and on showcasing the quality Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave can achieve on their own. (Courtesy of Suavia)

The Soave Sisters

Jacopo Biondi Santi has taken over his family's Brunello estate following the passing of his father, Franco (seated), in 2013.

The Son Rises at Biondi-Santi

January 27, 2014

A sketchpad is as indispensable to Marco Simonit's work as pruning shears, as he uses drawings to understand how vines should grow. (Robert Camuto)

The Sultan of Sap

The Sweet Life

January 12, 2015

Salvatore Molettieri makes three noteworthy Aglianico bottlings from his Cinque Querce vineyard, with barrel aging ranging from two to five years. (Robert Camuto)

The Tractor of Montemarano (Touring Campania, Part 4)

Can Assyrtiko thrive in Alto Adige? Should modern growers switch back to traditional vine-training techniques? Biodynamic winegrower Alois Lageder, now joined by his son, Alois Clemens Lageder, hasn't stopped experimenting in the vineyards or the cellar. (Robert Camuto)

The Tyrolean Avant Garde (Part 1)

August 04, 2020

Alois Lageder has been working with his son, Alois Clemens Lageder, since 2012. (Robert Camuto)

The Tyrolean Avant Garde (Part 2)

August 18, 2020

Don't leave your bottles to collect dust. (Getty)

The Uncertain Wine Collector

January 04, 2022

Though he is renowned for his Amarones, Brigaladara's Stefano Cesari is now championing more affordable Valpolicella Superiore. (Robert Camuto)

The Valpo Prophecy

September 16, 2020

The Vinarchiste of Bergerac

January 26, 2015

After exploring many of the world's classic and emerging wine regions, Peter Vinding-Diers is now focusing on bush-trained Syrah in the southeastern area of Sicily. (Robert Camuto)

The Wine Viking at Home in Sicily

January 05, 2023

Darrell Corti has made a mark on a range of wines, from California Zinfandel to now-legendary Barolo, helping to change the fortunes of winemaking families along the way. (Robert Camuto)

The Wizard of All

Josko Gravner's wines are fermented in clay amphorae, or qvevri, buried in his cellar floor. (Robert Camuto)

The Wizard of Oslavia

October 01, 2019

The Wrath of My Grapes

September 22, 2014

Great Cabernet and other Bordeaux varieties can be grown in many places, with each site showing its own character. From left: To Kalon Vineyard in Napa Valley, Waterbrook Estate in Washington and Château Pavie in Bordeaux's St.-Emilion appellation. (Courtesy of Robert Mondavi Winery | Stephanie Cristalli | Deepix Studio)

There’s “There” in That Glass

“There isn’t at the moment a significant comparison in the world to what we are doing,” says Fladgate Partnership CEO Adrian Bridge. (Robert Camuto)

Thinking Bigger in Porto

Megan and Ryan Glaab of Ryme Cellars are among the California winemakers inspired by Steve Matthiasson to work with white Italian grape varieties, such as Ribolla Gialla and Vermentino, in areas better known for Cabernet, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. (Courtesy of Ryme Cellars)

Thinking Other-wise in Napa and Sonoma

Tickling Pink

Now the owner of Vigna del Parroco vineyard, Luca Ferraris carries on the legacy of the priest who dedicated himself to showcasing Ruchè as a serious red. (Robert Camuto)

Time to Ruchè

November 23, 2020

Once barely found in its homeland around Tortona, the Timorasso grape is now growing along the coast of the Black Sea, at Ukraine's Beykush winery. (Courtesy of Beykush)

Timorasso to the World

September 19, 2023

Timorasso Tonight?

September 08, 2014

Christoph Künzli has preserved 15 acres of the Nebbiolo terroir in Piedmont's Boca appellation. (Robert Camuto)

To Boca with Love

To Hail and Back

October 13, 2014

Elisabetta Geppetti has been joined at the winery by eldest daughter Clara Gentili. (Courtesy of Fattoria Le Pupille)

To Syrah, with Love

Tradition vs. Terroir in France Profonde

February 23, 2015

Housed in an ancient castle that was transformed into a country villa, Tenuta di Ghizzano is run today by Ginevra Venerosi Pesciolini and encompasses vineyards and olive groves, along with fields of grains and chickpeas. (Robert Camuto)

Traveling the Backroads of Tuscany: Ghizzano

August 06, 2024

A row of Trebbiano Spoletino vines “married” to maple trees (Robert Camuto)

Tree Huggers: The Tale Behind Italy's Hot New White

January 22, 2018

Federico Carletti has spent his life exploring wine and terroirs in Montepulciano. (Andrea Chioato)

Trial. Error. Repeat.

Sassotondo founders Edoardo Ventimiglia, his wife, Carla Benini, and their daughter, Francesca (left), have devoted much of their small winery's production to Ciliegiolo. (Robert Camuto)

Tuscany’s Greatest Summer Red?

Though set amid stunning scenery, the vineyard that now produces Binomio attracted only the label's partners as bidders in an auction; today it yields Montepulciano reds that earn outstanding and classic scores. (Courtesy of Binomio)

Two Guys and an Unwanted Vineyard

September 13, 2021

Wood-oven roasted meats are the draw at El Figón de Recoletos. (Moskkito Media / Raquel del Cura – El Figón de Recoletos S.A.)

Ultimate Tapas in Spanish Wine Country

Rollie and Sally Heitz sold Midsummer Cellars and their Napa home to move to Todi and start a new label, Concinnate. (Robert Camuto)

Under the Umbrian Sun

Celestino Gaspari blends extremes of tradition and modernity. (Robert Camuto)

Unfinished Business

January 25, 2016

Uprooting France’s ‘Louvre of the Vine’

February 24, 2014

Urban Cru

February 22, 2016

While Russia has been a significant importer of European wine, the government's threat of retaliatory taxes and tariffs on wines from countries that oppose its war against Ukraine could change that. (Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Vino in Wartime

Vino: The Road Ahead

December 27, 2016

Primo Franco walks his Col del Vent vineyard near the town of Valdobbiadene. (Robert Camuto)

Vintage Prosecco with a Maestro

November 05, 2019

Winemaker Elena Fucci with her husband, Andrea Manzani (left), and grandfather Generoso at her "bio-architecture" winery. (Robert Camuto)

Vulture’s Volcanoes

August 21, 2018

Frederic Chaudière shows the stony soils at Château Pesquie, where Syrah, Grenache and other traditional Rhône varieties thrive. (Robert Camuto)

Waking the Rhône’s Sleeping Giant

September 19, 2018

Sisters Carla (left) and Paola have resurrected their father Renato Maugeri's winemaking efforts, devoting themselves to white wines that excel in Milo, on Etna's eastern slope, facing the Mediterranean. (Robert Camuto)

What Is Etna’s Next Wine Wave?

February 23, 2024

Ferran Adrià in front of his wall of photos of El Bulli dishes (Robert Camuto)

What Is Ferran Adrià?

February 26, 2018

At Colli di Lapio, matriarch Clelia Romano (right) works with her daughter Carmela and her son Federico. (Robert Camuto)

What Is Fiano?

February 16, 2022

"We need to teach young people about the positive elements of our agricultural system," says Italian Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida (right), who attended OperaWine 2024. (Courtesy of OperaWine)

What Is the Future of Vino?

(DALL-E 3)

Why Wine Must Change

January 07, 2025

Collector Edmond Asseily (right) with Domaine de la Romanee-Conti codirector Aubert de Villaine in the barrel cellar (Robert Camuto)

Wild About Burgundy

Melissa Muller and Fabio Sireci grow wheat and other crops alongside grapes in an area of the island better known for grains and grazing than for wine. (Robert Camuto)

Wine and Love on an Ancient Sicilian Farm

The walls of the restaurant, inside the gates of the Bollate penitentiary, are decorated with prison-movie posters. (Robert Camuto)

Wine and Punishment

Recently proposed U.S. tariffs could potentially double the prices of European wines. (Illustration by Lisa George)

Wine Lovers’ Outrage

January 07, 2020

Alessandro Dettori works harvest with his father, Paolo (left), on the Italian island of Sardinia. (Courtesy of Dettori)

Wine Therapy

Edi Keber (right) and his son, Kristian, are giving the wines of Collio and Brda a bigger stage. (Robert Camuto)

Wine Without Borders

December 12, 2016

1919 CEO Robert Yang was one of the keynote speakers at Vinitaly. (Courtesy of Vinitaly 2017)

Wine’s Orient Express

The region's layered soils, which contribute to Aglianico's character, include a mix of lava and ash from long-dormant Mt. Vulture. (Robert Camuto)

Young and Restless in Southern Italy

August 07, 2018