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When we talk about wine, first and foremost we begin with the subject of place, terroir . Although vitis vinifera was originally a wild berry producing vine, it is naturally constrained by a preferred growing zone between 30 - 50 degrees longitude north and south of the equator. As we have learned to tame the savage grape and finesse it to coax out the most exquisite elixir, we have more narrowly defined the best geographical zones, ranking them, quantifying them, analyzin

Grappolo di grechetto. Source, Wikipedia.com One of the exciting things to do when coming to Italy, besides trying all the delicious foods and site-seeing, is to sample the delicious Italian wines. Practically every region in Italy is wine producing, some not so famous, yet equally tasty. In Umbria, the white wine that is autocthonous, say that five times fast, simply meaning having an origin in the region, is grechetto . Grechetto is a white grape, often blended with tre

Tabernacolo stradale a Casamorcia. One of the primary attractions of the region of Umbria, in Assisi, and the nearby towns, is trekking...

Una bella spiaggia a Monterosso al Mare, Italia It is August 15th, 2025 and I want to send to all a heartfelt, "auguri di buon ferragosto...

Girasole fioriscono nel campo! Breathe the fresh mountain air. Explore the Adriatic coastal trails. Sip wines steeped in history and...