Italy is home to some of the most familiar, beloved wines in the world. But branching out from the classics can lead to a whole new world of wine discovery. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, ...

Wine maps offer ways to understand not only the geography of wine, but also its styles and cultures. Wine maps contain a treasure trove of information Studying maps, an integral part of wine education ...

When the ancient Greeks descended from their tall trireme decks and onto the shores of Southern Italy, they saw the unrivaled viticulture of Calabria and dubbed its sun-soaked shores the perennial ...

Italy has more than 1.73 million acres of vineyards and about 4,900 miles of coastline. No surprise many of those vineyards are close to a coastline. The resulting maritime climate, sea breezes that ...

In Friuli, white wine is the specialty. But there’s much more to this region bordering Austria, Slovenia, and the Adriatic Sea. Late afternoon sun highlights vineyards blanketing a hillside in Friuli ...

As the world reawakens and travel calls, wine lovers can set sights on no better destination than a region of Italy steeped in traditions that have been honed and crafted in alignment with present-day ...