In a country where a lot of the white wines have the reputation of being light and thin (think cheap pinot grigio), Italy’s Collio region has set itself apart. This region, north of Venice and snug ...

Collio is in the northeast part of Italy and, like France's Alsace, is one of those areas that has been passed back and forth depending on which country won the latest war. It sits hard up against ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about wine, travel and lifestyle from a base in France Upper Italy is shaped like a tilted T and the administrative region ...

Superstar Master Sommelier Laura Maniec talks about why a lesser known northeast Italian region became her go-to area for premium white wines. When Master Sommelier Laura Maniec recommends a wine ...

The Friuli-Venezia Giulia region is about as close as you can get to Austria and still be in Italy. But few personalities could be further apart if national stereotypes like hugging in public and ...

Italy is most famous for its red wines — Chianti, Barolo, amarone, valpolicella, it goes on. But it also produces some pleasing white wines that are less-known but very much worth trying. They’re ...

Perhaps one of your New Year’s resolutions was to try wines made from grapes or regions beyond your usual favorites. Wines from Eastern Europe are making their way to the American market after more ...

Sauvignon Blanc is a tricky grape whose taste and aromas vary dramatically from region to region; it reaches its highest calling in France's Loire Valley and in northeastern Italy. Anyone with even ...

Friuli-Venezia Giulia’s vineyards benefit from the breezy, sunny microclimate created by their equidistance from the Austrian Alps to the north and the Adriatic Sea to the south. SOPA/Corbis My love ...

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