Italian Wine

wine tasting Italy Some say over 500, I have heard 750, any thoughts let me know. Here are 10 of the lessor known varieties coming back into vogue. Timorasso (Piedmont) Timorasso is a revived, high-quality white grape from Piedmont, strongly associated with the Colli Tortonesi hills (around Tortona, in Alessandria). Once nearly lost, it’s now one of Italy’s most talked-about “rediscovered” whites. The variety is producing, argueably , some of Italy's most unique wines. Its

The Miranda family’s story in Australian wine begins, as so many of the country’s great food-and-wine stories do, with migration—an act of courage driven by equal parts necessity and hope. Arriving from southern Italy in the post‑war decades

Why it matters A true local specialty: Rooted in the Colli Bolognesi hills near Bologna, with a strong regional identity. The grape behind the name: Made from the Pignoletto grape, widely identified today with Grechetto Gentile. Many styles, one signature freshness: Found as fermo (still), frizzante, and spumante, typically showing citrus, pear/apple, white flowers, and sometimes a hint of almond/herbs. A wine with deep roots: Grown for centuries in the Bolognese countrysid