Wine tasting italy Archives

Wine tasting in Italy: the wine train to Montalcino

25 April, 2020

If you want to do some wine tasting in Italy with a difference, you could try the “treno del vino” or wine train, which passes through the Val d’Orcia and wine growing region of Montalcino, Tuscany.The next events are October…

Chianti wine: Villa Petriolo wine tasting in Tuscany

23 April, 2020

The grand finale for me of the Best of Wine Tourism Awards was our Chianti wine tasting at the Villa Petriolo, Cerreto Guidi, not far from Florence. I realise that “beautiful” is in no way a technical term to describe…

Great Wine Capitals Florence Best of Wine Tourism awards

16 April, 2020

The Great Wine Capitals Florence branch announced the 2011 winners of the Best of Wine Tourism in Chianti last week, and DolceVita participated in the event and the subsequent tour of the winning locations. The awards were announced at the…

Italian wine: discover Brunello di Montalcino by train with WineStation

15 April, 2020

We’ve previously seen wine tasting in Italy with the wine train to Montalcino, but now the Brunello di Montalcino brand is taking another step with a collaboration between WineStation, the Treno del Vino di Montalcino and Tuscany Tourism to bring…

Chianti wine: Fattoria Torre a Cona wine tasting in Tuscany

4 April, 2020

A Chianti wine tour will overwhelm you with its history, multiple examples of very good Chianti and beautiful landscapes, but not always in an area which is by now a guaranteed tourism success can you always find many examples of…

Touring Piedmont: medieval town of Ricetto di Candelo

4 April, 2020

Touring Piedmont means plenty of wine tasting in Barolo, but also visits to medieval towns and castles. In this case you could visit a “ricetto”, a fortified structure that was built to protect villagers and It was also used to…

Wine from Umbria: wine tasting from Terre De La Custodia wines

31 March, 2020

Umbria has always been one of my favourite regions, less spoiled by the rampant tourism you get in Tuscany. And I can really recommend discovering Umbrian wines - they are definitely worth it.In Rome tomorrow, Saturday October 25, at the…

Autumn festivals in Italy: chocolate in Perugia and wine tasting

30 March, 2020

While autumn in Italy is not the greatest season in some northern areas, until it snows and it’s time for skiing, it can be a fantastic time to get to know the local products. Autumn often marks wine tasting in…

2010 Vinitaly program and bookings

21 March, 2020

Italy’s famous wine fair, Vinitaly, will take place in Verona from April 8-12 this year, and will continue the constant growth in the event. More than 4,000 exhibitors will be on display as part of a program with Italian wine…

Tuscan farmhouse stays and cooking lessons

17 March, 2020

If you were looking for the perfect weekend in Tuscany, with wine tasting, wellness centres and Tuscan cooking lessons, you could try the Country Resort Monsignore della Casa near Florence. The country resort offers traditional Tuscan style with rustic rooms,…

Vinitaly 2011: Italian wine from Lombardy tasting event Milan

13 March, 2020

So much Italian wine and so little time to drink, unless you make your way to the 2011 Vinitaly event in Verona from April 7 to 11. We attended a pre-event launch dedicated to wines from Lombardy at the Pirelli…