We don’t need to worry about the current rain, which is great,” Gisborne Winegrowers chairman and GisVin chief winemaker Mark Thompson said. Thompson said the yields were about average this vintage.

Montepulciano is an Italian grape varietal from which Montepulciano wine is made. Sounds simple enough, right? Not exactly. The problem is that there is a series of Italian wines that sound (and ...

While Rome is filled with great places to drink wine, the city is surrounded by some of Italy's most exciting wine regions.

This Montepulciano goes only into concrete ... Though Lungarotti concentrates on indigenous grape varieties, the winery also makes excellent cuvées from international vines.

By Emma Bubola Reporting from Montalcino and Montepulciano ... He has exported his wine — made from Sangiovese grapes and aged in barrels of French oak — across the Atlantic since the mid ...

Lazio boasts a centuries-old food and wine culture and is one of Italy’s most fascinating regions for wine lovers. Its varied ...

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Sal D’Angelo opened his first winery in Ontario in the 1980s and now has just eight acres on the Bench, specialising in Tempranillo and Montepulciano ... among the black grapes grown by Quails ...

Our labels take you on a journey from vineyard to bottle, showcasing the meticulous process behind every wine, from grape selection and winemaking ... plus innovative blends like nero d’avola, ...

Lake Trasimeno, where Tuscany meets Umbria Credit: Getty From Montepulciano drive the backroads ... September and October offer the grape harvest and autumnal colours but avoid July and August ...

At Torre Zambra in Abruzzo, Italy, owner Federico De Cerchio says that mechanical harvesting’s potential in the region hinges in part on the thick skin of indigenous grapes such as Pecorino, Trebbiano ...