A new seven-day SmoothRed rail tour connects Italy’s Piedmont and Tuscany regions with guided tastings of more than 20 wines and visits to celebrated estates. Travelers spend three nights each in ...

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, ...

Barolo finds itself in a tricky place. This famed slice of Italy's Piedmont region has been blessed with a string of good to excellent vintages. But if Barolo remains beloved by sommeliers and ...

JUST ABOUT every great wine has a “good” counterpart: a wine made from the same grape in the same place but in a more accessible and/or affordable style. For lovers of Barolo and Barbaresco, the great ...

Italy is blessed with a staggering variety of landscapes, from the jagged peaks of the Dolomites in the far north to ...

In 1968, Italy was taken over by massive protests, and one of the young revolutionaries ended up practicing organic in Piedmont, Italy, a desolate, poor area back then, going against the chemical ...