If you’re lucky enough to take over the reins of a family wine business – whatever shape it’s in – you have a head start over your peers. Self-starters who lack this advantage face a steeper hill to climb. Now think about climbing that hill as a woman in a male-dominated industry. That’s the story […]
Velenosi wines showcase little-yet-mighty Le Marche Read More »
Are Italian women taken seriously? Or does the longstanding culture of Italian machismo persist? Looking at the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2020, Italy has the worst ranking in Western Europe on progress toward reducing disparities between men and women. Italy lags behind some African, East European and Asian countries, too, such as
Punset wines: the story of one woman’s perseverance (#Italian FWT) Read More »
What a discovery! There I was, in the Pennsylvania state liquor store (which, by the way, I sometimes knock), shopping for the southern Italian wine I found online and thought I’d feature for this month’s Italian Food, Wine and Travel (#ItalianFWT) post. Scanning the shelves, I spied a Valle d’Aosta place name I didn’t recognize
Discovering Torrette from tiny Valle d’Aosta (#ItalianFWT) Read More »
Let’s face it: There’s no substitute for a visit to Tuscany. Just the mention of iconic Tuscan landmarks is enough to evoke rapture in the hearts of those who’ve been there – Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance and home to masterworks by Botticelli and da Vinci, among others; Pisa and its gravity-defying leaning tower; the
A taste of Tuscany without leaving home (#ItalianFWT) Read More »
What makes a wine taste fresh? I began to ponder this question while quaffing three fresh-tasting Abruzzo wines – one white and two reds – for this month’s #ItalianFWT Twitter chat on Oct. 5. The white is a Pecorino, a grape native to both the Marche and Abruzzo regions of Italy. The two reds are
Fresh Abruzzo wines to pair with fall produce (#ItalianFWT) Read More »
