New Red Wines from San Gimignano
Some very fine new Tuscan wines to look out for, and notes on saffron too.

The New Langhe DOC
I usually greet newly established DOCs with favor. But not this one.

Ciró
An intriguing wine from the Ionian side of Calabria.

Vermentino dei Colli di Luni
An exciting, considerably undervalued Tusco-Ligurian white wine.

Il Vino Nobile
Montepulciano has some extraordinary wines...
And it's beautiful, too.

Valpolicella
Though it doesn't get the respect of Tuscan or Piemontese wines, this wine from the Veneto can be spectacular.

Lambrusco
When spring arrives, what could possibly go better with a picnic?

Croce e Delizia:
The Chianti Classico region produces some of the greatest wines in the world, but also vast quantities of plonk. How this situation developed.

Le Cinque Terre
Le Cinque Terre are both a region in Liguria and the wine that comes from it: A monument (successful, I might add) to people's determination to eke something from the soil.
Also, a recipe for Buridda, a Ligurian fish stew.

Aglianico del Vulture
Some people call Aglianico del Vulture the Barolo of the South. Actually, it's much older.

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