Classic Wines

Sparkling wine is any wine with bubbles in it. The bubbles can get there by a number of processes, and the ways in which that fizziness is imparted affects the flavor and texture of the sparkling wine that results. In fact, the way in which the stil...

Sweet wines, when made well, are some of the most rewarding and intensely-flavored wines on the market. As opposed to the cheaply made wines that were popular in the United States through most of the 50's and 60's, real sweet or dessert wines are as...

Italy produces as wide a variety of wines as any country in the world. The north-south expanse of the boot is such that any number of grape varieties can grow successfully in Italy, and with improvements in wine-making technology and methods, the qu...

The national sparkling wine of Italy. Prosecco is produced in the north of the country, in the Veneto region, from the white grape variety also known as Prosecco. Although there are still Prosecco wines, the most popular are the sparkling ones, whic...

This region in northeast Italy produces some of the most beloved and well-known wines in the world. From red wine favorite Valpolicella (and its noble, deep-flavored cousin, Amarone) to the white Soave (which runs the gamut from lifeless and mildly ...

Brian Freedman: Welcome to the classicwines.com Weekly Wine Showdown. I am Brian Freedman, and today, day before vacation we decided to celebrate a little bit; we are going to tasting Prosecco. People get a little bit nervous when it comes to having sp...

Brian Freedman: So Rosa, one of the wines that you're most renowned for here at the Old Field is your Blanc de Noir Champagne Method Sparkling wine. It's a very unique thing to be producing here on Long Island. Can you take us through that productio...

The region of Veneto is located between the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige (west) and Friuli-Venezia Giulia (east) and borders Austria to the north and the Po River to the south. The region contains 3 DOCG, 25 DOC, and 10 IGT wine appellations that to...