Classic Wines

The English translation of the Latin word fides is 'trust,' which is exactly what Pio Cesare had in the land when they planted the more humble barbera grape on a vineyard that h...

When I first started my studies of the wine regions of Italy back in February, I began on the areas that I needed to learn about the most and worked my way up the peninsula so that I could finish up with the northern regions. Today I have officially a...

Barbera is Italy's third most cultivated grape variety after Sangiovese and Montepulciano and is known for producing complex, fruity wines with high acidity and low tannins. It is known as the "people's wine" in Piedmont being deeply rooted in the reg...

My apartment doesn't have air conditioning. This tragedy is born from a combination of long work hours, lack of car and a questionable financial position. Thus, for this article I find myself focused on temperature again. When the heat makes all you...