If you enjoy Italian food and wine, then most likely you have ordered a bottle of Montepulciano de Abruzzo – the delightful fruity, soft, and dark colored wine from the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is ...

Italy is a vast region when it comes to wine. You don’t have enough time left on earth to taste all of the wines it produces from more than 300 grape varieties in 20 different regions. While much of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cathrine Todd is a New York City-based writer who focuses on wine. The sounds of crying, desperate prayers and the unhinged ...

Making sense of some wines can sometimes seem as confusing as many of the convoluted plots in murder mysteries by Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Doyle. But once you make sense of it all, knowing more ...

When you find a great under-the-radar, bargain-priced ramen or dumpling joint in a big city, you may only tell a few select friends (and only if you’re feeling generous). But some secrets are too ...

Drive two hours east of Rome and you will discover what might be Italy’s best kept secret: Abruzzo, a land of mountains, beaches, national parks and delicious wines. Abruzzo is in central Italy, east ...

Every major wine producer in Europe harbors indigenous grapes that are the backbone of their wine-making history. France and Italy are the major contributors in the Old World with Spain a close third.

Italy’s Abruzzo region specializes in history, spectacular sights and culinary delights. And when it comes to that latter point, here’s what travelers should add to their itinerary: ...