The storied Asti region of northern Italy saw a lush harvest this year, but many winegrowers are leaving some grapes on the vine, choosing to produce less as US and Russian demand drops.
Italy's agricultural lobby group Coldiretti said on Thursday that wine exports to the US were being blocked over fears of crushing 200-percent tariffs, with Italian producers estimated to be losing up to €6 million a day.
Italian winemakers have suspended shipments of Prosecco sparkling wine to the US following President Donald Trump’s threats to hit Europe's alcohol sector with punishing 200-percent tariffs.
Italy is due to regain its spot as the world's largest wine producer in 2024 as France's vineyards are hit by unfavourable weather, according to figures from each country's agricultural authorities.
An Italian winery has announced it will stop selling bottles emblazoned with the faces of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini after decades of defending them as a ‘joke’.
Italy is for a second time fighting to block Croatia’s attempts to get EU recognition for its dessert wine, describing the move as "an attack on Made in Italy".
Verona residents are missing the city's Vinitaly wine fair, cancelled for a second year due to the coronavirus crisis. Writer Richard Hough asks whether such events will remain important in Italy - and tries a digital tasting instead.
Italy's winemakers have been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis. As harvest season begins, how are they faring? Piedmont-based wine expert Evan Byrne spoke to producers about the financial aid available and their experiences so far.
As 16th-century Florentines dropped like flies to the plague, survivors drowned their fears in wine, passed to them through small windows which are enjoying a renaissance during the coronavirus era.
With Italian wine producers facing an impending crisis, Piedmont-based wine expert Evan Byrne explains how local family-run wineries are now relying more on direct orders from the public.
Cheaper Italian wines are set to be turned into disinfectant, now a more valuable commodity. But the best bottles are gathering dust in cellars up and down the country as sales plunge.
People living in a small village near Modena, in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna, got a surprise on Wednesday when they turned on their kitchen taps and got wine instead of water.
Italian authorities have seized hundreds of tubes of Pringles crisps from a supermarket in Veneto after the snack's claim to be “Prosecco-flavoured” sparked outrage in the region, famed for producing the extremely popular sparkling wine.
We’re sitting on picnic benches cluttered with carafes, stomachs full of cheese and chicory, cheers-ing with strangers and singing along with two senior gents on guitar: in other words, it’s Tuesday night in the Castelli Romani.
Italy has been ranked as the best country in the world for wine lovers in a survey that may irk the French. But which country really has the best wine? Or is it futile to compare?
Italy's Prosecco hills north-east of Venice, which have been cultivated for centuries, were on Sunday added to the World Heritage list by the UN cultural organisation.
If you're concerned about the environmental impact of heavy prosecco production, or just want to try something new, here's our guide to Italy's other sparkling wines.
