Planning a trip to Italy and going on a Tuscan Wine Tour? (with Grape Tours, obviously 😃) One of the things that might cross your mind...

Marble mountains & lard If you've ever been to Italy and admired the marble that is displayed bountifully in the churches, palaces, and...

I want to share a story of a special place that I’m sure many of you have already visited. Paradoxically it was only my second time in Le...

Terre Alfieri DOCG Not every region in Italy can boast a DOCG certified area, but almost! The most recent addition to the most...

Reflection is what this year has given plenty of time for. On ourselves, our fellow planetarians. Memories of a different past, hopes for...

I met Alyson around 12 years ago when we were both having lunch at Dario Cecchini, the famous butcher in Panzano in Chianti. Those of you...

Selvadolce is no ordinary winery, and the owner Aris is no ordinary winemaker. As you drive up the road from Bordighera, a sleepy seaside...

Valpolicella is a region of contrasts. It comprises flat plains and steep hills, ugly industry and farm beauty, cheap wines, and...

Who doesn’t know Prosecco?! Bubbly, light & fresh…perfect for an aperitif & for mixed drinks. Easy to pronounce and affordable! But few...

Northern Italy has the country's largest lakes that were created when glaciers retreated from the north at the end of the latest ice age

The magnificent Medici family of Florence was the wealthiest family the World has ever seen. Their rise to power and influence on...

One of the up-and-coming grape varieties in Italy at the moment is the white grape Timorasso which originates in the southeastern corner...

Florence has bred several of Italy's iconic fashion designers, brands that today are internationally recognised for Italian haute...

To the outsider visiting Chianti, no place could be more blessed. The extensive region modestly boasts beautiful countryside with...

Even if Sangiovese is the much-celebrated grape of Tuscany, it's in the company of many other lesser-known native grapes. Yet we hear...

Chianti, or more precisely Chianti Classico, has been around the block a few times since it’s official birth a little over 300 years ago....

Alessandro is the proud owner of the small 6-hectare DOCG Brunello winery, Il Marroneto. It's just outside of the walls of Montalcino, on...

Montalcino's Brunello is famed for many reasons, and one of the characteristics of the wine is its long ageing of almost 5 years before...

I've known Francesco and Flavia for around 15 yrs. From when they first got started as a young couple in their 20'ies to take on the life...

There are quite a few "old families" that still have a family estate handed down generation in generation and are at the front of...