Tuscany

One is from Tuscany and the other is from Abruzzo. These wines have the same name even though they have very little to do with each other as they use different grape varieties: Vino Nobile uses mainly Sangiovese and the...

San Filippino Chapel in the medieval hill town of Castiglion Fiorentino has been abandoned for decades, to the point that most local residents no longer remember or even notice it. Tennessee resident Rita Morgan Richardson and her husband Tim discovered...

Firenze Convention & Visitors Bureau (FCB), tour operators ArtViva and Le Baccanti, the Golden Tower Hotel, hosted by the Italian National Tourist Board to bring to New York the best Tuscany and Florence have to offer.

Cetona, Chianciano Terme, Chiusi, Montepulciano, San Casciano dei Bagni, Sarteano, Sinalunga, Torrita di Siena, Trequanda. Nine townships of the Valdichiana that got together to enthral visitors with multiple activities. Along with the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, of course.

This year, Benvenuto Brunello was highly anticipated since there have been a handful of magnificent vintages over the past decade. I was able to have an intimate conversation with a few of the producers in town, and my time with...

For centuries, Siena served as a place for pilgrims to rest their heads, yet its own people, beauty, and innovation have remained unheralded. What is it, then, about this Tuscan city that so enchants? Jane Tylus, professor of Italian and...

After travelling to Italy for years, sometimes with plenty of inconvenience, my housband and I decided to find a house of our own. We picked Le Marche which might be not as perfect as Umbria or Toscana, but is equally...

At a wine event in Manhattan called "Chianti Lovers" we discussed the current reputation of the most famous Tuscan red in the States, long hampered by an overly traditional image which relegated it among the cheap wines. But today things are...

From Piedmont to Tuscany, and down to the Marche and Umbria, four places of excellence where you can discover, enjoy and taste the most delicious mushrooms in the world. With an eye to landscapes of rare beauty