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Please join the #ItalianFWT bloggers to explore Italian grapes outside of Italy

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Do you delight in discovering Italian grapes outside of Italy? Then the next Italian Food, Wine and Travel chat on Saturday, March 6, is for you! We’re getting together on Twitter starting at 8 am PT/11 am ET. You’re invited to follow along by using the #ItalianFWT hashtag. Wherever they’ve emigrated, Italian farmers have brought […]

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Pere Mata Cupada Rosé Cava: Finesse in a Glass (#WorldWineTravel)

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If I were taking a trip to Catalonia (Catalunya), Pere Mata is one winemaker I’d love to meet. Actually, I couldn’t find much online about this “adorable and nutty professor of cava,” as one blogger describes him, or the Pere Mata Cupada Rosé Cava in my glass. So I reached out to “Professor” Mata and

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Family and wine go together for these Black-owned businesses (#winePW)

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February is Black History Month, and this year’s theme is “Black Family.” A fitting time to focus on two Black-owned family businesses, right? But why wait for February to amplify the voices of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) winemakers and winery owners? Throughout the year, I’m intending to do my part to spread the

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You’re invited to explore Italian grapes outside of Italy (#ItalianFWT)

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In the heart of Pennsylvania mushroom-growing country, there’s a tiny vineyard where French and northern Italian grapes yield wines that are simply “wow.” Va La Vineyards is a 6.7-acre plot of land along the main road between Amish Lancaster County and Wilmington, Delaware. In this unlikely spot, owner Anthony Vietri crafts wines of uncommon quality.

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Dolcetto d’Alba: A food-friendly bet for braised chicken (#ItalianFWT)

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Do you have a go-to wine list? You know, the tried-and-true varieties, blends, and producers you rely on to deliver consistently high quality and food compatibility. On my list is Dolcetto, a fruity, light-to-medium-bodied Italian red wine. Dolcetto hails from Piedmont, the same highly esteemed wine region that gives us the three big Bs: Nebbiolo-based

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