Tucked away among the vineyards in the gentle rolling hills of northern Italy is the former family of home of the new Pope's father. Francis I may have become the first Pontiff from the Americas and ...

The oldest recorded bareback horse race in Italy has been run since the 13th century – and it’s still going strong. The Palio di Asti, which takes place on the penultimate weekend of every September, ...

ASTI, Italy -- Pope Francis honored his northern Italian roots on Sunday by celebrating a special Mass in his father's hometown and encouraging younger generations to not be indifferent to the poverty ...

A man cuts Barbera grapes during the harvest in the vineyards of Tenuta Ca dei Mandorli in the Monferrato countryside in Castel Boglione, near Asti, northwestern Italy. Photo: MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Italy's Asti Spumante sparkling wine is on course to outsell French Champagne as revellers around the world toast in the New Year, a ...

[CASTEL BOGLIONE] 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 ...