In this region, tradition dances closely with innovation. Imagine rolling hills carpeted with a patchwork of vineyards, dotted with ancient castles standing sentinel, where time seems to stand still.

A pensioner who started a wine estate in the Piedmont region says he has been struck by the contrast in drinking cultures between Italy and 'elitist' Britain ...

In 1968, Italy was taken over by massive protests, and one of the young revolutionaries ended up practicing organic in Piedmont, Italy, a desolate, poor area back then, going against the chemical ...

Tucked in the north of the country, between France and Switzerland, Piedmont is, for me, the jewel in Italy’s crown. The scenery is breathtaking and there are plenty of rooftop bars where you can ...

For the last 30 years, the red wine spotlight in and around Italy’s Piedmont region has been dominated by its big guns, Barolo and Barbaresco. And rightly so: These majestic wines are some of the ...

Piedmont in northwestern Italy arguably is the country’s most famous wine region. That fame is mostly centered on two wines from the Langhe subregion: Barolo and Barbaresco. These wines always are ...

When Gaia Gaja talks about the vineyards that produce her family’s highly regarded Italian wines, she tends toward anthropomorphic descriptions of how the grapevines “can learn from each other,” or ...

The attractions of Italian wines change constantly. Three reasons are as follows. First, each of Italy’s 20 administrative regions produce wines, and the country grows a huge number—some 350—of ...