Ripasso and Amarone both come from Valpolicella in Veneto. Both lean on the same traditional grapes, mainly Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella. They can sit right next to each other on a wine shop shelf and look equally Italian. They still hand you two completely different evenings. One is richer than…
At one point in the 1970s, Soave outsold Chianti in the United States. Not a niche category win. The actual best-selling Italian wine in the country, red or white, full stop. Ask most people about Soave today and you’ll get a shrug. Or a memory of a thin, forgettable white…
Most people who visit the Veneto never actually see the Veneto. They land at Venice Marco Polo airport, take a water taxi into the city, spend three days walking over bridges and eating near the Rialto, and then fly home. Which is wonderful, truly. Venice is extraordinary. But it’s also…
Let me tell you something about Prosecco that nobody in a fancy wine shop will ever admit. It doesn’t need a special occasion. It doesn’t need a reason. It doesn’t need a speech, a milestone, or a carefully chosen glass. Prosecco is the wine that shows up when you need…
Most people hear “Veneto” and immediately think: Very few think: mountains. Which is honestly a mistake. Because hidden in the northern part of Veneto is Asiago — a place where wine suddenly meets fireplaces, cold mountain air, wooden lodges, long dinners, and the kind of silence that makes you sleep…
There are luxury hotels that impress you immediately. Then there are places like Cape of Senses that slowly dismantle your ability to care about emails. Honestly, I think that’s the more dangerous kind of luxury. Living in Veneto has made me appreciate places that understand how to slow people down…
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