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  • Italian winemaker using a tablet to monitor vineyard conditions, with a weather station and drone supporting precision viticulture.
    Wine Talks

    “Up to 80%” Funding for Italian Wineries: What the Headline Never Tells You

    You know that shop sign that says “up to 70% off”? Everyone walks in picturing the leather jacket at 70% off, and everyone walks out with a scarf at 12%. Funding headlines are the same trick in a nicer suit. When Italy announced in 2026 that it could cover up…

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  • Italian winemakers picking wine grapes at night during harvest
    Italian Wine Wine Talks

    Why Italian Winemakers Are Picking Grapes in the Dark

    On July 30th, in the villages of Gussago and Montorfano, pickers walked into the vineyards of Franciacorta and started the earliest harvest this region has ever recorded. Not earliest in a decade. Earliest, full stop, since anyone started keeping track. Weeks of temperatures sitting around 37 to 38 degrees Celsius…

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  • Luxury villa surrounded by vineyards in Valpolicella, Veneto, representing a wine vacation in Amarone country at Villa Quaranta Tommasi.
    Italian Wine Wine Vacation

    Wine Vacation: Sleeping in Amarone Country — Villa Quaranta Tommasi, Valpolicella

    There are hotel spas and then there is the Terme della Valpolicella. Most hotel spas give you eucalyptus steam rooms, a swimming pool, and a list of treatments with names like “Serenity Journey” that involve warm stones and someone playing a flute somewhere in the background. The spa at Villa…

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