Palermo - Isola delle Femmine I f there is a theme to what has been scrolling past my screen lately, it is that there are many of us who...

E very time I start to write something down for a blog post, I stutter. Who cares what we’re drinking or who we’re drinking it with? Or if...

From the archives Una Favola Mozia   Quali volti nell’aria? Pirati o mercanti, maghi o scienziati con formule e amuleti scendono sulla ...

From the archives I t is truly a miracle to consider what we humans do to the land and the resilience that land exhibits. We pour chemicals...

Photograph © by Michael Housewright I t wasn’t that long ago. It was 1987. And then it was 2001. And then, 2016. But each sojourn left i...

I n writing this post, I want to be mindful of the pain and suffering any of us might be having or will be having in the future. So as not...

With all respect... R ight about now, 60 million Italians are most likely climbing the walls, with the Spaniards and the French lining up...

Coronavirus in Italy - update site - [ these, too ArcGis (desktop functionality only) and Worldometers] worldwide comprehensive list nC...

Y esterday I had the idea to poll friends and colleagues in the wine trade, around the world, with the question, “Should I go/come to Ital...

#TBT - from the archives From the 23rd Century, near a place in Tuscaremma, called Montalcinapaia. Q. Montalcinapaia has changed, so it...

Breaking: Vinitaly is postponed until June . “I t was inevitable,” so the introduction goes. Here I am, on an early Sunday morning, the ...

#TBT - from the archives I magine taking a walk in a quiet place. In it, there were many souls from ancient times. They were from Greece an...

Photo from eturbonews.com and Getty images I was on the phone Friday with an Italian colleague, who asked to remain unidentified, and he...

W e’re sure to hear more about this in the coming months – it’s far from over. And there is a lot of emotion over this subject. I once hea...

T here is this reoccurring dream, one that has happened, even in waking hours, that sometimes I cannot distinguish between the two. This i...