D uring this down time, I’ve had the opportunity to go through boxes and papers, organizing my office. One of the packets I ran across wer...

#1,500 W e’ve all had lots of time to think. I’ve written a dozen dystopian blog posts in my head. And I’ve pondered over Italy and what...

Y oung Italian wine professionals had been posing wistful pictures on their Instagram and Facebook feeds, when travel destinations such as...

“I t can’t always be sunny, even in Texas!” I remember hearing momma shouting out to me, many times. She would know, having been born a f...

For Marco Moltinomi L ately, I’ve been watching Italian movies by Cristina Comincini, notably “ Follow Your Heart ” and “ Latin Lover. ”...

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...