Michael Franz, wine reviewer for the Washington Post, writes: “While acknowledging that it is a bit odd to refer to the land of the Romans as an 'emerging' wine producer, the little known fact is that Italy is a still-awakening giant in the world of wine.” His full article, “Frenzy Over Friuli ,” can be seen at http://www.wineupdate.com/Archive/2000/S...
You can find a list of terms often included on an Italian wine bottle label at http://www.defusco.ch/glossar_en.html. The Italian Trade Commission publishes an Internet guide to Italian wines that covers Italy's wine regions and appellations. At http://www.italianmade.com/wine you can find their directory of producers and a list of U.S. importers.
Kyle Phillips’ Italian Wine Review contains information on the wines of Italy. The website http://www.italianwinereview.com/ includes a subscription form and a producers’ list. There’s a free online edition as well. At the Italian Internet Winery (http://www.wine.it/) you can research a large selection of high quality wines as well as information on many Italian wineries.
At the “Italian Wines” website, you can click on a map and select a region -- then get news about food, wines, and regional vineyards: http://www.italystore.com/italianwines/s... Bolla, a well-known producer of Italian wines, also maintains a web presence. At their site, you can get wine information, wine/food pairings, recipe collections, family gathering ideas and virtual tours of Italy. http://www.bolla.com/
Vinomania ( http://vinomania.vignaclara.it/eng ) offers curiosities, suggestions and games about wine. The site has a special section about wines of Italy. Finally, for a very personal view on Italian wines, look at the Real Man’s Cookbook: http://www.conservativebookstore.com/coo... It’s a light-hearted website with a bias toward Italian wines. The author notes, however, that he feels no wine is appropriate for Superbowl parties.
Every man to his own taste!
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