Anisette (also known as Anisetta) is Italy’s beloved anise liqueur, a sweet and aromatic spirit that has captivated drinkers for over 150 years. Often confused with Sambuca or pastis, this traditional Anisette drink has a gentler flavor profile and deep roots in Southern Italian culture. It is made from green…
Cooking Class Olive Ascolane If you’ve fallen in love with one of Le Marche’s most famous specialties but don’t know how to prepare them yourself, pick up the secrets and tricks to turning out traditional olive ascolane with this small-group cooking class. Learn how to stuff, bread, and fry local…
We are proud to announce that Drink Italian Day will be celebrated every year on August 15. DrinkItalian is a love letter to all Italian made beverages. It was created by a group of passionate consumers and industry professionals who want to share the “La Dolce Vita” lifestyle around the…
A one-day trip to Venice must not be enough time to experience everything that the city has to offer. Here 5 top experiences that will make you want to come again and get more. Remember also to check the best time to visit the city. Some of the links in…
Bellini, Spritz, Sgroppino are three of the most famous drinks you can enjoy in Venice (or should we call it Venezia?)…Ready to order? Venezia is one of the most amazing cities in the world. And Venetians shaped so much of Italian history with many travels and many books. While you…
Bacari and Cicchetti are the true Aperitivo experience in Venezia. The first name refers to the place where people meet, the second one refers to the delicious bite-sized appetizers that are served with the drink. Venezia can’t be imagined: Venezia must be seen and lived!Probably nowhere else in the world…
Although Vermouth was born in Italy, most of the botanicals used in this aromatized fortified wine are not typical of Italy, like for example the Wormwood. Let’s discover together the secret of this famous Italian Aperitif. Wormwood / Artemisia Absinthium Every producer has its own proprietary recipe, their own maceration,…
Vermouth is an aromatized, fortified wine flavored with various botanicals (roots, barks, flowers, seeds, herbs, and spices) of which each producer has his own secret recipe. The two styles are dry and sweet. We are working on this Vermouth description. Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are…
What is Savuto DOC? Savuto DOC is a small Calabrian appellation in southern Italy, named after the Savuto River, which forms part of the border between the provinces of Cosenza and Catanzaro in the hills above Calabria’s western coast. It was established in 1975 and permits Bianco, Rosato, Rosso, and…
What is Sardegna Semidano DOC? Sardegna Semidano DOC is a Sardinian white-wine appellation established in 1995 for wines made primarily from Semidano, a native Sardinian white grape that remains extremely rare. Italian Wine Central says Semidano has only 36 hectares planted nationwide, with 94% of that area in Sardinia, while…
What is Sant’Antimo DOC? Sant’Antimo DOC is the Tuscan appellation created in 1996 for wines made within the municipality of Montalcino that do not fit under Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Rosso di Montalcino DOC, or Moscadello di Montalcino DOC. In practice, Sant’Antimo wine is Montalcino’s flexible denomination: it allows producers…
What is Santa Margherita di Belice DOC? Santa Margherita di Belice DOC is one of Sicily’s smallest and most fragile appellations, centered on the communes of Santa Margherita di Belice and Montevago in the Belice Valley of southwestern Sicily, about 16 km inland from Sciacca and roughly 60 km southwest…
What is San Torpè DOC? San Torpè DOC is one of Tuscany’s smallest — and now one of Italy’s most endangered — wine appellations. Centered in the Pisan hills between Pisa and the Tyrrhenian coast, the denomination was established in 1980 as Bianco Pisano di San Torpè DOC and renamed…
What is San Severo DOC? San Severo DOC is one of Puglia’s oldest appellations and one of southern Italy’s most flexible. Established in 1968, it was the first DOC in Puglia, and it still stands out for producing an unusually broad mix of styles: white, red, rosé, sparkling, and novello…
What is San Martino della Battaglia DOC? San Martino della Battaglia DOC is a tiny, distinctive wine appellation on the southern shores of Lake Garda in northern Italy, producing elegant white wines primarily from the Friulano grape (formerly known as Tocai Friulano). Established in 1970, this denomination spans the border…
What is San Ginesio DOC? San Ginesio DOC is one of Marche’s tiniest and most distinctive appellations: a denomination dedicated exclusively to red wine and red sparkling wine in the high hills of Macerata province, near the Sibillini Mountains. It was established in 2007 and remains extremely small, with just…
What is San Gimignano DOC? San Gimignano DOC is a Tuscan wine appellation known for red, rosé, and sweet wines, primarily crafted from Sangiovese. Complementing its more famous neighbor, Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG, this DOC expresses the region’s heritage through everyday Tuscan table wines and specialty dessert wines like…
What is Sambuca di Sicilia DOC? In the hills of western Sicily’s Agrigento province, where the town of Sambuca di Sicilia gazes over Lake Arancio, lies a wine appellation that is both under-the-radar and richly rewarding. Sambuca di Sicilia DOC, established in 1995, produces a wide spectrum of wines—reds, whites,…