When I travel to Italy, my main focus is food and wine, I love to discover a new wine for Varano’s, one that is available in the United States and that fits into our format. I love driving through wine country and seeing all the vineyards, planted in perfect rows. The scenic vistas that vineyards [...]
Varano’s will be featuring this wine for the month of April, we are committed to finding wines that we feel offer value and quality to our customers.
Traveling south out of Florence, the SR 222 is a leisurely route through the heart of Tuscany.The views alone are worth the trip, especially as you enter into the Chianti Region. I traveled this route on my way to Rocca Delle Macie, we were visiting the winery for a tour and overnight stay. It happened [...]
My first trip to Italy was in October of 1995, my wife and I spent eleven days traveling around Tuscany and Piedmont with her parents. This trip was a little intimidating for me, my in-laws travel extensively and my mother in-law likes to plan her trips to the minutest detail. Since I planned the entire [...]
I’ve had the distinct privilege of spending time in Apulia, friends of ours own and operate a winery in Apulia. When my wife and I went to Apulia, I made the mistake of flying into Rome and renting a car and driving. I’m not sure what I looked at when I went to map [...]
I’ve had the distinct pleasure of visiting Bertani during Vin Italy. I am familiar with most of their portfolio and love their Amarone Classico, a wine that takes six years from harvest to release. Bertani still makes their wine in the traditional style; their entire philosophy is based on quality and timeless techniques that have [...]
One of the few places I haven’t visited in Italy is the island of Sardinia; it’s definitely on my short list of places to go. I’ve discussed the island with several friends from Italy and everyone speaks very highly of the island and it’s magical beauty, pristine beaches and the unspoiled landscape. The passion for [...]
Several years ago, my wife and I spent some time in Montalcino. We were traveling around Italy with some friends and they had asked if we could visit some wineries while we were in Tuscany. I contacted a friend of mine; she’s the export manager for Col d’Orcia Winery and had been inviting me [...]
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