All You Need to Know about Bottle Atlas, the New International Wine Festival

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Barbaresco Terroir: Grapes Crus People Places: the New Book from Ian D’Agata and Michele Longo is Now Available!

This brand-new book is a huge work with its more than 530 pages, a real “bible” of Barbaresco. The new tome by Ian D’Agata and Michele Longo, ‘Barbaresco Terroir: Grapes Crus People Places’ (amazon books; www.amazon.com) is the fruit of an infinite number of visits to the areas of Barbaresco, Neive, Treiso, and San Rocco […]
The Ian D’Agata Wine Academy and Wine Culture World Wine Tour 2027 in North America

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Announcing Ian D’Agata’s New Book: “The Grapes and Wines of China”

Just launched ten days ago, Ian D’Agata’s new book covering the wines of China has already drawn praise from Chinese wine lovers and wineries. At 226 pages long, “The Grapes And Wines Of China” is a brand-new book describing China’s burgeoning wine scene that is recognized as being the most complete and in-depth text on […]
Canadian Restauranteur Icon, Frank Prevedello, Passes Away

Francesco “Franco” Giovanni Prevedello, one of Canada’s most iconic restauranteurs, passed away in Toronto at age eighty years on October 4, 2026. He was born on January 24, 1946, and single-handedly helped turn Toronto into a world-class dining destination like very few others before or after him.
Celebrating 25 Years of Oreno on “Mona Lisa’s” Bridge

On Friday, June 11, one of Tuscany’s leading estates, Tenuta Sette Ponti, celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of its portfolio’s most famous wine, Oreno, in a truly one-of-a-kind and spectacular way. The Tenuta Sette Ponti is so-called because of the road that connects Florence to Arezzo that is characterized by seven bridges. One of them, the […]
Nas-Cëtta: How a Grape Variety United an Entire Wine Region

By Yumi Liu
Reporting from Novello, Langhe
Novello, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy – June 2025
Taipei Celebrates Italian Wine with the Ian D’Agata Wine Culture

The ongoing international activities of the Ian D’Agata Wine Culture saw Ian and his team at the Ian D’Agata Wine Review spend four days in Taipei and Kaohsiung organizing educational masterclasses and wine dinners. From May 15-19, Ian was in the beautiful island city leading educational afternoon and evening masterclasses but also creating easier-going, fun moments […]
Italian Wines on the Stage: VINO100 in Shanghai a Smashing Success

Fifty-two wineries from all over Italy and over 300 wines to taste for the Chinese wine lovers and professionals who attended this year’s edition of VINO100: and rare though it is that the “part 2” of film bests “part 1”, all commentary was that this second edition was even more successful than last year’s. Alessandro […]
Ian D’Agata Wins the Felicia Brini Award for His Efforts on Behalf of Campanian’s Wines and Increasing World Knowledge about Them

Felicia Brini was a local producer who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at a very young age. Known as the “Signora del Falerno” (the Lady of the Falernian wine) for having worked hard on behalf of the wine, the territory, and their promotion, she successfully transformed her little winery (started back in 1995 with only […]