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The Italian Abroad Wine Blog

The Italian Abroad Wine Blog is a wine blog and diary where I share my thoughts, primarily about Italian wine and food, but also on wine, food, and travel in general. I founded Italyabroad.com in 2003 and have been living abroad for over 20 years. Coming from an Italian winemaking family, I was introduced to wine at a very early age. While my roots are in Italian wine, I appreciate and enjoy good wine from all over the world, alongside great food and the joys of travel. My posts often weave these passions together.

To help you better understand Italian wines, we've created a series of Italian wine regions maps that show DOC and DOCG wines, their origins and the grapes they are made of, including your favorite Italian wines. I’ve also written a post on the Italian wine appellation system explaining and demystifying the Italian wine classification system and what it really means for wine lovers and enthusiasts.

Additionally, I host a YouTube channel , where you can watch me taste some of our wines and answer your questions about Italian wines and grapes. From the meaning of DOC to what makes an orange wine, we cover it all. I hope you enjoy reading this wine blog! Feel free to reach out with any questions. Salute Andrea


Is Brexit being blamed for everything or is the wine industry that is in a mess?

March 23, 2017    Tags: View Comments (0)

Whether we agree or not, have voted in or out, Brexit is a result of democracy and we all need to accept it and try to get the best out of it, but lately Brexit is being blamed for everything, sometime rightly so, sometime no

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Andrea's wine conversations: Lugana

March 21, 2017    Tags: View Comments (0)

Lugana is the white wine from the Lake Garda, a beautiful wine, perfect to enjoy on its own or to compliment food. Lugana is becoming more and more known outside Italy due to the number of tourists visiting the Lake Garda wanting to drink the same wine once at home.

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Andrea's wine conversations: Moscato Passito

March 13, 2017    Tags: View Comments (0)

We all know the Moscato or Muscat grape, it is grown everywhere in Italy and the world, used to make different wines. In Italy it is grown from north to south, the most famous Moscato is the Moscato d'Asti, but this one is a quite a spectacular wine

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Global brands and wineries

March 11, 2017    Tags: View Comments (0)

What is a global brand in the wine industry, is there any difference between brands and wineries? Why the wine industry does not have its Nike or Adidas?

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Andrea's wine conversations: Gamay

March 07, 2017    Tags: View Comments (0)

Gamay is not often associated to Italy, however the grape is grown in Italy, precisely in Valle d’Aosta (Aosta Valley). Wines from Valle d’Aosta are not widely available due to their limited production but are really good, and this Gamay is no exception

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Andrea's wine conversations: Aglianico

February 27, 2017    Tags: View Comments (0)

Aglianico is a fantastic grape grown in the south of Italy and this Aglianico comes from Campania and is made with grapes grown in the Taurasi area, here the same grapes can be used to make Taurasi, a very good wine called the Barolo of the south

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Andrea's wine conversations: Chardonnay

February 20, 2017    Tags: View Comments (0)

Chardonnay is a fantastic grape, produces amazing wine, from light, refreshing, easy to drink to complex, aged wine, Chardonnay used to be a favourite grape and wine until the Pinot grigio took over. Oak, whether barrels or just flavours, is also a way to hide poor quality grapes

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Andrea's wine conversations: Barbera Colli Piacentini

February 08, 2017    Tags: View Comments (0)

When thinking about Barbera, we immediately associate the grape and the wine to Piedmont and depending on our knowledge, Asti or Alba, but barbera as a grape is planted and grown in many other Italian regions, from Lombardia to Emilia Romagna

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Where has the good wine gone?

February 03, 2017    Tags: View Comments (0)

It looks that the wine industry is now about everything except the wine, it is about marketing, awards, ratings without thinking that in this day and age every single wine is an award winner or got a good score from someone, there are so many competitions and medals and wine writers that literally every single wine has at least one

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Andrea's wine conversations: Maremma Toscana

January 31, 2017    Tags: View Comments (0)

What is a Supertuscan? What makes them different from the other Tuscan wines? In this episode Andrea explains why the Supertuscany category has been created and will be tasting a supertuscan from Maremma

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