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Wine Culture

Wine Cultureexplores wine beyond the glass, as a reflection ofhistory, geography, and human civilization. This category is dedicated to thestories behind vineyards, regions, traditions, and transformationsthat have shaped wine over centuries. Fromancient origins and cultural ritualstolandscapes, terroir, and global exchanges, these articles examine wine as aliving expression of place and time.Wine Cultureis whereknowledge, memory, and identity intersect, offering a deeper understanding ofhow wine connects people, lands, and histories across the world.

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Alto Adige DOC

Patchwork of Alto Adige DOC vineyard parcels on the valley floor framed by alpine mountains

One denomination, a thousand mountains. Alto Adige DOC unites a fragmented alpine territory through its Additional Geographical Units and a cooperative model that turned collaboration into excellence.

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Trentino-Alto Adige

Steep terraced vineyards climbing alpine slopes in Trentino-Alto Adige beneath the Dolomites

Two cultures, one mountain. Trentino-Alto Adige turns altitude into elegance, where Italian and Germanic traditions meet and alpine grapes find their truest home.

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Isonzo del Friuli

Flat vineyards on pale gravel soils beside the Isonzo river with the Alps in the distance

Where water becomes wine. Shaped by the gravel beds of the Isonzo river and the breath of the Adriatic, this plain produces luminous, essential wines of striking elegance.

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Colli Orientali del Friuli

Autumn vineyards

Where tradition embraces diversity. The Colli Orientali del Friuli hold one of Italy’s richest mosaics of grapes, from the renamed Friulano to the rare, elegant sweet wines Ramandolo and Picolit.

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Collio

Terraced Collio vineyards on marl and sandstone ponca soil along the Italian-Slovenian border at dawn

Where the hills learn to speak. Collio’s ponca soil and cross-border landscape give life to some of Europe’s finest white wines, born where the land proves stronger than any frontier.

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Friuli Venezia Giulia

Rolling vineyard hills of Friuli Venezia Giulia with the Julian Alps on the horizon at sunset

Where wine chooses precision. Discover how Friuli Venezia Giulia redefined Italian white wine, letting grape and terroir speak with rare clarity across Collio, Isonzo and the Colli Orientali.

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Prosecco

Brindisi con Prosecco tra le colline di Conegliano Valdobbiadene.

Explore Prosecco, where Glera, the Charmat Method and Conegliano Valdobbiadene create freshness, accessibility and a precise hierarchy of territory.

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Valpolicella

Cena con Amarone della Valpolicella e calici di vino rosso al tramonto.

Explore Valpolicella, where Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, drying, Ripasso, Recioto and Amarone form one of Italy’s great wine systems.

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Veneto

Degustazione di Valpolicella e Prosecco tra colline e vigneti del Veneto.

Explore Veneto wine culture through Valpolicella and Prosecco, a region where structure, freshness, scale and precision coexist.

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Garda

Tavolo sul Lago di Garda con bottiglia di Lugana e calici di vino bianco.

Explore Garda wine culture, where Lake Garda, morainic soils, Lugana, Bardolino and a mild climate create balance, light and accessibility.