While I am all about an Aperol spritz in the sun of an Italian piazza, you simply cannot visit Verona without trying a glass of Amarone. Thankfully, there are some really great Verona wine bars where you can buy a glass of this deep, velvety wine - and usually for...

It's a chilly day in March and I'm standing in front of an enormous 150-year-old wine barrel. Around me, newer barrels line the walkways, aging the wine that will end up on dinner tables around the world. In Canada, a wine shop owner will tell their clients about the red...

When you think of Uzbekistan, you probably think of turquoise domed mosques and madrasas, intricate mosaics, or even their famous non bread. Wine isn't usually the first thing that comes to mind, but Uzbekistan actually has a thriving viticulture industry. This is especially evident in the Bagizagan Winery, just outside...

If you're planning your trip to the heartland of Amarone, you might be wondering how much it's going to cost you. To answer that, I'll use the most commonly used phrase in my software engineering day job: "it depends". Your Valpolicella budget is naturally going to vary, depending on how...