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...

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...

Some people will tell you that the only way to get out into the Veneto countryside and visit a Valpolicella winery is with a rental car. Well, I've been to lazy to get a driver's license since moving to London 15 years ago, and I've still been found roaming the...

I'd like to think I've done a lot with my life so far, but I've still never gotten a drivers license. In my day to day life, this has never been a problem. I live in London, a megacity that boasts the world's first metro system. Traffic congestion in the...