Slow Wine at Expo
At Expo 2015, Slow Wine will be telling a fascinating story, that of the diversity of Italy’s wines, grapes and vignerons. European viticulture boasts rich biodiversity. In Italy alone, over 600...
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Fish’n’Hops
From May 14 – 17, the coastal city of Genoa in northern Italy will once again host Slow Fish, Slow Food’s international event dedicated to sustainable fishing and a celebration of the diversity of...
View ArticleIs Neo-Prohibition Coming to Europe?
On April 20, the destiny of European wine will be decided. The location is Latvia — not exactly Burgundy, Bordeaux, Barolo or Montalcino, but it will assume the next presidency of the European Union....
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Barbera, All Grown Up
Barbera – it’s the quintessential Italian red. From the north-western region of Piedmont, where the Barbera grape is the most widely planted variety, its succulence and sour cherry flavors leave you...
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Nebbiolo from the Terraces
About 150 kilometers north of Italy’s world-famous wine-making regions of Barolo and Barbaresco, another exceptional Nebbiolo-based wine is made, one that has never acquired international — or for that...
View ArticleBeer Meets Fish
Conventional wisdom says that accompaniment of seafood is the sole territory of white wine. We at Slow Food—along with a dozen craft beer producers who filled the Beer Piazza at Slow Fish in Genoa—tend...
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Wine and Feeding the Planet
By now we’re all familiar with Expo’s core theme: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. A slogan that is certainly timely and intriguing. Not exactly a simple objective, but a pressing one in a world...
View ArticleSlow Beer Mexico
For the last 150 years, the global beer industry has been dominated by large corporations producing bland beers predominately from the Lager family. Without realizing it, beer drinkers around the world...
View ArticleThe Last Polish Mead
Mead is thought to be the ancestor of all fermented drinks. Its ingredients and preparation are simple: Yeasts naturally present in the air will immediately start to ferment honey when diluted with...
View ArticleAgricultural Beer
It seems like only yesterday that beer came in three flavors. A limited number of similar companies dominated the market, all of them offering similar tasting beers in a limited number of styles. Today...
View ArticleSummer Wine Drinking: 3 Grave Errors to Avoid
What’s summer without wine-fuelled picnics, barbeques, and lingering al fresco dinners on balmy nights? But in preparation for the merriment, keep in mind three faux pas to avoid at all costs… 1)...
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Vineyard Slaves
Scandals in recent years regarding the exploitation of migrant workers in Italian agriculture– orange harvesters in Calabria, apple pickers in Trentino and the so-called ‘tomato slaves’ in Puglia and...
View ArticleSLOW WINE MAGAZINE ISSUE #6 NOW ONLINE
The latest issue of Slow Wine Magazine is now available online. The sixth issue takes a look at one of the day’s legends: Brunello di Montalcino 2010. Many consider it to be the vintage of the century,...
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Monica and Beer, A Family Affair
Monica Castagnero, 28, one meter and sixty centimeters of determination, at once combative and active, skips about in a pair of size 36 Converses. After graduating and working in the marketing sector,...
View ArticleSweet and Smokey
Italian wine lovers will no doubt be familiar with vin santo, the rich, nutty dessert wine with its date-like flavors that makes for a digestif fit for a king. Produced by laying freshly harvest grapes...
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Wine Costs Less than Water
This picture best depicts part of the schizophrenia of the world of wine: falling consumption per capita while luxury appellations (Brunello and Barolo) soar in sales, exploitation of vineyard workers,...
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10 Italian Wines to Get You Through the Heatwave
For all you red wine lovers out there who, like us, are suffering the heat wave in many parts of the world—and by suffering we’re not referring to the sweltering temperatures, but to the fact that...
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At €1.91/Bottle, Something Doesn’t Add Up
Last week on our Italian site, we published an article regarding the wines from Al Bano winery in the southern region of Puglia, which are selling at €1.91/bottle ($US2.15). It got an incredible...
View ArticleTrappist Brewing: A Vocation
Known for their golden silence, and famous for their beer, the Trappists descend from the order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, a religious order of monks and nuns. Beer has been brewed in...
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The Drunken Cheese
Necessity is the mother of invention. History books (and grandparents) tell us about the hardships of twar, where, as often happens in times of conflict, it is the land and those who work on it to...
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A Georgian Wine Maker in Milan
Straddling Europe and Asia, Georgia was one of the first places where the grapevine was domesticated. A historic wine-producing country, it is home not only to dozens of native varieties, but also a...
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Italy’s Top Slow Wineries
In the lead up to the release of the 2016 edition of the Slow Wine Guide, we share with you our best of the best: 188 wineries shortlisted by us for their exceptional quality and adherence to the Slow...
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Slow Wine Guide 2016: The Great Tasting
There are many factors which go into making the right winery. Every soil lends a unique blend of qualities which can be utilised to help in the ageing process. For grapes, one of the most important...
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Italy’s Best Bubbles
In our travels across Italy to create this latest edition of the guide (it’s a tough job but someone’s got to do it), we encountered sparkling wines made in the Metodo Classico style in several...
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Sparkling Pear Wine: Fruit of the Forest
On the northwestern edge of Germany’s Swabian Alps, the steep escarpment known as the Albtrauf is a magnificent landscape—forests and meadows are scattered with a incredible diversity of ancient...
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Pizza and Wine: 6 Pairing Suggestions
Pizza is synonymous with the backstreets of Naples, where it came into being around 300 years ago to feed an overcrowded, hungry city—one of Europe’s most important capitals at the time. Today you can...
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Slow Wine 2016 World Tour
Again this year, the Slow Wine editorial team, along with the winemakers recommended in the guide, hit the road on a world tour to present the 2016 guide, with stops in Asia, North America and Europe....
View ArticleRancios Dry: A Mountain Wine with Flavors from the Past
In the eastern Pyrenees, Roussillon is a small French region that has been shaped as much by the culture of Spanish Catalonia as by that of France. It is France’s southernmost province, and the famous...
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Slow Wine USA Tour: Who’s Coming
Again this year, the Slow Wine editorial team, along with the winemakers recommended in the guide, hit the road to the USA to present the 2016 guide. Find out all about the tasting events in: San...
View ArticleProtecting Biodiversity in Macedonian Vineyards
Stanushina is a red grape variety indigenous to the Republic of Macedonia, and more precisely, to the Tikvesh wine district in the south of the country. It is probably the best-known wine-growing...
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Yesterday’s Grapes for Today’s Wine
Yann de Agostini, a professional vintner with extensive experience in the world of wine, works independently in the Domaine du Petit Août in the Theus commune of the Hautes-Alpes. In 2013, he made the...
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The 12 Best Dual Zone Wine Coolers
Wine might be remarkably easy to drink, but storing wine effectively is much more challenging. You should avoid storing wine in the refrigerator as the temperature and humidity levels are both...
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The 11 Best Built-in Wine Coolers
For anyone who wants to keep wine for regular consumption or long-term storage, built-in wine coolers provide a space-saving solution. You should avoid storing wine in a regular refrigerator. The...
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The 15 Best Wine and Beverage Coolers for Storing Mixed Drinks
Summer is once again underway and it’s a time of year when you want to ensure you have a continuous supply of chilled drinks. Unfortunately, storing drinks – especially wine – in the kitchen...
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What is a Wine Decanter?
If you’re new to collecting wine, you’ll need more than a cooler and corkscrew. Today’s guide will show how why you should decant wine and how to get the best results when you’re aerating red wine....
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How to Decant Your Wine
Many wines need decanting if you want to enjoy them at their best. The most common method of achieving this is to use a wine decanter, although this is not the only way of aerating your favorite red...
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What is a Wine Aerator and How to Aerate Your Wine
If you plan to collect wine at home, you’ll need more than a wine cooler, a corkscrew, and a few glasses. Most wines taste better after aeration, so how can you carry out this process? To kick off,...
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What is Port Wine and How to Drink It
Port wine, typically abbreviated to port, is one of the most popular after-dinner drinks worldwide. Today’s guide will help you discover what port is. We’ll also highlight the many different types of...
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How to Make Dandelion Wine
Learning how to make dandelion wine is straightforward. The most difficult aspect of creating this tantalizing beverage at home is having the patience to wait for the lengthy fermentation process to...
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How to Make Sangria with White Wine
With summer well underway, you might be looking to expand your repertoire of drinks. Sangria is a crisp and refreshing reputed to come from Spain. As you’ll discover, though, this is a myth. Today’s...
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What Are Tannins in Red Wine?
Anyone new to the world of wine collecting is likely to encounter tannins. As you’ll soon discover, there are many different ways to describe wine, and wine lovers used the term tannins to describe...
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How to Make Homemade Strawberry Wine
You will find many purists among wine drinkers and winemakers who believe grapes are the only fruit suitable for homemade wine. Here at Slow Wine Magazine, we respect the opinions of purists, but we...
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What Kind of Wine Goes with Pizza?
Whether you’re enjoying pizza delivered to your home or you’re heading to your favorite Italian restaurant, nothing complements a slice of pizza like a glass of the right wine. Unfortunately, pizza...
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Different Types of Red Wine
Winemakers have access to over a thousand potential varieties of grapes so it’s no surprise there are so many different types of red wine. The three most popular single-varietal red wines are:...
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The 14 Best Wine Racks
If you’re new to wine collecting, you’ll soon come to understand the importance of storing your bottles correctly. The temperature should be controlled and consistent, with both red wines and white...
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The 12 Best Corkscrews
If you have just started drinking and collecting wine, you’ll soon discover you need a fair amount of equipment. For starters, it pays to invest in a wine cooler so you can keep your favorites reds and...
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The 10 Best Wine Decanters
If you’re new to wine, you’ll soon discover that you need some simple equipment to help you enjoy your vino at its very best. One of the cheapest and also one of the most indispensable pieces of kit is...
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The 10 Best Wine Aerators
Using the best wine aerators will make your red wine taste better and smell better. And the best news? You can achieve this without needing to wait hours for the bottle to breathe in a decanter. If you...
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The 10 Best Cigar Humidors
Over 17 million U.S. adults smoke cigars, according to a government study. You may occasionally smoke a stogie with friends after dinner, even if you’re not a regular smoker. Perhaps you keep a stash...
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Is Lamarca Prosecco Vegan
Lamarca prosecco is light and delicious sparkling wine that hails from the Italian Prosecco region. Today’s guide highlights whether or not this effervescent beverage is vegan-friendly. We also...
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