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• Italian Makers of Prosecco Seek Recognition

  Italian wineries want to protect their newly popular product’s name, as well as expand sales. Read More... Posted Dec 27 2008, 09:30 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Wines, Italy, Champagne (Wine), Sales, Prosecco

• Savoring Italy, One Beer at a Time

  In the regions of Lombardy and Piedmont, a nascent craft beer scene has begun to emerge, bringing well-made brews into the dining rooms of some of country's best restaurants. Read More... Posted Oct 31 2008, 01:38 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Italy, Travel and Vacations, Beer

• Wines of The Times: Lively Reds, a Bargain for Hard Times

  The craving for cheap wines may be surging, but merely cheap is no bargain. That’s where montepulciano d’Abruzzo comes in. Read More... Posted Oct 28 2008, 05:16 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Reviews, Alcoholic Beverages, Wines, Italy

• Classic Italian

  Marcella Hazan describes how a small-town girl became a cooking guru. Read More... Posted Oct 03 2008, 08:55 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Italy, Books and Literature, Hazan, Marcella, Hazan, Victor, Amarcord: Marcella Remembers (Book)

• Mediterranean Diet Declines, and Weights Rise

  The Mediterranean diet, which has been associated with longer life spans and lower rates of heart disease and cancer, is in retreat in its home region. Read More... Posted Sep 23 2008, 06:59 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, Spain, Italy, Weight, Medicine and Health, Children and Youth, Greece, United Nations, Obesity, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, Crete (Greece), World Health Organization

• Wines of The Times: An Italian Name Worth Practicing

  Aglianico wines, the leading red grape of southern Italy, seem to pass unnoticed by most people, which is a shame because they have so much pleasure to offer. Read More... Posted Sep 15 2008, 03:12 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Wines, Italy, Aglianico

• Op-Ed Contributor: Drink Outside the Box

  Wine in a box makes sense environmentally and economically. Vintners in the United States would be wise to embrace the trend that is slowly gaining acceptance worldwide. Read More... Posted Aug 18 2008, 07:53 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Wines, Italy, Environment, California, Glass

• The Pour: Scrutinizing a Red, Grape by Grape

  It is worth pausing to consider why the tragicomic opera that is the brunello di Montalcino scandal matters. Read More... Posted Jun 17 2008, 07:22 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Wines, Italy, Frauds and Swindling, brunello di Montalcino

• Wines of The Times: Soave Challenges Its Easy Image

  Soave, long thought of as a synonym for insipid, is a wine on the upswing. Read More... Posted May 13 2008, 09:28 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Reviews, Alcoholic Beverages, Wines, Italy

• ‘Bolt From the Blue’ on a Tuscan Red

  Some major producers of brunello di Montalcino may be violating the laws that determine whether their product can bear that prestigious name. Read More... Posted Apr 22 2008, 09:36 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Wines, Italy, brunello

• Is Cuisine Still Italian Even if the Chef Isn’t?

  Italy’s restaurants are now a snapshot of the country’s recent immigrant experience, raising the question: Does the cuisine become less Italian if anyone can prepare it? Read More... Posted Apr 07 2008, 05:55 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, Italy, Immigration and Refugees

• Is the Food Still Italian if the Chef Is a Foreigner?

  Italy’s restaurants are now a snapshot of the country’s recent immigrant experience, raising the question: Does the cuisine become less Italian if anyone can prepare it? Read More... Posted Apr 06 2008, 08:18 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, Italy, Immigration and Refugees

• Food: The Way We Eat: Just Grate

  Self-respecting Italians don’t sprinkle cheese on seafood pasta. Too bad for them. Read More... Posted Mar 28 2008, 01:49 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Cooking and Cookbooks, Restaurants, Seafood, Italy, Cheese, Jenkins, Nancy Harmon, Pasternack, David, Bastianich, Lidia, Pasta

• Italy’s Trash Crisis Taints Reputation of a Prized Cheese

  Samples of buffalo mozzarella tainted with elevated levels of dioxin may force officials to address the large-scale illegal trash-dumping in Naples. Read More... Posted Mar 25 2008, 09:48 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Italy, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Cheese, European Union, Racketeering and Racketeers, Organized Crime

• Food Stuff: From the North of Italy, a Haunting Smoky Taste

  Smoked pancetta can be diced and sautéed to lend haunting flavor to all sorts of dishes. Read More... Posted Mar 04 2008, 09:11 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Pork, Italy, Fairway Supermarkets, Pancetta