WINE NOTES: Ancient aglianico grapes deliver a simple but rich wine that's meant to be savored By KATHERINE COLE Special to The Oregonian In tough economic times, a home cook finds inventive uses for ...

As more people rush to discover lesser known red varieties from Italy such as nero d’Avola, I’ll add another: negroamaro. The red grape, which means dark and bitter in Italian, makes a fruitful, tasty ...

Armond is one of those Italian boot companies that have sprouted up everywhere in the past 20 or 30 years. They don’t have much presence in the U.S., but have done pretty well in Europe and Australia.