Marcella Hazan describes how a small-town girl became a cooking guru.

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.

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.

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.

It is worth pausing to consider why the tragicomic opera that is the brunello di Montalcino scandal matters.

Soave, long thought of as a synonym for insipid, is a wine on the upswing.

Some major producers of brunello di Montalcino may be violating the laws that determine whether their product can bear that prestigious name.

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?

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?

Self-respecting Italians don’t sprinkle cheese on seafood pasta. Too bad for them.