Valtellina, in the Italian Alps, offers a rare blend of historic villages, Renaissance palaces, UNESCO sites, and living alpine traditions. From Tirano’s cobbled streets to prehistoric rock carvings ...

The Valtellina is a long, sinuous alpine valley bordered by the Bernina Alps, part of the Rhaetian Alps, the Ortles Mountains in the northeast and the Orobie Alps to the south. It snakes its way along ...

If you've ever seen images of vineyards situated on steep hillsides, you know that viticulture can be a pretty demanding challenge. There are several areas in Italy where the term extreme viticulture ...

We last talked about the wineries in Italy's Valtellina region, currently playing host to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Hopefully, that inspired you to branch out and try something new ...

In the heart of the Lombard Alps, the countdown to the 25th Winter Games is taking increasingly concrete shape. During the event, which combined territorial planning, institutional speeches and ...

If you ever doubt the value that humanity has placed on the fermented juice of the grape, take a look at the labor-intensive, death-defying challenges that people have accepted to tend vines on some ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Which wine grape is currently most fashionable? The Pinot Noir of Burgundy? I would respectfully suggest it’s a ...

Pizzoccheri combines buckwheat pasta, Alpine-style cheese, cabbage, and potatoes, all draped in a rich garlic butter sauce, ...