This month I’m hosting the Italian Food Wine and Travel (#ItalianFWT) exploration of Italian Wines From Non-Native Grapes.

With a rich wine history that dates back at least 3,500 years, and perfect conditions for growing wine grapes, it’s no wonder Italy is one of the most exciting wine regions in the world. It is home to more than 350 authorized grape varieties across 20 wine regions.

The vast majority of grapes grown in Italy are autochthonous, meaning they are the result of natural cross-breeding or mutations that happened in Italy. But there are also many important non-native (sometimes referred to as “international”) grape varieties grown in Italy.

You’ll find a list of some of the most important non-native international grape varieties in my preview post.

Here’s what you can anticipate from our group of food and wine bloggers:

• Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla will be whipping up Deviled Eggs and a Chardonnay from Alto Adige
• Lynn of Savor the Harvest will be sharing The ‘Other’ Wine Grapes in Italy 
• Linda of My Full Wine Glass will be offering us Trentino: Another option for Pinot Noir fans
• Jennifer of Vino Travels – An Italian Wine Blog will be presenting Blending the Non-Native Grapes of Puglia with the Trentatre Rosso
• Susannah of Avvinare will be contributing Oltrepo’ Pavese – Pinot Noir Reaches New Heights
• Deanna of Wineivore will be dishing up Butternut Squash Risotto Paired with Organic Merlot“
• Gwendolyn of the Wine Predator will be exploring Chardonnay Blanc de Blanc: Ivaldi’s Andrea Alta Langa DOCG #ItalianFWT
• Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm wonders An Italian Merlot? Sì, Grazie
• I’ll be sharing Mussels With Garlic and Parsley Paired with Cantina Terlan Kreuth Chardonnay

Our posts will go live between Friday August 5th, 2022 and 8:00 a.m. PT on Saturday, August 6th.

Whether you post or not, we would love you to join our Twitter chat Saturday, August 6th, 2022 at 10am CDT using hashtag #ItalianFWT

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