Happy Friday! Luciano is dropping in before your weekend to tell you about another amazing wine from his winery, Raineri. But this time, it's a white wine. The wine is called 'Elfobianco' and is the only white wine made by Raineri as they are typically well-known for their Barolo and Dolcetto red wines. This wine is made from 100% Cortese grapes and grown very close to the Mediterranean sea. This area of Italy is very famous for this grape and know all throughout the world fo

Ciao! Today, Luciano is tasting the Azienda Agricola 499 'Enigma' Moscato Bianco and pairing an amazing Risotto con Asparagi (Risotto with Asparagus). You heard us right...Moscato! But not the Moscato you're thinking of. Today we are taking a look at a DRY Moscato from Piemonte in Northwest Italy. Now, we love sweet Moscato and have carried several in our portfolio for some time. Moscato is a grape that can often benefit from being made in a sweeter style, but it is also a gr

Happy Easter! Or, Buona Pasqua as they say in Italy. Today, Luciano is opening the Azelia 'Margheria Barolo 2012. Hear his thoughts on this stunning wine and his plan for a classic Easter dinner pairing. Happy Easter and Buona Pasqua to those who celebrate!

Today, Ionia Uncorked is Ionia...Corked. Luciano stopped by Gabriel's Food and Wine in Cape Girardeau, MO to collect some vegan pizzas and a nice bottle of wine to take home with him! Gabriel's Food and Wine specializes in authentic Italian fare and has been a longtime friend of Ionia Atlantic. You can visit Gabriel's website by clicking here and chose from there extensive carry-out menu and wines to-go! For the wine pairing today, Luciano has chosen a white wine from the Ven