An interview with Elena Fucci
Carla Capalbo meets a winemaker taking Aglianico to new heights...
Carla Capalbo is an award-winning writer and photographer, focusing on food, wine and travel. She divides her time between Italy, London, Bordeaux and New York – while also running her own tours in Italy, France and Georgia. Her latest book, Tasting Georgia: A food and wine journey in the Caucasus, won the Guild of Food Writers Food & Travel Award 2018 and the Gourmand International Best Food Book 2017 Award. Some of her other books are Collio: Fine Wines and Foods from Italy's Northeast (winner of the André Simon Award) and The Food and Wine Lover's Guide to Naples and Campania.
Carla Capalbo meets a winemaker taking Aglianico to new heights...
An insider guide with wineries and restaurants not to miss...
10 super wines to try
18 Georgian wines tried and tested
From seaside villas with vineyards to winery-owned hotels amid ancient caves...
Pignoletto is a variety that deserves recognition in its own right...
The places to eat, drink and stay....
Including the stunning Amalfi coast and Sorrento peninsula...
The pioneer of the Slow Food and Slow Wine movement...
In the last two decades, cork producers have been researching ways to combat TCA and salvage the tainted reputation of corks. Carla Capalbo reports on the latest developments
Italian travel expert Carla Capalbo picks out some of the top places to dine in Florence...
Ancient wine history, unique grapes and qvevri vessels, plus an exciting food culture make this country a must for the adventurous wine traveller, as Carla Capalbo discovers...
Spend a perfect day in Georgia...
Carla Capalbo picks out her top Georgia restaurants, hotels and shops....
No one has a better grasp of Italy’s current wine scene than the professional winemakers who work the length and breadth of the country. For an insider’s view, Carla Capalbo spoke to three of the best...
In this narrow region you’re never far from either sea or inland wineries, and always surrounded by beautiful scenery and superb food. Carla Capalbo takes a trip
Escape Campania's tourist hotspots and explore the unspoilt hilltop towns and fishing villages of this exciting wine region. Carla Capalbo reports
A heavy storm has destroyed thousands of hectares of vines in Italy's Abruzzo wine region, including those belonging to celebrated producer Valentini.
Carla Capalbo finds the moody landscape of rolling vineyards a picturesque backdrop to the Barolo, truffles, pasta and other regional delights on offer here. Published in Decanter's September 2011 issue.
With sea and mountain vistas and diverse local foods, this north- eastern corner of Italy makes an ideal spot for relaxed, uncrowded wine touring, says Carla Capalbo. Published in the Decanter April 2012 issue.
Has Italy’s biggest commercial success come at a price? carla capalbo looks at Sicily’s dilemma: the lucrative route of bulk wine and international varieties or the promotion of local varieties and regional terroirs
Bordeaux’s new oenology university and research institute has finally opened.
Eleven of the world’s most famous chefs gathered last month in Copenhagen to decide the future of gastronomy.