Of late, it has been unfairly overlooked as destination for world-class wine and wine tourism but the region’s plan to make the DOCG Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Italy’s first-ever appellation ...

Montepulciano can be blended up to 30%. Avignonesi's version is my favorite example of that perfect Tuscan — one I like to pair with roasted suckling pig or rosemary potatoes.

Montepulciano is not exactly undiscovered, but it's below the radar enough and big enough (with a population of almost 15,000) to absorb its visitors gracefully, without becoming a tourist souk.

MONTEPULCIANO, Italy — A lot of things changed when my husband stopped drinking, including our choice of vacation destination. Weekends in Napa became a thing of the past. Bordeaux was no longer ...