As holidays near, a wine-loving author recalls growing up with Melmac, not Malbec.

Apple-luscious tarte Tatin began with a mistake, but flourishes in France and Italy.

As heat and tumultuous weather brings early harvests, grapes risk a northern exposure.

Peppery carbonara at Rome's Ciccia Bomba ai Parioli.

If you're going drinking in Rome, please take a designated driver — or pedestrian.

The shade of an old oak tree can be found on both sides of the ocean.

In Sicily, little things can transform your meal into an unexpected array of riches.

The oft-maligned rosé is summer in a bottle, refreshing and cool.

Rome's Il Caminetto celebrates its 50th pretty-boy summer.

Brunello is on the comeback trail after taking a chastening fall.

Limoncello is liquid romance and golden nostalgia. Together, they make you swoon.