A bottle of Brunello tastes better in the Tuscan countryside, just as a glass of prosecco is best enjoyed by a Venetian canal. Insiders from the wine industry divulge their favourite places to drink in Italy.

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Valley is a wine bar and bottle shop with a focus on natural wines and produce-driven cuisine. Our club includes 3 wines each month that can be picked up in the shop or at a monthly San Francisco pop-up. Each selection includes a sparkling, white and red wine, made with processes aligned with our principles of organic, biodynamic or similar farming methods and minimal intervention in the cellar.

Le Monocle Voyageur . on Instagram: "Let’s grab a glass of wine in the traditional Florentine way!!🍷🇮🇹 Florence is famed for its charming hole-in-the-wall wine bistros all around the city. The wine windows are small arched openings placed on the facades of ancient buildings near the entrance door, through which the most important Florentine families sold wine in flasks. Tuscany's medieval 'wine windows' have reopened to serve wine, Aperol Spritz, gelato, and coffee in a tradition that…

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After spending a great part of the lockdown in New York, my husband and I travelled to Amsterdam for much needed time with family and old friends. What awaited us was an electric city, still warm with the last rays of summer, buzzing with restaurants, terraces and winebars.