Stunning wineries are just a quick drive from the city of Rome ... wine, there’s also a good argument for escaping the tourist bustle for a few days to visit one (or more) of the nearby wine ...

Antonio Santarelli, owner of the Casale Del Giglio winery poses in his vineyard in the small village of Borgo Le Ferriere, south of Rome. Photo ... could emulate the success of Bordeaux and other wine ...

Priorat, located in northeastern Spain near Tarragona ... lengthy drives from Rome to Tuscany to savor some exceptional Italian wine. Frascati, nestled in the Lazio region, is a quick train ...

Lazio. Just north of Rome, the land of the Etruscans often is overlooked for wine: Historically, the wines were flabby and awkward, on the sweet side. But like many rustic regions, wine styles and ...

The Roman elite gathered annually to watch wine being made at a purpose-built ... The theatrical nature of the process is underlined by the Rome region's being absent from Roman writers ...

Almost two million Americans arrive in Rome ... to drink wine, there’s also a good argument for escaping the tourist bustle for a few days to visit one (or more) of the nearby wine regions.