Italian grape and wine domestication took 7,000 years. Seeds show a shift from wild to cultivated types. Sardinia played a key role early.

In Tuscany, Italy’s most famous wine-exporting region, thousands of bottles meant for American tables are stranded in the wineries’ chilly cellars or in storage rooms in Livorno, the port city ...

There is a wine bar in the courtyard, a tasting room on the ground floor, a charming cellar room for events, and a gourmet restaurant, recently added to the Michelin Guide for Italy. ES Cantina ...