Anthony Gismondi: Italian winemakers evolve with the times

Spending a couple of weeks in Italian wine country is the perfect tonic for anyone jaded by the business of wine. Most any foreign wine producing country will do, but the longer they have been making wine the better your experience will be in my estimation.
European wine folks have a way of looking at life that is very foreign to ours. They seldom talk in days or months or even years, but decades or generations. When you ask about a new vineyard or a new clone of grape they are only thinking abo