As the Adriatic warms, new arrivals are reaching the table. Issue 34 of Mangiavino follows the blue crab and its many kin, species from distant seas now reshaping menus along the coast of Friuli. It then turns to Homer, asking whether a winemaker should be someone or no one in the noisy theatre of social media. It reads the labels of Petrussa, La Viarte and Ruj, where a leaf, a door or a bunch of grapes carries a whole family history. It closes among the vines of Ronco Severo, where Stefano Novello lets time and grape skins do the talking.<br><br>This is a selection of stories in English from the bimonthly magazine on wine and food culture, published in collaboration with AIS Friuli Venezia Giulia.

In Focus

THE ALIEN THAT ENTERS THE FISH PLATE

Future and Innovation

TO BE SOMEONE OR TO BE NO ONE

All Round

DRESSING UP WINE BETWEEN SYMBOLS AND IDENTITY

RONCO SEVERO IN PRAISE OF SLOWNESS

Mangiavino - Number 34

Alien species on the plate, wine on social media, the labels of Petrussa, La Viarte and Ruj, and Ronco Severo. August 2026.