A bittersweet sip of sunshine

Exploring Italy's favourite non-alcoholic aperitivo

For the last couple of weeks my days have been broken up by judging sessions for this year’s World Beer Awards. These sessions are always good fun, and great way to sharpen up your palate.

The tasting is a little more relaxed over zoom than it is when we meet to do it in person. At home we scrutinise one beer at a time, and taste somewhere between 15 to …