Italian white wine's journey to prominence in the U.S.
Vini bianchi (Italian white wine) has had a journey of several centuries in the U.S. since the mid-1900s. Once, Italy's most important exports to the States were Chianti and Enrico Caruso. Then came the "War to End All Wars," then World War II. By 1945, the spigot of Italian wine imports had slowed to a trickle. In 1946, a canny Ital...
1671 Reasons Why We Will Never Be Bored By Italian Wine
Let's start with a little bit of history. Back in 1905, more than sixteen hundred varieties – 1671, to be exact – were cultivated at a plant nursery run by Sella & Mosca winery near Alghero, on the island of Sardinia. Sixteen hundred and seventy-one. When I learned that an actual catalog exists that documents each of those 16...
Upcycling popular in Italy for Christmas gifts
Upcycling rather than the more conventional recycling is the order of the day for many Italians this year in search for Christmas gifts for friends and family, a survey carried out by Espresso Communication has found. The trend that began in the United States involving the creative reuse of unwanted products by transforming them into items...
Italian Wine Producer Awards Creativity
On Tuesday, December 4th, AUR Communication and Business students received first, second and third place awards following a wine label competition run by Thompson International Marketing, a company specializing in trade and customer service in the wine sector. Prof Bob Sonnabend brought Thompson International to AUR as one of the "clients" for his...
Rapporto italiani nel mondo 2013/ dati flussi e presenze: si emigra da e verso nuove terre
Secondo l'Aire all'1 gennaio 2013 i cittadini italiani residenti fuori dei confini nazionali erano 4.341.156, il 7,3% dei circa 60 milioni di italiani residenti in Italia. L'aumento rispetto allo scorso anno è di 132.179 iscrizioni, +3,1% rispetto al 2012. La ripartizione continentale rimarca che la maggior parte degli italiani residenti f...
Eyes On Italy: discovering Italian language, culture and lifestyle
Italian is among the top five languages studied in the world. This is showed by the 22 thousand students who come to the Peninsula every year to deepen their knowledge about Italian language and culture. Italian attracts mostly young people and students who account for 43,4% of the total number (Asils Report 2012). Literature, art, design and fash...
Scholarships for AP Summer Course in Perugia
L'Osservatorio per la lingua italiana negli USA, coordinato dall'Ambasciata Italiana negli USA, ha messo a disposizione 10 borse da 1,000 (mille) $ ciascuna per la frequenza del AP Summer Institute che si terrà a Perugia dal 14 al 26 Luglio prossimi. Le borse si aggiungono a quelle già concesse dall'Università per Stranieri di Perugia. Per...
Cinecittà World Theme Park Designed By Dante Ferretti Unveiled in Rome
by Nick Vivarelli Rome's long-in-the-works $300 million Cinecittà World theme park, designed by multiple-Oscar-winning production designer designer Dante Ferretti and based on films shot at the famed studios, including "Ben Hur," several by Federico Fellini, and Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York," was unveiled on Thursday (July 10) with...
Archeologia, in via Portuense spunta un'antica stazione con terme e sepolcri
Terme maschili e femminili, una stazione di posta e un luogo di culto. In sostanza, un vero e proprio "hub" risalente a duemila anni fa. Una stazione dotata di strutture di servizio, per il corpo e per lo spirito, destinate a confortare il tragitto di viaggiatori e trasportatori, moltissimi, impegnati a raggiungere i moli di Portus (oggi F...
Calciomercato Bologna, accettata l'offerta della cordata americana
Il Bologna calcio potrebbe diventare una società di proprietà americana. Nella notte il consiglio d'amministrazione della società ha infatti deciso di accettare l'offerta arrivata dalla cordata americana guidata dall'avvocato Joe Tacopina, voltando le spalle, così, a quella che aveva avanzato Massimo Zanetti, patron della Segafredo, già socio di mi...
Study Abroad: Budget For Italy
When it comes to the popularity of study-abroad destinations for U.S. students, Italy takes second place only to the U.K. – 10% of those who study abroad go to Italy. Why is it so popular? Just take a look at the photos on the tongue-in-cheek Buzzfeed post: "39 Reasons Studying Abroad In Italy Ruins You For Life." Seriously, though, study...
Lamborghini Winter Accademia in Italy Is Jaw-Dropping
Late last month, the Lamborghini Winter Accademia program headed to Livigno in Italy and the firm's very best models including the Aventador (but mainly the Huracan) hit the snow racetracks at high speed and as the following video shows, were able to perform seemingly endless drifts and donuts. Already this year, the Lamborghini Winter Acc...