Italian wine: Pigato grape from the Riviera di Ponente on the Italian Riviera
WTI Magazine #54 2015 February, 20Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin Translation by: This is our first introduction on Vino Travels to the region of Liguria, also known as the Italian Riviera. Liguria is a mountainous region located in the northwestern part of Italy following along the coastline as you head towards France and the Frenc...
Italian lifestyle: Essential elegance and design for Aston Martin furniture
WTI Magazine #56 2015 March, 20Author : Living Adamis Translation by: The Aston Martin furniture collection is able to inspire the audience of design-addicted through a variation of the same values that have built the success of the prestigious car brand. The collection is strictly Made in Italy. It is produced and distributed exclus...
Italian culture and history: The Uffizi Gallery in Florence
WTI Magazine #61 2015 May, 29Author : italia.it Translation by: Art from the 14th Century and the Renaissance art lives here, hoisted onto the walls of one of the most famous museums in the world, known for its outstanding collection of paintings and antique statues: the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Other 16th-Century buildings are no...
Italian wine: Crisp! Fresco! Fabrizio Dionisio Rosa del Castagno Syrah Rose
WTI Magazine #65 2015 July, 24Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com Translation by: This past month I started featuring Italian wine words for those of you to start learning some of the Italian language in the wine industry. I started doing Italian Wine Word Wednesday that I'll feature on my social media and o...
Italian cuisine: Tagliatelle with Ceps Mushrooms
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: Tagliatelle with porcini (pronounced "por-CHEE-nee") is a tasty and inviting first course with an intense nutty flavor, a special autumn treat. It is fun to pick mushrooms in the woods in a warm autumn day with your friends. Then cook them together whi...
Italian culture and history: The Villa Borghese blue scarf
WTI Magazine #8 2013 Dec, 6Author : Maurizio Gabriele Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti Villa Borghese. How many times I went there: to distract myself, to think, or simply to walk. Today I want to get to the terrace overlooking Piazza del Popolo. From afar I see the crowd of tourists over the railing wh...
Great Italians of the past: Gina Lollobrigida
WTI Magazine #45 2014 October, 15Author : Giuseppina Salzano e Giovanni Verde Translation by: The historical "enemy" of Sofia Loren shares with the latter the ability of being a worldwide and european movies icon of the 1950's and 1960's. Gina Lollobrigida was born in Subiaco, in the Rome province, on July 4, 1927. Her family moves t...
Italian good news: Noi Italia and We the Italians (part 1)
WTI Magazine #54 2015 February, 20Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: The National Institute for Statistics (Istat) has released its report called "Noi Italia. 100 statistiche per capire il Paese in cui viviamo" (Noi Italia. 100 stats to understand the Country we're living in"). The report provides an overview of the various econo...
Italian art: The Entomologists
WTI Magazine #56 2015 March, 20Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: John Cabot University A wonderful iconographic branch about the form and beauty of insects is obtaining more and more success in the field of Italian Contemporary Art. Andrea Guerra, born in the region of Puglia, studies the physical feature of insects and their...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 61
WTI Magazine #61 2015 May, 29Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Ciao from Rome! These last days have been very particularly busy for We the Italians: I have been able to celebrate in three different moments the bond that links Italy and the US. On May 18 Rome has hosted what probably has been the most important Italian celebratio...
Italian politics: Just like the US, even in Italy immigration is a dramatic political issue
WTI Magazine #65 2015 July, 24Author : Francesca Papasergi Translation by: The Curia Iulia, the ancient Senate building, is still there, among the Forum's glorious relics. Along with the Athenian Boule and Ekklesia, it is one of the most influencing political institution ever, something that gave birth to politics as a synonym of col...
Italian wine: Nebbiolo wines of the Langhe and Roero with Demarie
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com Translation by: The Demarie winery, owner by Paolo Demarie, is located in Vezza d'Alba, which is part of the Roero district. Their vineyards are spread out across 20 hectacres (50 acres) in the towns of Vezza, Guarene, Castellinaldo and Cast...