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If, in a post-pandemic era, our homes have started to say more about our sense of style than ever before, then nonnas are the new super-influencers. Whether it be a handpainted bowl from Puglia, a needlepoint tablecloth from Veneto, coffee cups from Sicily, or a pasta cutter from Umbria, items that have traditionally been associated with the home o...

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If you’ve ever visited Sicily, you know it’s impossible to escape the teste di moro: Sicilian Moor heads. Or perhaps you’ve never been to the island, but have indulged in the latest season of The White Lotus–in which these colorful ceramic heads are cast alongside the likes of Aubrey Plaza, Theo James, and Jennifer Coolidge.  These head-shaped vase...

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Small cobblestone streets, clotheslines overflowing with bright linens and colorful underwear, tiny dogs yapping as they lick the crumbs of pastries and cornettos off the road—Italy is a picturesque destination, one colored by decades of romanticisation in the media. Despite its aspirational depiction as a nation living in rustic nostalgia where ev...

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In 2022, Italian wine exports confirmed the United States as the top destination, capable of billing up to 1.86 billion euros (Istat data), accounting for just under a quarter of total Italian wine exports, which closed the year at 7.87 billion euros.  Not far from the total wine imports in the USA in the same period, which reached 6.68 billion eur...

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In 2022 sales of Grana Padano PDO increased by +2.38 percent, mainly thanks to growth in exports. The production chain was able to cope with and overcome substantial increases in production costs. “We can say once again that the Grana Padano PDO supply chain was clearly the most profitable in the Italian dairy sector,” says the President of the pro...

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According to a 2022 Unione Italiana Vini (Italian Wine Union) report, an estimated 255,000 cantinas are found throughout the boot. Quite honestly, anyone—from the big names to humble roadside shops—will deliver that dreamy dolce vita combo of beautiful views, tasty homecooked meals, and tipsy tastings. But for every gaggle of traditional wineries (...

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It was mid-February, and I felt like I hadn’t seen the sun for months when I arrived on the beguiling island of Sicily. Italy’s largest island shimmered with an intense shade of green, flecked with the occasional bright splash of orange, thanks to the citruses of the same name, as we drove through the endlessly winding roads of the southeast of the...

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The wine world is primarily linked to territories rich in history and tradition, but it has never been shy to market dynamics. And, as a matter of fact, trends in the glass are always reflected in the vineyard, even though we are well aware that it is almost impossible to predict how long certain consumption trends will last. Over the last few deca...

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Imagine this: One day, you’re known as a stuffy, state-owned Italian utility company. The next you’re America’s most ambitious green infrastructure player. It is, with some sense of exaggeration, what is happening to Enel, a multinational energy utility, as it rolled out its American expansion plans last week.   Enel X Way, the EV charging subsidia...

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In the U.S., more and more people are starting to discover what Mediterranean peoples have known for—literally—7,000 years: the wonders of olive oil. Homer called it “liquid gold”; the ancient Greeks said that the goddess Athena had created olives; King David hired guards to protect Israel’s olive groves and warehouses. Ancient peoples used olive o...

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