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Brunello di Montalcino PDO sales saw further growth in 2022, rising by +18 percent in value compared to the same period in 2021 with a volume increase of +7 percent (source: Consortium for the protection of Brunello di Montalcino PDO wine). The significant increase in average price was matched by a positive performance in almost all export outlet m...

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If made-in-Italy agrifood in 2022 will have surpassed the record of 60 billion € in exports, and wine that of 8 billion € (in a few days official Istat data will reveal this), much of the credit goes to made-in-Italy agrifood districts, which alone are worth 44% of export values. And which in the first 9 months of 2022, saw exports grow by +14.1% a...

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Italian producer Andrea Iervolino is planning to bring to the big screen “Maserati: a Racing Life,” an English-language biopic about the family behind the high-performance automobiles that, along with Ferrari and Lamborghini, Italy is known for. Iervolino’s ILBE Group – in which he is partnered with Monika Bacardi – previously produced the Bobby Mo...

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At the far side of a dimly lit bar, two bartenders share shots of an unknown brown liquid. They’re drinking fernet—most likely Fernet-Branca—and taking part in a well-known industry ritual often referred to as “the bartenders’ handshake.” This bitter Italian herbal spirit can be found on the shelf of almost any rickety watering hole or high-end coc...

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Pasta is the quintessence of Italian cuisine. Each region has its own special shape, from stuffed ravioli to fresh pasta simply made with water and flour. Here are all the different Italian pasta shapes to try. Spaghetti alla chitarra - AbruzzoA pasta that is prepared with a particular instrument: the chitarra (guitar), a beech wood frame with para...

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In April 1490, Lorenzo de’ Medici wrote to thank Galeotto Malatesta, Lord of Rimini, for a present of what was almost certainly maiolica pottery: ‘They are perfect and much to my taste, so I appreciate them very much […] I value them more than if they were of silver, being very excellent and rare, as I say, and quite novel to us here.’ By the end o...

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Italian wine will end 2022 with a new record in exports, which are expected to exceed, for the first time, the threshold of 8 billion euros. While waiting for the official data regarding the past 12 months, definitely encouraging signals are continuing to come from the Italian Consortiums of the most important denominations, in terms of size and pr...

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If you're looking for a motorcycle and want something classic and American, both Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle company have been competing against each other for other 100 years to bring the most iconic American bike to the market. If you're going with a populist approach and want something economic and practical, look no further than Honda...

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Perfectly imperfect, maltagliati might be a little rough around the edges, but that's exactly the charm of this unique pasta variety. One of the countless noodle shapes that exist, you might yet have come across maltagliati, but it's better late than never. Just as horizontally challenged as it is vertically, maltagliati are a flat pasta whose shap...

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Pizza, pasta, espresso, gelato. Some things (okay, a lot of things) are just better in Italy. Try as we might to remake the magic here in the U.S., a dish or a product is only as good as its ingredients, and there's no denying that, in many cases, Italy produces better, higher-quality ingredients. That's because more often than not, authentic Itali...

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