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World trade in still wines is marking time, with volume declines in the last year of around 5% (rising to 7% in the Italian market. ed.), but the premium trend in consumption is increasing, starting precisely with Italian reds. According to the analysis of the Unione Italiana Vini (Uiv) Observatory on market trends over the past 12 years, made-in-I...

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The history of cinema is a tapestry woven with black and white masterpieces long before color film was even a glimmer in the eye of the film industry. Though it may be hard to believe today, for reasons both economic and moralistic, images in color were considered out of proportion, eccentric, almost obscene. As such, until the mid-1930s, cinema wa...

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Santo Versace enters the Milan cathedral in silence. It is July 22, 1997, the day of his brother’s funeral, the fashion guru Gianni Versace. The mass is at 6:00 p.m. “Donatella clings to my arm; the veil covers her gaze. I try to be strong. I encourage her to stay strong. Many people surround us, but we feel deeply alone.” These words are from an i...

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Joe Walsh’s Maserati couldn’t have done 185. But the grizzled guitarist would surely lose his license in the 2024 Maserati GranTurismo Folgore: The first EV from any high-end Italian brand tops out at 202 mph, and dusts past 60 mph in 2.6 seconds. “Life’s Been Good” should be the motto of anyone flush enough for a GranTurismo; whether in the Folgor...

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The path is set, and the record for Italian wine exports, expected to reach 8 billion euros in 2022, is getting closer. In the first 11 months of 2022, in fact, wine shipments touched 7.27 billion euros, +10.6% growth over the same period in 2021, practically zeroing the effects of inflation. Thus the Istat data for November 2022, analyzed as alway...

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Ferrero International S.A., the parent company of Ferrero Group, has reported a turnover of €14 billion for the financial year ended 31 August 2022, registering an annual increase of 10.4%. Ferrero's home market of Italy accounted for sales of €1.6 billion in this period, up 6.6% year-on-year. The confectionery group highlighted that it managed to...

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Some folks may object heatedly to me saying this, but Romeo and Juliet is not a love story. If two crazy kids in Verona, Italy, had simply become smitten centuries ago and gushed in sonnets and iambic pentameter, who would really care? What made Shakespeare’s tale tragic was the blind closed-mindedness of feuding families (in the bard’s words, “the...

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Tackling adventurous terrain aside from its Urus sibling, the all-new Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato presents an offroad-driven appearance that introduces a completely unique sector for the Italian supercar manufacturer. Since the Huracán Sterrato's dramatic unveiling at Miami's Art Basel week, Automobili Lamborghini decided to document its rigorous...

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Nduja Aioli is a type of aioli, which is a mayonnaise-like sauce, that originates from the Calabria region in Italy. It is made with nduja, a spreadable, spicy pork sausage, that is combined with olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice. This flavorful sauce is perfect for dipping, spreading, or as a condiment on sandwiches and burgers. What Does Nduja P...

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Among all the manufacturers who hail from Italy, there are two names that stand out as the best: Ducati and Lamborghini. Two storied brands with incredible heritage producing the highest level superbikes, and supercars. Now imagine if both brands took what they're best at and combined it into one spectacular machine. You'd get the Ducati Diavel 126...

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