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Italy confirms its position as the first among the top 20 superyacht-building countries with a total length of about 19,158m of superyacht in production in 2022 from 523 projects, at an average length of 101.2m, as reported by The Global Order Book, by BOAT International US Edition. Of the total of projects in the Global Order Book, 50% are being b...

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Dolce&Gabbana has become the first Italian fashion house to bring its beauty division in-house, a move that the CEO said Tuesday would strengthen the link between beauty and fashion and help build inroads with younger consumers. CEO Alfonso Dolce said developing products with a new team at the Milan headquarters will allow more creative tie-ins wit...

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The world of wine is built on age-old traditions — best practices and standards passed down through generations of winemakers in France, Italy and the U.S. But Ervin Machado, founder of Prosecco Zero, knew it was time to shake things up. As a seasoned sommelier and judge in the American Fine Wine Competition, Machado estimates he’s tasted “thousand...

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Traditional Italian dishes just taste different when you're eating them in Italy, and so although you can eat pizza, pasta and tiramisu without picking up your passport, it's worth the flight over for the incredible local food (not to mention the culture, history, architecture and so much more). Travel experiences are different for everyone. For so...

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Maserati is still working on bringing the Grecale, its long-awaited entry-level SUV, to production. With a little over a month to go before the model's unveiling, the Italian company released a batch of preview images that give us the best look yet at the next addition to its lineup. The prototype depicted in the images wears a black and white wrap...

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Let’s forget the Sicilian wheel barrows and the inflexible grandmas with the rolling pins in hands. We are used to traditional Sicilian cuisine, its intense flavors and frying smell. Let’s face it, we hardly accept compromises. Sure, tradition is important for anyone, and anywhere in the world, but it is also right to accept natural change and know...

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In 2020, the year characterized by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Italian PDO and PGI products confirmed their importance, all thanks to the work done by 200,000 operators and 286 Consortia for the protection of food and wine sectors. These numbers are confirmed by the analysis of the 19th Ismea- Qualivita Report. In 2020, the GIs supply chain reached...

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Difficult to spell, tougher to pronounce, and almost impossible to get just right, gnocchi are certainly more persnickety than other starchy Italian staples like pasta or risotto. But these classic dumplings are well worth a closer look! Gnocchi are perhaps the unsung hero of the Italian carb set, with a long, illustrious history that (spoiler aler...

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Last year was a record year for sales of pre-sliced Prosciutto di Parma PDO in trays, which grew by about +6%. For the first time, more than 2 million sliced hams were sold, for a volume of over 100 million packs. Starting in 2019, sales of Prosciutto di Parma PDO in trays began to grow again, with a real surge over the last two years. “Pre-sliced...

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In the 1960s, avant-garde artist couple Christo and Jeanne-Claude began wrapping monuments around the world in fabric and rope. A sculpture in the garden of Rome’s Villa Borghese (1963). A gilded statue on Paris’s Place du Trocadéro (1964). The monument to Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan’s Piazza del Duomo (1970). The arresting visuals gave Italian a...

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