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More than a century ago, Italian immigrants who had settled in the lush green valleys outside Walla Walla in eastern Washington perfected a sweet onion.  Once considered just a humble local variety, the Walla Walla onion today is prized for its mild sweet flavor. It commands higher prices in grocery stores and is feature in many high-end restaurant...

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My training to become a wine expert took years of dining on delicious foods and wonderful wines. Well, maybe they weren’t all wonderful wines but one will gravitate to the wines and food that give the most pleasure. Growing up in the Chicago area, Italian food and wines were everywhere. And as every Italian knows, food and wine have a natural affin...

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After having officially obtained the PDO trademark, Mozzarella di Gioia del Colle can finally count on a Consortium that certifies its origin and protects its quality. Composed exclusively by dairies and milk producers, both single and associated, operating in the production area the Consortium has been established with the aim of safeguarding and...

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The foods of Abruzzo are relatively unknown to the rest of the world but no less intriguing than some of Italy's best-known ingredients. Located in central Italy, Abruzzo sits on the Adriatic Sea, east of Lazio, south of Le Marche, and north of Puglia. Its rugged inland terrain is thanks to the Apennine Mountains, and the entire landscape is a trov...

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The agreement between the Italian Ministry of Agriculture – ICQRF, OrIGin Italia, Federdoc, and eBay for the protection of Italian Geographical Indications on the e-commerce platform has been renewed. The agreement consolidates the already existing collaboration between Italy’s institutions and eBay, confirming the strategic role of this e-commerce...

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With an exceptional birthday comes an exceptional location. As Gucci is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, six years after the Cruise show in New York, the Italian brand is once again heading to the United States, more specifically to Los Angeles, for its next collection. This is a symbolic choice since Alessandro Michele, creative direct...

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Exotic sports cars are to be found everywhere these days, not least in America. But things were different back in the spring of 1952 -  so when 14-year-old Ronald C Hill heard the news that Colorado's first-ever Ferrari had landed in his home town of Denver, he grabbed his box camera, jumped on his bicycle and set-off to see it. The car in question...

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Beauty retail platform Mozzafiato changing the course of the Italian beauty industry as it represents the largest collection of Italian cosmetics and fragrance brands in one centralized online destination. Inspired by the landscapes, cities, culture, heritage and style of Italy, Mozzafiato launched this year to provide an immersive, authentically I...

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Visit Italy presents the Romantic Wine Getaway tour between Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia: castles, food and wine. A tour of 6 nights and 7 intense days between COLLINE DEL PROSECCO, TREVISO, SAN DANIELE DEL FRIULI, UDINE, CIVIALE DEL FRIULI, COLLIO GORIZIANO, AQUILEIA, TRIESTE. It will be an intense trip full of free moments to be managed indep...

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The Sicilian Puppet Theatre was proclaimed in May 2001, and subsequently registered in 2008 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity The History The proclamation took place in 2008 during the second session of the World Heritage Committee held in Istanbul (Turkey). The Opera dei Pupi was born in Sicily at the begin...

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