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Viviana Vizzini, 27, has been crowned as Miss Universe Italy 2020. She is a model, a social media influencer and a presenter from Sicily, Italy. Hosted by Vladimir Luxuria and Simone Di Pasquale, the Miss Universe Italy 2020 Studi Televisivi Gold in Via Giacomo Peroni 150 in Rome, Italy on December 21, 2020. Including Vizzini, 36 candidates compete...

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For the 21st year running, the highly reputed Global Order Book 2021 confirms that Paolo and Giovanna Vitelli’s Azimut|Benetti Group is the world’s leading builder of superyachts, beating the other players by a large margin and reporting a total length of 3,521 metres and 100 projects. The Global Order Book 2021, the ranking published each year by...

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A new Italian Geographical Indication enters the European register. It is the Mozzarella di Gioia del Colle PDO. The registration of the new denomination brings Italy to 312 GI food specialties recognized in the EU. This kind of mozzarella is a fresh cheese made from spun paste, produced only from whole cow’s milk with the addition of whey. It come...

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Based on the premise that there’s strength in numbers, a group of independent Italian winemakers decided to make the best out of a terrible situation, banding together to create an innovative sales tool. Launched in June 2020, the virtual Mercato dei Vignaioli (Winemakers’ Market) was born, of course, from a lock down idea, but the winemakers didn’...

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It’s fair to say that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) hasn’t been the fastest off the mark when it comes to electric cars. With the lead-footedness displayed across all its brands — Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, and Ram — you could be forgiven for thinking that the Italian-American multinational simply isn’t int...

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The Italian Trade Agency, the Italian government agency that supports the business development of Italian companies abroad and particularly small and medium-sized businesses, announces that its new U.S. hub to present the outstanding Made in Italy jewelry is now live. Valued at $1.54 billion for the year 2019, the Italian jewelry export business ra...

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The excellence of the 2015 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino (with 2 labels awarded) and the 2016 vintage of Barolo, the increasingly widespread quality of Chianti Classico (as in 2019 the most awarded territory, with 3 labels), the greatness of Tuscany (along with Brunello and Chianti Classico also Nobile di Montepulciano and more) and Piedmont, w...

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Let's just get this out of the way, shall we: this 1983 farce is the original cinepanettone or 'cinematic Christmas cake', the name given to a particular genre of Italian Christmas comedy that's every bit as sugary, festive and familiar as a loaf of panettone.  They're less Hallmark romcom, more Carry On lm, with visual gags, double entendres and q...

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It’s well known that every Italian region has its own culinary traditions, and it’s no exception when it comes to Christmas sweets. We picked one dolce di Natale for each region (some regions have more than one). What’s your favorite? Aosta Valley: Mecoulin. Hailing from the Cogne valley, Mecoulin is similar to panettone and to pandolce from Liguri...

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Mostarda is one of my favorite additions to a cheese plate—and I’m not talking about the yellow paste you put on a hot dog (the Italian word for mustard is senape). Rather, mostarda from northern Italy is a zesty condiment traditionally made with candied fruit infused with drops of pungent mustard extract. The sweet and spicy accompaniment comes in...

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