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Loro Piana cashmere.” The phrase, in and of itself, can turn shoppers’ heads from across the room; few materials in the fashion universe are as coveted (or, honestly, as expensive) as the plush, featherlight fibers spun by this Italian uber-luxury purveyor. Loro Piana has long been a discreet-chic wardrobe stopover for the very wealthy (and the equ...

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At a recent tasting of Conte Vistarino wines, winery director Ottavia Giorgi di Vistarino said that a combination of cool climate and calcareous soils ensured that Pinot Noir “thrived” in the region. “Northern Italy is such a great terroir for Pinot Noir, because of the cool climate,” said di Vistarino. “Yet Pinot Noir is not new in Oltrepò, we hav...

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A mere one-hour flight from Rome, across the blue-green Tyrrhenian Sea, plus a winding road trip through the hilly heart of Sardinia, will land you in front of the imposing facade of  Cantina Mesa winery. The white, minimalist structure overlooks a lush marshland that borders the shimmering beaches of Porto Pino in the island’s southwestern Sulcis-...

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Non piega l’acciaio come Superman, ma fa molto di più. Perché lo modella per creare componenti meccanici complessi necessari a far funzionare sistemi e macchine industriali. Abbattendo tempi e costi di produzione rispetto all’impiego dei metodi di lavoro tradizionali, e ottimizzando i processi delle grandi aziende ma anche di piccole e medie impres...

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L’export agroalimentare cresce tre volte la media dell’industria manifatturiera. È il commento del coordinatore di Filiera Italia, Luigi Scordamaglia ai dati Istat che vedono le esportazioni del settore agroalimentare nei primi 9 mesi dell’anno mettere a segno un +7% rispetto allo stesso periodo dello scorso anno. «Al di là degli Usa – ha spiegato...

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Before pasta, there was Lady Salad. Today we can taste all kinds of spectacular insalatone or large salads, yet the first to prepare raw leafy vegetables drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with salt and cumin were the Ancient Romans. The root word of salad is sal, the Latin name for salt. And the Latin noun salata (salad) stands for herba salata ...

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The European Union has just given the green light to the recognition of “Vermouth di Torino” Geographical Indication. The European Commission has completed the evaluation of the technical file for this geographical indication and, in the coming months the specification of this historic aromatised wine from Turin, usually drunk as an aperitif, will...

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Milan’s world-renowned Armani Group, leading creators of luxury fashion items, has decided to gift the entire takings from the next three matches of its A|X basketball team to Italy’s Civil Defence. In a brief statement, the Group said: “Following the serious damage several Italian cities and regions have suffered from the bad weather in recent day...

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Four decades ago, London Jewelers president Candy Udell spearheaded the movement within her family’s luxury bauble business to introduce Italy’s biggest jewelry names to the American market. “The Italian tradition of family and their love of fine craftsmanship and beautiful things, from clothing to jewelry to the best food — they know how to live,”...

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COMPASS COMMERCIAL today announced that its industrial brokerage division negotiated a 39,000 square foot lease on behalf of Idea Ceramica USA, Inc. at a facility in the heart of Medley, FL, a prime distribution hub in Northwestern Miami-Dade County. Compass Realty's Commercial Division represented the tenant in the lease transaction and was the on...

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