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On a rainy June morning in the Piedmont wine region, Carlo Mondavi and his wife, Italian native Giovanna Bagnasco, walk the steep and slippery vineyards that Carlo calls “our little slice of heaven.” Spanning nine acres, their south-facing Sorì della Sorba vineyard is planted to Nebbiolo and Dolcetto on clay-limestone soils. At the top of the ridge...

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Compared with costly French champagne and without the reputation of blended Spanish cava, prosecco is an accessible everyday luxury that we have come to love. It even has its own annual national day (13th August, in case you’re wondering). To drink Italian prosecco is indulgence without extravagance, while remaining light and easy on the palate. Ju...

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While Northern Italy is famous for fresh pasta like tortellini and tagliatelle, Southern Italy is the unrivaled champion of dried pasta, including penne, spaghetti and maccheroni. And thanks to its strategic position in the Gulf of Naples, Gragnano is at the epicenter of its production. THE UNIQUE PGI IN DRY PASTA SEGMENTSince 2013, Pasta di Gragna...

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There is a beautifully quiet corner of north-east Italy, the landscape punctuated by sleepy hamlets and sweeping hills that climb into the distant green Dolomites vaulting over the horizon. It is a suitably glamorous place for one of the biggest models on the planet to find one of the world’s great wines. The model? Cara Delevingne. The wine? Carti...

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It’s safe to say that the Las Vegas trade fairs—JCK Las Vegas and the Couture Show—attracted better than expected buyers and orders. This is certainly true to the more than 130 Italian jewelry manufacturers and designers who make the Extraordinary Italian Jewels contingent that exhibited at the shows. The Italian high jewelry and designer brands at...

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Italian sparkling wine producer Ferrari Trento has reported booming interest in its wares in the US, following a sponsorship deal with Formula One. The sport’s popularity, boosted by Netflix docu-drama series ‘Drive To Survive’, is “growing dramatically” providing an “incredible opportunity” for the brand, the winery’s CEO said. While Ferrari Trent...

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One evening during this spring’s Vinitaly fair in Verona, I met avant-garde Mount Etna winemaker Frank Cornelissen for an evening glass or two. We sat at a table with strangers under the ancient portico of the vintage, divey Osteria Sottoriva. At one point, Cornelissen proposed a blind-tasting of a white wine he had selected. From the tall, slender...

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Rosolino Palazzolo, a 44-year-old Sicilian farmer, has just finished picking the first pitanga (Surinam cherry) and acerola (Barbados cherry) on his farm in a tiny village called Terrasini, close to Palermo. He looks at the bright cherries in his hand, smiling proudly. These fruits would normally be found growing along the equator but, in the past...

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Italy is a country that is steeped in automotive tradition, and just as it is renowned for its legendary supercars from marques that include Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Bugatti, the Mediterranean nation is equally adept at producing aspirational motorcycles. These bikes combine the performance and engineering prowess for which Italians are known alon...

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Tomatoes are the heart and soul of Italian cuisine. With its deep red color and luscious, succulent sweetness, biting into one of these beauties is unlike any experience you ever had. Originally hailing from Latin America, the tomato found its perfect home in the sunny southern regions of Italy during the 15th century. Italians quickly adopted this...

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