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I thought I’d met most of the eccentrics in Italian wine—the experimental outliers who’ve made an impact by following some singular intuition, rare grape or other personal muse. Then I met Luigi Cataldi Madonna in the hot, dry hills of Abruzzo. Charming and self-effacing, he proudly cackled in his smoker’s rasp: “I am the champion of all the crazie...

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Each of us has a dream, a situation, a fantasy or something that they always wanted to do but knew they never could. It is that very special and personal thought that, when you are relaxing, brings a smile to your face. My fantasy is a formal dinner in the classical European style with elegant dinnerware, shining silverware and four glasses of diff...

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Italian farmers' association Coldiretti has said the nation's wine output is forecast to fall significantly this year, with extreme-weather events linked to the climate crisis having a massive impact on the sector. It said Italy is set to remain the world's biggest wine producer this year with an output of 44.5 million hectolitres, despite a foreca...

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A floor-to-ceiling glass window separates my table at Damiano Nigro’s restaurant at Palás Cerequio from the astounding La Morra landscape. A slope of vines, all recently relieved of their Nebbiolo grapes, absorbs the sunlight, which subtly gilds the green leaves splashed with shades of autumn. I plunge the edge of my spoon through a layer of white ...

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On tiny pockets of terraced terrain overlooking a bay shared by Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, Milos Skabar is reviving a centuries-old winemaking tradition known as Prosekar, which shares roots with its better-known bubbly cousin, Prosecco. But this humble fizzy blend, virtually unknown beyond the Italian port city of Trieste where it’s made on a st...

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Saturday, November 6 from 12:00 PM to 9:30 PM. Scottsdale City Events, 3939 N Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85251. Click here for tickets. The Italian Association is happy to present its first edition of the Italian Pizza and Wine Festival. A celebration of food, music, and dance. We invite you to join us in this celebration of life and what bet...

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A distinctive characteristic of Italian wine, the many wines from native vines are one of the aspects that makes Italy so fascinating for wine lovers around the world. And to choose the best, as it has been happening for some years, are the “Award”, clou of “Autochtona” 2021, the most important fair dedicated to the production of indigenous or hist...

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The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Chapter of UNICO began their homemade winemaking process during Italian-American Heritage month.  Chapter members and guests gathered for an afternoon of winemaking at Grape Expectations winemaking facilities in Bridgewater, NJ.  The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Chapter of UNICO is an Italian-American service organization whose m...

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Between Trentodoc, Franciacorta, but also Prosecco Docg of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, passing through the world of Lambrusco and more, Italy is the noblest land in the world for quality sparkling wine. More so than France or Champagne. And Ferrari, the reference winery for the “mountain bubbles” of Trentodoc, is once again the best producer of s...

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As of today, November 1, the Little Italy neighborhood boasts a new winery and bistro. Located on the ground floor of La Collina residential development at 12304 Mayfield Road, High & Low (844-466-4456) is an offshoot of a six-year-old operation of the same name in Medina-Montrose. “We were very familiar with Little Italy,” says owner Matt Snyder....

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