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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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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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The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce South Central is please to announced dates for the 2nd-Annual Taste of Italy Virtual Trade Fair and Festival. To be held during the week of March 15-19, the virtual gathering will include: one-on-one virtual trade tastings with leading food and wine buyers in Texas and beyond; one-on-one virtual media tastings...

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As we start to round out this challenging year I think we all need a little bubbly to raise our spirits. This month I am featuring sparkling wines from all over Italy.  My focus is on the wines of the Valdobbiadene and Conegliano Superiore DOCG.  I recently attended a tasting hosted by the Consorzio and IEEM and led by Anthony Giglio where we did a...

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The coronavirus pandemic is affecting wine trade globally, but the impact varies from country to country. Italian wine exports will drop by -4.6% in value (6.1 billion euros) compared to the previous year, the effects this year will be limited compared to the global trend (-10.5%) and even more to the main player in the sector, France, which will l...

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The Consorzio di Tutela Vini d’Abruzzo, the wine consortium for the Abruzzo region of Italy, has announced Colangelo & Partners as its agency of record in the United States. The agency is tasked with developing and executing a comprehensive communications plan to increase visibility and awareness for the wines of Abruzzo in the US. Located in centr...

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Between Castiglione di Sicilia and Randazzo, through Catania and Acireale, the main winners of Etna are for Etna Red, which is the most common and produced, grapes from Nerello Mascalese with the addition of up to 20% of Nerello Cappuccio (also known as Nerello Mantellato). In the case of white production, Etna white DOC is made up of at least 60 %...

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The Aquilini family knows how to grow a successful business, whether it be a professional ice hockey team or a Washington State wine.  Through its conglomerate Aquilini Investment Group, headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., family members own the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, along with restaurants, digital media companies, a film set, a...

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News is coming for the Vinitaly International Academy (VIA), the gold standard of Italian wine education for foreign professionals. Created in 2014, the organization trains Italian Wine Ambassadors and Italian Wine Experts by delivering courses all over the world. This year, VIA had to adapt its activities to the new international situation caused...

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The wine list at Sistina Restaurant in New York City is epic. The nearly two hundred page tome reads like a narrative, spanning centuries and continents, full of depth, drama, status, and scope. The author of this story is Giuseppe Bruno, Sistina’s owner and chef, and a man with a passion for gastronomy as colossal as his collection of wines. And t...

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