Although in a very complicated international framework, Italian wine exports, at the halfway mark of the first half of 2024, remain positive, with a growth of +3.1% in value (for 3.8 billion euros) and 2.5% in quantity (1.06 billion liters), in the fragmented Italian panorama, there are Regions that drive growth, and others that, instead, slow down...
READ MOREAlto Adige is a great place for wine. You can taste it. You can buy it. It’s a wine region that’s relatively under the radar in today’s wine world. But visit the area, more commonly known among locals as Sudtirol, and you’ll find a wine culture that’s existed for over a thousand years. In a world where wine has been increasingly globalized, corpora...
READ MOREBar Enzo, a speakeasy inspired by the Italian American upbringing of owner Joe Schinco, officially opened in Long Island City on Thursday, Sept. 5, following an exclusive pre-opening event the previous evening. Located at 10-15 43rd Ave., the intimate venue is hidden above the Greats of Craft bar and restaurant and can be accessed through a side en...
READ MOREIn the popular imagination, Chianti comes in a straw-wrapped bottle that’s served at an Italian restaurant where red checkered tablecloths accent the space and the red sauce flows freely. Far from luxury, it would be safe to say. But 10 years after the creation of a top-tier Chianti designation—Chianti Classico Gran Selezione—the region is really h...
READ MOREIn 1993, when my mother, Donatella Cinelli Colombini, founded the Movimento Turismo del Vino, the concept of wine tourism didn’t even exist, which is why the now well-known event Cantine Aperte (Open Cellars) was created. Alongside this, the offerings at wineries have evolved, with restaurants becoming an integral part of these establishments. I’d...
READ MOREIn a rural corner of northern Italy’s Lombardy region, you don’t have to go far from the highway to see the future of Italian sparkling wine. Here, in the upper thigh of the Italian boot, about 40 miles south of Milan, if you head up into the sparsely populated foothills of the Apennine Mountains and past the concrete shells of abandoned 20th-centu...
READ MOREFranciacorta, a symbol of Italian enological excellence, renews its partnership with the Emmy Awards for the fourth consecutive year, bringing an unmistakable touch of Italian flair to one of the most prestigious events in the global television and film industry. The 76th Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday, September 15, at the Peacock Theater i...
READ MORESince Airbnb, the popular stay and homesharing booking site, introduced “Categories” in 2022, millions of unique accommodations around the world have been discovered by travelers, and some of the most popular are those in “vineyards,” with more than 33,000 listings in Italy alone. Nights spent there increased by 400% in 2023 compared to 2022, and h...
READ MOREEnd of summer is fast approaching, yet the beautiful landscape of the wine country and the warm weather around the San Francisco Bay Area don’t seem to suggest so. Sundays mean, for many, a glass of wine and a relaxing time with family and friends under the sunny skies of Sonoma County. Festa Italiana, the event organized by Orsi Family Vineyards...
READ MORE"On Monday, August 6th, four thousand bottles of wine disappeared into the depths of the Gulf of Naples, lowered to more than 40 metres below sea level." This is how Francesco Lerro, a Neapolitan entrepreneur, began to realise his dream of transforming the seabed into an underwater winery. This project brings the ageing of wine, oil, and vinegar to...
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