Italian wine exports have grown by 74% in the past ten years, driven largely by Prosecco, which has pushed exports of sparkling wine by 400% in the same period. The figures were revealed by the head of Nomisma’s Wine Monitor, Denis Pantini, during the Wine2Wine event in Verona, reports Radiocor. Italy exports 60% of its wine to three markets, USA,...
READ MOREAs much as we’re sad to say goodbye to the sunshine and the light nights, there’s a part of us that embraces the onset of winter. It signals the time to dig out the chunky knits and pack away our swimsuits. The salad bowls are relegated to the back of the kitchen cupboard and the cast iron pot takes permanent residence upon the stovetop. It’s the w...
READ MOREL’Italia per poter recuperare la leadership di primo fornitore in America deve puntare in principal modo sulle etichette premium con un prezzo superiore ai 20 dollari a bottiglia. Questo e’ quanto emerge da un’attenta analisi effettuata da Nomisma. A quanto pare gli Stati Uniti ricoprono la prima posizione di mercato principale di consumo di vino a...
READ MOREThis December the Sons of Italy will share and celebrate a beloved element of the culture that has made its way to the United States. On 6 p.m. Dec. 15 the Sons of Italy Cultural Committee will be holding a special holiday Wine Tasting Festival. “What’s unique about this time, is that for the first time the lodge will be partnering with Vino di Pic...
READ MOREEating lunch in Italy's Bolgheri wine country, it is not hard to understand why the number of international visitors to this bucolic corner of Tuscany has doubled in five years. "People have always come in the summer for the beaches," says Riccardo Binda, cutting into a succulently tender slice of Florentine steak, grilled over embers. "Now we're g...
READ MOREWhat do the Emmy Awards, Ferrari Trento sparkling wine, biodiversity, bees, and sustainability have in common? Everything. This year, you couldn’t have one without the other. The Official Sparkling Wine of the 69th Emmy® Awards season, Ferrari Trento is quite literally the toast of Italy and the preferred sparkling wine on red carpets from Hollywoo...
READ MOREQ: I’m an American who wants to buy a small vineyard in Italy to try my hand at winemaking, purely as a hobby. What kind of taxes should I expect to pay? Broadly speaking, you should expect to pay registration fees, mortgage tax and cadastral tax, said Adriana Maria Ruggeri, founder of Coco Ruggeri Law & Associates in Denver, Colorado, with offices...
READ MOREWhen: Monday, December 04, 2017 From 6:30 pm To 9:30 pm - Where: IIC New York - Space is limited, RSVP required* Fee: $55.00 (IIC members)/$60.00 (non-members) *To register please call (310) 824-7408 Wine in contemporary Italy: Exploring the unique wines of each region. There are around 350 common wine grape varieties in Italy, so there is so much...
READ MOREThe Prosecco DOC Consortium, the entity that oversees the production of the hugely popular Italian sparkling wine, is pleased to announce the second edition of Prosecco Month beginning December 11th. The activation will see trade, press, and public events at multiple Eataly locations-New York Flatiron, New York Downtown, Chicago, and Boston- throug...
READ MORELe strade della solidarietà sono praticamente infinite, ma c’è comunque chi, fortunatamente, cerca di percorrerne il più possibile: Massimo Bottura, chef di punta dell’alta ristorazione tricolore che, al di là delle celebrazioni, mette spesso e volentieri la sua arte al servizio di chi ne ha più bisogno. Lo ha fatto con il progetto del Refettorio A...
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