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by Jennifer Martin   It's always a pleasure to speak with folks of Italian heritage, but when they come from the same region as your own family — Campania — and even the same province and town, Candida, then it gets very exciting. I recently had the pleasure to meet Filippo de Magistris, one of the restaurant owners of Il Casale in Lexingto...

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Even in the midst of summer, the idyllic vineyard landscapes of Piedmont are rarely invaded by crowds of tourists, and the run-up to the grape harvests, beginning in September, can be an ideal time to visit winemakers, who have more time than usual to let visitors taste their vintages.   Great wines are made all over the region, but the key...

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Ms. Irene Virbila is a sommelier and restaurant reviewer at The Los Angeles Times, and her word is highly valued among wine-lovers and food-enthusiasts. A few days ago, she decided to award an Italian wine the title of "Wine of the Week", regularly granted by the influential Californian newspaper upon her advice.   The honour went to Brancai...

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 5:30 PM - Akron Civic Theatre   The Eighth Annual Vino Italia: A Taste of Italy, will kick off the Italian- American Festival, downtown Akron, July 10, 2013, from 5:30- 8:30 p.m.   Italian Wine Sponsored by: Gruppo Mezzacorona Prestige Wine Imports

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Just when Americans thought they had wine all figured out, a new frontier in wines, hand-tailored on an island in the middle of the Mediterranean, has come onto the scene in a big way.   In America, while certain wine varieties have become as mainstream as macaroni in the last 15 years, Sicily has been working hard revitalizing indigenous gr...

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Aimed at proving that even when compared to Barolo and Brunello di Montalcino lesser-known wines have nothing to envy, a panel of American experts tasted a few bottles of Aglianicos, the Italian red from Campania, learning that it is a matter of flavors and nuances selection to find good labels among this variety of red wines.   Aglianico is...

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  WTI Magazine #24    2014 Apr, 04Author : Vino OK      Translation by:   The wine area that involves the Arborea DOC is located in the province of Oristano in the eastern area that extends beyond the Plain of Terralba, slightly offset to the south. This area, totally flat, was obtained from a wide reclamation work undertaken during the Fascism:...

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The three-day Festa Italiana Weekend will kickoff at Ybor City's Italian Club of Tampa from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 9. The annual tradition, benefiting the club's restoration fund, continues through April 11 and 12, with food samples, craft cocktails and other Italian delights.   Featuring more than 70 wines from Italy and eats like anti...

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by Brian Johnson   Looking for a taste test for your home-made wine? You can bring it to the 11th Annual Italian American Festival on July 25, where there will be a free wine-tasting contest. In the UNICO-sponsored contest, a panel of 10 judges will do a blind tasting of each submission at 2 p.m., underneath the tent on the right-hand s...

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Dal 15 al 17 Luglio 2012, si svolgerà a Chicago, Italian Food & Wine Expo, l'evento annuale organizzato dalla Camera di Commercio di Chicago in collaborazione con ItalianExpo.us; l'evento è stato ideato per presentare e promuovere le specialità enogastronomiche italiane di alta gamma.La manifestazione è l'occasione per le aziende italiane di in...

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