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Italy leads the EU in agricultural value added: a historic achievement Italy set to revive nuclear power by 2027 New road code in Italy: is it causing a decline in wine consumption in restaurants? Christopher Nolan's Odyssey to film in Sicily's historic landscapes The Italian Condominium Theatre System: a central Italy tradition nominated for UNES...

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Anthony Vietri has very fond memories from second grade at St. Anthony of Padua School in Wilmington that began with the aroma of DiFonzo’s bread. “The smell would start coming into our classroom in the morning, and you just heard everybody’s belly in the entire room just cranking because we were all trained like Pavlov’s dogs to want DiFonzo’s rol...

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The winning recipe that has led Di Palo to reach the 100-year milestone lies in the family. Each member has contributed for five generations to carry on and expand the tradition of the food market in the heart of Little Italy. The latest product is the C. Di Palo wine bar at 151 Mott Street, where Accademia Italiana della Cucina of New York has dec...

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Italy’s agri-food districts have sustained robust export growth, with sales surpassing €21 billion in the first nine months of 2024—up 7.7% year-on-year at current prices. According to the latest report from Intesa Sanpaolo’s Research Department, the sector’s performance aligns with overall Italian agri-food export growth (+8.2%), with districts ac...

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The year opens with encouraging data – coming from the market study conducted by Colangelo&Partners in collaboration with the wine research company Wine Opinions and the Provi and Somm.ai platforms – which highlight a growing interest on the part of US importers and distributors in Sicilia DOC wines, thus demonstrating how denomination wines are in...

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If you know only one thing about Italian culture, it’s probably that food is woven into every aspect of daily life. If you know two things, it might be the fact that food and wine go hand-in-hand. An Italian meal isn’t complete without wine, whether it’s a simple table wine or a nuanced Barolo. In my family, even young children enjoy a taste with t...

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US importers have been hoarding Italian bubbly prosecco as a buffer against the potential effects of tariffs that President Trump has threatened to impose on EU products. The Union of Italian Wines trade association reports that following Trump's election, US imports of Italian sparkling wine, 90% of which is prosecco, increased by 41% in November,...

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New tariffs could result in significant losses for Italian exports to the U.S., with estimates ranging from 3 billion euros at a 10% tariff to as high as 12 billion if tariffs rise to 20%. Analysts from the OECD, Svimez, and other organizations are expressing pessimism about the economic outlook. Italian entrepreneurs are particularly concerned, as...

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30% of U.S. consumers define themselves as “real user” of fine wines, with a predominance of consumers who are Millenials, men, belonging to the upper class, and with a marked curiosity towards foreign wines. And, after “made in the US” wines, Italian fine wines are the most consumed by Americans in the past year, thanks to their increasing reputat...

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Wine professionals from across North America will gather in New York City, in an event hosted by Banville Wine Merchants in Manhattan, to participate in the newly formatted VIA Italian Wine Ambassador Certification Course on March 1-2, 2025. VIA Faculty member Sarah Heller MW will be on hand to lead the tastings and a series of in-depth lectures, f...

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