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Lamberto Frescobaldi, president of the Unione Italiana Vini - UIV (Italian wines union) and head of one of the leading Italian wine groups, the FRESCOBALDI GROUP gave his snapshot of US wine market, on stage at “Vinitaly 2023”, stating, “The US is the leading market for Italian wine (exports totaled 1.8 billion euros in 2022, ed.), but it is a much...

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Verdicchio is arguably the greatest white varietal in Italy; some will point to Greco or Fiano from Campania, while others may argue for Vermentino from Tuscany and Liguria. But there is no dispute that wines made from Verdicchio are among the most delicious, most complex and longest lived in the country. There are two principal Verdicchio wines; V...

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Italian sparkling wines have closed 2022 once again at almost 1 billion bottles (978 million), revealed the UIV-Vinitaly Observatory, which processed bottling data collected from the certification bodies. The figure marks a slight increase (+4%) on the superabundant 2021 (+25%), while table and varietals (+10%) did better than sparkling DOC-PGI (+3...

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While Italian winemakers are known for producing Moscato with a medium-to-low acidity level, this grape variety is cultivated all over the world, from Australia to France to South America. In fact, the Muscat grape is one of the oldest grape varieties, shrouded in mystery and believed by some to have originated in ancient Egypt. Imagine yourself lo...

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Italy vies with France to be the largest wine-producing country in the world. It has more than 500 separate wine regions and more than 350 permitted grapes; it is a brave wine geek who would claim to know them all. The wines, however, are endlessly fascinating and usually made from local grape varieties. TuscanyWe are familiar with images of Tuscan...

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Anthony Rizzo began the season with no sour grapes: Each of his New York Yankees teammates found a blue box at his locker on Thursday morning before the season opener, most with the player's name embossed in gold. Rizzo purchased 26 boxes, each with two bottles of wine from the Il Cellese winery in Castellina in Chianti, Italy, near Siena. Rizzo vi...

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On his isolated Sicilian hilltop, Francesco Spadafora is fueled by a cocktail of passions: He’s a reflective nature lover, a creative cook and an exacting, self-taught winemaker. “I have three nicknames here,” jokes Spadafora, looking up from an iron gas-burning stove on which he is fussing over lunch on a bright winter’s day. In the kitchen with f...

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The Italy of wine rises once again to the top of the world, winning the “Oscar” of the best brands, once again thanks to one of its leading names, the Marchesi Antinori. With the historic winery of the Antinori family, today led by Albiera, Allegra, and Alessia with their father Piero Antinori and CEO Renzo Cotarella, it is at no. 1 of 2023 of “The...

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In the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Tuscany, the Isola di Giglio is located near the storied and more famous islands of Elba and Montecristo, and a short one-hour ferry ride from Porto Santo Stefano. For years I’ve had a growing interest, sparked by curiosity and, quite frankly, driven by the wines produced in this island. Accomplished vintner...

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On Monday, September 18, 2023, the 75th Emmy Awards will take place in Los Angeles: the winners, after the presentation of the prestigious statuette in the media center, in front of photographers and national and international press, will toast with Franciacorta. Franciacorta has renewed its partnership with the Television Academy as the Official S...

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