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The Veneto is primarily the land area just opposite Venice, but it includes Venice and the other islands. It is an area that has known great wealth and power in past times and today includes some excellent wine producing areas. Let’s first talk about the grapes in the Veneto. The white grapes found here are the well known Prosecco and Pinot Grigio...

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Also, Italian wine takes the field in defense of the oceans. It does so thanks to the “alliance” between Vinventions, the world’s most comprehensive supplier of wine closure solutions, and Donnafugata, the historic Sicilian brand that is the first winery to use, in a world premiere, “Nomacorc Ocean”, the first closure in the world produced by recyc...

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Valpolicella is one of the most important and healthy territories of Italian wine. A land of great reds, which unravels around the beauty of Verona and plunges into the valleys that surround it, from which could come, soon, a new Unesco recognition for Italian wine. Because perhaps, as early as the first half of 2025, under the heading of “Unesco I...

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For the first time ever, Taste of Italy, the largest food and wine trade fair in the U.S. devoted exclusively to Italian food and wine, will be featuring exhibitors from countries outside of Italy. “We have had so many great success stories thanks to connections exhibitors have made at the fairs,” says event director Maurizio Gamberucci, Deputy Dir...

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Even frequent travelers to Italy aren’t likely to have heard about the small village of Custoza and its rich wine heritage that is waiting to be discovered. Custoza is tucked—you might even say hidden—in the municipality of Sommacampagna, in the province of Verona, in the Veneto region of northeast Italy. It has a population of less than 1000 peopl...

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For all nature lovers, Trentino Alto Adige is the ideal destination: between lakes, mountains, paths and unspoilt places, it offers visitors an experience of peace and relaxation, to live alone or in the company of the most loved ones. The Lake of Toblino Among the main attractions of Trentino is undoubtedly Lake Toblino, located at an altitude of...

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A taste of Italy has arrived in Oskaloosa (IA), thanks to a woman with a vision of bringing Italian culture and cuisine to the heart of the Midwest. Paola Cipollina grew up in Genoa, Italy, an entire ocean away from small town Iowa. Her career, first in the fashion industry, then in film making, has led her to Milan, Italy; Los Angeles, California;...

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The increase in turnover of the Italian food industry, which grew by +14.7 percent in November 2022, was driven mainly by exports. Considering the whole of 2022, Italian food exports hit an all-time record of 60 billion euros. This is mostly thanks to products that are staples of the Mediterranean Diet such as wine, pasta, and fresh fruit and veget...

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The San Francisco Bay Area is a mecca for foodies and wine lovers with upscale grocery stores in every neighborhood. Retailers such as Whole Foods, Mollie Stone’s, Draeger’s and Lunardi’s have multiple locations in the densely populated thirty-five-mile peninsula located South of San Francisco. With warm lighting and neutral colors, Whole Foods in...

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Barbera’s fruit-forward aromatics and high yields make this a popular grape worldwide, particularly in Italy’s Piedmont region, the grape’s spiritual home.   “Barbera is a go-to grape for many Italians,” says Jeff Porter, Wine Enthusiast writer at large and Italian wine reviewer. “And depending on if you find it from Nizza, Asti, Alba or Oltrepò Pa...

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