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From the slopes of Etna to the depths of the sea: wine from the volcano is ready to experiment with underwater aging for the first time in its history. The idea has its roots in the start-up Orygini, founded by three young friends - Giuseppe Leone, Riccardo Peligra and Luca Catania - who financed the project by gaining the trust and support of two...

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Boasting a standing as “the longest,” or the “oldest,” or “the most significant” something or other usually has a deeper meaning than just a lofty title. That is definitely the case with Frasinetti’s Winery & Restaurant, named after an Italian immigrant, James Frasinetti, who moved to America to offer quality wines crafted in the “Old World” style....

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At Bottiglia Cucina & Enoteca, a lovely Italian restaurant in Henderson at Green Valley Ranch, it is a matter of pride how fresh everything is. The Tuscan menu includes plenty of seasonal items that will satisfy you, from stuffed zucchini flowers with lemon ricotta on the appetizer menu to fruit with maple and coconut cream on the brunch menu. A fe...

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America’s reigning celebrity-favorite Italian eatery just got even more exclusive. Carbone is the crown jewel of Major Food Group, the powerhouse hospitality collective by Jeff Zalaznick, Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi. They’ve been steadily expanding their restaurant empire, and after recent launches in Miami, the trio is set to bring a new Carbon...

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Pink as roses, aromatic as raspberries, Italian rosé conjures visions of living La Dolce Vita. With its long Mediterranean coastline and line of mountains capping the north, Italy boasts a variety of different rosé styles. The concept of an Italian wine mosaic captures this diversity. Let’s look at five different wines that showcase this range of f...

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The Campania wine region is located in southern Italy on the western border of the Tryyhenian Sea, which has a large influence on the wines of this region.  The wine I’m sharing today comes from the San Salvatore estate founded in 1988 by Giuseppe Pagano with the famous Riccardo Cotarella as his winemaker.  He grows indigenous grapes of Campania in...

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Today, the Sicilia DOC Consortium opens registration for US wine professionals to its first Sommelier Competition. Applicants will need to pass a three-step selection process testing their knowledge of Sicilia DOC wines and indigenous Sicilian varietals as well as their presentation skills. Three finalists will be flown to Sicily in October to comp...

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More than one in two Italians drink wines, even if they drink less than in the past. Almost 30 million Italians consume the nectar of Bacchus, 55% of the Italian adult population, 66% among males and 44% among females. The Osservatorio dell’Unione Italiana Vini (Uiv) notes this data, which elaborated the latest, unpublished, Istat data on alcohol c...

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Italy is home to hundreds of different grape varieties spread out over 20 wine regions, yet for a long time, it was the same familiar ones that tended to take up the most space on retail shelves and restaurant wine lists. Things are thankfully changing, and a wider range of Italian wines are available on this side of the Atlantic than ever before....

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Italy is famous all over the world for its  production of wines of the highest quality and of the most varied types. Today in Sicilia there is a typology of wines that is attracting attention, namely Etna wines Classic method. On the slopes of the Sicilian volcano has found home the production of sparkling wine. Here you can discover what this wine...

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