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Nestled in the greenery of the Euganean Hills, the Abbey of Praglia is a monastery that unfolds around a minor basilica and four Renaissance cloisters. The complex houses a library with over 130,000 volumes, an important cultural heritage alongside a historic book restoration workshop, active for more than half a century. Ancient manuscripts are pr...

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Nonna Giuseppina is 86 years old and in Massa Lubrense she prepares a very special limoncello, using lemons from her own garden, along with their leaves. Lemon groves strongly characterise the landscape of Massa Lubrense, a small town on the Sorrento Coast. Lemon cultivation began here in the 17th century with the Jesuit Fathers, who designed the t...

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Love it or loathe it, covet it or condemn it, there is no denying the ubiquitous influence of the Aperol spritz. This evocative Italian drink has earned its place as one of the world’s most popular cocktails. Balmy summer evenings in a Mediterranean milieu are brightened by the orange glow of sunsets and spritzes alike, and it’s hard to come by an...

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Amaro Lucano was born in 1894 in Pisticci, a small town in Basilicata, when pastry chef Pasquale Vena began experimenting by blending more than thirty herbs in the back of his cookie factory to create a wonderfully balanced herbal liqueur. Its recipe, full of citrus, floral, and bitter notes, was initially appreciated locally, but the turning point...

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The Italian Trade Agency brought Made in Italy to Bar Convent Brooklyn (BCB), one of the most important trade events for spirits in the U.S. The Italian Trade Agency’s participation aimed to strengthen the positioning of Italian companies in the U.S. market and enhance the global image of Made in Italy in the spirits sector. This year, 12 companies...

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Between 6 and 8 p.m. each evening, bars and cafes across Italy buzz. For Italians, the tradition of aperitivo represents less a happy hour and more a state of mind. This golden hour that beautifully separates work from free time offers friends and family a chance to gather over cocktails and conversation.  The word for aperitivo comes from the Lati...

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In Italian cuisine, it can be hard to find consensus about what town created the first epicureo, but it’s well accepted that Turin is the birthplace of vermouth. The herbalist and winemaker Antonio Bennetto Carpano first concocted vermouth in 1786 in his store in Piazza San Carlo, under the shadow of the Royal Palace of Savoy where the last Italian...

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  Un grande aiuto per lo study abroad dei ragazzi americani in Italia Nomina del nuovo Console Onorario d’Italia nello Utah, Nick Fuoco, a Salt Lake City La celebrazione in New Jersey del defunto deputato italoamericano Bill Pascrell Jr. Delta Airlines lancia l'unico volo dagli Stati Uniti (New York) a Catania La Festa Italiana porta a Green Bay in...

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Campari America, the pioneer behind the Spritz movement in the U.S., is proud to announce the U.S. market debut of Crodino, an iconic non-alcoholic beverage and ritual beloved in Italy since 1965. Just in time for summer, Crodino brings an unmistakably bittersweet, bubbly flavor to select U.S. markets – a sophisticated and flavorful option for thos...

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With wine deeply embedded in the national identity, and high-quality productions spanning anything from liqueurs to artisan beer, Italians are no strangers to the arts of fermentation and distillation. The country’s profound passion for whisky, however, has never managed to trickle down from independent bottlers and whisky clubs to master distiller...

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