Since its creation, football has had great success, both for the simplicity of its rules and the show it manages to offer. In Italy, it has become a genuine faith with fans born with the myth of football. Italian teams, including the national team, have always distinguished themselves worldwide, winning trophies in every competition. Italian footba...

According to Dogane data, the first nine months of 2021, Prosecco DOC Consortium exported about 98.2 million bottles to the US representing 25.4% of the total export. Thanks to the introduction of Prosecco DOC Rosé category and the easing of Covid restrictions the export volumes increased by 56.4% compared to a year ago, the Consortium tells Italia...

As we head into the darker, colder days of winter it’s time for full-bodied red wines with densely concentrated flavors. Definitely the season for Amarone. Those who love it may be surprised to learn it was an accident. Like any wine worth its grapes it has an interesting story to tell. Unlike many of Italy’s pre-eminent wines, Amarone hasn’t been...

An Italian design firm has unveiled its latest luxury yacht – and it's designed to fly as well as sail the world's oceans.  Called Air Yacht, the extravagant vehicle has been revealed in concept images from Rome-based firm Lazzarini Design Studio. The dry carbon fibre structure can reach 60 knots thanks to four solar-powered electric propellers and...

Gucci’s earned a reputation as an innovator among fashion brands – but its latest move is opening a store in a New Jersey megamall. On Tuesday, American Dream announced that Gucci is expanding its footprint at the East Rutherford-based shopping-slash-entertainment center from a shop-in-shop within Saks Fifth Avenue to a 10,000-square-foot standalon...

When it comes to food and travel, Italy is far from a hidden gem. Not only is Italian food popular around the world, but traveling to Italy is a bucket list item that takes many, if not most, travelers to Italy’s three famous cities – Rome, Florence and Venice.  Regardless of their motivations, these travelers eat plenty of pasta and pizza during t...

Have you ever wondered how it would be to travel to Palermo, Messina? Or anywhere else in Sicily? Then you should prepare yourself with a list of dishes you need to try out! Sicilian food is just like in other regions of Italy, different and delicious. So if you are a pasta lover, this island filled with authentic and traditional dishes is for you....

It’s impossible not to notice those dark red bunches hung to dry when, in autumn and winter, one travels the narrow roads around Monte Somma or the slopes of Mt Vesuvius. Impossible renouncing a taste when they are offered on pizza or in combination with varied fish preparations of the Gulf of Naples. The “Pomodorino del piennolo del Vesuvio Dop” r...

In April of 2021, winemakers across Europe found themselves battling a freak late frost. At Tenuta di Trinoro, a vineyard in Tuscany, it took a 24-strong team several hours one blistering cold night to set out and light up 3,500 candles to keep the fragile young buds of the vines from freezing. Then, as a summer of brutal sun and droughts drew to a...

If the data about sales in the last weeks of 2021 shall confirm the trend of the first nine months of the year, for the first time Italian dairy exports will reach 500 thousand tons in volume, equal to a value of 3.5 million euros. This was revealed by the Italian association of dairy industries, Assolatte, which reports a possible increase of +11%...