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Over 2,340 enterprises (38,000 considering also agricultural processing ones), 21.5 billion euros of direct turnover, 10 billion euros of exports (80% of which are concentrated between Europe and North America, and with a surplus of more than 8 billion), 1 billion euros brought to the Treasury’s coffers (73% coming from excise duties on intermediat...

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Twenty-one Abruzzo wineries were honored on January 20 during the event day in L'Aquila to celebrate a prestigious result obtained at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2023. A total of 37 medals, along with the competition certificate, were handed out to the companies at the Villa Giulia complex. "The oenological excellences of the territory, certi...

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I’ve eaten my way through many of Italy’s 20 regions. Lovely lemon pasta in Calabria, fried sea creatures in Veneto, fabulous stuffed olives in Le Marche. I could ooze delight for days reimagining unforgettable food experiences in the Bel Paese. I had failed, however, to pay much attention to the unpretentious mega-star region of food and wine: Pie...

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In my travels through wine regions and wine trade events, I invariably find myself favoring a particular subregion or varietal. The experiences of enjoying the culture, landscape and wine of numerous locales, here and abroad, have left fond memories etched in my long-term brain cells. One of my fondest memories has been buried deep in those brain c...

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When agritourism rhymes with wine. That wine and food has become an important reality in the national economy has been known for years, just as it is truth that the “cooking factor” is the main motivation for a trip for many people. It is no coincidence that the relationship between some important wine-producing centers and agritourism facilities i...

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In November 2023, the US wine market witnessed a month-on-month decline of -11% in total consumption, widening the sales volume deficit to -8% for the first 11 months of the preceding year. Notably, Italian wines emerged as a singular anomaly, curbing losses to -3% in November and maintaining a cumulative -3.5% for the year, according to data from...

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Lambrusco is a sparkling wine produced in Emilia-Romagna. It has a reputation for being very food-friendly and excellent value. Lambrusco is known to be an industrial-scale production of sweet, easy-drinking, and even uninteresting sparkling wines. This is not entirely fair as there are some very fine examples of Lambrusco wine made with the same c...

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This month I'm focusing on the Piedmont wine region and one of its great white grapes, Cortese, specifically the wines produced from the Gavi area. You can find this area located in the southeastern corner of Piedmont where Piedmont merges with the region of Liguria within the provinces of Monferrato and Alessandria. The landscape of this area not...

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In 2023, Italian food and wine exports surged to a historic peak, reaching an impressive 64 billion euros—an uptick of +6% compared to the previous year, as per Coldiretti, Italy’s foremost association of farmers and breeders. However, the current zenith in the exports of Italy’s culinary treasures faces potential disruption due to navigation chall...

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It is a small Italian “gem”, but it is also the largest terraced area in Italy. Its ecosystem is rich in biodiversity, from apple orchards to forests, and its unique characteristic is the 850 hectares of heroic viticulture vineyards. The terraces are a strategic design (acknowledged as an Historic Rural Landscape and its dry stone walls are a UNESC...

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