by McClatchy/Tribune "Italy is the most complex wine-growing region in the world," says Brian Larky, founder of Dalla Terra, an importer of Italian wines. "In California, you've got — what? — five, eight, 10 major growing regions," he says, "but in Italy you've got more grapes and more regions than anywhere else on the globe." A c...
Una vittoria schiacciante come quella di quattro anni fa è quanto auspicano gli aderenti del ricostituendo Comitato europeo per Andrew Cuomo 2014. La ricandidatura di Cuomo a Governatore dello Stato di New York ha nuovamente entusiasmato gli animi di tante persone felici di sostenere ancora una volta un Uomo che ha dimostrato durante gli a...
C'è una tabella, a pagina 148, del bel saggio di Di Nolfo, messa lì in un cantuccio dimesso, quasi distrattamente, che rivela l'ansia profonda che pervade questo testo a livelli di lettura multipli, un groviglio appassionante come un giallo che, caso raro, dice molto di più di quanto non dichiari, narrando un secolo di relazioni – cooperazione e co...
Silvia Givera is standing on the picturesque bank of Lake Como. She winds up, underhand, to throw a tennis ball to her dog Diego. The dog stands transfixed until the ball sails far out into the lake, and then he happily swims after it. He brings it back but is reluctant to return it to Ms. Givera. Eventually she gets the ball and the two w...
Italy is making waves by turning stereotypes on their head - and selling the world its more serious side. A country of pizza makers? Look instead at Italy's 1,000 major infrastructure projects in 90 countries, a new promotional video suggests. The land of Latin lovers? Don't forget Italy's huge trade surplus in manufactured goods. A nation...
Why is the life of Italian nobility available to buy in bulk? The NY Times recently reported that Italy's well-rooted inherited wealth has withered in a time of lingering economic trouble with cuts on government subsidies to maintain historic properties and at the same time, an increase in taxes on historic buildings by 20 or 30 times since 2011 de...
The history of the Memphis Group dates back to the 1980s but as time goes by, its echo lingers on and so does its following, particularly in terms of connections between Italy and Los Angeles. The innovative design and architecture group was founded in Milan in 1981 by renowned artist Ettore Sottsass, and remained active until 1988. Some people sti...
by Jeff Alworth In doing research for The Beer Bible, I had to make some very tough decisions about how to use my time and money. There are probably a good dozen countries that deserve to be visited and documented, but I couldn't visit them all. Ireland, out. (An Irish blogger finally convinced me to skip his home country.) Neth...
by Chris Corbett A few days ago I had the good fortune to be in Sicily, the beautiful island off southern Italy. Whenever I visit Italy I always enjoy La Dolce Vita, and on this visit "the good life" had a special meaning that brought me closer to the land, people and myself. I was attending the "Peace Celebration -- Segesta 2015,...
by Stefano Salimbeni Cristiano Bonino organizes food tours for a living: yet, as a foodie, he is not very credible – at least not at first glance. At 45, the shape he is in is associated with enthusiasts of diets and gyms, not gourmet regional specialties — especially after living in America on and off for the past 8 years (full time...
by Roslyn Torella This month's La Gazzetta focuses on gardening and the first thing that comes to mind when I think back to my family's wonderful vegetable garden is garlic––that amazing aromatic herb. We can trace the use of garlic by humans to over 7,000 years ago in Asia, where garlic grew naturally. It has been used for thousands of y...
If Vespas are the hipsters of the scooter world then these Scooter Chairs are definitely the hipsters of the office-chair world. They might not be ideal for navigating the winding alleys of Florence or Rome but they're perfect for making your colleagues super jealous! Designed by Bel & Bel, a studio workshop in Barcelona founded by artists and...