Italian wines are not easy, educating retailers and consumers is key
Demand for Italian wines is growing worldwide but teaching distributors and consumers to appreciate the country's wealth of native varietals is necessary to help many more wine producers enter the US market, said Stevie Kim, managing director of Vinitaly International. "Italian wine is actually quite complicated. Italian wine is fairly mature...
Two New Trailers For Netflix’s AMANDA KNOX Documentary Invite You To Get Judge-y
by Scott Wampler Netflix has found tremendous success with its original true crime programming, so it only makes sense that they'd produce more of it, and their latest true crime venture might turn out to be its most divisive yet. Or at least, that seems to be what they're angling for. Amanda Knox, from directors Rod Blackhurst and Brian...
Ferrari profits grow in Q1 despite delivering fewer cars
Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari on Monday said all key economic indicators grew in the first three months of the year despite having delivered fewer cars. In an e-mailed statement, the company said net profits rose 5 percent to over €57 million, while trading profit equalled last year's €80 million. Read more Source: ...
L'Italia che sfida e vince la crisi. La società pharma che piace all'America
Erdosteina, la più recente molecola nella classe dei farmaci muco attivi, scoperta e sviluppata dai laboratori di ricerca dell'italiana Edmond Pharma, azienda con sede a Paderno Dugnano in provincia di Milano, ha ricevuto da parte dell'FDA l'Orphan Drug Designation per il trattamento della bronchiectasia. Poche altre, negli ultimi anni, le...
Giada Valenti Announces National U.S. Tour
Following her critically acclaimed music special on PBS – Celebrate the Romance and Magic of Venice with the Italian Songstress Following her stunning and highly anticipated PBS Special, Italian songstress Giada Valenti will do a series of 21 concerts around the United States next year. The tour will kick of at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside,...
Mary Sharnick: Orla's Canvas
Penmore Press is pleased to introduce featured author Mary Sharnick, whose new acclaimed novel Orla's Canvas is now available in paperback and ebook editions. A native of Connecticut, Mary graduated from Fairfield University with a degree in English and earned a master's degree from Trinity College, Hartford. She has been awarded a scholarship...
Parkinson, inventato un guanto che riduce il tremore quasi a zero
Il Parkinson è una malattia che colpisce in Italia circa trecentomila persone, causando tremori soprattutto agli arti e rendendo difficile la vita di tutti i giorni. La fisioterapia e alcuni farmaci sono usati per limitare i danni di questa patologia ma non sempre portano i benefici sperati. La ditta americana Gyrogear ha creato un guanto...
16th Italian Language Week in the World
The Week of the Italian Language in the World promotes Italian as a great language of classical and contemporary culture. Every year the diplomatic and cultural network of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy chooses a theme for this initiative and organizes a series of events in the third week of October. In 2016,...
The Trip to Italy: A deceptively genius road-trip romp
by Andrew O'Hehir When British comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon find themselves in the catacombs of the Fontanelle Cemetery in Naples, an ancient underground ossuary visited by Ingrid Bergman in the Rossellini film "Journey to Italy," they can't help trivializing the whole experience. "This place reminds me of one of your shows," Coog...
Consul General Natalia Quintavalle Joins NOIAW’s Distinguished Board
by NOIAW It is with great pleasure that we announce the newest member of our Distinguished Board. Hon. Natalia Quintavalle, the Consul General of Italy in New York, has been a great friend of our organization since she began her post in 2010. We are honored that she has accepted our invitation to join NOIAW's Distinguished Board. &nb...
From Bestseller to Blockbuster, A Look Back at 'The Godfather'
by Robert Cashill Today in 1972, Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather, based on the mafia epic by Mario Puzo, premiered. Here's a look at how the book became a Hollywood classic. Mario Puzo grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen. As a young writer he knocked around hardboiled men's magazines, penning war stories. In his mid-40s, he was...
Demand Justice
In 2010, Chet Campanella began an important fight for Italian Americans in his home state of California. This year, at 85 years old, he's taken it all the way to the United States Congress. Ever since he witnessed firsthand the appalling treatment and internment of Italian Americans during World War II, Campanella has dedicated himself to informing...