When was the last time while shopping you were excited about sharing your email or phone number with your sales associate? Think about it. We all know the answer. Never. Registering with a brand is that somewhat bothersome step we get asked every time. We don't like it. It is hard to find excitement and value; maybe a tiny one-off discount immediat...

Who does not remember the smiling face of Ernesto Calindri during the Carosello, advertising Cynar, the Italian artichoke liqueur to sip “against the wear and tear of modern life”? Well, even today, many years later, we find it on the shelves of many supermarkets, in bars and restaurants, ready to be served smooth or on ice according to taste. Sinc...

1989. The Berlin Wall fell. Brazil had its first election in nearly three decades. Ana Oxa sang Ti lascerò at Sanremo. And, in the center of Florence, the Mazzanti family opened a small wine bar with snacks. Unknown to them, they would leave a legacy that would travel far. The family’s primary idea was to serve square sandwiches with fresh, seasona...

On first appearances, Bolzano in the far north of Italy is just like any other alpine town. Nestled in a valley lined by steep green hills peppered with castles, barns and churches, and terraced with vineyards, the city is a whimsical snow globe of winding streets, pastel-coloured houses and Baroque taverns. But cross the Talfer river on the wester...

Grottaglie, a small town in the hinterland of Taranto, is an important city in the economic, productive, artistic and cultural panorama of Puglia. It is a historic destination in Salento, immersed in the landscape of ancient villages rich in culture. Grottaglie stands on the slope of one of the Murge Hills. Its historic centre symbolises Apulian ar...

In a particularly difficult year such as 2020, the Prosecco Doc sector achieved a growth in sales which led it to cross the threshold of half a billion bottles, also thanks to the great success of Prosecco Rosé. Data related to 2021 witnessed a further leap made by the product protected by the protection Consortium led by Stefano Zanette (in the pi...

The number of Italian billionaire's on Forbes list of the richest people on the planet has risen by 13 in the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic just as over one million Italians have plunged into poverty, Oxfam said Tuesday. "Between March 2020 and November 2021, the number of Italian billionaires on the Forbes List rose by 13 units and the aggreg...

In 2021, the production of Gorgonzola PDO showed a very positive trend. About 5,258,828 cheese wheels were produced from January to December, growing by +3.11% compared to 2020 (equal to 158,405 more wheels). The growth, constant since 2008, in 2021 more than doubled compared to the last two years. In fact, 74,638 more wheels were produced in 2020 ...

Cremona is a city located in Lombardia and is famous all over the world for the production of violins but not only. If you are looking for what to see and do in Cremona this is definitely the article you were looking for. Here you can discover The Torrazzo and the Vertical museum, two of the main attractions of this Lombard city. But that’s not all...

Whenever Italian wine is mentioned, one of the first words that comes to mind is 'Chianti.' It is without question the most familiar wine designation for Italian wine in this country. The Consorzio Vini Chianti embarked on the Chianti lovers U.S. Tour 2022. Winemakers from 24 wineries from the Consorzio's 30 territories displayed their wares in tas...