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With a production value of about 11.6 billion euros, at least 7.3 billion of which come from exports, the Italian market leads the world in wine production by volume (20 percent of the total) followed by historic competitors such as France and Spain (14 percent each).  In 2022, domestic consumption approached 4.7 billion. Exports are still the most...

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Veteran British automotive journalist, and author, Stuart Codling has been covering the world of exotic automobiles for decades, but as a full-time journalist, he's not exactly making supercar money. "I drive a Skoda," he told Car and Driver from his driveway in England, one of the few spots on his property where he receives cell reception. But thi...

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Whenever the Academy Awards call us, the memory of the iconic scene with Ferrari as the protagonist emerges. Within the framework of the 2023 Oscar Awards, I present below to bring to life a shoot that had none other than Al Pacino in front of the cameras and led to a nomination for Film Choice for the nostalgic film The Woman of the West.  The mus...

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Mediterranean: it is with this adjective - from the Latin "mediterraneus" - that we call the sea that bathes the lands of southern Europe. Mediterranean is that characteristic climate - characterized by dry summers and mild winters - which embraces our lands. Mediterranean is also a healthy and ecological, tasty and pleasant way of eating. It is in...

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Brunello di Montalcino PDO sales saw further growth in 2022, rising by +18 percent in value compared to the same period in 2021 with a volume increase of +7 percent (source: Consortium for the protection of Brunello di Montalcino PDO wine). The significant increase in average price was matched by a positive performance in almost all export outlet m...

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If made-in-Italy agrifood in 2022 will have surpassed the record of 60 billion € in exports, and wine that of 8 billion € (in a few days official Istat data will reveal this), much of the credit goes to made-in-Italy agrifood districts, which alone are worth 44% of export values. And which in the first 9 months of 2022, saw exports grow by +14.1% a...

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Italian producer Andrea Iervolino is planning to bring to the big screen “Maserati: a Racing Life,” an English-language biopic about the family behind the high-performance automobiles that, along with Ferrari and Lamborghini, Italy is known for. Iervolino’s ILBE Group – in which he is partnered with Monika Bacardi – previously produced the Bobby Mo...

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At the far side of a dimly lit bar, two bartenders share shots of an unknown brown liquid. They’re drinking fernet—most likely Fernet-Branca—and taking part in a well-known industry ritual often referred to as “the bartenders’ handshake.” This bitter Italian herbal spirit can be found on the shelf of almost any rickety watering hole or high-end coc...

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Pasta is the quintessence of Italian cuisine. Each region has its own special shape, from stuffed ravioli to fresh pasta simply made with water and flour. Here are all the different Italian pasta shapes to try. Spaghetti alla chitarra - AbruzzoA pasta that is prepared with a particular instrument: the chitarra (guitar), a beech wood frame with para...

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In April 1490, Lorenzo de’ Medici wrote to thank Galeotto Malatesta, Lord of Rimini, for a present of what was almost certainly maiolica pottery: ‘They are perfect and much to my taste, so I appreciate them very much […] I value them more than if they were of silver, being very excellent and rare, as I say, and quite novel to us here.’ By the end o...

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