The bagpipes are an ancient instrument, dating back thousands of years; they're even mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 4:21). Here in America we normally associate the bagpipes with the Irish and Scottish, who have a long and storied tradition with this wonderful instrument. However, many Americans, even those of Italian ancestry, are unaware that It...

This year, the price of white truffles ballooned to $3200 a pound in select U.S. markets. The primary driver of the price increase (more than double the 2016 average) was a lackluster growing season that deprived the underground fungus of the cooler, damper temperatures it needs to thrive. But even when supply is less scarce, tartufo bianco from th...

L’Italia per poter recuperare la leadership di primo fornitore in America deve puntare in principal modo sulle etichette premium con un prezzo superiore ai 20 dollari a bottiglia. Questo e’ quanto emerge da un’attenta analisi effettuata da Nomisma. A quanto pare gli Stati Uniti ricoprono la prima posizione di mercato principale di consumo di vino a...

Il colosso Usa dell’e-commerce dedica una sezione alle eccellenze italiane, dove le piccole imprese possono vendere i propri prodotti tradizionali, visibili ai 285 milioni di clienti del marketplace più conosciuto in Occidente Sono circa 800 gli artigiani italiani che vendono i propri prodotti tramite la vetrina ‘Made in Italy’ di Amazon, che perme...

Barilla was founded in Parma in 1877 and, since then, it has always been Italian to the core. Barilla is Italian in its close relationship with its land, in its continuous quest for innovation in technologies, processes and products. And it is profoundly Italian in the entrepreneurial spirit that has led it to become the world's largest pasta manuf...

Italian DOP buffalo mozzarella exports have more than doubled in the period between 2006 and 2016, from 15.6% to 32.1%. During the same period, production increased by 31%, according to data published by the Consortium for the Protection of Buffalo Mozzarella. A further record looks set to be established in 2017, as in the first eight months there...

On November 9, Disaronno, the world’s favorite Italian liqueur, celebrated the West Coast launch of its "Disaronno Wears Missoni" bottle at the exclusive Mansion at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. Fans in attendance were treated to custom Disaronno cocktails, such as the new Special Angela 20, which was created to toast the collaboration and Angela Misso...

Pasta is something a lot of us probably take for granted. We open those cardboard boxes or tear into plastic packing, drop some noodles into boiling water, and wait ten or so minutes for deliverance from hunger. There’s nothing wrong with dry pasta. It’s gotten us all through hunger pangs more times than we can probably count. But still… Fresh past...

What do the Emmy Awards, Ferrari Trento sparkling wine, biodiversity, bees, and sustainability have in common? Everything. This year, you couldn’t have one without the other. The Official Sparkling Wine of the 69th Emmy® Awards season, Ferrari Trento is quite literally the toast of Italy and the preferred sparkling wine on red carpets from Hollywoo...

The newest, most outrageous, “super extreme” idea from Lamborghini is a box. Well, metaphorically. The Italian supercar giant unveiled a new slice of its future today with the Terzo Millennio, an electric hypercar concept with some really bold ideas under its hood. But the Terzo Millennio is more than just a beautiful (and for now, completely stati...