WTI Magazine #20    2014 Mar, 7Author : Vino OK      Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti   The sweet Spumante is a sparkling wine variety typical of Italy, with a residual sugar content exceeding 50 grams per liter. In the traditional production, as the producers act on the residual sugar content, it is possible to obtain different types of spa...

Nel contesto delle attività organizzate a Houston per il 2013 Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti, lo Italian Community Cultural Center (ICCC) ospiterà dal 10 al 18 maggio la Settimana della Cucina Mediterranea Italiana, che celebrerà la fusione di sapori e culture che caratterizza il Mediterraneo e la sua influenza nella cucina italiana...

Nel mosaico variopinto di storie, culture e tradizioni che è la città di Asti, grazie all'immigrazione del dopoguerra, una tessera estremamente significativa è rappresentata dalla comunità proventiente da Buccino, centro della provincia di Salerno, con forti ascendenze lucane.   Questa mattina nella Sala dei Presepi di via Lessona, Angelo Im...

By Wayne Lawson   A rare thing happened this past August during the Mostly Mozart festival, at Lincoln Center. At the first of two performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, led by Gianandrea Noseda, the music director of Teatro Regio Torino, the audience broke into loud, spontaneous applause after every movement.   The bass soloist...

Pranzo del Piemonte - Thursday, July 23 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.425 N. Fourth Street - San Jose, CA 95112$12 members - $15 non-members RSVP online, by email or call 408-293-7122 Tino is back in the kitchen and this time he's serving a little traditional Italian by making Pollo alla Cacciatora with a little something special from his...

L'Ente Turismo Alba Bra Langhe Roero, con il patrocinio dell'American Chamber of Commerce in Italy, sta sviluppando un progetto rivolto al pubblico americano che visiterà Expo 2015 al fine di aumentare la presenza dei turisti americani sia durante che dopo l'Esposizione Universale di Milano.   Il progetto è stato illustrato venerdì 23 gennai...

From the North to the South, Italy boasts an ancient tradition in making excellent artisanal chocolate and all the chocoholics amongst you will be glad to know that the so-called Bel Paese has plenty of shops where you can taste and buy the most high quality sweet products. If you are travelling to Italy and you are looking for some hints on where...

by Claudia Astarita   The Langhe area, that is the hilly region located in the province of Cuneo (Piedmont), near the river Tanaro, in the north of Italy, is already famous for wines, cheeses, and truffles. This region is so beautiful that Unesco recently agreed to add it in its long World Heritage Sites list, boosting a new rise in term of...

  WTI Magazine #64    2015 July, 10Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com      Translation by:   This time I'm gonna on the Italian white grape from Piedmont, Arneis: I just had the opportunity to meet one of the charming owners and winemaker, Roberto Damonte, of the Malvira winery in the Roero of Piedmont. The Malvira win...

With its distinctive upturned boat shape, smooth creaminess, and perfect combination of chocolate and hazelnut, Gianduiotto is immediately recognizable. This chocolate and hazelnut culinary creation has been a favorite for 150 years now, and the sweet treat has not faltered in providing candy lovers everywhere with joy and delight.   The fam...