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Italians call it a brindisi, the celebratory clinking of glasses to mark a special occasion. And if the occasion is really special, there is a good chance it will involve fizz from Ferrari, the country's market leader in the production of top-end sparkling wine.   A 113-year-old family-run business based at Trento in the foothills of th...

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  WTI Magazine #79    2016 May 13Author : I borghi più belli d'Italia      Translation by:   The town sprung up along the Brennero road, the most important communication link between Italy and Germany. In spite of the construction of new residential areas, the layout of the town has remained more or less unaltered since the end of the 13th centu...

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Castiglione della Pescaia, in Tuscany, is the Italian seaside destination with the best tourist offering in terms of quality and environmental sustainability. The ranking is published every year by the "Blue Guide" of Legambiente (Italy's largest environmental group), in collaboration with the Italian Touring Club, which for 2015 awarded the T...

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Alto Adige, one of Italy's smallest wine-producing regions, is also one of the country's most diverse. Education is vital to help spread awareness and understanding of these multi-faceted wines. Following the success of the 2012 Master Class series hosted by Master Sommelier, Laura Maniec, Alto Adige Wines has re-launched an educational initiative...

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by Michael Austin   One man's vino is another woman's wein. In Alto Adige, the Italian wine region also known as Sudtirol by the locals who drink "wein," multicultural bilingualism comes with the territory. This is Italy's northernmost wine region, bordering Austria to the north (thus, the language duality), Switzerland to the west, and...

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Nel 1950 le località di Resia e Curon vengono artificialmente allagate per creare un lago atto alla produzione d'energia idroelettrica. Tutti gli edifici vengono rasi al suolo eccetto il campanile della Chiesa di Santa Caterina, che ancora oggi emerge dalle acque del Lago di Resia, diventando una famosa attrazione turistica. Curiosità: Il vec...

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Un nuovo passo avanti nella definizione del piano che consentirà, dopo anni di tentativi, di esportare mele e pere made in Italy sul mercato statunitense. I vertici del Centro servizi ortofrutticoli di Ferrara e Assomela di Trento fanno sapere che si è conclusa con successo per la produzione italiana la visita dell'ispettore statunitense volta a ve...

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A visit to the northern Italian city of Trento, where a unique science museum is making quite a name for itself. The museum has found an original way to showcase the wildlife of the Alps. Life-sized animals, seemingly floating in mid-air. The exhibition, named "From the glacier to the forest", has the animals displayed vertically in the centra...

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Sono ormai trent'anni che è stato avviato un gemellaggio tra l'Istituto Tecnico Economico "Cesare Battisti" di Bolzano e la "Union Endicott" High School di Endicott nello Stato di New York ed anche quest'anno l'ormai tradizionale scambio di studenti si ripete grazie all'impegno di un gruppo di docenti e delle famiglie degli studenti.   Quest...

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  WTI Magazine #46    2014 October, 29Author : italia.it      Translation by:   Known for its rosè-hued mountain faces, the autonomous Region of Trentino Alto Adige is a natural paradise and itinerary must, particularly for those moved and swayed by what is lacustrine. The area's approximately three-hundred bodies of water, of varying size and d...

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