Negli scorsi giorni, si è celebrata la settimana del prosecco, con diverse aziende italiane del vino con le bollicine che hanno organizzato manifestazioni in giro per il mondo. Qui a New York, il Consorzio del Prosecco Doc, ha presentato agli americani una selezione delle aziende più quotate. A La Scuola di Eataly Downtown Manhattan, accompagnati d...
READ MOREEataly — the Italian supermarket, food hall and restaurant complex — offers visitors a wide variety of premium imports; specialized services such as a vegetable “butcher,” who cleans and chops produce to customer specifications; and meal options ranging from pasta and sandwiches to multi-course feasts. Raffaele Piarulli is vice president of operati...
READ MOREIn Italy, Christmas means many things to many people, but one thing everyone can agree on is that food plays a big role. If you want to do Christmas Italian-style, here are the food and drinks you need for a truly festive feast. The evening meal on Christmas Eve (La Vigilia) is traditionally based around fish, as a meat-free day before the decadenc...
READ MOREItalian sparkling wines are set to dominate Christmas and New Year parties, with an 11% growth in foreign sales expected this year, according to Italian farmers' association Coldiretti. Based on Istat data for the first eight months of the year, Coldiretti anticipates that exports will surpass €1.3 billion in 2017, with an estimated production of m...
READ MOREIl successo del vino italiano all’estero dipende da diversi fattori che non riguardano esclusivamente la qualità del prodotto. Le preziose informazioni sulla percezione del prodotto all’estero sono contenute nel rapporto "External Data Intelligence Analysis", realizzato da3rdPLACE – azienda specializzata nello sviluppo della Digital Intelligence -...
READ MOREThe first time Paul Bonacquisti was fired from his job as a DJ, he spontaneously asked his partner, Judi, to marry him. The second time, in 2005, he decided to open a winery. Both were ultimately good decisions: The happy couple has now been together for 20 years, and they jointly run Bonacquisti Wine Company, Denver’s longest-running urban winery.
READ MOREDo you remember a few months ago when we talked about all the Italian expressions and sayings connected to food? Well, of course we said that food is a main component of Italian culture and tradition, so, why wouldn’t it be part of its language too? Well, there is another feature that is sometimes forgotten, but very important as well: vino! Oh, It...
READ MOREAs we approach the holidays it's the perfect time to pop some bubbly in celebrations, although do we really all need an excuse for bubbly or wine for that matter? Plus, they're highly versatile wines to pair with food. I recently tried some samples from the Bervini 1955 winery including their prosecco and rose spumante that I'm sharing with you tod...
READ MOREDuring our recent search for Michigan's Best Italian restaurant we were lucky enough to taste many different Italian wines. Deciphering a wine list can be tough enough, but when it is an all-Italian wine list, it can be even harder. Italy is home to over 2,000 different grape varietals, which makes for a lot of unique wines. In order to get a clear...
READ MOREHistoric Families (Le Famiglie Storiche), the organization that represents thirteen quintessential producers of Amarone della Valpolicella, the Italian noble red that hails from Italy’s Veneto region, will be coming to the United States in January 2018 to host two tasting events in New York City. Historic Families aims to educate trade and consumer...
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