Chef Daniel Boulud calls Lou Di Palo one of the seven wonders of New York. Boulud, owner of the black heels and ties restaurant named after himself on the Upper East Side, likes a good food story. Especially when your name is attached to it. Di Palo is full of food stories. His family owns Di Palo's, a specialty Italian foods shop in Littl...
READ MOREBy George Roelofsen North Haven's Wine Press is an Italian-American, family-owned business that teaches people how to turn grapes into wine. The owner, Ray Iannucci, was born in New Haven after his parents immigrated from Italy. He started making wine in 1994 and opened the Wine Press in 2008. "When I was a kid I helped...
READ MOREA local production of wine, culture and innovation.Lungarotti winery is synonymous with passion and bound to its land, the town of Torgiano in Perugia Province, the region which gave birth to Umbrian wine. This brand is being present in the U.S. market for over 40 years, during which it has been represented from different partners. Focus is un...
READ MOREJoin us for this new appointment of the ICCC Educational Wine Tasting Series aimed to promote and encourage the Italian "Enogastronomic" tourism. This session will be dedicated to the wines of Trentino Alto Adige region. Don't miss this unique opportunity, save your spot! Friday 17th April - 7:00 pm ICCC Houston - 1101 Milford...
READ MOREL'amore degli Usa per il vino italiano non si ferma. Se i dati dell'import di nettare tricolore, per l'Italian Wine & Food Institute, confermano una flessione su un 2011 però da record (-0,7% in quantità e -2,8% in valore nei primi 10 mesi 2012, 2.058.670 ettolitri, per 994.637.000 dollari), il Belpaese si conferma leader "straniero" negli Stat...
READ MOREWine production of the popular Italian bubbly Prosecco beat out French Champagne, consortiums for the two sparkling wines reported on Friday. A growing global thirst for Prosecco prompted makers to produce 330 million bottles in 2013 compared to French producers' 300 million bottles of Champagne. "It is a trend that is growing stronge...
READ MOREBilancio positivo per il Programma "Trentino. Taste of Dolomites" che dal 6 al 12 maggio scorsi ha visto nove aziende vitivinicole trentine partecipare a New York ad un ricco programma di eventi, incontri business to business, seminari degustazione e azioni di promozione presso alcuni templi della ristorazione italiana nella Grande Mela. I...
READ MOREby Claudia Astarita The people of Apulia have never been wealthy, and have lived on agriculture and sheep farming, since nature blessed them with a mild climate and fertile soil. But the Apulians have exploited their imagination to create that endless source of joy and flavour which over the centuries has become their traditional cuisine....
READ MOREEvery week, it seems that another fine wine luminary sets her or his sights on the Houston market.Yesterday, ex-Goldman Sachs banker and one of the most powerful players in the Italian wine trade today, Matteo Lunelli (above), descended on Houston for a luncheon and tasting with Houston wine buyers and bloggers at Tony's on Richmond. "I se...
READ MOREby Giorgio dell'Orefice Italian wine producers want to celebrate the 2015 vintage - which looks set to be of unusually excellent quality - with a special "reserve" label. The idea is to set aside more wine from 2015 for the "reserve" (which is of superior quality and carries a special label) than in other years. The "reserve"...
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