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This month, the Italian Food, Wine and Travel writers are exploring a new-to-me, and lesser known region of Italy – Oltrepò Pavese. Susannah Gold, founder of Vigneto Communications is hosting this month. She is a Brand Ambassador for the Oltrepò here in the U.S., and graciously arranged samples for our group. Oltrepò Pavese, which is sometime refer...

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A quiet revolution is taking place in winery cellars across Italy. Dozens of producers are now using the amphora, a vessel that dates back more than 8000 years to when the first wines were crafted. Given that tradition and heritage are always such an important part of the conversation regarding Italian wines, the current use of amphorae is especial...

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To fully appreciate the history and craft behind some of the world’s most celebrated wines - those made in Piedmont’s Monferrato - you need to head underground.  The Unesco-inscribed area, which also includes Langhe and Roero, is mostly associated with  vineyard-dotted gentle hills and picturesque villages.  However, many do not know that, right un...

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The turnover of the Italian food sector grew by +16.5% (source: analysis of the Italian farmers association Coldiretti on Istat data, November 2021 vs November 2022) also thanks to yet another positive record for exports. In fact, the value of export sales of Italian f&b in 2021 approached €52 billion. The highest ever. “During the Covid emergency,...

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The Web3revolution is in full force, and has thrust open the doors of internet and investments to Non-Fungible Tokens and Metaverse. And now, it is also investing in the Italian wine world, where, in addition to NFT linked to fine wines the first NFT Avatar in the world is linked to a wine brand, signed by Maia Wine.  The Garda brand has crossed th...

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The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast, thanks to its consolidated expertise in the wine sector, will be collaborating with the IEEM (International Event & Exhibition Management) for the organization of B2B meetings with 7 producers of Consorzio Vini d’Abruzzo, representing the excellence of regional signature wines as Montepulciano d’Abru...

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Pinot Grigio is one of the most successful Italian wines, especially in the United States. Merit goes to a leader company and forerunner of this typology, such as Santa Margherita, number 1 on the Pinot Grigio market. It produces the denomination Val d'Adige DOC. Furthermore, today Italy is becoming the world leader of the typology, mainly due to a...

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Steeped in history but brand new, Rex and Jane Scatena's Free Union villa and vineyard Tra Vigne is a Grand Tour in an afternoon. Vicenza, the legendary land of Palladio, yielded the soft stone that makes up every interior and exterior door and window surround. Venetian glassblowers made the thousands of flowers and leaves for the massive chandelie...

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Between communication and research, the world of wine is always on the lookout for novelty. And so, while we have often spoken of bottles being aged at the bottom of the sea, and some have experimented with aging in mines (such as the one made by the Adige brand Cantina Tramin with its 2009 “Epokale”, aged in the Monteneve mine in Val Ridanna, at a...

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Italian media company Gambero Rosso has announced the 2022 U.S. Tre Bicchieri tour will happen as scheduled in February. Kicking off on Wednesday, February 16 in Los Angeles, the tour will continue through Monday, February 28 with stops in San Francisco, Chicago, New York City and Boston, respectively.  “After carefully reviewing health and safety...

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