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Liguria gets lots of love for its pesto, focaccia, colorful architecture, and exquisite beaches. On the global stage, though, the wines of Liguria are among some of Italy's most discreet – but they're no less noteworthy.  Liguria's most interesting wines are the whites, with the pleasant exception of Rossese di Dolceacqua, an elegant red produced n...

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Some of Italy's most celebrated wines are produced in Piedmont. When it comes to these Piedmontese wines, the spotlight is on Barolo and Barbaresco, the world-renowned reds made from Nebbiolo that can age for decades, but the region also boasts plenty of other wines worth a sip. Barbera and Dolcetto are two red wines made from the grape varieties b...

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Cantina Cooperative Riunite has added a Lambrusco to its canned Riunite wine offering in the US. The Italian group said this week that Riunite Lambrusco hits the market next month. Coinciding with the roll-out, which aims to capitalise on outdoor consumption occasions over the summer, CCR plans to run 'Reunite with Delight, a nationwide marketing a...

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Seated in the expansive backyard at Popina drinking a nicely chilled bottle of Marco De Bartoli’s Grappolo del Grillo is one great way to spend an afternoon in Brooklyn. Visitors to one of New York City’s best-kept-secret Italian restaurants might pair the wine with an inventive seafood dish from the kitchen of chef and co-owner Chris McDade. His p...

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Tenuta Sassoregale, founded in 2002, is located in Civitella Paganico of the Grosseto province in the northern part of the Maremma known as the Alta Maremma.  There are 2 other parts including the southern Maremma, known as Maremma Grossetana, and the Maremma Laziale.  It’s located on the southwestern part of Tuscany close to the Tyrrhenian Sea.  T...

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My training to become a wine expert took years of dining on delicious foods and wonderful wines. Well, maybe they weren’t all wonderful wines but one will gravitate to the wines and food that give the most pleasure. Growing up in the Chicago area, Italian food and wines were everywhere. And as every Italian knows, food and wine have a natural affin...

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Visit Italy presents the Romantic Wine Getaway tour between Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia: castles, food and wine. A tour of 6 nights and 7 intense days between COLLINE DEL PROSECCO, TREVISO, SAN DANIELE DEL FRIULI, UDINE, CIVIALE DEL FRIULI, COLLIO GORIZIANO, AQUILEIA, TRIESTE. It will be an intense trip full of free moments to be managed indep...

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Warm weather is here and so is day drinking, to be done outdoors in the sun. Look to north-central Italy for inspiration. Lambrusco — gently sparkling, low alcohol and often budget friendly — has long been Emilia-Romagna’s go-to for alfresco drinking. This season, make it yours as well. While the popularity of mass-market Lambrusco in the 1970s and...

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Banfi, a leading Italian wine producer and importer of its family-owned fine wines, announces the introduction of Rosa Regale Sparkling White from the Asti DOCG in Piedmont. Rosa Regale White joins the iconic Rosa Regale Sparkling Red in celebration of its 20th anniversary vintage, the first line extension since the brand’s launch. Rosa Regale is o...

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Wine sales in the Italian off-trade channel (large scale retail) grew by 7% in value and 5.7% in 2020 compared to the previous year. Data from the Nomisma Wine Monitor showed that still wines sales were up by 8%, while sparkling wines grew by 4%. Online sales exceeded €200 million and 'pure player' sites accounted for 85% of sales. Medium-small pro...

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