Italo Stupino passed away
The wine world loses another great man. Italo Stupino, owner of the Castello di Neive winery, left us yesterday. He had just turned 87 on May 7. His health had been deteriorating for a few months. A wine producer with...
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Do you know Cataratto?
Catarratto is an indigenous Sicilian grape variety, widespread mainly in the Central-Western part of the island. Put somewhat aside in past decades, it has returned in splendid form to give us fresh, fragrant wines. Catarratto accounts for one-third of Sicily’s total...
Marchesi Antinori acquires full ownership of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
Marchesi Antinori and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates announce change of ownership of historic winery in Napa Valley. Marchesi Antinori, one of the oldest family-owned premium wine companies, and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the largest winery in the Pacific Northwest and among...
Organic wine: an opportunity for Italy
Organic area under vine continues to grow and among the leading European producers in terms of organic’s weight in the total tripled in 10 years. This is what emerges from VINOBIO. the online platform of data and information for the internationalization...
Orange scented swordfish and shrimp risotto
A dish that brings together a “northern” ingredient, like rice, with fish typical to the south, swordfish and shrimp, along with a hint of orange. We pair this with a wine from central Italy: a Lazio Fioranello Bianco 2021 Tenuta di...
All Chardonnay
We are used to considering Chardonnay a grape variety for important (and expensive) wines, but in Italy there are many extremely pleasant and drinkable Chardonnays, such as Cavit’s Bottega Vinai and Castello di Roncade’s Bianco dell’Arnasa. Chardonnay represents, in the...
Nobili parole: the storytelling of the Consorsio del Vino Nobile
Nobili Parole: a series of meetings with great guests to “match” Vino Nobile di Montepulciano with Italian culture. An initiative launched by the Consortium in collaboration with the Municipal Administration to decline the link between territory, products and great Italian...
Morellini nel cuore 2023
First edition of Morellino nel Cuore: 10 Morellino di Scansano Docg wines, selected by a jury of renowned tasters, star in three evenings in Tuscany. The Consorzio di Tutela Morellino di Scansano Docg announces the first edition of Morellino del...
Pasta with shrimps and pistachio pesto
A dish that recalls Sicily, thanks to its nuance of pistachio, which we pair with a Sicilian wine: Sicilia DOC Ficiligno 2021 Baglio di Pianetto. Ingredients for 4 people: 250g MSC certified shrimp, 320g spaghetti, 150g pistachios, extra-virgin olive oil...
Fusilli bucati with cauliflower and toasted cashews
A simple and quick dish that is guaranteed success. We pair this with a sparkling Trentodoc 1673 Rosé Cesarini Sforza. Ingredients for 4 people: 400g fusilli bucati (hollow) pasta, 1 medium-sized cauliflower, 1 Sulmona garlic clove, 1 desalted anchovy, hot...
All bubbles for Emilia
Whether out of curiosity or to discover sparkling wines that are really worth getting to know, don’t miss these 6 Emilian goodies. As we have repeatedly said, wine Italy offers endless goodies that one must go and discover, or else miss out...
UIV e Federvini: good PGI in EU ComAgri
Wine businesses applaud the reform vote on Geographical Indications in the Europarliament’s Agriculture Committee; risk of dislodging wine from the EU quality system averted. Unione italiana vini (Uiv), expresses full satisfaction with the outcome of this morning’s vote in Strasbourg...
Latinium between tradition and modernity
If we exclude the Cesanese lands, Lazio has always been known for white wines. We point out two, a classic Est! Est!!! Est!!!, from traditional blends, and an ancient wine, a Malvasia Puntinata, with a modern appellation: the Roma Doc....
Duca Enrico 2019: Sicily’s first Nero d’Avola Celebrates 35 Vintages
A project deeply bound to the dynamic island of Sicily. Genuinely Sicilian. As Duca di Salaparuta nears its 200th year, the winery proudly presents the thirty-fifth harvest of its most iconic wine: Duca Enrico. The label embodies the two souls of this winery –...
Alice Pizza: 25 new openings and 200 hires planned
Alice Pizza, Italy’s first pizza chain with more than 190 outlets, plans 25 new openings and 200 hires in 2023. Four years of steady growth and economic sustainability for the Italian company, which in 2022 exceeded 100 million in sales...
5 “Svitati” for screw caps
Five producers with the same “vision” on corking, Jermann, Walter Massa, Franz Hass, Pra, Pojer and Sandri, presented their idea supported by tasting and Professor Mattivi’s studies. Bringing 130 people to the Euganean Hills to hear about caps is not...
Hurray for Grechetto!
This ancient grape is yielding excellent results in Umbria, with wines of interesting personality. We present Leonardo Bussoletti’s Colleozio and Terre de la Custodia’s Montefalco Grechetto. Known as early as the 15th century where it appears in official documents, belonging...
Ciro di Maio trains inmate pizza makers
The pizzaiolo originally from Naples, owner of the pizzeria “San Ciro,” will teach the secrets of dough and cooking to inmates in Brescia for two months. Ciro Di Maio: “The restaurant industry needs workers, we want to help those who...
La Commendina, the true tradition of Arezzo
A place just the way we like them, simple, with traditional regional cuisine done to perfection, with the freshest, zero-mile raw materials. There is no shortage of excellent wine selection, which makes everything more enjoyable. Just a stone’s throw from...
3 Barbera, 3 territories
Barbera, it is known, is one of the most widely grown red grape varieties in the Northwest and gives rise to wines that everyone loves, such as the three we present. Let’s play the “as if” game. As if Barbera...
Ultimate victory of Bolghieri vs. Bolgarè
The General Court of the European Union recognizes all of the Bolgheri Consortium’s arguments in the case against the Bulgarian trademark Bolgaré, whose appeal is found to be definitively and manifestly unfounded because the Bolgaré trademark is evocative of the...
Schulthauser’s 40th anniversary
The celebrated Schulthauser Pinot Blanc from Kellerei St. Michael in Eppan is celebrating its 40th birthday in better shape than ever. The renowned “Schulthauser” Pinot Blanc from St. Michael in Eppan, founded in 1907 and one of South Tyrol’s leading wineries, will...
Axel Heinz leaves Ornellaia and Masseto
Axel Heinz, Director of Ornellaia and Masseto Estates, announces that with the summer of 2023 his Bolgheri experience comes to an end and his horizon turns back to France. Axel Heinz arrived at Bolgheri in 2005 and has supported the...
Ristorante La Campana in Rome
Open continuously for more than 500 years, this restaurant just a stone’s throw from the Pantheon will delight you with authentic Roman cuisine, solid and home-style. This statement of mine may seem strange to some, but although I am not...
Sauvignon or Pinot Grigio?
We know that there is no point in making juxtapositions; they are two excellent grape varieties that have found a second home in the lands of Friuli. We offer four of them, of excellent quality at a small price. We...
Armare and Roman seafood cousine
Stefano Callegari and Perla Ambrosetti bring the sea to the center of Rome with solid, traditional cuisine packed with seasoning. If you are for tofu-and-salad Zen cuisine turn away. Here the helm points straight to the heart and is for...
Raboso del Piave solidarity
Cecchetto and AIPD: everything is ready for the bottling of solidarity Roboso. There will be 1,500 bottles produced, all with labels made by the Association’s youngsters, and they will be sold at Vinitaly at the Veneto Region stand. On Saturday,...
Bitto e Valtellina Casera DOP: value and notoriety grow
The run of Valtellina Casera and Bitto cheeses continues: in 2022, Valtellina’s two iconic PDOs reach a consumer value of 26.8 million euros, putting them up 5.5 percent on the previous year. Leading the way is Valtellina Casera, which with...
Strategic agreement between Fiere di Parma e Fiera di Milano
With positive resolutions, first from the Fiere di Parma Shareholders’ Meeting on Feb. 7 and then that of the Fiera Milano Board of Directors on Feb. 9, the agreement between the two companies for harmonized management of their events dedicated...
On the tabe a baeutiful bottle of Falanghina
This Campania grape variety offers light whites with delicately aromatic scents. We offer three of excellent quality and attractively priced. Falanghina is a white grape variety found mainly in Campania, very traditional in the areas of Campi Flegrei, Sannio Beneventano,...