Pot-Pourri

Pot-pourri, like the scented composition made with dried flower petals and essential oils, encompasses many articles of different topics, a kind of corollary to the central topics of the site.

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Asti and Monferrato: ’24 successes and ’25 ambitions.

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Growth of Barbera d’Asti Superiore and new initiatives to make the Barbera grape variety capable of winning over a wider audience. The Consorzio Barbera d’Asti e Vini del Monferrato ends 2024 with outstanding results, consolidating the position of its 14...
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Alcohol and health: NASEM report provides clarity

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New perspectives on alcohol consumption and its effects on human health. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report sheds light on the risks and benefits of moderate consumption. The debate in the United States over the link...
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The centuries-old challenge of Italian wine terraces

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The Consortium for the Protection of Valpolicella Wines announces a conference entitled “Climate change and hydrogeological instability: the centuries-old challenge of Italian wine terraces. History, problems and technological solutions to safeguard one of the UNESCO heritages.” The event will be...
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Cesarine and Borghi più Belli d’Italia together

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Cesarine and Borghi più Belli d’Italia join forces to promote sustainable tourism and lesser-known destinations. A new agreement to enhance Italian villages and local communities through gastronomic experiences that combine taste and tradition. Cesarine, Italy’s oldest network of home cooks...
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A docufilm celebrates 20 years of the Istituto Grandi Marchi

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In Rome, the first screening of the docufilm celebrating the first 20 years of activity of the Istituto del Vino Italiano di Qualità – Grandi Marchi, from the living voice of the leading winemakers. ForMinister Lollobrigida, “Istituto Grandi Marchi is...
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Dialogue between viticulture and mountain landscape

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“Monte Baldo trentino: dialogue between viticulture and mountain landscape.” A day of in-depth study, the protagonist was mountain viticulture, told by the voices of experts in the field in an alternating dialogue with winemakers active in the area. Introduced by...
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Alberto Rabachin is the Best Sommelier Fisar 2024

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Twenty-four-year-old Alberto Rabachin, originally from Vigevano, won the competition among Fisar delegates who compete each year for Best Sommelier at the National Congress. During the 52nd National Congress of Fisar-the Italian Hotel and Restaurant Federation-held in early October, Alberto Rabachin...