Trentodoc: Italy's Answer To Champagne Could Be Your Next Bubbly Obsession
What's Italian for Champagne? The answer, in part, lies in the Trentino region of Italy, which is in the Italian Alps. Trentodoc, the name for the style of Italian sparkling wine from the Trentino region, is made by metodo classico, which is to say, in the French style of making Champagne (in which bubbles form during a secondary fermentation in th...
Flying from San Francisco to Milan
The Italian National Tourist Board & Air Italy launched the second and much anticipated nonstop flight from California to Milan. After Los Angeles, San Francisco was next. On Wednesday April 10 the inaugural flight took off from San Francisco International after a ribbon cutting ceremony at the presence of the Consul General of Italy in San Francis...
“Time”: lo chef n. 1 al mondo, Massimo Bottura, nella “The 100 Most Influential of 2019”
Che il ruolo degli chef, negli anni, come opinion leader e modelli di riferimento, sia cresciuto, non ci sono dubbi.Ed ora, a “certificarlo”, arriva anche la celeberrima “The 100 Most Influential of 2019” dello storico settimanale americano “Time”, che ogni anno mette in fila le personalità più influenti del mondo. Come lo chef n. 1 al mondo, l’ita...
Pininfarina Battista Makes Its North American Debut With 1,900 Horsepower And A Devastatingly Quick 0-60 Time
As a styling house, Pininfarina has some of the best-looking — and most popular — production cars under its belt. You may recognize their work if you look at a wide range of Ferraris, stemming from the legendary 250 all the way through the Enzo and the 458 Italia, most would agree the company ‘s designers know how cars should look. Now, they’re put...
Borgo of the Month: Gargonza (Tuscany)
In the heart of Tuscany’s Val di Chiana, the walled village of Gargonza is perched on top of a hill which overlooks the valley between Arezzo and Siena, in the municipality of Monte San Savino, one of the first urban settlements in the region. Gargonza is a typical example of a fortified Tuscan agricultural hamlet. It originated in the Middle Ages,...
How a Tiny Italian Resort Is Reviving Venetian Viticulture
If you were looking for an agreeable location to establish a vineyard, you could do a whole lot better than the string of marshy islands that make up Italy’s Venetian lagoon. Never mind the shortage of available real estate and a waterborne logistics economy that makes almost everything more expensive than it is on the mainland. Venice and the isla...
American Airlines Launches Direct Flights To The Food Capital Of Italy
If you’ve already visited the iconic but overtouristed cities of Florence, Rome and Venice, and are looking for a less crowded slice of Italy that is also less expensive and more authentic, head to the Emilia Romagna region. This area of Northern Italy is packed with art, architecture, culture and green space—and even most Italians admit, the regio...
Easter week in the kitchen
It is nice — and unsurprising — to know that in this period of reflection and prayer, Italians have never quite forgotten about their kitchens. And so, we learn that the first Easter chocolate eggs were created in Turin in the 18th century: and it couldn’t be any different, when you think this elegant city is one of Italy’s chocolate capitals (Pe...
"Ne' Lieti Calici" of 103 Italian Wines selected by Wine Spectator -- OperaWine Celebrates Another Successful Edition
OperaWine is Vinitaly's opulent introduction which, every year, features 100 of Italy's greatest producers selected by the American magazine Wine Spectator. OperaWine is the only annual tasting event supported by Wine Spectator that is held outside the United States. On the day before the opening of the Vinitaly expo, the OperaWine gala takes place...
Francesca Alderisi (FI) a Palermo alla Conferenza dei Giovani Italiani nel Mondo
“Ci tenevo molto ad essere presente perché ritengo particolarmente importanti e attuali i temi che riguardano i nostri giovani connazionali all’estero di seconda e terza generazione e di nuova emigrazione. Già più di dieci anni fa, da autrice del programma di servizio di Rai International “Sportello Italia”, avevo ritenuto fondamentale porre l'acce...
Italian Speck: A Symphony of Salt, Smoke, and Alpine Spices
Italy’s northernmost province of Alto Adige is a relatively recent addition to the country—the area belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire until just 100 years ago, when it was ceded to Italy after World War I. The Austrian roots of this magnificent, intriguing region, also known as Südtirol (South Tyrol), are still evident in many aspects of its...
The Timeless Charm of Trentino-Alto Adige's Mountain Towns
Exploring small towns and villages is one of the pleasures of a trip to Italy. Our Trentino-Alto Adige expert and avid hiker Silvia selects some of her favorite in the top region for mountain lovers. Vigo di Fassa You could say that Vigo di Fassa offers some of the best sunsets in Italy: around here you can admire the ‘enrosadira,’ that phenomenon...