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The fully electric New 500 has retained its best small electric car for the city and best convertible for value titles at the What Car? 2023 Awards, gaining further recognition amongst industry experts and collecting 37 prizes in total, making it the highest awarded FIAT model ever. Judges praised the car for its driving capabilities and iconic des...

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Italy is the world’s largest wine producer, followed by France and Spain. Italy boasts an immense area of 1,730,000 acres of cultivated vineyards, which accounts for roughly 19% of the world’s wine. Although Italy is the biggest exporter of wine in the world, it is also the country with the highest consumption of it. Every region in Italy has its o...

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Fresh Up Your Life, the project promoted by CSO Italy and financed by the European Union returned to the USA at the Winter Fancy Food show, which ended on January 17 in Las Vegas, and was attended by Conserve Italia, at the West Hall 2077 – Italy, where it brought the best of Italian tomato preserves. Today, the USA is one of the main sales markets...

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The world of preserved meat would be diverse and wondrous, even if bacon and guanciale didn't exist. Ranging from cheap and tasty beef jerky to a $4,500 Jamón Ibérico, the art of drying meat has produced a cornucopia of pork and beef products that could take a lifetime to explore (via Insider). According to Volpi, cured and preserved meats run the...

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The Parmigiano Reggiano PDO Protection Consortium announced very positive figures for 2022. Volume sales grew by +3% (138,364 tons vs 134,367 in 2021), accounting for +3.6% in the domestic market and +1.7% abroad. After a positive 2021, which closed with a consumer turnover of 2.7 billion euros, the good performance of Italy’s “King of Cheeses” con...

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Rounds of sliced-thin, pink, white-speckled mortadella are popping up on sandwiches, on charcuterie plates and even in the occasional cocktail in Los Angeles, but it’s hard to view any food item depicted in ancient Roman carvings as a flash in the pan. The Italian deli meat that traces its roots to Bologna and as far back as the Etruscans isn’t new...

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In a small workshop near Vicenza, Italy, artisans make traditional-looking roofing tiles with a hidden difference: Each module contains solar photovoltaic cells. The family-owned company that makes the tiles, Dyaqua, started developing its “Invisible Solar” products more than a decade ago. Solar panels “were spreading much faster than before, and o...

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If you've been waiting for the 2023 Maserati Grecale, the wait is over. The Maserati Grecale has arrived in America, and prices start at $63,500. The exterior of the Grecale offers a low-slung, signature Maserati grille with a prominent trident and an oval logo above. On the sides, you'll find triple air vents, which have been an element in Maserat...

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Boats are meant to float, but a new concept from Italy’s pioneering Lazzarini Design Studio would also have them soar — sort of. The company has released renderings for its latest creation: Plectrum, a futuristic, 242-foot superyacht capable of traveling at speeds of 86 miles per hour above the water line — similar to a hoverboard.   The seven-bedr...

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Oscar season has arrived. Yet Italy’s pared back representation in this year’s nominations - which were announced on Tuesday - does little to deter from the fact that Italian cinema is most definitely on the up. A glut of titles from a wave of young, up-and-coming filmmakers is bringing new drive and vibrance to Italy’s international cinema profile...

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