Come essere contemporaneamente un vino anticrisi, un vino da convivio e da riunione parentale, un vino da merenda e un vino da rivalutazione accademica. Facile, basta chiamarsi Lambrusco. Poco importa se le tipologie sono disparate e non assimilabili; il concetto rimane.   Altro modo per definirlo? Tipologia storica e ricca di sfaccettature,...

The seventh-annual Taste of Italy, an evening of authentic Italian food and wine to benefit the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA), will take place on October 10th in downtown Los Angeles. Taste of Italy showcases over 35 of the region's best restaurants, Italian and California-Italian wineries, as well as live entertainment, chef demon...

by Chiara Giovoni   Italian wine is a treasure chest full of precious gems. What is certain is that while everyone knows diamonds, emeralds and rubies, few appreciate the beauty of topaz, sapphires and aquamarine. Among the many celebrated names that have become famous not only for the absolute quality of the wines but also the rarity of s...

Il vino italiano piace sempre agli americani. Lo testimonia il successo del Simply Italian Great Wines US Tour, l'atteso appuntamento organizzato da I.E.M. (International Exhibition Management) e I.E.E.M. (International Event & Exhibition Management) rivolto a importatori, canale ho.re.ca. ed esperti, che si è svolto il 26 e 28 ottobre, rispett...

The Italian Trade Commission was pleased to collaborate with the Mariani Family of Banfi Vintners to toast Italy, the Gilded Age and the Spirit of American Exceptionalism earlier this month at the Elms Mansion Venetian Ball in Newport County presenting a selection of extraordinary wines from Tuscany, Piedmont and the Veneto. Banfi presented a fanc...

The Montefalco Consortium announces the 3rd annual 'Sagrantino Month' at Eataly to be held this March. The Sagrantino Month promotion will take place at Eataly's New York City location as well as the newly opened Chicago store.   The promotion marks the beginning of the third year of a national Sagrantino campaign that includes events, promo...

Milan Expo 2015 marks the first time Italian wine has been represented with a pavilion of its own at a world fair. The wine pavilion, called Vino - A Taste of Italy, tells the story of the past, present and future of Italian wine, its traditions and its advances. It is on show in the food-themed Universal Exposition in Milan, which runs throu...

Impiegata nella sanità pubblica, Mary McAuley ha due passioni, il vino e la buona cucina. Abbandonata l'idea di aprire un ristorante, per i costi troppo alti, decide di inventarsi un vino ideale per occasioni speciali come grigliate di pesce con amici. Dalla sua idea nasce Clambake Chardonnay ed è subito successo: in due anni 2000 casse di vino ven...

An American visitor to Italy today can choose to approach the country in one of two ways.   There is the pragmatic, realistic approach that sees Italy at its pivot point of major political and economic transition. From new cuts in payroll taxes, to arrears payments, to the alarming rate of young people leaving the country in search of better...

You know how hosts love to alternate men and women when planning their seating charts for dinner parties — "boy-girl, boy-girl"? This week, we have an equal number of Italian and American wines to taste, so we will alternate them throughout the tasting.   Hopefully, no wine will find the one before or after it terminally boring.We'll st...