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The love of Italians for cooking is known all over the world. The excellent taste of the Italian people is on the table of every home, restaurant, and bar. But you know, there is no such thing as a good dinner without a good aperitif, and we Italians are masters at making cocktails that make your head spin, in every sense of the word. On the 13th o...

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A “new-age infused” limoncello has scooped its producer, Chelly, a double gold award at the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The Arizona, US-based brand sells its limoncello in a 750ml bottle along with a recently launched ‘Party Pouch’, which is a 200ml flexible plastics pouch designed for outside events and festivals. The beverage it...

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Today, the New York office of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), a governmental agency entrusted with the promotion of Italian food, wine, and other alcoholic beverages in the USA, announces their partnership with KLG Public Relations to continue to educate American trade and consumers on Italian Spirits and keep the elevated perception of 'Made in It...

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Another one from Calabria, after Jefferson awarded in 2018, among the best bitters in the world in 2021: it is MZero, produced in the Riviera dei Cedri. The decision is by the jury of the World Liqueur Awards competition, an international competition held every year in England designed to celebrate world excellence in alcoholic beverages. MZero is...

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Holy wine! No, that's not a Batman-style exclamation.  It's the English name for Vin Santo, a golden, ambery dessert wine that's especially beloved by the Tuscans – and often paired with cantucci. The hard, crumbly almond biscotti are dunked into the wine to soften them before eating. Production After harvesting, the vin santo grapes are left to dr...

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The four-months suspension on import duties applied in 2019 by the United States on many European F&B products, including Italian aperitifs and liqueurs, makes producers breathe a sigh of relief. This is the case of Micaela Pallini, newly elected president of the Spirits sector of Italian wine producers’ association Federvini. “Finally, good news –...

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Throughout Italy, early evenings are as lively a time as any. Clinking glasses, chatter and small plates of delicious food signal aperitivo hour. Aperitivo typically occurs prior to dinner as a time to catch up with friends or as a much-needed shopping break. Either way, the most important component of Italy’s version of happy hour is quality time...

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If there is one thing Italy has been missing since lockdown orders were enforced again , it’s aperitivo. Whether it was a quick one after the  office, a weekly way to catch up with friends, or just a weekend occurrence to enjoy some social time while nibbling on nice food, most of us would have at least an aperitivo time a week.  Right now, things...

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Ah, Italia – land of spaghetti, mozzarella, pizza, and so many other Mediterranean delights. New to the list of the peninsula’s treasures, however, is Made-in-Italy malt whisky! With great enthusiasm and profound passion for the Scottish “water of life,” the Ebensperger family founded PUNI, Italy’s first-ever distillery, in 2010 near the Ortler mou...

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Negroni is a popular Italian cocktail invented in 1919 by Count Camillo Negroni in Florence, Italy. It is an aperitif made of gin, vermouth and Campari, and garnished with orange peel. As the world celebrates Negroni week, here’s some information about the drink and a classic cocktail recipe. A traditionally made Negroni is stirred, not shaken, and...

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