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Wine News - August 2004 |
The Monthly Columns |
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Finally, with some apprehension, the Accidental Enotourist begins his journey with WineCountry.IT readers.
I cannot hide my pride in my daily job, though at times I regard it as an exhausting, though wonderful, intellectual sentence. In the coming months, I look forward to sharing the most interesting anecdotes of my life as a wandering enogastronomy critic with WineCountry.IT readers.
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Brought to you by the School for Hotel and Restaurant Management from Serramazzoni, Italy.
This month chef Davide Dalloco talked to us about primi piatti, describing the various kind of pasta and rice. In ddition, he suggested some tasty recipes. Next month we continue the repas asking questions about the main courses.
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This month we introduce Federvini, the Federazione Italiana Industriali Produttori, Esportatori ed Importatori di Vini, Acquaviti, Liquori, Sciroppi, Aceti ed Affini, or the Italian Association, of Industrial Producers, Exporters and Importers of Wines, Spirits, Syrups and Vinegars and Similar Products.
Recently, Federvini and the University of Bologna conducted a joint study on the Italian production and distribution of wine, spirits and vinegar and released the result in an interesting power point presentation that we are now able to provide to you.
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Welcome to Volume II, Number 08 of Wine News, the e-Letter from the WineCountry.IT network. (Versione Italiana)
IMPORTANT NOTICE |
We hereby inform all our advertisers that as of July 13, 2004 Mirco Bigi and Fabrizio Barrasso, along with their company, Team Italia, sometimes known as GBF Gaia Servizi, are NOT representing WineCountry.IT on the Italian market.
We will announce the name of the new marketing agency that will represent our network exclusively in Italy at the beginning of Fall. |
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We continue with the new layout of the e-Letter for another month and, with the September issue, we will decide which way to go based on your input.
This month we proudly introduce a new column called 'Accidental Enotourist', written by Bruno Petronilli, one of the best appreciated Italian food and wine writers. He's great and we hope that you enjoy this feature.
This month, Chef Davide Dalloco of the School for Hotel and Restaurant Management of Serramazzoni answered our questions about the Italian tradition of the primi piatti, or "first course", pasta or soup dishes served between the hors d'oeuvres and the main course.
In "The Company of the Month" column for August we are proud to introduce Federvini, the Italian association that represents Industrial Producers, Exporters and Importers of Wines, Spirits, Syrups and Vinegars and Similar Products.
This month we are also featuring an article by our president, Loris Scagliarini, in which he explains that the famous Spaghetti Bolognese is a non-Italian misconception and is actually a distortion of Tagliatelle al Ragú, or the real dish served in Bologna and throughout the Emilia region and Italy.
We remind you that all the articles listed below are available in their English version on WineCountry.IT, Italian Wine Hub and Italian Wine Labels, while the Italian versions are published in a different section of WineCountry.IT, Vino Italiano Club and ABC Vino.
As usual, the 'Dates to Remember' close the monthly e-Letter.
The staff of WineCountry.IT network wishes all our subscribers happy reading and a joyful summer as Italy approaches almost perfect August standstill! |
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Tagliatelle al Ragú, or the 'Real Thing' |
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 "That's it!" I said to myself while reading the July 2004 issue of Decanter, one of the most authoritative European wine magazines in an article about Emilia Romagna which stated that "The only place in the world where you'll find authentic spaghetti Bolognese with classic ragú is in the capital, Bologna."
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Chicago's Grand Feast |
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 Though it is not comparable to New York's San Gennaro festival, "The Grand Feast", that takes place in one of Chicago's oldest Italian neighborhoods, offers plenty of food, wine, and fun Italian style.
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Federdoc Promotes Wine as Part of a Balanced Diet |
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 The meeting-talk show titled "Five a Day. Five Servings of Fruits and Vegetables a Day. Eating Well is Convenient", dedicated to healthful diets, took place in Bologna with the participation of, among others, Adriano Gigante, President of the Federdoc FVG.
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Third Annual "Settimana del Gusto" ("Flavor Week") 2004 |
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 The Unioncamere Basilicata, in collaboration with the Regional Department of Agriculture and the Agenzia di Promozione Turistica (Board for the Promotion of Tourism), organize the third annual "Settimana del Gusto" ("Flavor Week"), with the goal of promoting the area and the regional agricultural products.
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The Selezione del Sindaco (Mayor Selection) Annual 2004 |
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 The event was organized by the national association "Città del Vino" ("Wine Town"), with the scientific support of the O.I.V. (Office International del la Vigne e du Vin, or International Office for Vineyards and Wine) and ties the name of the participating producers with the administration of the municipality where the winery is located.
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A Toast to Italy |
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 It may be the drink of the Roman Gods, but Rajeev Samant wants to show Italy some Indian wine.
They say Italians only drink their own wine, but that didn't keep the Italian Trade Commission from inviting Sula Vineyards' Rajeev Samant for a week-long Indo-Italian food, fashion and film festival in Rome..
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Italy's Greatest Hit (Second of 5 Parts) |
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 The Cinque Terre seen by an American tourist.
We climbed through vineyards defiantly perched along slopes, through densely packed forests and across streams and stepped on paths that were as narrow as a foot wide. Ascending the terraces alongside the trail are mechanized single rails for moving small train cars of workers, equipment and grapes up and down the steep hillsides during harvest.
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Grape Harvest Expected to Grow 11 Percent in 2004 |
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 The 2004 grape harvest will produce around 49 million hectoliters (about 1,300 million gallons) of wine, according to ISMEA and the Unione Italiana Vini (UIV, or Italian Wine Union) predictions. This would represent an increase of 11 percent compared with 2003.
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Annual "Wine Festivals" 2004 |
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 The Wine Festivals are an excuse to wander among the vineyards of the ancient Etruscan lands.
The itinerary takes participants to the sites of ancient traditions, historic and archeological sites, as well as pristine natural destinations. Of course, the "eno-tourists" will enjoy wine tasting and experience the best pairings with local traditional foods.
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More Koreans Drink Wine |
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 As economic development prompts changes in the Korean lifestyle, wine is enjoying a growing popularity. Touted for its health benefits and of course taste, Korea is emerging as one of the fastest growing wine markets in the world.
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Italy: a contradiction in terms |
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 An insightful Canadian point of view about the state of organic products in Italy.
Scene 1: Fresh hand rolled pici pasta; well-dressed folks cycling to the outdoor markets to fill their baskets with spring artichokes, rapini greens and long fat fava beans; buffalo milk mozzarella so fresh it was made only hours before lunch; old olive groves and vineyards around every picturesque corner of countryside.
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Dates to Remember - August / September |
Note: To find out more about the places and activities for each event, please visit the News page. |
Aleatico Wine Festival |
30 Luglio - 1 Agosto e 6-8 Agosto |
Settimana del Gusto (Flavors Week) |
July 31 to August 7, 2004 |
The Legend of the Est! Est! Est! Wine |
July 31 to August 15, 2004 |
Sui colli del Tevere |
August 4 to 8, 2004 |
Vinalia - 10th Edition |
August 4 to 10, 2003 |
Milizia (La) |
August 5 |
Toast Under the Stars
Dinner and Concert at the agriturismo Lazzarotto |
Saturday, August 7, 2004 at 9:00PM |
Wandering Among Vineyards and Castles |
August 10 to 15, 2004 |
Wine Festivals 2004 |
August 15, 2004 |
Palio di Siena
Saint Mary of Provenzano |
August 15 |
Bal do Sabre |
August 25 and other festivities |
Festival of the Colonnata lard
(Sagra del lardo di Colonnata |
Third weekend in August |
Festival of the Salama da Sugo (typical kind of salami) |
Beginning of September |
Cesanese Wine Facets – Three appointments to get to know Cesanese Wine |
September 18, 2004 from 5:00 to 8:00PM |
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During the evocative night of the stars, catch the bright tail of a falling star and make a wish ...
As a member of IAL (Istituto di Avviamento al Lavoro, or "Work Training Institute"), in June, the Serramazzoni school hosted a delegation from a Mölndalm, Sweden high school specializing in hotel and restaurant management. The two schools agreed upon an exchange program that involves both students and teachers.
The SCEES, or the French Institute of Statistics, estimates that French wine production in 2004 will be around 56.6 million hectoliters, marking a 19 percent increase compared to last year.
Deep in the Chianti wine country, I guided a rented Volkswagen over more than a kilometer of dirt road, past vineyards and olive trees and down a steep, narrow and gouged stretch that made the car's shocks groan.
Alain Dominique Perrin, owner of Château Lagrézette à Cahors, come up with an idea that makes it easy to comply with the European DUI limits: a line of wines sold in 25 cl mini bottles that serves two.
The 5.3 percent growth in value of Italian wine export to the U S in the first quarter of 2004, kept Italy at the top of the American wine market as the main importing country. Almost a third of the money spent on imported wines in the United States goes to Italian products (32.1 percent).
For the 2004 harvest, the production expectations for the Spanish Rioja DOC are at about 400 thousand tons of grapes, a value that marks a slight downward trend compared to the 2003 harvest that produced 437 thousand tons of grapes.
"I'm glad to announce," said the Italian Minister of Education, Letizia Moratti on July 6, "that the National MIUR (Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, or Department of University and Education) Evaluation Committee has decided to officially approve the University for Gastronomic Sciences as an NGO, private university."
