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Wine News - April 2005 |
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The WineCountry.IT staff has chosen a business different from the norm as April 2005's 'Company of the Month'. Instead of a production enterprise, or association in the wine and food field, we decided to feature Tour & Food ITALIA, a bilingual English/Italian magazine dedicated to promoting and protecting Italian culture, art and gastronomy.
We see this magazine as a printed parallel to our online efforts, a brother of sort, a companion in a journey toward a common destination with whom we share ideals and professional objectives. In just twelve months since the official presentation of the magazine, Tour & Food ITALIA founders have achieved truly important results and look to the future with good heart and entrepreneurship. We are truly glad to offer our recognition to the entire staff.
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Chef Davide Dalloco of the Scuola Alberghira di Serramazzoni proposes the following five-course April menu.
- Anguilla marinata con polenta bianca e salsa al Fortana (Pickled Eel with White Polenta and Fortana [type of wine] Sauce)
- Garganelli con canocchie (Garganelli Pasta with Canocchie [Kind of Mediterranean Shellfish] - Recipe)
- Zuppetta di pesce dell’Adriatico (Adriatic Seafood Soup)
- Torta Emiliana (Emilian Pie - Recipe)
- Provolone con mostarda fine di Carpi (Provolone Cheese with Fine Carpi Mustard)
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Welcome to Volume III, Number 04 of Wine News, the e-Letter from the WineCountry.IT network. (Would you rather see the e-Letter on your favorite browser? Use this link. Usa il link seguente se vuoi leggere le News in italiano).
It's April, time to fly to Italy and descend upon Verona to meet and mingle with fine wine and olive oil producers from all over Italy as well as from the rest of the world. Read about the what's new at Vinitaly 2005 and how to get there with your transportation of choice.
This year, as we get ready to leave and fill our day planners with Italian appointments, we are more excited than ever since upon returning to California, we'll be putting the final touches on the Premiere of Italian Flavor Forum®, the first in a series of educational eno-gastronomic events/wholesale markets featuring Italian quality wines and regional specialties. The events are by invitation only and are dedicated to wine professionals, such as importers, wholesalers, retailers and restaurateurs, as well as wine and food experts and critics.
Enjoy the full version of the articles introduced below by following the links to the English versions published on WineCountry.IT, Italian Wine Hub and Italian Wine Labels. The Italian versions of the articles are published on Vino Italiano Club and ABC Vino and in a different section of WineCountry.IT,
The 'Dates to Remember' department closes the e-Letter as usual. To see the full description of the events listed, please visit said section on WineCountry.IT.
Happy reading and see you in Verona for the annual love story with some of the best Italian wines.
Loris Scagliarini,
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Third 'Vin da Stup in Fiore' Festival |
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 The 'Vin da Stup' ('Bottling Wine'), was created two years ago by the 'Associazione Insieme per Caraglio' ('Together for Caraglio Association'), with two objectives: to revive the ancient tradition of bottling wine at Easter time, and at the same time, to promote the local wine, Merola. The first two annual events were a great success with great participation by the locals as well as visitors from neighboring areas.
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Riedel: After the Espresso Cup, the Cappuccino Set |
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 In 1994 Riedel, the Austrian company specializing in wine glasses, introduced the transparent Espresso Cup which, Riedel says, attracts the eye and highlights the color of well made espresso. Now Riedel doubles with the release of transparent Cappuccino Set, to serve those delicious summer lattes.
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French Bitter Over Wine Study |
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 Not since Agincourt has there been such a threat to French culture from across La Manche. A British institution will this week obliterate France's perennial claim that its unique soil and climatic conditions are responsible for producing some of the world's finest wines.
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Wine is the Main Italian Export |
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 The demand for Italian-made wine is up 5.4 percent in value, due to an increase in exports to the EU (up 5 percent) and to the USA (up 4.2 percent), but with positive signals also in emerging countries such as China, where the value of exports more than doubled (up 110 percent) and India where it more than tripled (up 238 percent) nevertheless remaining quite small.
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Seventh 'Canevando' 2005 |
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 The annual event is a 10-kilometer hike, from winery to winery (called 'caneva' in local dialect, thus the name of the event, 'canevando', or 'going from winery to winery'), on the Valdobbiadene hills, in Treviso province, and touches the towns of San Pietro di Barbozza, Santo Stefano and Saccol.
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Sicily en Primeur |
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 "A harvest in between very good and excellent, with five stars assigned to white wines and four stars to the red". These are the ratings achieved by Sicily's 2004 harvest during the 'Sicilia en Primeur', organized in Palermo on March 12 by Assovini Sicilia (Sicilian Winemakers' Association), that includes all the island's major wine producers. Over 100 journalists from 26 countries participated in the event.
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Thirty Ninth Vinitaly: International Wine and Spirits Exhibition |
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The major world wine trade show is approaching once again.  Below please find useful information for exhibitors, visitors, dignitaries and press participating in the event, about how to get there, where to park, where to get accreditation and where to access the facilities.
In closing, we would like to provide a short historic timeline, from the first edition of 'Italian Wine Days', precursor of today's 'Vinitaly-International Wine and Spirits Exhibition', to the 2004 Russian trade show.
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Italian 2004 Domestic Wine Consumption Up |
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 The annual Italian wine consumption reached 1 billion bottles last year, according to figures released recently by Coldiretti, the Italian farmers’ union. On March 14, Coldiretti said that consumption in 2004 had risen by 8 million bottles compared to 2003.
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Sunday, May 29, 2005: All of Italy Available for Tasting with Cantine Aperte |
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About 1,000 wine producers participate in the movement  'Turismo del Vino' ('Wine Tourism'). They are ready to welcome scores of eno-tourists and, this year, a variety of new activities are being introduced, from charitable donations involving Riedel glasses, to custom accommodations offered through the initiative 'A Cena con il Vignaiolo' ('Dinner with the Vintner').
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Turin 2006: Local Products are the Food of the Game |
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 During the 2006 Winter Games to be held in Turin, Piedmont, competitors, coaches, journalists and spectators participating in next year's Olympics and Paralympics games, will enjoy the traditional Turin food and wines. This will be made possible thanks to sponsorship of the event by the organization 'Paniere della Provincia di Torino', or 'Turin Province Basket of Goods'.
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Mondovino Arrives In the Italian Theaters |
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 The movie generated a lot of talk among European wine industry professionals and wine buffs after its Cannes presentation. In the United States on the other hand, it arrived after a while and it has been shown in alternative, small circuit, theaters.
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Record Number Earn Master Sommelier Diploma |
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 The Court of Master Sommeliers has awarded a record-setting eleven wine professionals the internationally recognized title of Master Sommelier at its 2005 examination held February 21-24 in San Francisco, CA. The examination results were announced February 24 at a Champagne Krug sponsored reception, where Master Sommeliers honored the newly inducted members: Darius Allyn, Serafin Alvarado, Randall Bertao, Shayn Bjornholm, Brian Cronin, Alan Murray, Reggie Narito, Peter Neptune, Guy Stout, Roberto Viernes and Laura Williamson.
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International Challenge du Vin 2005 (France) |
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 The organizers of the French International Challenge du Vin 2005 (International Wine Competition 2005), one of the most important and respected events of its kind, now running for over 30 years, reminds worldwide wine producers interested in participating that the deadline for delivering their products is March 31, 2005.
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Arga Journalists Visit Modenese Typical Specialty Locations |
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 Thursday, March 3, 2005 a group of twenty journalists associated with ARGA (Stampa Agroalimentare delle Regioni Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Toscana e Umbria, or Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Tuscany and Umbria Regional Press Specialized in Agricultural and Food Products) took an educational tour of Modena and its province. The group visited three important locations; the Museum of the Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena (ABTM, or Traditional Balsamic Vinegar from Modena) in Spilamberto, the Santa Rita Castle in Pompeano, and the Scuola Alberghiera di Serramazzoni (Hotel and Restaurant Management School in Serramazzoni).
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Frescobaldi Acquires Control of 'Luce della Vite' |
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 The wine company Marchesi de' Frescobaldi has acquired control of Luce della Vite, a Tuscan company with its offices in Montalcino, by buying part of the stock owned by California-based Robert Mondavi Corporation. Frescobaldi has bought 50 percent of Robert Mondavi's share and is quickly preparing a 'call option' for a further 15 percent.
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The Regional School Specialized in Restaurant Management Has Opened its First Educational Center |
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 Saturday, February 26, 2005 the first Modena Educational Center by the Regional School Specialized in Restoration (SRSR) was inaugurated. In the coming months , the Regional School will open five more Educational Centers in the Imola and Piacenza areas.
Modena's Educational Center, that will be managed by the Scuola Alberghiera di Serramazzoni, offers training and educational courses to business operators in the agricultural and restaurant sectors about the use of ABTM, as well as the promotion of such product both in Italy and overseas.
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Dates to Remember - April / May |
Note: To find out more about the places and activities for each event, please visit the News page. |
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Third 'Vin da Stup in Fiore' Festival |
April 3 , 2005 |
13th Edition Vinitaly International Wine Competition |
Up to April 4, 2005 |
Mostra del Prosecco DOC di Col San Martino (Prosecco DOC from Col San Martino Wine Exhibition) |
Up to April 10, 2005 |
Mostra del Vino Prosecco e Cartizze (Prosecco and Cartizze Wine Exhibition) |
Up to April 10, 2005 |
Mostra Prosecco e Refrontolo Passito DOC (Prosecco and Refrontolo Passito DOC Wine Exhibition) |
April 2 to 17, 2005 |
Vinitaly |
April 7 to 11, 2005 |
8th Enolitech |
April 7 to 11, 2005 |
11th Annual SOL 2005 |
April 7 to 11, 2005 |
Mostra del Prosecco DOC di Valdobbiadene (Prosecco DOC from Valdobbiadene Wine Exhibition) |
April 8 to 17, 2005 |
Mostra del Vino Prosecco di Miane (Prosecco DOC from Miane Wine Exhibition) |
April 15 to May 1st, 2005 |
A Day in Malcesine – Ciottolando con Gusto |
April 23 - 24, 2005 |
Twenty Ninth Annual Vinum 2005 |
April 23, 24, 25, and May 1, 2005 |
Mostra del Torchiato DOC (Torchiato DOC Wine Exhibition) |
April 23 to May 1st, 2005 |
Mostra del Vino Prosecco Cartizze (Prosecco Cartizze Wine Exhibition) |
April 23 to May 1st, 2005 |
Wine Festival at the Oriolo Tower |
April 24, 2005 |
Fourth annual contest "Wine in Literature, Art, Music and Movies" |
April 30, 2005 |
"È Verdiso" |
May 6 to 15, 2005 |
Mostra Vini e Grappe (Wine and Grappa Exhibition) |
May 7 to 15, 2005 |
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This year's innovations include the 'Best Wine List' international competition and the tastings, 'Wine & Food Pairing' and 
"You managed to free agriculture from its siege," said Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, greeting the participants in the 33rd Coldiretti's National Congress. Coldiretti is the largest European farmers' organization. 
In 2005, t he staff of the bilingual magazine Tour & Food Italia launched the Association Tour & Food Italia, with offices on prestigious Via della Condotta, just a few feet from Piazza della Signoria in Florence.
The European Union (EU) said on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 that the World Trade Organization (WTO) had ruled in its favor in a dispute with the United States over the EU's system protecting food and drink denominations.
Agro Informatica, a company providing information services and management software for the agricultural, wine and food industries, created a system to streamline the certification and trackability of such products.
In occasion of the long weekend, the Cafaggiolo Castle opens its door the the public from Holy Friday to Monday after Easter, to give tourists and art lovers, occasional visitors and passionate cultists of the Medici family, the chance to visit this famous, ancient countryside residence of theirs.
