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Wine News - July 15, 2005 |
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Italian Native Vines |
In addition to introducing us all to the Sicilian native grapes currently authorized for winemaking and registered with the Italian authorities responsible for such matters, in the second part of this article Ms. D'Ancona lists all the regional IGT wines in production at this time.
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| Nero d'Avola |
To complete the presentation of the island, Ms. D'Ancona presents a selection of outstanding local wineries. - Read More...
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The July 2005 Company of the Month is an olive oil producing farm from Ascoli Satriano, in the southern Apulia region, or the heel of the Italian boot: the Azienda Agricola Masseriola.
It is not the usual kind of company featured in this column, but as extra virgin olive oil is one of the main staples of the healthful Mediterranean diet, we decided to start giving space also to producers who specialize exclusively in the production of outstanding, high quality, olive oil from the various Italian regions.
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Chef Davide Dalloco of the Scuola Alberghiera di Serramazzoni, offers his summer proposal for the July menu.
- Millefoglie di verdure ai ferri con mousse di formaggio (Grilled Vegetables Millefuille with Cheese Mousse, see recipe)
- Tortelli d'ortiche con formaggio di capra (Tortelli [stuffed Pasta] with Nettle and Goat Cheese, see recipe)
- Supreme di faraona alle erbe (Guinea Fowl Supreme with Herbs)
- Bavarese all'albicocca (Apricot Bavarese)
- Caprino con gelatina di Albana Passito (Goat Cheese with Albana Passito Wine Jelly Condiment)
Buon Appetito!
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Welcome to Volume III, Number 10 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).
Rosa D'Ancona continues her journey across the vitigni autoctoni italiani' (Italian Native Vines) and with the latest installment she introduces us all to the Sicilian native grapes, lists all the regional IGT (Tipical Geographic Indication) wines, and presents a selection of outstanding regional wineries.
Despite the summer heat, we are going forward preparing the next Italian Flavor Forum event, scheduled for October, when the San Francisco weather is just perfect. I suggest reading the article 'The Taste of Italy' that I wrote out of delight at Matt Kramer's highlighted the quality and value
of Italian wines and commented upon
their sporadic availability. Here is where the Italian Flavor Forum comes into play, making it easy for importers, distributors, restauranteurs and other professionals to discover, taste and purchase such Italian gems.
In addition, the Forums introduce exceptional extra virgin olive oils, traditional balsamic vinegar from Modena (delicious on ice cream or with fresh strawberries), and other Italian regional specialties.
We all at WineCountry.IT wish you pleasant reading, a funfilled summer, and joyful toasts with quality, crisp summer wines.
Loris Scagliarini,
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| National Gold Label Award to the Primitivo di Manduria DOC 'Patriarca' |
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 The Primitivo di Manduria DOC 'Patriarca', from Cantine Soloperto won the 14th Annual National Gold Label Award, organized by the municipality of Cupra Montana, in the Italian province of Ancona.
The label of the delicious red wine made by the Manduria winery, winner for the red and rosé wine section, set itself apart from the many other competitors from all over Italy.
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| Traveling Italy – Part One – A Three-Part Odyssey by Chelsea Weiss |
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 From time to time, especially in summer, when Italy experience the arrival of travelers from all walks of life and parts of he world, we like to introduce personal experiences from the perspective of some of those visitors. In this case we have chosen the travel report of a US teenager who meets up with her parents halfway through their Italian journey across Umbria and Tuscany driving their rented Smart Car.
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| The Taste of Italy |
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 "Italian wines are a peculiar joy - and frustration - for wine writers. On the one hand, they are a marvel in today's increasingly homogenized marketplace. Where Australia and California, at least at the large-scale commercial level, are hurtling toward ever larger productions of everless distinctive wines, Italy is a stronghold of wine individuality. You get grapes no one else grows, offered by producers even the folks on the next hilltop town haven't heard of."
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| Europe Starts Over Again with GMO Ban |
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 "Italy is free to refuse cultivation of GM crops, thus respecting the desires of the majority of agricultural entrepreneurs as well as consumers, who do not want biotech products on their dinner tables," said Coldiretti, commenting positively the Environmental Ministry Council's decision to back safeguarding measures against the spread of GMOs within the countries of the European Union.
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| Wine & Health – Organic Wine Tasting at Wellness Centers |
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 Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino wines for tasting in a Wellness center: the difference between this and the many other tasting proposals, is that the wines poured on this occasion are produced exclusively with organically grown grapes, cultivated in the most famous Italian DOCG zone. In addition, the wines are paired with 'natural' recipes created by chef Federico Perugini.
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| Italian Foreign Trade Boosted by Wine |
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 The number of Italian bottles of wine exported worldwide increased 11% in 2005.
"This is a positive result for national wine production, two-thirds of which was destined to EU countries – mostly to Germany, which remains the main European market – while about one third of Italian wine destined for export is consumed outside the EU, mostly in the United States, where so far, Italian wine is beating Australian and French wines in 2005," said Coldiretti.
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| Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOC in Cortina d'Ampezzo |
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 The Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOC, or the spumante wine best loved by Italian wine drinkers, as well as one of the most appreciated sparkling wines worldwide, returns once again to beautiful Cortina d'Ampezzo. Following the great success of the first annual, with the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco in Cortina 2005, the organizers propose once more the pairing of two well known and widely appreciated Italian classics.
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Dates to Remember - July / August |
Note: To find out more about the places and activities for each event, please visit the News page. |
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Eighth "Jazz & Wine in Montalcino" Festival |
July 13 - 24, 2005 |
National Journalist Competition Feudi di Guagnano |
Dateline: July 15, 2005 |
Festival of the Salama da Sugo (typical kind of salami) |
July 22 to 31, 2005 |
San Giacomo |
July 24 - 25 |
Oriolo di Sera (Oriolo by Night) |
June 22 to August 3, 2005 |
The Legend of the Est! Est! Est! Wine |
July 31 to August 15, 2005 |
Second Annual Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOC in Cortina d'Ampezzo |
August 1 and 2, 2005 |
The world biggest focaccia (kind of white pizza) |
August 4, 5 e 6, 2005 |
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Masi, the well known winery in the northeastern region of Veneto, Italy owned by passionate traditionalist Sandro Boscaini, is responsible for some very good everyday wines, as well as top-notch single-vineyard Amarone and Ripasso – the latter, a Masi creation from the 1960s – is producing a compelling new blend from Argentina.
Viansa Winery & Italian Marketplace of Sonoma, was sold this week for $31 million (
Who needs a sommelier? A 'talking wine label could soon tell consumers in Italy everything they want to know about a particular bottle -- from its production history to the kind of food it should accompany
On Monday, June 20, 2005 the Professional Culinary Institute, a chef-owned and -designed culinary school, opened its state-of-the-art, multimillion dollar campus in Silicon Valley.
