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VOLUME V,
NUMBER 4 of Wine News, the e-Letter from the WineCountry.IT network. (Would you
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Italian Flavor Forum VII
May 21, 2007
at the Museo ItaloAmericano,
Fort Mason, Building C,
99 Marina Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94123, USA
Educational Italian wine and food event dedicated to importers, distributors, resellers, restauranteurs, wine bars, wine collectors and trade writers.
By invitation only!
We are also looking for California distributors for our growing portfolio of quality Italian boutique wines. |
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We apologize for skipping the April issue of the e-Letter due to lack of time. In any case, we are now back on track and this month's issue includes a little more material than usual.
We have reports from the 41st Vinitaly wine trade show and my Lonesome Italian Sideways, plus an article about the Vino Italiano, a San Francisco event in which we participated in March, and another piece about April 30th Procissi Cellars Open House, where we poured two wines from two associate producers: the 2005 Prosecco Valdobbiadene DOC Spumante Extra Dry – Gorio, by Azienda Agricola Malibràn, and the 2005 Moscato D'Asti DOCG – Ventisei, by Azienda Vitivinicola Colledoro.
In addition, at the Procissi Cellars Open House, we introduced the Centellino, the amazing top-of-the-bottle mini decanter, the result of Italian research and development which instantly transforms just-opened wine into properly decanted wine by way of oxygenation.
On a different note, the seventh Italian Flavor Forum, to be held on May 21, 2007, at the Museo ItaloAmericano, at Fort Mason, in the heart of San Francisco's Marina district, is rapidly approaching. On that occasion we welcome Bay Area professional wine and food buyers and the press. We will taste over 70 Italian quality wines, over 20 of which are introduced in the US for the very first time. The new wines, all from small and medium boutique producers, arrive from the regions of Apulia, Campania, Friuli, Piedmont and Tuscany. In addition, we will introduce an exceptional new product: cold-pressed hazelnut oil.
Enjoy your reading, possibly while sipping a glass of good Italian wine.
Loris Scagliarini,
WineCountry.IT President |
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| Water is The New Wine |
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 Unique Water tasting events scheduled for LA market. AquaBar to launch water tasting and educational events.
AquaBar, a luxury bottled water service, announces a new program aimed at educating the public on fine bottled water. Unique water tasting events are scheduled to commence in Los Angeles teaching the public how to select fine bottled water for dining experiences and special occasions.
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Lonesome European Sideways – In 15 Parts |
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 It's 10AM Saturday, March 24, 2007. I turn off the computer and, with the help of my lovely wife, Brigit, I load my two pieces of luggage into the PT Cruiser and we drive to the San Francisco airport.
This year I am traveling all alone to the 41st Vinitaly.
Upon arrival, after an almost 24-hour journey, what was supposed to be a brief visit to my mom, in typical Italian fashion, turns into a full dinner with prosciutto and cheese as appetizers, followed by my mom's famous handmade, tiny tortellini and Maltese-style rabbit stew, cooked in red-wine.
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Third Annual Ligurian Agriculture and Food Salon |
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 Sunday, March 18, 2007 ended the third Ligurian Agriculture and Food Salon, which this year was bigger and more elaborate than ever. Around 160 exhibitors participated in the event, with almost 100,000 visitors, which is a record tunout as this is considered low season in Liguria.
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The Mostra del Tigullio Celebrates the 150th Anniversary |
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Friday, April 20, 2007 the 150th Mostra del Tigullio (Tigullio Exhibition) opens to the public. The event is organized by the Società Economica di Chiavari (Chiavari Economic Society) and the Municipality of Chiavari, in collaboration with the Ligurian regional administration, the provincial administration of Genoa, the Genoa Chamber of Commerce, the Banco di Chiavari bank, Confindustria Genova (Genoa Industrial Association) and the support of all the local professional associations.
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Amaro d'Abruzzo Jannamico Renews its Packaging |
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 Amaro d'Abruzzo Jannamico has renewed its look, though it maintains strong visual continuity with its classic, original image, which made it one of the most renowned and appreciated traditional liqueurs produced in the region.
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Vino Italiano – Italian Wine Tasting at San Francisco's Dolce |
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 On March 15, 2007, from 6:30 to 9PM it was Vino Italiano tasting at Dolce, the hip club at 440 Broadway, in San Francisco, in the heart of North Beach, the Italian part of town that is little by little being taken over by Chinatown.
The event was organized by Don Davis of Uncorked Events, who presented over 50 quality wines offered by eight importers / distributors, including WineCountry.IT.
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Custom Eno-tourism on the Alps |
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The traditional Italian wine appointment of "Cantine Aperte 2007" (Open Wineries 2007) is set for Sunday, May 27, and the Trentino Alto Adige regions, are launching two new initiatives: the eno-keys and the MTV TAA (Movimento Turismo del Vino – Trentino Alto Adige, or Movement for Wine Tourism – Trentino Alto Adige region) community.
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Vinitaly Awards the Most Beautiful Bottles:
Italy Won Big at the 12th International Packaging Competition |
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The jury, led by movie director Lina Wertmuller (Swept Away, Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers, The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics, among others,) assigned the award "Etichetta dell'Anno 2007" (2007 Label of the Year) to the "Sicilia IGT Negrello Mascalese Merlot Vajasindi Lavico 2003" Wine , produced by Duca di Salaparuta.
The special award "Immagine Coordinata 2007" (Coordinated Image 2007) for the category of wine went to Mesa s.a.s., from Sant'Anna Arresi, in the province of Cagliari, while the special prize "Packaging 2007" for the wine category was awarded to F.lli Gancia & C. S.p.A. from Canelli, in the province of Asti, and the award for the distilled liquor category went to Distilleria Bottega S.r.l. from Castello Roganzuolo, in the province of Treviso.
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Italians Note Popularity of Italian Food in India |
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 An Italian delegation here to promote the country's food products, especially the Grana Padano cheese and rice dishes, is happy over the popularity of Italian restaurants in India.
The Federlombarda Agricoltori (FLA), an Italian agricultural association of Lombardy region, in collaboration with the Promos-Milan Chamber of Commerce is in India as part of a European Union project to promote agricultural and food products of Europe.
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Italy's Abruzzo Region Offers Value Wines |
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 As most of you know, the Italian province of Abruzzo produces some of the best-value reds in the world today. The six-dollar Montepulcianos of Citra and Spinelli are annual features in this column, but there's a networthy sleeper that comes in a dark, mysterious, and heavy bottle called Colle Secco.
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One Fifth of Aosta Valley Wineries are Managed by Women |
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 The association Donne del Vino (Women in Wine) presented the regional chapter of the organization in Introd, on March 9, 2007. Pia Donata Berlucchi, national chairwoman of Donne del Vino, the association promoting the participation of women in the wine sector, took part in the presentation.
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Federexport Piemonte Organizes Wine Tasting in Guangdong, China |
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 On March 6, 2007, Faircanton and Federexport Piemonte organized an Italian wine tasting in Guangzhou, China.
Mr. Simone Monforte, special project manager of Federexport Piemonte expressed his satisfaction with the stimulating wine market situation in Southern China. At the same time he also expressed his organization's satisfaction with the professional assistance provided by the Canton Universal Fair Group Ltd.
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Monte-Carlo
Wine Festival |
IMPORTANT
The Monte-Carlo
Wine Festival
dates have been changed to
23, 24 and 25 February 2008
The first Wine Festival organized in the small Mediterranean state of Monaco offers producers the opportunity to showcase their best wines in an exclusive, one-of-a-kind environment.
For buyers, journalists and wine lovers alike, it will be the place to be for tasting the best of premium producers.
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First of all, the event marked the release of the new 
We are publishing the program for the Seventy Seventh International Fair of the White Truffle from Alba 2007, which will take place in Alba, Piedmont, from September 29, to November 11, 2007. The program may be further updated between now and September.
The BioAgriturismo Tenuta Antica (Organic 
