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Easy-to-prepare at home recipes using seasonal products and what's in the fridge and cupboard at the time.

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Fresh Pea Potage
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Beyond Wine

This month we present two types of oranges grown in the south of Italy: the Arancia di Ribera DOP, cultivated in Sicily, and the Arancia del Gargano IGP, grown in the plains of the Gargano, in Apulia.

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Interview with Riccardo Cotarella
Angela Greco, PhD -- Published - February 2, 2012

An interesting interview with the respected Italian enologist of international fame, Riccardo Cotarella, by Ms. Angela Greco, head of event promotion and marketing at Antica Azienda Agricola Vitivinicola dei Conti Leone de Castris s.r.l., in Apulia, Italy

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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano in San Francisco, CA
Staff Writer -- Published - January 23, 2012

The wine producers of Italy's legendary Consorzio del Vino di Montepulciano poured in San Francisco, California, in a tasting guided by Master Sommelier Catherine Fallis.

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A New Study Suggests Certain Nutrients May Offer a Healthy Intervention In Premature Aging of Lungs
Staff Writer -- Published - January 21, 2012

A recently published study, investigating the relationship between chronic inflammation, cellular aging and premature aging of lungs, highlights the potential benefits of polyphenols, such as resveratrol, curcumin and catechins, found in red wine, turmeric and green-tea, respectively, in lung diseases such as COPD or Emphysema.(Proceedings of The International Conference on Polyphenols and Health, ossia Risultati della Conferenza Internazionale su Polifenoli e Salute). (1)

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Wine World Update:
US Top World Consumer, China Joins the Top Five
Loris Scagliarini –– Published - February 2, 2012

As people around the world tend to purchase better wine and pay more money for it, in 2011, American wine consumers drank about 2.78 billion liters of wine (over 7.3 million gallons), or the contents of 3.7 billion regular 75 milliliter bottles of wine. Looking forward, global wine consumption is expected to top 34 billion bottles a year in 2015.