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The News section is dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of all latest news related to the world of enology and the global wine market. The global village is today's reality and, in order to be successful and competitive in business, it is more than ever necessary to compete with international realities.
Our staff writers are committed to bringing you up-to-date news that is of interest to anybody who buys or sells Italian wine.
 Paris Hilton: Naked & Gold-painted
to Launch Her Own 'Rich Prosecco'
December 13, 2007
Paris Hilton has launched a new venture and poses naked for the advertising campaign that launches her 'luxury' Prosecco sparkling wine in a can.
Hilton appears nude, completely painted gold, while crawling across a desert, to advertise her new line of bubbly drink, called Rich Prosecco.
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- Numerous Estates Sign Up for the New Strada del Vino e dell'Olio Chianti Classico
 December 13, 2007
The new project for the Strada del Vino e dell'Olio Chianti Classico (Road of the Chianti Classico Wine and Oil), presented toward the end of November 2007 at Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, has the potential to start a great economic development for the area between Siena and Florence. This new Strada, created with the support of the Consortiums of the Chianti Classico DOCG Wines and the Chianti Classico DOP Olive Oil, will be the 22nd in Tuscany, and will include nine municipalities, eight of which are Città del Vino (City of Wine), and the provinces of Florence and Siena, both associated with the Città del Vino organization as well.
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- Italian Restaurateur and Master Sommelier Makes Istanbul his Second Home
December 11, 2007
 Born to a family full of restaurant professionals, Italian native Alessio Di Gino works as a restaurateur and sommelier. Currently co-managing the Italian restaurant L'Altra Risacca in Istanbul's Maslak district, Di Gino considers Istanbul his second home.
"I love living here. Istanbul is a magnificent city, it is magic. Istanbul is unique. You feel the East meets Western culture in everything. From the Sufis to punk rock. You go from one edge to the other. Even in the food you can see it," said Di Gino.
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 Vinitaly US Tour 2007: San Francisco
October 26, 2007
On October 24, 2007, Vinitaly US Tour 2007 brought 50 exhibitors who poured Italian wines from the Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria, Sicily and Sardinia to San Francisco's Old Federal Building, at 400 Samsome Street.
Two producers associated with Italian Flavor Consortium, Roberto Crea's Azienda Vitivinicola Caliscana, and Danilo Tonon's Tenuta La Carlina, both from Tuscany, participated.
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 Weak Dollar Worries European Wine Producers and US Importers
October 2, 2007
Some American wine experts though, say that there's no reason to panic. Still, "It's unfortunate, but in order to cover the latest rate exchange losses and the higher, ever growing, cost of shipping, wholesale prices must be raised," said Loris Scagliarini, president of California-based WineCountry.IT.
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- ISMEA / UIV 2007 Italian Wine Production Forecast
September 14, 2007
 According to ISMEA (Istituto di Servizi per il Mercato Agricolo Alimentare, or Service Institute for the Agricultural and Food Market) and UIV (Unione Italiana Vini, or Italian Wine Union) forecast updated to September 7, 2007 this year's vintage will be very lean: The two organizations foresee a record drop in wine production, with 43.5 million hectoliters (around 4,600 million gallons), or 12% less than 2006.
Regional production details:
- Piedmont, Lombardy, Liguria and Aosta Valley,
- Veneto and Trentino Alto Adige,
- Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and Umbria,
- Latium, Marche, Abruzzo, Apulia and Campania,
- Molise, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia,
plus the Italian production of wine and grape juice in the last three years.
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- Fior Wine Dinner Series at Fior D'Italia Restaurant
 August 17, 2007
The oldest Italian restaurant in the US is San Francisco's Fior D'Italia (Bloom of Italy), located at 2237 Mason Street, it first opened in 1886 and has a long history, including one year serving San Franciscans under a tent, after the 1906 Great Fire.
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- Argentario's Regatta
 July 25, 2007
Since 1937, each August 15, at Porto Santo Stefano, in the province of Grosseto, the historic Palio Marinaro dell'Argentario, or Argentario Regatta, take place. The event consists of four rowboats, representing the four town neighborhoods of Croce, Fortezza, Pilarella and Valle, facing each other off in a grueling 4000 meter competition.
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- European Reform for the Wine Market
 July 5, 2007
Mariann Fischer Boel, the European agriculture commissioner, kept her word and proposed an incisive reform affecting the wine market. The proposal includes important simplifications and, finally, pays attention to the current state of the market, introducing new promotional measures.
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- Wine Oscars 2007
 June 17, 2007
The award Premio Internazionale del Vino (International Wine Prize), organized by the Associazione Italiana Sommelier Roma (Rome's Chapter of the Italian Association of Sommeliers, or AIS) in the evocative Parco dei Principi (Park of the Princes) of Villa Borghese, brought several Italian VIPs on the stage to deliver the awards to the winner in each category.
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 Vino In Villa 2007 USA
May 16, 2007
After the success of the past years on the East Coast, in New York, for the first time, the event Vino in Villa USA will arrive on the West Coast, in San Francisco.
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- Water is The New Wine
April 20, 2007
 Unique Water tasting events scheduled for LA market. AquaBar to launch water tasting and education events.
AquaBar, a luxury bottled water service, announces 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 on how to select fine bottled water for dining experiences and special occasions.
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- "Vino Italiano" – Italian Wine Tasting at San Francisco's Dolce
March 16, 2007
 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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- "Il Vino Incontra ..."
Hot Tub and Wine Therapy in Modern Health Care Programs
February 27, 2007
 From Friday 16, to Sunday 18, March 2007, the Abano Grand Hotel, of Abano Terme, presents an educational convention entitled "Il vino incontra..." ("Wine Meets ...".) The subject of the meeting will be "Hot Springs and Wine Cures in Modern Health Care".
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- Korked: New Italian-Made Stopper Promises Big Results
January 27, 2007
 It's called Korked the new 'tappo col buco', or 'holed stopper', which controls wine oxigenation.
Researched, designed and produced by Verona-based OliverOgar corporation, the new stopper promises to revolutionize bottling systems for high quality wines worldwide.
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