Wine&Food
Vivit, organic and biodynamic wines
23 dicembre 2012 - 19:07
Vinitaly 2013, scheduled 7-10 April 2013 (www.vinitaly.com), presents the second edition of Vivit - Terroir Vineyards Winegrowers. The exhibition for organic and biodynamic wines, after the great success of last March, returns renewed to extend the offer and respond to the interest of operators and the public. In March the area has hosted more than 120 exhibitors, some of whom ...(leggi tutto)
Excellences from Sicilian parks
at Eataly
23 dicembre 2012 - 18:58
The President of the Madonie Park Angelo Pizzuto spoke Friday at the National Council of Federparchi, the body that brings together the governance of all Italian parks and protected areas, at the headquarters of the food giant Eataly in Rome. "The parks today are a major part of the government of the territory - Pizzuto said - and not only for the leading role in the conservat...(leggi tutto)
Wine&Food
Sicilian wine at Eataly NY,
a great success
10 dicembre 2012 - 16:47
Throughout the month of June, 18 companies of the food sector and 25 wineries were the protagonists of a series of events aimed at the promotion of Sicilian products quality in the U.S. market. The project, organized by the Regional Wines and oils of Sicily and by the Department of Agriculture and Food Resources, as part of the internationalization program 2012 "The Wines of Si...(leggi tutto)
Wine experts: worst harvest
in half a century
17 ottobre 2012 - 14:02
Winemaker Cherie Spriggs had watched the bad weather over southern England's vineyards all season long. It just wasn't good enough for Nyetimber, her award-winning sparkling wine.
"I have never seen a situation like this before," Spriggs said as the grapes failed to deliver. She was left with only one option and the company decided to forego the 2012 harvest.
Few have gon...(leggi tutto)
listeria was present
US reports incidents
of tainted ricotta cheese
13 settembre 2012 - 09:48
U.S. health officials say imported Italian ricotta cheese tainted with listeria bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses including at least one death.
The ricotta salata cheese distributed by Forever Cheese Inc. of New York is linked to illnesses in 11 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Forever Cheese issued a rec...(leggi tutto)
rising prices of corn, wheat and soybeans
UN food agencies urge
action to avoid food crisis
04 settembre 2012 - 17:12
The three U.N. food agencies urged governments Tuesday to take quick action to curb rising prices of corn, wheat and soybeans and avoid a repeat of the 2007-2008 food crises.
The sharp rise in food prices in recent months threatens to make life even more difficult for tens of millions of people, particularly in poor countries, the heads of the U.N. World Food Program, Food a...(leggi tutto)
Italian aperitif
Campari moves into
Jamaican rum market
03 settembre 2012 - 13:48
Campari Group, the maker of the bright red Italian aperitif, says it has acquired a controlling stake in Jamaican rum maker Lascelles deMercado from the troubled Caribbean conglomerate CL Financial Ltd.
Campari said Monday it had agreed to buy CL Financial's 81.4 percent stake and would offer to buy the rest of Lascelles' shares. The total price for all Lascelles' shares is ...(leggi tutto)
Sicilian wine in Paris with OIV
29 giugno 2012 - 19:42
More than 40 women play important roles in Sicilian wineries. Women who were able to embody, in the productive wine island, a modern business model, capable of generating identity, competitiveness and a new image of made in Sicily wine.
A delegation of nine "Lords of the Wine", representative of different areas of production and of different personal and business stories,...(leggi tutto)
Wine & Food
Manna and multicolor tomatoes: here’s the “green Oscar 2012″
29 giugno 2012 - 19:38
Seven 'green Oscar 2012', have been awarded in Palermo. A recognition set up by the Coldiretti Young Company. From the multicolour spalmina tomato, the manna ash wood from sale of organic products. The young Sicilian farmers create jobs thanks to the many innovations that engage in a territory rich in agricultural traditions.
First place in the category 'style and corporate ...(leggi tutto)
Inycon 2012 ready to start
with music, wine and cabaret
21 giugno 2012 - 07:51
The comedy by Giovanni Cacioppo, the voice of the Roman singer-songwriter Max Gazzè and the band's music will enliven the schedule of Sicily Ska Inycon performances, the show dedicated to Sicilian wine quality, to be held in Menfi on Friday to next Sunday. Every evening, at 10.30, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele III of the town will host the shows, all with free admission.
"As a tr...(leggi tutto)
IRVOS, Sicilian wine goes to Brazil
12 giugno 2012 - 18:12
Stage in Brazil for seventeen Sicilian wineries . From June 20 to 22 producers of the island will have the chance to get to know the Brazilian market, with over three hundred importers and twenty thousand labels from various countries, and at the same time getting people to know their wines. three intensive days with an equally intense program that will consist of seminars, tas...(leggi tutto)
Wine & Food
New York, Sicilian wines main attraction at Eataly
11 giugno 2012 - 22:23
The wines and the quality of agricultural Sicilian products are the protagonists in Eataly NY, the largest food store in New York, in the heart of Manhattan at number 200 5th street. Dr Dario Cartabellotta inaugurated yesterday in the presence of numerous journalists, Eataly collaboration between NY and the regional government that allows New Yorkers to enjoy the excellent Sici...(leggi tutto)
Slow Food Day in 300 cities
all over Italy
25 maggio 2012 - 15:22
Palermo is among the 300 cities all over Italy to join, Saturday 26th May, the “Slow Food Day” that will take place inside the biggest botanical garden of Europe.
Slow Food is an international organization founded in 1989 by Carlo Petrini. The goal of Slow Food is to oppose fast life, a state brought about through rapid industrialization. Fast life has led to the disappearan...(leggi tutto)
6.0 quake damages world
renown cheese producers
21 maggio 2012 - 22:21
Cheese producer Oriano Caretti woke up to the shaking earth, and then to the roar of some 30,000 39-kilogram (86-pound) wheels of Parmesan cheese crashing to the ground in the warehouse next to his home.
The 6.0-magnitude quake north of Bologna that killed seven people and toppled centuries old buildings also caused enormous damage to the region's world-renown cheese product...(leggi tutto)
IRVOS, the last seminar
on wine industry
21 maggio 2012 - 09:12
"Wine and territory in marketing strategies and local development" is the title of the last seminar on wine, held Friday, May 4th, at the Aula Magna "Gian Pietro Ballatore" of the Agricultural Faculty of Palermo, and organized by the the Regional Institute of Sicily's Wines and Oils (IRVOS) and the Demetra department of the Agricultural Faculty.
Entrepreneurs and scholars sp...(leggi tutto)
Cibus, the Italian food fair
at its 16th edition
10 maggio 2012 - 00:39
Once again, Sicily has revealed its excellence and its cultural identity at the 16th edition of Cibus, held at Parma's Fair, until May 10th. This year the attention of the international buyers was focused on typical products that will highlight all Italian delights.
Sicily is ready to bring out its central role within the Food Valley of Mediterranean, revealing the reasons o...(leggi tutto)
Crocetta scopre un tesoro: 100 milioni dalle assicurazioni auto 
