Verona

VINITALY – 57th INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS TRADE SHOW – 6-9 April 2025 in VERONA, NORTHERN ITALY –

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During a recent prolonged April weekend, the Northern Italian city of Verona hosted thousands of visitors for the VINITALY 2025. Modern kissing couples and tourists, interested in the ancient and romantic city of Verona, home city of Romeo and Juliet, not only gathered under downtown's Juliet's balcony. Many of them moved also beyond Piazza Bra … Continue reading VINITALY – 57th INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS TRADE SHOW – 6-9 April 2025 in VERONA, NORTHERN ITALY –

THANKSGIVING IN NORTHERN ITALY? PREPARE FOR IT! BEFORE THIS YEAR’S 28TH OF NOVEMBER

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Are you planning to celebrate Thanksgiving in Northern Italy? Take care of orders and ingredients at least a week before this year's 28th of November! Unless you live on an American base, or your hotel or "pensione" is run by Americans for Americans be aware that Italians serve turkey at Christmas and not at Thanksgiving! … Continue reading THANKSGIVING IN NORTHERN ITALY? PREPARE FOR IT! BEFORE THIS YEAR’S 28TH OF NOVEMBER

AN ANCIENT EUROPEAN WAY OF SALT AND WINE

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Too often we take salt for granted, especially throughout Northern Italy where salt comes either from Alpine Mountains (salgemma) or from the Adriatic and Ligurian Sea (sale marino). It was not so during the Middle Ages; in fact, then it was called White Gold. Salt entered Northern Italian wealthy and poor households through merchants who … Continue reading AN ANCIENT EUROPEAN WAY OF SALT AND WINE

NORTHERN ITALIAN VERONA – CITY OF WINE AND ROMANCE

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Wine has always played an important role in Italian economy, gastronomy and in every day life. In fact, with and around wine Italians cook, eat, discuss, evaluate and celebrate. One upcoming opportunity for wine to be truly the focus of attention and celebration will be in Verona, the ancient home town of Romeo and Juliet, … Continue reading NORTHERN ITALIAN VERONA – CITY OF WINE AND ROMANCE