Italian wine

Stay Connected this Summer with Wine Country Gift Baskets® New Summer Wine and Cocktail Collections

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Wine, Drinks, Bartending, Italian wine, Gift basket, Giving, Bellini, Margarita, giFT, Prosecco, Moscato

Wine Country Gift Baskets has dozens of new gift baskets designed specifically for summer gifting.

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  • Wine Country Gift Baskets has dozens of new gift baskets designed specifically for summer gifting.
  • Decoy wine seltzer, Bellini, Moscato , watermelon cucumber margarita, grapefruit paloma, red and white sangria, chardonnay, prosecco and so many other summertime wine and cocktail favorites are now available in new gift basket and tote collections.
  • Finished with a matching ribbon and bow, these gift baskets and wine baskets make it easy to celebrate and share all summer long with something to suit every style and budget.
  • Wine Country Gift Baskets has been delighting customers and their recipients for more than 35 years.

MARTINI® Asti Celebrates 150th Anniversary With Sustainability Milestone

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, Wine & Spirits, Retail, Wine, Bacardi, Vermouth, Martini, Fermented drinks, Alcoholic drinks, Vodka martini, Prosecco, Italian wine, Asti, Dryness, Alessandro Martini, MARTINI, Equalitas, MARTINI, EQUALITAS

As Bacardi celebrates this major sustainability milestone, its also celebrating 150 years since Martini & Rossi produced its first samples of moscato spumante dAsti to meet demand from customers around the world back in 1871.

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  • As Bacardi celebrates this major sustainability milestone, its also celebrating 150 years since Martini & Rossi produced its first samples of moscato spumante dAsti to meet demand from customers around the world back in 1871.
  • It was back in 1987 that, in true pioneering style, MARTINI established a center dedicated to sustainable business practices called L'Osservatorio MARTINI the MARTINI Observatory.
  • Victoria Morris, Global VP MARTINI, added: Being a family-owned company genuinely makes a difference to the way Bacardi approaches sustainability.
  • First created in 1863 in Turin, Italy, the MARTINI portfolio today includes: MARTINI Fiero, MARTINI Riserva Speciale Rubino, MARTINI Riserva Speciale Ambrato, MARTINI Riserva Speciale Bitter, MARTINI Bianco, MARTINI Rosato, MARTINI Rosso, MARTINI Extra Dry, MARTINI Asti, MARTINI Prosecco and MARTINI Ros Extra Dry.

Prosecco DOC Consortium Prepares For The Fourth Annual 'National Prosecco Week', Joined By 500+ Retail Stores And Pivotal Partners

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Wine, Prosecco, Fermented drinks, Wines of Veneto, Italian wine, Glera, Online shopping

This year's celebration will introduce the Prosecco DOC Ros category and include over 500 participating retail stores.

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  • This year's celebration will introduce the Prosecco DOC Ros category and include over 500 participating retail stores.
  • And, for the first time ever, National Prosecco Week has its own online shop, where consumers can search for and purchase Prosecco DOC and Prosecco DOC Ros from local and national retailers.
  • All NPW activities seek to educate media and consumers about Prosecco DOC and introduce the growing Prosecco DOC Ros category.
  • For more information regarding Prosecco DOC and Prosecco DOC Ros, visit http://www.casaprosecco.com .

The New Masters of Wine Virtually Explore Tuscany with Lamberto Frescobaldi and Gabriele Gorelli MW

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Wine, Wines of Tuscany, Frescobaldi, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscan wine, Food and drink, Fermented drinks, Terroir, Italian wine

TUSCANY, Italy, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lamberto Frescobaldi, president of Marchesi Frescobaldi , and Gabriele Gorelli, Montalcino native and the first Italian Master of Wine, hosted this year's newly appointed Masters of Wine, in a guided virtual tasting on the terroir and flavors of Tuscany's most important denominations, across the 7 iconic estates of the historic Frescobaldi winery.

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  • TUSCANY, Italy, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lamberto Frescobaldi, president of Marchesi Frescobaldi , and Gabriele Gorelli, Montalcino native and the first Italian Master of Wine, hosted this year's newly appointed Masters of Wine, in a guided virtual tasting on the terroir and flavors of Tuscany's most important denominations, across the 7 iconic estates of the historic Frescobaldi winery.
  • The annual event is intended to support the Masters of Wine as they continue their careers as Italian ambassadors of wine and provide ongoing education, insights and dialogue.
  • A moment of togetherness and an encounter that has been more special thanks to the presence of Gabriele Gorelli, the first Italian Master of Wine, who shares our origins and love for Tuscany."
  • I wish that welcoming the new MW can become a new tradition for Frescobaldi."

510 Selected wines: 5StarWines & Wine Without Walls was the first wine blind tasting to be held in person after the pandemic

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Sunday, June 20, 2021
Product testing, Wine tasting, Food and drink, Wine, Italian wine, Drinking culture, Fermented drinks, Wine competition, Blind wine tasting

The wine Selection's fifth edition included over 2000 bottles, one third of which were registered to Wine Without Walls.

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  • The wine Selection's fifth edition included over 2000 bottles, one third of which were registered to Wine Without Walls.
  • Please see the full lists of wines selected by 5StarWines & Wine Without Walls here:
    About: 5StarWines the Book is the annual wine selection organized by Veronafiere, held in the lead-up to the biggest Italian wine fair in the world.
  • 5StarWines the Book is a blind tasting aimed at shedding light on wineries investing in the improvement of their products.
  • During the event, a highly qualified panel of wine professionals will taste and score using a 100-point scale participating wines.

Vera Wang Debuts Prosecco

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Feminine given names, Given names, Wine, Prosecco, Italian wine, Vera, Wang, Glera

NEW YORK, June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vera Wang is proud to announce PARTY, a premium Italian prosecco made for celebrating life's moments, big and small!

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  • NEW YORK, June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vera Wang is proud to announce PARTY, a premium Italian prosecco made for celebrating life's moments, big and small!
  • PARTY is a natural extension of what I already do," says Vera Wang.
  • To craft the prosecco Vera Wang looked to find a winemaker with both heritage and pedigree.
  • Vera Wang collaborates with leading global partners and manufactures the majority of its bridal collection in company-owned workrooms in the United States.

Prosecco DOC Consortium Celebrates The World's Most Popular Sparkling Wine With The Fourth Annual 'National Prosecco Week' July 19-25, 2021

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Wine, Prosecco, Italian wine, Wines of Veneto, Fermented drinks, Glera, Robot Operating System

All activities aim to educate media, trade and consumers on how to identify authentic Prosecco DOC, showcase the versatility and pairability of each and introduce the growing Prosecco DOC Ros category.

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  • All activities aim to educate media, trade and consumers on how to identify authentic Prosecco DOC, showcase the versatility and pairability of each and introduce the growing Prosecco DOC Ros category.
  • "We are very excited to introduce the Prosecco DOC Ros category to the fourth annual National Prosecco Week" commented Stefano Zanette, President of the Prosecco DOC Consortium.
  • "As we carefully approach a world reopening, we are excited to see the personal celebrations Prosecco DOC and Prosecco DOC Ros are meant to accompany, resuming safely.
  • For more information regarding Prosecco DOC and Prosecco DOC Ros, visit http://www.casaprosecco.com .

FIOL Launches Bold New Prosecco Rosé

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Wine, Italian wine, Prosecco, Veneto, Glera, Wine tasting, Robot Operating System, Fiol Prosecco

NEW YORK, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FIOL, the award-winning Prosecco from Treviso, has announced the launch of FIOL Ros, just in time for Ros season summer celebrations.

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  • NEW YORK, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FIOL, the award-winning Prosecco from Treviso, has announced the launch of FIOL Ros, just in time for Ros season summer celebrations.
  • FIOL Ros is the newest addition to the exciting new category of Ros Prosecco, established following changes to Prosecco D.O.C.
  • The brand's second expression, FIOL Ros embodies a true taste of Italy and has recently been awarded Double Gold at the 2021 Prosecco Masters The Drinks Business and Berliner Wine Trophy.
  • A translucent coral color, FIOL Ros gives off fruity aromas of raspberry and wild strawberry and hints of citrus lemon fruits and white flowers.

What happens in the 22 days before 5StarWines & Wine Without Walls

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Food and drink, Cooking, Grape, Wine, Drinking culture, Italian wine, Product testing, Culture, Wine competition, Interwine

Wine samples are being anonymized for tasting which will be carried out by more than 80 international experts.

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  • Wine samples are being anonymized for tasting which will be carried out by more than 80 international experts.
  • Social Media posts are created by the 5StarWines & Wine Without Walls team for every single selected bottle, carrying the public relations buzz around 5StarWines & Wine Without Walls wines throughout the year.
  • About: 5StarWines the Book is the annual wine selection organized by Veronafiere, held in the lead-up to the biggest Italian wine fair in the world.
  • It introduces international buyers and wine lovers to new wine products of great value.

Jeremy Scott Reimagines a Limited-Edition Label for Ecco Domani's 25th Anniversary

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Ecco Domani, Italian wine, ECCO

To honor this milestone, Ecco Domani has partnered with iconic fashion designer Jeremy Scott to create a limited-edition Pinot Grigio label that's bound to make a statement this summer.

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  • To honor this milestone, Ecco Domani has partnered with iconic fashion designer Jeremy Scott to create a limited-edition Pinot Grigio label that's bound to make a statement this summer.
  • "There is a natural affinity between Ecco Domani and my own fashion label as both first rose to prominence in the '90s," said Jeremy Scott.
  • "Playing with the bold shapes, abstract graphics, and neon colors that influenced '90s pop culture is a cheeky nod to Ecco Domani's 25th anniversary.
  • The exclusive label by Jeremy Scott for Ecco Domani will be available for a limited-time nationwide starting in June 2021 for $11.99.