Tree surgery. How two pruners defeated viticulture's worst disease

Since 2011, pruners Marco Simonit and Pierpaolo Sirch have been working to restore major vineyards by means of the Dendrochirurgia method, or Tree Surgery, a procedure designed to defeat one of viticulture’s most serious diseases. Here's the whole story.

Recipes from great chefs. Four dishes by Marco Gubbiotti

Umbria is a region with rich traditions tied to its soil and agriculture. Marco Gubbiotti has developed a vision of the land in which he lives, an interpretation which he offers his clients. Here are four of his best recipes.

I Drink Pink 2017, rosé wine festival at Città del Gusto in Rome

Top Italian pink wine makers will showcase their products in a pleasant summer evening with tastings and gourmet pairings. Città del gusto in Rome is hosting I Drink Pink, a festival of Italian rosé wines.

Barilla turns 140 years: origins, development and expansion of a grand Italian family

It all started over a century ago in a small family-run shop that sold artisan bread and pasta in Parma, the year was 1877. Sowing the seeds of the family business is Pietro Barilla, within a few years the brand...

Piuarch, the office rooftop garden in Brera: urban farming in Milan

Urban farming is on the rise in Italy. Rooftop vegetable gardens are the latest rage, born from the minds of a team of resourceful Milan architects. 

Coffees – Italians do it better the first ever documentary on the opening of Starbucks in Italy

It’s now more than official: Starbucks Reserve will open in Milan, in piazza Cordusio, in 2018. The wait is fervent. What are the thoughts on this by the Italian coffee-expert community? And the expats? A documentary inquires on the US...

Marco Gubbiotti. Umbria Essence

When strong agricultural tradition meets experimentation and contemporary taste, cucina is enriched by emotion and a different way of seeing. In this region, excellence is an everyday matter and the habits of genuine flavor risk being undervalued. Marco Gubbiotti offers...

Great Vertical Tastings. Piaggia

Mauro Vannucci and his daughter Silvia, in Poggio a Caiano, over the course of twenty vintages have created a classic among Tuscan reds: Piaggia, Carmignano Riserva.

Demo Day Startupbootcamp FoodTech. The future of food is in the hands of the young

Innovation and agriculture are a winning team in Italy and around the world. This is what emerged during Demo Day, the first cycle of the Startupbootcamp FoodTech, specialized in supporting young companies that are innovating in all segments of the...

Trentino. Wood, milk, flowers, herbs…. Alpine dairy flavors

On the San Martino di Castrozza plateau, 2,600 meters above sea level, the light is brilliant, the pristine air intoxicating. This cool and breezy paradise is the symbol and image of a territory in which sustainability is a tangible and...
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