New debut for "LUCE 2006" by italian wine merchants Frescobaldi

Society debut for the new year of LUCE 2006, one of the great wines of holding Tenute di Toscane controlled by italian wine merchants Marchesi dè Frescobaldi, who in recent years has touched the highest levels of support in over 75 countries. Produced from 1993 in Montalcino - Siena, LUCE (light) is the result of a balanced blend of Sangiovese (50%) and Merlot (50%) and was presented yesterday in an evening in Rome. "It is an international wine with strong Italian roots and tuscany characteristics - said Tiziana Frescobaldi , director of communications - which already includes 12 grape harvest being produced only in the best of 2006 and that was really importan . With the help of the weather, was born a wine of excellence, which produces, in about 30 hectares of vineyard, 100,000 bottles, of which two thirds are exported."All the markets that they love the quality of Italian wine merchants are our reference" said Frescobaldi that explains how the italian market is holding, while there is some flex in Usa.

Rome wine festival 2009, over 110 italian wine merchants

Opens today 9th may 2009 at the City of taste, the Roma Wine Festival, the two days of tasting over 500 wines from 110 italian wine merchants, 35% from Lazio. The initiative promoted by Publica and the Gambero Rosso, in collaboration with the Agricultural Development Agency Regional ARSIAL, give also the chance to discover French wines of the Rhone Valley, including organic and biodynamic, which today, in a tasting led by "Paolo Zaccaria" wine expert, will be compared to wines of the 5 provinces of Lazio. Last year Roma Wine Festival recorded 7 thousand visitors already qualified to the first edition, as outlined by the President of Grh Paolo Cuccia "the business card of the richness of Italian wine merchants." A much awaited by comparison "winelover" that may get into the big names of Italian wine merchants, from consortiums of Brunello di Montalcino and the protection of White Wine Custoza to Masciarelli, of Puglia and Sicily Conti Zecca Firriato and Donnafugata. Already passed with flying colors, at the regional enoteca Palatium, evidence of links between the regional cuisine, from pasta all'amatriciana all'agnello Viterbo with baked potatoes, and the noble French wine Chateauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas. "We continue our activities as promotion of the wines of the Lazio - concluded the Commissioner of ARSIAL Pallottines Massimo - in an event that will bring together players with an audience of qualified consumers, rewarding Awards 2009 with the professionalism of the sector."

Thieves steal 200.000 dollars precious italian wine

The owners of two-star restaurant "Perbellini" in Isola Rizza (Verona- Italy) think of commission theft. Last night strangers led 2000 precious bottles of wine from the cellar, worth 150 thousand euros. "Unfortunately no one has responded to our appeal," 'says Paola Perbellini, wife of the chef Giancarlo, who seems to have no hopes on the possibility of finding the precious italian wine merchants bottles. Thieves have stolen a fifth of the cellar of the restaurant, which boasts two Michelin stars. "Surely it was a commission theft" explains Paola Perbellini, which states:"or acted by an expert wine gang who knows italian wine merchants labels, or had a list."After the discovery of the theft, which occurred on the day of closing, the Perbellini had started the alarm by involving experts, collectors, and gourmet auction houses, but so far without results. The surveys are conducted by the Carabinieri and they might find useful information through any examination of the cameras positioned in the vicinity of the restaurant, located along the "Transpolesana» Verona Rovigo.