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What about begin the week with a good artisanal beer? American Pale Beer Ale Serpentara - CONTE DE QUIRRA is an amber beer made from Sardinian barley and then produced in Tuscany, with a strong hops share and notes of citrus and grass. The intensive, although not aggressive bitterness is counterbalanced by the caramel notes of malt, which can make it appear as balanced. The ideal pairing is, as it is an Ale beer, with slow cooked meats like roasts, pork shin or lamb as they contrast well with the caramel notes of this beer. Characteristics: Malt: Maris Otter, Munich, Wheat, Crystal, Chocolate; Hops: Cascade, Warrior, Simcoe, Citra; Colour: Amber; Alcohol content: 5.5%; Bitterness: 40 IBU.

One of the principles of our company philosophy is always use what nature gives you without forcing it, because eating and cooking seasonal vegetables is fundamental in order to have the healthiest and best tasty diet as possible. So we're giving you a recipe whose protagonist a typical Italian summer vegetable: the courgette flower. Courgette flowers have been cooking as a summer delicacies for centuries, mostly in the central-southern regions of Italy. They are considered one of the first street food of the history, they're cooked in different ways from region to region but all of them were fried. Today we're giving you our recipe for delicious stuffed courgette flowers fried in batter. Ingredients: courgette flowers; 110 g of Organic flour soft wheat type 0; 100 ml of ice-cold Blonde Beer Ale Tavolara - CONTE DE QUIRRA or Sparkling water and a pinch of yeast, 100g of Ricotta di Bufala (Buffalo Ricotta) - Caseificio Artigianale Esposito, some Extra anchovy fillets in oil Extra virgin olive oil - Mare Puro, Organic extra virgin olive oil - Adamo, black pepper, Raw Sea Salt Picked by Shoulder - Cuordisale - Salinagrande First let's make the batter: amalgamates in a bowl the flour and the beer\water and yeast using a whisk. For the stuffing cut the anchovy fillets in rough and not too small pieces and mix them with the buffalo ricotta and season with some black pepper and e little EVO oil. Then stuff the courgette flowers, immerge them in the batter, deep fry them in frying oil, when they will be ready dry them and season with some sea salt.

This is the second step of the artisanal beer vertical by the agriculture company conte de Quirra: Birra Golden Ale Costa Rei - CONTE DE QUIRRA As the other beer the barley is cultivated in Sardinia and then beer is made in Tuscany. The result is a simple but powerful refreshing blond beer: In the glass, notes of meadow flowers combine. Soft on the palate with little carbonic acid with a balanced finish (5% Alcohol content) The ideal foodpairing is with Tuscan cold cuts as finocchiona and guanciale, or it could be a great combined with a mix fish or vegetables fry.

Today we're introducing you Conte de Quirra, a Sardinia company which produces 5 great different types of artisanal beer that we will describe you during the next days. All of those Italian Artisanal beers are made from barley cultivated in Sardina and then the beer is realized in Tuscany. The first beer we're describing is Blonde Beer Ale Tavolara - CONTE DE QUIRRA: this is a lightly spiced beer which reminds of the German weiss or the Belgian blanche, but it is anyway endowed with a great alcoholic graduation (5,8%). It is a fresh and refreshing beer which pairs perfectly with a pizza or fish cruditès.

Unfortunately the 2017 wine vintage won't be very productive in most of North Italy. The sudden fall of temperatures in April and the consequent hailstorms made a lot of grapes fell prematurely from the vines, so certain areas as Franciacorta will have a very very low production for this year as some producers have told us personally. So if you desire to have some bottles of Franciacorta wine in your personal wine cellar for the next year you will have better equip yourself as soon as possible. Here's the link to an article of the most famous Italian economic magazine "Il Sole 24 Ore" about this situation. http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2017-04-21/maltempo-coldiretti-danni-100-milioni-campi-151204.shtml?uuid=AE76OO9

Need a fresh and quick ideas for these hot summer days? Here's a genuine, tasty and fresh recipe: toasted bred with stracciatella, tuna bottarga and mint aromatized zucchini. Ingredients: slices of bread, Apulia stracciatella, tuna bottarga Bluefin tuna bottarga 500/800 - La Bottarga di Tonno Group, zucchini, Italian extra virgin olive oil, fresh mint, salt and black pepper Firstly toast the bread, cut bottarga into thin slices and season it in a small bowl with some extra virgin olive oil. Cut the zucchini into thin rounds and make them stir fry in a pan with some evo oil seasoning with some salt and black pepper. When zucchini will be almost ready add the fresh mint leaves sliced by hand, finish the cooking and amalgamate in order to make vegetables absorb fresh mint aroma and taste. Finally take a slice of toasted bread, put stracciatella as the base and over it put mint aromatized zucchini and then the tuna bottarga Bluefin tuna bottarga 500/800 - La Bottarga di Tonno Group with a final splash of evo oil, you and your guests will immediately fell in love with it! A great wine pairing to add value this recipe will be a Franciacorta white sparkling wine as La Valle “Naturalis” - Franciacorta Extra Brut D.O.C.G. .

During the SMV Canada (Sélections Mondiales des Vins), which is the most important international North American wine contest, GARDA CLASSICO CHIARETTO D.O.P. - Tenute del Garda has been awarded with the gold medal. Even if chiaretto isn't among the most well known kind of wines at international level, Tenute del Garda's one ha been very appreciated thanks to its freshness and sapidity which makes it a pleasant wine without bothering after few glasses (on the contrary usually sweet wines tend to tire after few sips). Our compliments go to Tenute del Garda, which is a true Garda wines producing company made up of very genuine, passionate and well skilled people who have been making great wines all over these years transmitting the perfumes and tastes of the Garda Lake territory.

Wine is not only something to drink during your meals, wine is culture, history, a tale about the land where it comes from and people who makes it. Wine is also something do add value to food, you have to choose the right wine in order to elevate you recipes at the highest level, but it isn't an easy matter, so how can you select the perfect wine according to what you're eating and your personal taste? OIP has invented the first online sommelier for helping you in this choice, only 5 clicks and our experts will give you the best Italian wine to pair for each Italian recipe or food among a selection over than 5000 great Italian wines completely for free. So what are you waiting for? Let's try it in our home page!

Today we are going to tell you an ancient story from the south Italy, the freselle story. The freselle or friselle origin dates back to the XIV century as a true popular food, in fact at first they were only slices of stale bread which we're cooked in the oven again to toast and then when they got dampened with some current water they become ready again to be eaten sided with fresh vegetables. Freselle were also known as the sailor's food, in fact as sailors had to face long voyage, so the friselle were adapt as they never go bad because they can't dry out. Freselle are a typical summer recipe as they're quick, simple, they don't contain fats and they are garnished with fresh vegetables and other ingredients like anchovies or mozzarella, so, her's our recipe. Ingredients: 4 freselle, 6 leaves of basil, 1 red garlic clove, 400 g of cherry tomatoes, 30 g of ancovy filets under oil, extra virgin olive oil, oregano, salt. Dumped the freselle with cold water and cut the cherry tomatoes into small pieces. Put the cut tomatoes in a bowl seasoning them with the EVO oil, salt, oregano, Cut the anchovy filets into small pieces and put them with the tomatoes salad adding also half of the garlic clove after having squashed it and the basil leaves broken into pieces by hand (if you used the knife they would get back) and finally season with salt. Mix all together to amalgamate well the ingredients and put them on the friselle. Why don't eat freselle with a fresh Campania buffalo mozzarella? You'll have an exceptional combination for you fresh summer meals.

Today we want to describe you one of the symbol, maybe the symbol, of the Roman gastronomy: the Pasta all'Amatriciana. The Pasta alla'Amatriciana is a direct descendant of the pasta alla gricia, which is a dish of spaghetti seasoned with EVO oil, clack pepper, Roman Pecorino and guanciale, born in a village called Grisciano. The adding of tomato to the recipe is attributed to a Roman chef called Franceso Leonardi who cooked the first Amatriciana at the end of the XVII century at the court of the Pope, serving during an important institutional banquet a popular dish in perfect Roman style. The amatriciana, as many other pasta recipes, hasn't a strict and well defined disciplinary, there are different adding even depending on which ingredients you have at home, many variants which anyway maintain 3 fundamental ingredients as base: guanciale, tomato and Roman pecorino. Here you are our recipe Ingredients: 400 g of bucatini, 200 g of guanciale, 300 g of tomato sauce, 75 g of grated Roman pecorino, red chili pepper. Put the basta in boiled salted water looking at the cooking time on the pasta box and mixing it in order not to make it attach to the pot. Meanwhile brown the guanciale cut into small cubes (not too small) in a pan until it will be crispy. Then add the tomato sauce and the sliced red chili pepper and make it cook at low flame until the sauce get the right consistency. When the bucatini will be al dente drain them and amalgamate with the sauce stir frying them together adding the roman pecorino, serve them well hot.

Another great result obtained by Orsumella, Chianti Classico DOCG - Tenuta Orsumella, the specialized magazine Gilbert & Gaill ha reviewed Orsumella, Chianti Classico DOCG - Tenuta Orsumella with a score of 87\100. Tasting notes: Deep garnet. Subtle nose of cherry with some faint toasted oak in the background. Ample, rich, lively palate displaying a lovely velvety texture and shy aromas followed by upfront herbal presence. Precisely delineated, allow to mature. A real chianti classic DOCG which, in spite of it needs further aging, it has already impressed positively many famous sommeliers.

CORTE RINIERI - Chianti Classico D.O.C.G. Riserva - Tenuta Orsumella has recente been reviewed by the wine specialized magazine Gilbert & Gaillard with a rate of 87\100. These are the tasting notes: Bright, clear garnet. Shy nose offering up fine mocha, spice and herb notes with stone fruit undercurrents. A silky attack leads into a lively palate with medium concentration, quite backward aromas and oak influence mid-palate. Still disjointed, keep waiting for further evolution. This confirms the meticulous research and knowledge both in the vineyard and in the cellar made by the Tuscan company producing a wine of great value recognized both by the consumers and the sector's experts.

Lugana Doc Cru Orestilla 2015 - Montonale has just won the award as the best Lugana Doc during the Vinalia 2017 in Desenzano del Garda. It has been voted by 60 expert wine priors. But the most prestigious international award has come from the Decanter Wine Awards in which it has conquered the platinum medal with a score of 95\100 and the title of "Best in show- Best white Single-Varietal", that is the say the best single-varietal white wine. Our congratulations goes to Monotonale winery company for the great efforts and excellent results as representatives of the quality of the Italian wines.

Today we're going to introduce Italian pata negra: the Raw ham from the Calabrian Black Pork. Its similarities with the Iberian cousin are several, starting from the race of the pigs, in fact both of them have black coat, that is to say an hybrid between a wild boar and a pig. What differentiates the Calabrian black pork from the others is the slow growth of the animal, this leads to a better maturation of the meat but also to better nutritional values of raw ham containing omega 3 and omega 6 acid fats. These can normally be found only in fishes and seaweeds, their action combined in the right measure is beneficial for our health among which helping the prevention of cholesterol, diabetes and hypertension. Those its have an exceptional capacity to adapt themselves even to the most ostile ground, this is the reason why they still eat (mainly acorns, chestnuts and cereals) and live in the wild for the most of time. The consortium Nero di Calabria has put together many small selected local farm animals with the aim to give the right value and visibility to a product that has lacked in promotion and making of a brand in the past, but is as good as (or also better) other more well known high quality meats. One most exceptional product is the Raw Ham: it can be season up to 36 months having all the olfactory and taste characteristics which make it resembles Iberian jamon, with a sweet and creamy fat which melts in your mouth incredibly. Nero di Calabria products are completely artisanal, challenging the request of complete homogenization and homogeneity of tastes requires by the global markets.

Today we're suggesting you an elegant but simple and quick recipe thanks to the quality of our red tuna which doesn't need much cooking or processing to show its incredible taste and freshness. For this recipe we are using the so called ventresca which is red tuna belly that is to say the finest and fattest part of red tuna. So here you are Black and white sesame crusted red Sicilian tuna with soaked black chickpeas hummus and coffee mayonnaise. Ingredients: 100 g of red tuna ventresca; hummus; mayonnaise and coffee powder For the hummus: 50 g of sesame seeds, 300 g of pre-cooked chickpeas; 75g (cl) of hot water; the juice of a lemon; sesame oil; 1 spoon of paprika; 1 garlic clove; parsley; salt and pepper. (normally hummus should be made in a "Suribachi" but a mixer will be ok too) Peel the garlic eliminating the core and chopping it up and chop up parsley too. Toast the sesame seeds in a pan for 2-3 minutes. Put the seeds in a mixer adding flush sesame oil, salt, water; then unite the cooked chickpeas and continue to amalgamate them adding the rest of the ingredients until the result will be uniform. For the mayonnaise: 2 eggs; seeds oil; juice of half lemon. Put the eggs in a mixer and add gradually slush seeds oil until the sauce reaches the right consistency. When the sauce consistency will be fine add the lemon juice and in the end only a little coffee powder (not too much as coffee has a very strong taste). Put the ventresca on a baking tray in an hot oven at 180 degree with some olive oil putting some sesame seed on the tips of the tuna and cooked for nearly 4 minutes (but you have to control it in order not to make it too cook). Put the hummus first in a soup plate, garnish with coffee mayonnaise and put the red tuna on the top.

When it's dealing with Italy's culinary traditions, you have always to give an important position to the 3 typical Roman pasta: Amatriciana (Gricia too, which is Amatriciana ancestor), Carbonara, Cacio e Pepe. Today we're giving you Pasta alla Carbonara recipe, which origin dates back to the world war two when american soldiers traditional breakfast (eggs and bacon) was mixed with pasta using Italian ingredients and touch discovering this incredible bond of tastes. Ingredients: 400 g of spaghetti Cavalieri, 5 egg yolks 150 g of guanciale - La Cinta di Guido; 100 g of grated Roman Pecorino; black pepper ground at the moment and salt. Unite the egg yolks with the grated pecorino and black pepper (be generous) mix them making a dense cream. Stir fry the guanciale cut into small cubes until it will be crispy (also adding to the cream a little of the fat released by the guanciale to give more flavor). Boil the pasta in salted water, when spaghetti will be cooked "al dente", drain them and amalgamate in a bowl with the cream and guanciale, add a final touch of black pepper and serve it well hot.

Musetto - Salumificio Lovison is the exclusive product by Lovison Friulian agricultural company, this specialty was invented 110 years ago by the company's founder Agostino Lovison. But the reason that distinguish theirs from other great quality producers's too is the use of the noble parts of the pork head from only Friulian pork meat bred using ogm free animal feeds and a secret mixture of spices among which cinnamon,coriander,nutmeg,cloves and pepper. The great Italian 2 michelin stars awarded chef Carlo Cracco has introduced a recipe with the Musetto Lovison in his restaurant menù: Ravioli stuffed with Musetto with vegetable mostarda. Ingredients: For the pasta: 1 kg of 00 flour, 8 egg yolks, 1 whole egg, 20g of Italian extra virgin olive oil For the stuffing: 200g of Musetto Lovison, 80g of stewed savoy mash (make the savoy brownish with 50g of onion, pour with some water and salt, cook fro 1 hour at least. blend with the mixer adding the Musetto Lovison, season with salt and pepper. For the mostarda: 80g of vegetables mostarda (cut into pieces), 80g of celeriac julienne cut. With the flour, eggs, evo oil and salt make an Italian fresh pasta. Roll out the dough, put some stuffing and give the cappelletto shape. Cook the ravioli for 3 minutes in boiling salted water and then stir fry with some calf juice. Put in the plate together with mostarda, celeriac and serve it.

If after some day your fresh red tuna it is not as fresh as it has arrived and there are still some left-overs don't worry, we have the right recipe for you. We're talking about pasta with tuna, purely mediterranean style pasta dish with capers,cherry tomatoes, almonds and olives, this recipe will bring you all the tastes and freshness of the mediterranean diet in a quick, simple but very tasty and genuine recipe Ingredients: 400g of Paccheri - Pasta Bossolasco; 200g of Sicilian red tuna, salted Sicilian capers; 200g of cherry tomatoes; 3 spoons of chopped taggiasche olives; toasted Sicilian almonds, Italian extra virgin olive oil and salt. First put some extra virgin olive oil in a pan, then cut in 2 halves the cherry tomatoes and add them to make them cook and extract the juice. Then add the red tuna and cook with cherry tomatoes and after one minute add the rest of the ingredients (capers, olives and toasted almonds) cooking together for 2 minutes (not too much otherwise the tuna will be chewy). In the meanwhile boil paccheri bossolasco in boiling salted water for 12 minutes (read how many minutes on the pack for each kind of pasta), drain the pasta and make it stir fry with the other ingredients adding the oregano for one minutes in order to amalgamate well and "buon appetito".

Pasta alla norma is one of the most ancient Italian pasta recipes whose name was given in honor to a Catania (a city of Sicily )the famous comedy writer Vincenzo Bellini during the first play of his famous theatrical play "La Norma". Today we want to write you a recipe of a 100% Sicilian pasta alla norma, using a pasta made of an ancient Sicilian durum wheat variety called Tumminia cultivated and processed in Alcamo (a village on the western side of Sicily). the result is a semi-whole pasta endowed with an unique aroma and a lot of beneficial organoleptic properties. Ingredients: 400g of Timilia Biological Penne Rigate - Az. Agricola Biologica Adamo; 500g tomato sauce ( you can add cherry tomatoes if you want some extra freshness), mature slated sheep's ricotta, 2 aubergines, 2 cloves of red garlic from Nubia and basil, Sicilian extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. First of all you have to wash aubergines and cut them into slices, cover them with cooking salt, put on them a weight an make them dry for one hour at least, with this process they will loose all the water in excess and they won't absorb too much oil. Then wash them from the salt, cut them into cubes and you can decide whether to deep fry them (original recipe) or put them in a pan with some oil (lighter). When aubergines will be cooked ad the sauce to them putting on this sauce the entire garlic clove (that you will take out after the sauce will have acquired its flavour) and make it cook until it has reached the right consistency. During the sauce cooking boil the pasta until its is "al dente" (control the minutes of cooking on the package), dry it and make it cook with the sauce to amalgamate it. At the end add some mature salted sheep' ricotta (be generous) and the remaining leaves of fresh basil.

Usually an excellent product as raw ham is should be eaten pure as it is with only a piece of good bread. But today we're trying to suggest you a recipe with raw ham using the most adapt product Piece of Prosciutto di Parma (parma ham) aged 18 months - Ghirard Onesto because , in our opinion, is an high quality parma ham which thanks to its sweetness and short seasoning can go along perfectly with other ingredients. So here you are our raw ham rolls, a good recipe for you aperitif or appetizers. Ingredients: 4 slices of parma ham, a bunch of chives, 150g of fresh soft cheese, 4 eggs, soft inside of bread, salt and pepper. Prepare the hard-boiled eggs in boiling water for 5 minutes and then make them cool down. Open the bread and take the soft inside, extract the yolks from the hard-boiled eggs, mice them and mix them with the soft inside of bread. Add to this mixture the fresh cheese and season with salt and pepper, amalgamate all the ingredients and add chives. Finally prepare singularly the rolls using two spoons making a quenelle to put on each slice, roll up the raw ham and close each roll with a blade of chives.

Italy is the country which posses has the most variety of extra virgin olive oil of the world. Not all of them have the highest quality due to some dishonest producers who sell counterfeit extra virgin. We assure you in our web site you will only find the real Italian extra virgin olive oil made by genuine and skilled producers. An example of a true excellence in this field is Tuscan extra virgin olive oil IGP mono-variety Frantoio - Clivio degli Ulivi, a PGI extra virgin olive oil by the company Clivio degli Ulivi which han just been awarded with "5 excellence drops" by the National Association of the Oil Somellier, here's the link to the awarded EVO oils http://www.bibenda.it/news_bibenda_singola.php?id=4425 .

Not all the people know that Sicilian red tuna fishing is regulated by a EU disciplinary, in which only few fishermen for every nation,and only during certain short periods of the year, are allowed fish pre-determined quantities of red tuna which are controlled and certified. In fact if you will buy our Sicilian fresh red tuna we will attach the ICCAT certificate too. As in these days the fishing period of red tuna has just started we are suggesting you a very simple but delicious tuna recipe which needs and will exalt the real taste of red tuna and its extreme freshness : the tuna tartare Ingredients: an extremely fresh red tuna slice, extra virgin olive oil (a delicate one is recommended in order not to cover the tuna taste), Thin Raw Sea Salt Picked by shoulder, white pepper, fresh mint and a few Sicilian lemon skin. Cut the red tuna into small cubes, marinate the tuna with EVO oil, a few lemon skin and white pepper. Then adjust with a pinch of raw sea salt and minced fresh mint an serve it with a new pouring of oil.

The Chianti Classico is a well known and appreciated wine all over the world, if you want to taste an excellent one let's try Orsumella, Chianti Classico DOCG - Tenuta Orsumella which only few days ago during the Decanter World Wine Awards 2017 has been awarded with a silver medal and a 90\100 score.

Today we start in our flash news section the recipes column, as our web site name we will write only Italian recipes. The first one is a very historical and tasty Italian street food, we're talking about the original Mozzarella in Carrozza. The origin this recipe dates back to the XIX century, it was invented to avoid wasting when ingredients began to be less fresh, so people tried to put this spun curd cheese between two slices of stale home made bread and frying it: the result was outstanding! Ingredients for four people: a 350g Buffalo Mozzarella (the only kind allowed!); 8 slices of home made or natural Italian bread, 2 eggs, 4 anchovy filets in EVO oil#, flour, oil to fry. Cut the mozzarella into slices and make it drain, eliminate the bread crust. Put the mozzarella slices on the bread slices and add the anchovy filets, close with another bread slice and push them together. Pass the stuffed bread first into flour and then into whisked eggs; warm abundant frying oil and ,as soon as it reaches the temperature, fry the mozzarella in carrozza. Drain them and serve them well hot!

Congratulations to Tenuta Orsumella as during the last Decanter World Wine Awards (2017), their Tuscan Classic Chianti Riserva CORTE RINIERI - Chianti Classico D.O.C.G. Riserva - Tenuta Orsumella has been awarded with a bronze medal and a score of 88\100.

As in the last post we wrote about Pesto alla Trapanese now we would guilty if we didn't suggest you the right kind of Italian pasta to pair it with: the Busiate Trapanesi. This marriage is that perfect thanks to the same environmental and climatic conditions but also thanks to the passion and know-how of the producers are fundamental. The Busiate Trapanesi - Pastificio Campo in fact are still made following the local traditional method, using only Sicilian durum wheat Semolina which has an high protein content and remains al dente even after a long time of cooking.

As in the last post we wrote about Pesto alla Trapanese now we would guilty if we didn't suggest you the right kind of Italian pasta to pair it with: the Busiate Trapanesi. This marriage is that perfect thanks to the same environmental and climatic conditions but also thanks to the passion and know-how of the producers are fundamental. The Busiate Trapanesi - Pastificio Campo in fact are still made following the local traditional method, using only Sicilian durum wheat Semolina which has an high protein content and remains al dente even after a long time of cooking.

With the summer and high temperatures you often would like to eat something fresh but tasty, Seasoning for Pasta alla Trapanese - SoloSole is a Sicilian typical sauce which is perfect for these hot days. Its ingredients are full of freshness and flavour, but at the same time they're also healthy and light as it contains only tomatoes, EVO oil, toasted almonds, basil and salt. All the the ingredients used by SoloSole are cultivated and harvested in Sicily, so we're talking about extremely high quality raw materials!

Sassicaia 2011: in the beginning you can immediately feel the alcoholic note but only for few seconds, then you start to feel the freshness and refinement of the fruits as strawberry, currant accompanied by a vibrant vegetable ground shade. The taste is very lively and the alcoholic note is balanced by a fine acidity and mature tannins. The final is very convincing. Ratings: Gambero Rosso 95\100; Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 94\100.

This morning, on one of the most important Italian tv, a service about Rice Principato di Lucedio has been broadcasted. Our congratulations go to this company for being a true and correct symbol of the high quality Italian rice.

A strong factor of differentiation of pasta, nowadays, is selecting and cultivate the wheat directly within the company properties. This can allow the company to control the best way the raw materials and make a product different from any other on the market. Pasta Bossolasco is a Piedmontese company which has decided to try this difficult but stimulating challenge making an unique high quality Italian Pasta. To test them try Paccheri - Pasta Bossolasco or the other available formats, you won't regret it!

A strong factor of differentiation of pasta, nowadays, is selecting and cultivate the wheat directly within the company properties. This can allow the company to control the best way the raw materials and make a product different from any other on the market. Pasta Bossolasco is a Piedmontese company which has decided to try this difficult but stimulating challenge making an unique high quality Italian Pasta. To test them try Paccheri - Pasta Bossolasco or the other available formats, you won't regret it!

Only few bakers still make a natural dough beginning with a natural starter without any additive and using a wooden oven, but our trusted baker Forno Astori still does! It produces different kind of breads for every taste and need, but each one of them is 100% natural, doesn't contain additives and starts from a natural starter all cooked in a wooden oven. To begin it is advised firstly to try the most famous Italian bread : Stonebaked organic Pugliese type bread - Forno Astori.

The Catstelmagno has ancient origins, in fact it was already well known in the XI century as it was mentioned in some books or laws of that time. Castelmagno Of Mountain DOP - La Bruna is made from milk of cows who gaze in Alpine Hut over 1000m of height. The herbs of the Alpine Hut give the cheese an unique taste and colour. The result is a very seasoned cheese, so it's recommended to eat it at the end of the meal accompanied by different full bodied red wines like Nebbiolo o Barolo depending on the seasoning.

La Valle “Rosé” - Franciacorta Brut D.O.C.G. 2012 vintage in April 2016 has been rated 89\100 by the famous Italian sommelier Luca Gardini (Gardini Notes, the wine killers). This wine is the born from the meeting between the elegance of the Chardonnay grapes and the power of the Black Pinot grapes and the result is an incredibly lively wine that is perfect not only for aperitifs but also with fish based meals and particularly with crustaceans.

Did you know that Apricot jam Agrirape was named the best Italian apricot jam by Gambero Rosso in 2013? This result has been achieved thanks to the natural method of cultivation without any fertilizer in order to maintain the best taste and the great organoleptic properties. The secret are the simplicity of the ingredients, in fact the fruit percentage in the product is very high (75%), accompanied only by brown sugar and lemon juice.

Everybody knows pasta in Italy serious matter and every region has its own special one. Today we're going to show you Testaroli of Lunigiana - Arconatura the Liguria specialty. It dates back to the Romans in an area on the boundary between Tuscany and Liguria (Lunigiana). The dough is only made up of spelt flour and water, the consistency is unique thanks to its porosity and capacity to absorb the seasonings. As every good Liguria specialty this pasta combines perfectly with pesto alla genovese

Sassicaia 2013 is a wine part of an exceptional vintage. Even if it is still young you can sense elegant aromas like blackberries, vanilla and tobacco. In the same way the taste is promising for the future with some wooden notes, full bodied, vivid acidity and a decise final. It is better to drink it after 2020. Scores: Jemes Suckling 98\100; Parker 96\100; Gambero Rosso 3 glasses 100\100.

More and more agricultural company are running to acquire a land in the Etna volcanic area, which is the reason? Etna wines, like their territory of origin, are fascinating and complex, hard work and know how are fundamental but the results are worth the efforts as QUOTA 600 ARCURIA ETNA ROSSO doc - Graci will show you.

Thousands of people desire is eating chocolate without putting on weight. Cioccolato di Modica Dolce Amaro- Pasticceria Spinnagghi is far less fat then average chocolate thanks to the absence of cacao butter and its sugary taste and its sandy consistency are very characteristic.

If you desire a true and pure Tuscan Oil at a good price the perfect choice is Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Novo Frantoio - La Cinta di Guido. It is obtained with the traditional press system where the olives are pressed only once without warming it in order to allow oil come out spontaneously and conserve all the organoleptic properties. This EVO Oil has Biologic and I.G.P. Certifications.

Parma Ham production dates back to the Romans, when many authors like Catone or Oratio used to describe its incredible taste and production. Prosciutto di Parma Ghirardi Onesto has innovated those artisanal methods but always maintaining handicraft respecting the PDO disciplinary.

Sassicaia 2010: this sinuous and elegant Italian wine is the son of a vintage similar to the 80s ones, when who was able to envalue it could produce a great wine, otherwise it remained anonymous. Its taste is fresh, salty and elegantly accompanied by the refining woods.

What makes Salame punta di coltello - Salumificio Lovison different form the other salami? Of course the raw materials, in fact the porks eat only natural OMG FREE cereals exclusively in Friulian farms. But the main reason is the hand chopping of the meat in 2cm square pieces and then a 3 months seasoning. This rough grain consistency will exalt and make you feel the real taste of the meats.

What makes Salame punta di coltello - Salumificio Lovison different form the other salami? Of course the raw materials, in fact the porks eat only natural OMG FREE cereals exclusively in Friulian farms. But the main reason is the hand chopping of the meat in 2cm square pieces and then a 3 months seasoning. This rough grain consistency will exalt and make you feel the real taste of the meats.

Our latest news on pur catalogue of the Orto Mio pot plants. The best quality pot plants on the market to allow everybody cultivate their own fish, healthy and genuine vegetables and aromatic herbs. These pot plants are easy to cultivate and they don't need much space, you can easily cultivate them in you garden or balcony, let's try them!

Sassicaia 2008 has an outstanding and elegant aromatic content. But the best part arrives when you taste it: its length seems to be infinite, the tannin is velvety, sapidity is continuous combined perfectly with a great quality acid verve.

Sassicaia 2008 has an outstanding and elegant aromatic content. But the best part arrives when you taste it: its length seems to be infinite, the tannin is velvety, sapidity is continuous combined perfectly with a great quality acid verve.

Nowadays is difficult to find really high quality stuffed pasta. When we first saw how tradizioni padane worked we immediately understood how good were they're products, in fact they're hand made by several women who make pasta as it is home made but only on a bigger scale. The stuffing are several and different but they only one thing in common: absolute freshness. If you want to try something different Tortelli with sea bass tomato filling - Tradizioni Padane are lively recommended.

The Tomato purrè - Masseria Dauna has been mentioned among the best Italian tomato sauces in a gambero rosso article. It is described ad a fresh, natural and artisanal product, with a delicate taste due to the total absence of salt that, in our opinion, doesn't lessen it, but on the contrary it exalts its delicious natural taste. Here's the link to the Italian article. http://www.gamberorosso.it/it/food/1044965-piccoli-produttori-e-aziende-di-nicchia-ecco-le-migliori-passate-di-pomodoro

Panettone is a typical Italian christmas dessert, but who says you can eat this delicious product only during the christmas holidays? We sell all year long artisanal and high quality italian panettone. If you like newness let's try Premium Panettone Pear and Chocolate with Paper and Bow a little variant from the traditional one.

Panettone is a typical Italian christmas dessert, but who says you can eat this delicious product only during the christmas holidays? We sell all year long artisanal and high quality italian panettone. If you like newness let's try Premium Panettone Pear and Chocolate with Paper and Bow a little variant from the traditional one.

The Bitto 18 months aging - Stagionatore Emilio Brullo is a true excellence in the field of Italian cheese. Its ingredients? Milk from Alpine Hut Brune Cows, know how and patience. In fact the main characteristic of this product is that the longer it ages the better it will be! Before savor it remember to take it far from cold places for half a day.

The dry, hot year and the early grape harvest could have damaged Sassicaia 2007 which instead has had a strong great reaction during the next years. In fact its aromas are full and mature, the taste is very wide until an hot ending with a little durmast to stop the taste.

Your intestine fatigue to digest but you don't want give up eating pasta? Don't worry, Semi-wholemeal Tumminia wheat Tagliatelle - Fastuchera will save you. Thanks to the ancient wheat beneficial properties in fact this kind of pasta will help you decrease your intestinal disturbs with a characteristic and exceptional taste too.

Do you want to start your week end with a good Italian way aperitif? Let's try Prosecco DOCG La Marca, it is produced in Veneto, Italy's Prosecco region. La Marca has reached an high quality thanks to the good mix between traditions and innovation. This is certified by the 90\100 rate by Wine Spectator and many other rewards.

If you have already been in Sicily you know Sicilian Caponata is a must. The simplicity and freshness of the ingredients make this recipe unique and sublime. So Agricultural Company Adamo as a true Sicilian has decided to produce the Sicilian Caponata Azienda Agricola Adamo following the recipe of their grandparents and using only fresh Sicilian ingredients.

Acetaia Leonardi has been producing vinegar since the 18th century. The secret of its success are the use of product directly cultivated and picked up in the fields within the estate and se observation of the traditional method. Also the clime is the best for vinegar IGP thanks to the high temperature difference between summer and winter which allows the musts ferment and mature optimally.

La Valle Regium è stato recensito da uno dei migliori sommelier italiano Luca Gardini con un punteggio di 94\100.

Here's an institution of the Italian cold cuts: Culatello di Zibello DOP Oro Spigaroli. The Spigaroli family first start to create a breed of an ancient race of black pig in Parma, and brought back the culatello to an elite place in the world of cold cuts. This result was achieved thanks to the know how and the sacrifices of the workers and the scrupulous care of the microclime around the only 5000 pieces produced per year. years.

The Farina di Tumminia as it derives from an ancient raw wheat has some benefits on the immune system. The lignin contained in fact is not only able to increase the immunize defenses of the organism, but it is useful for the prevention of tumors too.

The Tuscan Extra virgin Olive Oil IGO Clivio degli Ulivi, as all the Tuscan Oil, has a well defined character. It is green intense coloured and well dense. The aromatic gamma is wide, from the just-cut grass, to thyme and white pepper. Its taste il well structured with some shades of cardoon and a closure balanced between the bitter and the hot. If you want to taste it at its best it is recommended raw, it sides well with grilled meat and legumes soups.

The Tuscan Extra virgin Olive Oil IGO Clivio degli Ulivi, as all the Tuscan Oil, has a well defined character. It is green intense coloured and well dense. The aromatic gamma is wide, from the just-cut grass, to thyme and white pepper. Its taste il well structured with some shades of cardoon and a closure balanced between the bitter and the hot. If you want to taste it at its best it is recommended raw, it sides well with grilled meat and legumes soups.

Sassicaia 2002 has been too criticized too much in the past years because of a vintage which wasn't that brilliant. But this wine, also thanks to the years of aging, is nowadays a fine ands pleasant wine. Its aromas alternates shades of orange skin and eastern spices, while its taste is, even if it is a fine wine, doesn't lack of depth and a salty final.

The Prosciutto San Daniele DOP Il Camarin is a top quality Raw Ham thanks both to the section of excellent meats and the processing which is mostly hand made. The aspect of the product is beautiful, thanks to the low content of fat and its red intense colour. Its taste is well balanced between saltiness and sweetness enriched by shades of dried fruit and cooked milk.

Nowadays only very few artisanal butter produces are left and Agricultural Company Frascio is one of those. we've personally visited the small farm with 40 red cows, but how can can customer know its hand-making? Surely from the exceptionally fresh taste but also from its irregular shape, in fact it is also modeled by hand.

The Colatura di Alici di Cetara (Traditional Anchovy Sauce) by Delfino is a slow food product following strict rules: The anchovies must be fished in the Gulf of Salerno, then they must be hand-cleaned, make drying under salt for 4-5 months in wooden containers and finally bottled in glass bottles and numbered by hand.

Pastificio Caponi is an artisanal pasta laboratory in Tuscany which produces egg pasta as you grandparents did. Per each kg of pasta 24 egg yolks coming from selected breeding farms are used , and the laboratory produces only 200kg of pasta per day because it follows a productive process as similar as possible to the home-made one. Here's a video of the whole production https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdN1ZmRiJHs

Pratum Coller by Andrea Pirlo* was funded in 2007, it's task is an eco-sustainable production without forcing nature, so high quality wine following the natural cycle in order to conserve the best organoleptic properties.

Pecorino Cheese Dolce di Cardo is a niche product made by an eco-sustainable agriculture. The use of living milk enzymes which metabolize the lactose according to the aging and a low presence of sodium are peculiarities which make this product tasty, easy to digest, nutritious and regenerating, fit for every age.

The Bresaola made from Fassona Piedmontese has an unique taste thanks to the fine Fassona beef, it is massaged during the dry salt with natural aromas. Moreover it stands out from the other bresaola also thanks to the low content of fats which is less than 1%.

Orsumella Chianti Classico DOCG will be at the Honk Kong Prowein 2017 from 8 to 11 May. At the stand you will be able to taste the Chianti Classico wine vintages 2013,2014,2015 and the IGT 2013

The Carnaroli Rice Principato di Lucedio is the fittest rice if you want to prepare a gourmet risotto. Carnaroli is the most prestigious Italian rice variety, the grain is big and rich in amylose which ensure a low glueness and an high endurance to the cooking which makes it perfect for risotti.

Some scientific studies have highlight that the consumption of ancient flours like Tumminia can help to contrast the rise of alimentary intolerances because, differently from the more spread white flour, they are few processed and modified.

Mundus Vini 2017 ProWein Düsseldorf, the biggest enological fair of the world. Silver Medal: Vesevo Beneventano Aglianico IGT 2013 and Silver Medal: Vesevo Taurus DOCG 2010.

Solo Sole has the power to put the true essence and tastes of Sicily in a glass can. The company is family-run and they pass down the traditional recipes through generations. The Sugo alla Norma is one of the most famous and traditional sauce of Sicily containing aubergines, tomato pieces, EVOO oil, garlic, salt and sugar. When you mix it with your pasta dish add a sprinkle of Mature salted sheep ricotta.

If you want to add a fanciful product to your table the Carasau bread by the artisanal bakery Panificio Puddu Raffaele is the right choice. The genuineness of its ingredients and its crunchiness makes it a tasty alternative to the classic bread.

Do you miss Tuscany? No problem, let's try La Finocchiona a typical salami with the add of some fennel by La Cinta di guido. It comes from typical local pigs with were firstly bred by the Etruscans. This pig race is a mixture of a pig and a boar, they are free range bred and contain good fats like omega 3 and 6.

1st place for Sarpa Poli at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2017 in New York. Grappa Sarpa Poli was rewarded with the Chairmans Trophy.

Even the NBA champion Lebron James relies on Italian wines when he wants to celebrate. In fact the king of the parquet has recently posted on instgram a photo of the king of the Italian wines: Sassicaia.

Even the NBA champion Lebron James relies on Italian wines when he wants to celebrate. In fact the king of the parquet has recently posted on his official instagram profile a photo of the king of the Italian wines: Sassicaia.

The secret for a great Pesto alla Genovese is the choice of high quality ingredients. This is clear for Pexto:the company has selected the best products available using only fresh ingredients from an alpine hut Parmigiano to the constantly fresh basil

Spring has already come,what's better than a wine that reflects the perfume of this season? The Dama Nera by Conte de Quirra represents perfectly springs thanks to its friuty and floral aromas and it's fresh taste: definitely a well done #Vermentino

If you're searching for a new plus in your pasta dishes the Mature salted sheep's ricotta is suit for you. it is an 100% hand made product by Caseificio Poma, it will give your recipes a sprint and a unique salty shade.

Review by International wine report: Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo 2010 has been rated with 95\100 thanks to its aromas of fresh dark cherries, sweet spices, floral and mineral. It is full bodied and balanced showing excellent depth and focus.

Did you know that *La Valle Rosé Franciacorta Brut" was in the top10 wines of the US press?In article written by Neal Baker on the Washington Post the high quality Franciacorta Wines have been defined the answer the champagne and ready for the US marke

Cà Reinene is the Garda EVOO par excellence. Its outstanding quality has led it to have been the most rewarded Italian EVOO in 2016 receiving awards like the "3 foglie Gambero rosso" or the "3 olive Slow Food" and many others!

How to add a touch of originality to your fish based dinner? Let's try our Tuna bottarga, it comes directly from Tuna fished in the Sicilian open sea. This product can be served on a pasta dish or with some lemon and olive oil on a piece of bread.

Italian cheese: today the decree which sanctions the indication of the origin and transformations on the tags for every dairy product has become in law. This law privileges the traceability and the national production chain.

The San Marzano Tomato DOP is the king of tomatoes thanks to the combination between the mediterranean clime and the volcanic ground.It has a lot of health benefits sit contains lycopene an antioxidant and anti tumorous.

The producers say that it's time to promote the Sicilian Almonds. Compared to the concurrency they have a better in taste, aromas, visual impact and organoleptic properties. They also don't need any anti parasitic thanks to their hard peel.

The Calabria black pigs come from 20 selected breeders among the Sila mounts in the wild, they eat what they can get themselves from nature like hazelnuts or chestnuts. Their processing is handmade, and the result are exceptional meat full of good fats.

Recently some studies have enlightened the benefits from the ancient raw wheat Tumminia, thanks to its genuineness it helps the cardiovascular system thanks to a substance called lignin which maintains the heart healthy.

Sassicaia 1994 was the first bottle to receive the "DOC Bolgheri Sassicai". The 1994 vintage was characterized by freshness and raininess,the result is a perfume which highlight the integrity of the fruit which alternates with notes of coffee powder.

Do you want to allow yourself a sweet delight? let's try Sweet Pistachio Cream a typical Sicilian pastry specialty, made from 100% Sicilian pistachios by the artisanal agricultural company Agrirape, you won't regret it!

Despite the concurrency of the industrial livestocks the Piedmontese Fassona is still nowadays bred by small artisanal breeding farms.It is one of the beast Italian Meat thanks to its right tenor of intermuscular fat that makes it both lean and tasty.

Italy is the country with the largest variety of the finest Extra Virgin Olive Oil of the world. Every region has its typical olives variety, climatic conditions and cultivation techniques producing of extra virgin olive oil in a natural artisanal way

The Sassicaia 1992 has an resolved aroma, with dark tones which slowly show notes of small berries, tobacco, cacao and coffe.The taste is not too concentrated but it offers a fluid and harmonious sip. A great answer to one of the most difficult vintage

Vinitaly the Italian viticulture has just made a big step towards a more sustainable cultivation. SOStain is ready to be opened to many other Sicilian wine agricultural companies promoting practices for the respect of the environment and transparency.

Vinitaly the Nonino family has been dedicating to the art of distillation since 1897, so this year the company celebrates its 120th anniversary. The Nonnino's grappa are distillate only through artisanal methods.

After the last year flood the pasta manufacturing Rummo has been helped by the crowdfunding and the court of Avellino and now it's safe.

Vinitaly Restilyng made by the agricultural company Serena, the mission is combining tradition and internationalization so the company has proposed a new logo SERENA WINES 1881 which perfectly fits the new position of the brand.

Astoria celebrates its 30 years long participation at Vinitaly presenting three new wines: a barricade red wine and two sparkling wines.

Vinitaly celebrates the 50 years of Sassicaia. The iconic wine of Made in Italy a the center of a historical vertical.

Vinitaly 51st edition: Verona April 9-12 2017 Franciacorta La Valle Stand 16 Palaexpo Lombardy region (northern side 2nd floor) Franciacorta area.

Chocolate tasting in Modica. Conferences, laboratories and tasting at the event "Cioccolato in Fermento", scheduled from the 22 to 25 April in Modica.

The Red garlic from Nubia, is a very particular kind of garlic due to its red skin and its wealth of beneficial substances. This garlic has marked taste and flavour, moreover it contains the highest percentage of allicin among all garlic varieties.

Vinitaly: richness and softness. At the base of the hills: Gray Pinot, Lagrein, Cabernet Sunday 9 of April 2017 fom 9:30 to 18:00 pavilion 6 - Stand C2/D2.

In order to make people know the uniqueness of its production Pastificio Dei Campi has adopted a system that allows anybody to trace every single package of pasta form the wheat sowing to its packaging.

During the Vinitaly press conference La Valle has been rewarded as Lombardy Wines Ambassador in The World La Valle Franciacorta D.O.C.G..

If you are in Vienna give yourself a pause and visit Panino e Vino https://www.facebook.com/Panino.Vino/?fref=ts , the new Italian food products and Italian street food shop in the heart of Vienna in collaboration with OIP.

In the province of Vercelli has born an unique museum in the world: The Mondine museum is a jewel made up of memories realized in the Cascina Colombara. To see understand where the Acquerello Rice was born, a lot of people stop over Colombara.

Monday 10 April Vinitaly from 9:30 to 18:30 Pavilion 6 - Stand C2\D2 "Italia of Vinitaly". The White wines from the hills: White Pinot, Sauvignon, Gewürztraminer and the sparkling wines universe.

Parmigiano Reggiano is produced by the Cheese Factory Villa Righi and then it is made aging by Maturer Emilio Brullo, seasoner from 5 generations.

Terra dei Mille Marsala and Cremovo, the Marsala shades are many and various and they reflect its different tastes. A great personality but various wine which is the ideal for different moments and pairings.

From 2 to 4 April Great Wines of Langhe DOCG, after the 2015 success, the biennial frequency festival organized by the Safeguard Consortium Barolo, Barbaresco Alba Langhe and Dogliani returns.

Verona 7-11 of April Vinitaly will be wine and food. The Vinitaly wine cellar collects the best of the national wine labels and productions, hosting the great Italian wine cellars.

The Mozzarella ways is a festival which is taking place in Pestum the 19 and 20 of April celebrating its 10th anniversary. The gastronomic congress which promotes the Campania territory.

The Gin del Professore is the latest new entry on the OIP Catalogue, it a Spirit which is produced using Italian wild juniper coming from Tuscany and Umbria, then it is macerated with different herbs, spices, citrus peels and a secret ingredient.

We remind you of the possibility to buy whole wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano DOP and many other kind of Italian cheese available in our web store like Parmigiano Reggiano vacche rosse, Grana Padano, Bagoss, Cstalemagno...

Pitti Taste Firenze is going on from saturday 11th to monday 13th Marzo, the Italian saloon dedicated to the best food excellence, the Acetaia Giusti Traditional Balsamic Vinegar will be present too.

The 2017 wine fairs begin... we are waiting for you ProWein Dusseldorf.

Oi Beer, as the river Oglio was called in the local dialect, in its agricultural park the barley fields are cultivated passionately obtaining this unique beer: harmonious, natural and high quality. Agricultural Italian Beer

Vintage update for the Vitiano Falesco now available the 2014 vintage, discover al the Umbria wines.

The Great Cold Cuts guide rewards, three slices: Friuli Venezia Giulia Prosciutto San Daniele (raw ham) 24 moths DOP Camarin-San Daniele of Friuli (UD).

Bardolino preview is taking place today , 7th March 2017, in Lazise del Garda (Verona). "Città del Vino" will host the Bardolino Chiaretto and Lugana preview. 90 producers will make wine-taste 300 types of wine of the 2015 vintage.

Gambero Rosso: 5 stars assigned to the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino grape harvest. The Brunello producers have obtained a 5 stars rating last year too, the president of consortium Cencion has stated that they're satisfied of the result.

Salumi da Re is a national meeting of breeders, pork butchers and delicatessen owners that take place the 01-02-03 of April 2017. In its 4th edition Antica Corte Pallavicina (PR) will be there, Salumi da Re promotes the Italian Excellence.

Saturday 4 March the first "Wine Festival of Women" begins, Sardinia joins the initiative with Valentina Argiolas from Argiolas agricultural company.

Saturday 4 March the first "Wine Festival of Women" begins, Sardinia joins the initiative with Valentina Argiolas from Argiolas agricultural company.

The president of Masi Agricola Sandro Boscaini the 3rd of March 2017 has received the Leonardo Italia Quality Award 2016, a reward given every year by the Leonardo Committee to the most representative companies of the Made in Italy excellence.

Hiera Hauser Sicilian red wine is now available vintage 2015.

Azienda Agricola Agrirape will be present at the Taste Florence 2017 the 11-12-13 March, it is the well eat and well being Italian meeting, where the best workers in the sector summon together.

The Nobel Wine of Montepulciano pairs perfectly with the tagliata seasoned with salt, black pepper, rosemary and new vintage extra virgin olive oil.

Redeo Pratum Coller by Andrea Pirlo, Adamo, Tenute del Garda and many other Italian wines# from the OIP selection in wine-tasting in Taiwan at Boboli with Filippo, Fabio and Hellen.

Vintage exchange for the Chianti Classico Rocca delle Macie Sant'Alfonso estate, now 2014 available.

The Agro Sarnese Nocerino San Marzano tomato benefits from the protected origin denomination DOP.

Pizzoccheri of Valtellina a buckwheat pasta that belongs to the Valtellina traditions. Seasoned with Casera cheese and butter it is a popular cuisine recipe.

Brunello preview, a five stars 2012 vintage.

Parmigiano Reggiano Vacche Rosse (red cows), a 30 months aging to guarantee an excellent #Parmigiano Reggiano exclusively produced from native red cows.

Our Buffalo Mozzarella from Campania are always fresh, get one hand made mozzarella on your home table.

Orsumella estate from the heart of Chianti Classico an 100% Sangiovese grapes complex and intense italian wine.

We invite you to taste the Alpine hut Castelmagno , one of the most appreciated Piedmontese cheeses