Watchful eyes on Prosecco!

Bars and enotecas found to be ripping off their customers will be liable to fines ranging
from €2,000 to a hefty €20,000 (£17,400). Photo: ALAMY

Prosecco producers in northern Italy felt the need for a "hall monitor" of sorts, to ensure that lovers of the sparkling wine are getting what they think they're buying.  Two main reasons stand out:

1.  They want to ensure that the bubbly wine is served straight from the bottle and not on tap or in carafes in restaurants.  The infraction will result in heavy fines.

2.  They want Croatia, who just recently joined the EU, to stop selling a product called "prosek" which, in no shape or form, is prosecco.  However, if it were sitting on the shelf next to prosecco, it could end up disappointing the unwary buyer and cause irreparable damage to the well-established reputation of prosecco vintners.

I personally love my prosecco, and can appreciate where these vintners are coming from. Which is YOUR favorite brand?

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Delta Air Lines to Resume Venice – Atlanta Summer Service

Airline offering over 2,500 additional weekly seats between Venice and United States

VENICE,  7 May 2013 – Delta Air Lines seasonal nonstop service between Venice’s Marco Polo and Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International airport will recommence on 2 June, 2013.

The flight will operate up to six times weekly throughout the peak summer season using a Boeing 767-300 aircraft with 209 seats in conjunction with Delta’s joint venture partner Alitalia.

"Italy is a very important market for Delta and Venice a key destination for both business and leisure travelers."....read more HERE.

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Wine in Italy: Top 10 Guide

The vine-clad hills of Collio, northern Italy. Photograph by John Brunton
Courtesy of http://www.guardian.co.uk

Italy's north-eastern Collio region offers a startling array of little-known wines, with small, friendly vineyards to visit and a selection of cosy places to eat and stay between gulps.

An hour's drive north east from Venice, the rolling vine-clad hills of the Collio region boast an outstanding selection of white wines and some surprising reds too. These can be followed on a narrow, winding Strada del Vino that runs for 50km from Dolegna del Collio, past the regional "wine capital" of Cormòns, as far as San Floriano del Collio. Winemakers are very happy to receive visitors, and many offer B&B accommodation too. The distinctive local cuisine is hearty mitteleuropean rather than classic Italian, and every month sees some kind of wine event – from Cantine Aperte at the end of this month (26 May) to Jazz&Wine...read more HERE.

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