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Beverage Menu Signature Drinks
BEVERAGE MENU SIGNATURE DRINKS PINEAPPLE MARTINI $11 House Infused Pineapple Vodka, Rum Haven, Pineapple Juice SAILOR GONE BANANAS $11 Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum Blended with Ice, Banana, Orange, Lime, Vanilla, Coconut Milk, & Cinnamon FRESH BASIL & CUCUMBER COLLINS $9 House Infused Cucumber Vodka or, In-House Fresh Basil Syrup, Lemon Juice, and a Splash of Sprite PROHIBITION PUNCH $9 Tea & Spice Infused Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Ginger, and Honey Syrup EL PISTOLERO $9 Chili Infused Tequila, Mezcal, Ginger & Orange Cordial, Spiced Salt Rim CRANBERRY GIMLET $7 New Amsterdam Gin, Rose’s Lime Juice, Splash of Cranberry All menus are subject to change. BEVERAGE MENU CLASSIC COCKTAILS HENDRICK’S MARTINI $12 Hendrick’s Gin, Vermouth Bianco, Orange Bitters & Cucumber MOSCOW MULE $9 Tito’s Vodka, Lime Juice, and Ginger Brew served in a Traditional Copper Mug MOJITO $7 Rum, Fresh Mint, Turbinado Syrup, Lime Juice, and a Splash of Sprite MARGARITA $7 (Make it a Cadillac, add $3) Lunazul Tequila Blanco, Lime Juice, Triple Sec, and Agave Nectar w/Salted Rim BEE’S KNEES $7 New Amsterdam Gin, Lemon Juice, Honey Syrup & Lemon Twist OLD FASHIONED $7 Four Roses Bourbon, Turbinado Syrup, Bitters, & Orange Twist SEASONAL RED or WHITE SANGRIA $7 Red or White Sangria flavored with Seasonal Ingredients All menus are subject to change. BEVERAGE MENU AFTER DINNER & DIGESTIF BLACK MANHATTAN $12 Michter’s Rye Whiskey, Amaro Averna. Bitters, & Orange Twist IRISH COFFEE $10 Fresh Brewed Coffee, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Cream Top, & Mint Leaf HAZELNUT CHOCOLATINI $10 New Amsterdam Vodka, Frangelico, Bailey’s, Heavy Cream & Chocolate Syrup CHOCOLATE COVERED TIN CUP $10 Organic Chocolate Stout Beer & Tin Cup American Whiskey KAHLUA or BAILEY’S & COFFEE $8 Fresh Brewed Coffee, and Bailey’s Irish Cream AMARO AVERNA $8 Classic Italian Digestif, Bitter Orange & Herbal Flavor NON-ALCOHOLIC SELECTIONS FLAVORED HOT or ICED COFFEE $3 With or Without Cream / Coconut Milk & Mocha, Carmel, or Vanilla Syrup All menus are subject to change. -
Fratelli-Wine-Full-October-1.Pdf
SIGNATURE COCKTAILS Luna Don Julio Blanco, Aperol, Passionfruit, Fresh Lime Juice 18 Pear of Brothers Ketel One Citroen, Pear Juice, Agave, Fresh Lemon Juice 16 Sorelle Absolut Ruby Red, Grapefruit Juice, St. Elder, Prosecco, Aperol, Lemon Juice 16 Poker Face Hendricks, St. Elder, Blackberry Puree, Ginger Beer, Fresh Lime Juice 17 Famous Espresso Martini Absolut Vanilla, Bailey’s, Kahlua, Frangelico, Disaronno, Espresso, Raw Sugar & Cocoa Rim 19 Uncle Nino Michter’s Bourbon, Amaro Nonino, Orange Juice, Agave, Cinnamon 17 Fantasma Ghost Tequila, Raspberries, Egg White, Pomegranate Juice, Lemon Juice 16 Tito’s Doli Tito’s infused pineapple nectar, luxardo cherry 17 Ciao Bella (Old Fashioned) Maker’s Mark, Chia Tea Syrup, Vanilla Bitters 17 Fratelli’s Sangria Martell VS, Combier Peach, Cointreau, Apple Pucker, red or white wine 18 BEER DRAFT BOTTLE Night Shift Brewing ‘Santilli’ IPA 9 Stella 9 Allagash Belgian Ale 9 Corona 9 Sam Adams Seasonal 9 Heineken 9 Peroni 9 Downeast Cider 9 Bud Light 8 Coors Light 8 Buckler N.A. 8 WINES BY THE GLASS SPARKLING Gl Btl N.V. Gambino, Prosecco, Veneto, Italy 16 64 N.V. Ruffino, Rose, Veneto, Italy 15 60 N.V. Veuve Clicquot, Brut, Reims, France 29 116 WHITES 2018 Chardonnay, Tormaresca, Puglia, Italy 17 68 2015 Chardonnay, Tom Gore, Sonoma, California 14 56 2016 Chardonnay, Jordan Winery, Russian River Valley, California 21 84 2017 Falanghina, Vesevo, Campania, Italy 15 60 2018 Gavi di Gavi, Beni di Batasiolo, Piemonte, Italy 14 56 2018 Pinot Grigio, Villa Marchese, Friuli, Italy 14 56 2017 Riesling, Kung -
WINE LIST Tangent, Sauvignon Blanc, 2017 8 32 80 Edna Valley, California Bosco Del Merlo ‘Turranio,’ Sauv
WHITES 5OZ /25OZ /64OZ B WINE LIST Tangent, Sauvignon Blanc, 2017 8 32 80 Edna Valley, California Bosco del Merlo ‘Turranio,’ Sauv. Blanc, 2017 12 48 Friuli, Italy Miner, Sauvignon Blanc, 2017 55 SPARKLING / CHAMPAGNE / SPARKLING ROSÉ Napa Valley, California 5OZ /25OZ /64OZ B Domaine Bonnard, Sancerre, 2017 52 Zardetto, Prosecco Brut, nv 7 28 70 Loire Valley, France Valdobbiadene, Italy Lucien Crochet, le Croix du Roy, 2017 95 Santome, Extra Dry Prosecco, nv 36 Loire Valley, France Veneta, Italy Riff, Pinot Grigio, 2017 9 36 Barone Pizzini, Brut Animante, nv 70 Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy Lombardy, Italy Fantinel, Pinot Grigio, 2017 40 Henriot, Brut Blanc de Blancs, nv 25 100 Friuli, Italy Champagne, France Santa Margherita, Pinot Grigio, 2018 16 64 Bruno Paillard, Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs, nv 180 Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy Champagne, France Nickel & Nickel, Chardonnay, 2017 70 Veuve Clicquot ‘Ponsardin’, Brut, nv 150 Carneros, California Champagne, France Antinori “Bramito del Cervo”, Chardonnay, 2017 12 48 Veuve Clicquot ‘Ponsardin’, Brut, nv, 1.5l 300 Umbria, Italy Champagne, France Forman Vineyard, Chardonnay, 2017 170 Belstar Cuvée Rosé, nv 8 32 Napa Valley, California Veneto, Italy Il Borro “LeMelle”, Chardonnay, 2017 52 Laurent-Perrier Rosé, nv 220 Tuscany, Italy Champagne, France Contratto “For England”, Brut Rosé, Blanc de noir, 2011 90 Piedmont, Italy Cantina Della Volta, Lambrusco, Brut Rosso, 2016 11 44 Emilia Romagna, Italy Cantina Della Volta, Lambrusco, Rosé Metodo Classico, 2014 70 UNIQUE WHITES Emilia Romagna, Italy 5OZ -
The Italian Wine Sector
The Italian Wine Sector 28 Feb 2017 The Italian wine sector is the world’s largest wine producer and its second largest exporter by volume behind Spain. This paper gives an overview of wine production, consumption, imports and exports for the Italian wine sector and how these compare with Australia. Production Italy produces the most wine of any country in the world. The OIV estimated that while Italian wine production fell by 1.2 per cent in 2016 to 4.9 billion litres this still placed Italy ahead of France (4.2 billion litres) and Spain (3.8 billion litres In comparison, Australian wine production is one quarter of Italy’s (1.2 billion litres). Between 2001 and 2015, Italian wine production averaged 4.7 billion litres, reaching a peak of 5.4 billion litres in 2006. Italian wines are categorised by their official quality level designation. The highest quality level in Italy is Denominazione d’Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG), of which there are currently 74. The second level is Denominazione d’Origine Controllata (DOC). There are 334 DOCs. European Union (EU) law allows Italian producers to continue to use these terms, but the EU officially considers both to be at the same level of Protected Designation of Origin or PDO –known in Italy as Denominazione d’Origine Protetta (DOP). Therefore, the DOP list contains all 408 DOCs and DOCGs together. The quality level below this, which has less stringent requirements and therefore gives producers more flexibility on how they make their wines, is called Indicazione Geografica Protetta (IGP) – or Protected Geographic Indication in English. -
The Judge & Stag's Leap Is Back Again…
Oberndorfer Str. 2 · D-78628 Rottweil The Judge & Tel. 0741 / 1 72 06 · Fax 0741 / 1 72 07 [email protected] Stag’s Leap is back again… www.bacchus-vinothek.com Aktualisiert am 04.06.2016 …und hat es schon wieder getan. Anlässlich des 40. Jahrestages der legendären Verkostung (siehe unten) in Paris, als Stag’s Leap SLV die großen Namen aus Frankreich auf die Plätze verwies, legten britische Weinkritiker um den Master of Wine Richard Bampfield das Thema nochmals neu auf. Es wurde wieder blind verkostet: Bordeaux: 2001 Haut-Brion, 2001 Montrose, 2001 Mouton-Rothschild, 2001 Léoville-Las-Cases Kalifornien: 2005 Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello, 2005 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars - SLV, 2001 Clos du Val, 2005 Heitz Wine Cellars - Martha's Vineyard, 2002 Mount Veeder - Mayacamas Vineyards, 2001 Freemark Abbey. Das Ergebnis? Platz 1 bei den Rotweinen : 2005 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars – SLV Vor Haut Brion, Mouton oder Las Cases (siehe unten). Natürlich sollten Sie die Möglichkeit haben, einen solchen Kalifornier, der sich in einer Blindprobe vor die 1er Cru Classé schiebt, auch zu erwerben. Es gibt weltweit nur noch vereinzelt Flaschen. Aber Dank meinem Besuch 2011 auf dem Weingut und dem ausgezeichneten Kontakt seit jener Zeit, konnte ich mir die letzten 180 Flaschen des Weinguts sichern, die das Weingut bereit war, an mich abzugeben. Nur noch einige Kisten für spätere Proben wurden zurückbehalten. Mittlerweile hat Stag’s Leap Anfragen aus aller Welt wegen dem 2005er. Aber keinen Wein mehr. Den hat sich der Grimm mal wieder für seine Kunden gesichert. Import läuft. Allerdings hat Stag’s Leap einen Mindestpreis im Internet verlangt. -
Staff, Visiting Scientists and Graduate Students at the Pescara Center December 2012 2
Staff, Visiting Scientists and Graduate Students at the Pescara Center December 2012 2 Contents ICRANet Faculty Staff……………………………………………………………………. p. 17 Adjunct Professors of the Faculty .……………………………………………………… p. 36 Lecturers…………………………………………………………………………………… p. 64 Research Scientists ……………………………………………………………………….. p. 76 Visiting Scientists ………………………………………………………………………... p. 86 IRAP Ph. D. Students ……………………………………………………………………. p. 103 IRAP Ph. D. Erasmus Mundus Students………………………………………………. p. 123 Administrative and Secretarial Staff …………………………………………………… p. 135 3 4 ICRANet Faculty Staff Belinski Vladimir ICRANet Bianco Carlo Luciano University of Rome “Sapienza” and ICRANet Einasto Jaan Tartu Observatory, Estonia Novello Mario Cesare Lattes-ICRANet Chair CBPF, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Rueda Jorge A. University of Rome “Sapienza” and ICRANet Ruffini Remo University of Rome “Sapienza” and ICRANet Vereshchagin Gregory ICRANet Xue She-Sheng ICRANet 5 Adjunct Professors Of The Faculty Aharonian Felix Albert Benjamin Jegischewitsch Markarjan Chair Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin, Ireland Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysis, Heidelberg, Germany Amati Lorenzo Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Italy Arnett David Subramanyan Chandrasektar- ICRANet Chair University of Arizona, Tucson, USA Chakrabarti Sandip P. Centre for Space Physics, India Chardonnet Pascal Université de la Savoie, France Chechetkin Valeri Mstislav Vsevolodich Keldysh-ICRANet Chair Keldysh institute for Applied Mathematics Moscow, Russia Damour Thibault Joseph-Louis -
Veneto 10/38 Lucciola Organic Pinot Grigio 2018
ITALIAN WHITES SANTI SORTESELE PINOT GRIGIO 2019 – VENETO 10/38 LUCCIOLA ORGANIC PINOT GRIGIO 2018 - ALTO ADIGE 9/34 ITALIAN REDS ABBAZIA DI NOVACELLA PINOT GRIGIO 2017 – VENETO 45 LA SERENA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2010 - TUSCANY 144 VILLA SPARINA GAVI 2018 — PIEDMONT 34 PAOLO CONTERNO BAROLO 2011 - PIEDMONT 112 SERIO E BATISTA BORGOGNO, CANNUBI BAROLO 2015 - PIEDMONT 78 CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING CAMPASS BARBERA D’ ALBA 2016 - PIEDMONT 51 NTONIOLO ASTELLE ATTINARA IEDMONT MARTINI & ROSSI ASTI NV – ITALY (187ML) 9 A C G 2013 - P 98 AOLO CAVINO ANGHE EBBIOLO IEDMONT DA LUCA PROSECCO NV – ITALY 9/34 P S L N 2017 - P 49 AOLO CAVINO INO OSSO IEDMONT FERRARI BRUT - ITALY (750ML) 56 P S V R 2018 - P 38 SANTI “SOLANE” VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE 2015 – VENETO 42 LAURENT PERRIER BRUT CHAMPAGNE NV - FRANCE (187 ML) 21 LE RAGOSE AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA 2008 - VENETO 102 CONUNDRUM BLANC DE BLANC 2016 - CA 53 BERTANI AMARONE CLASSICO DELLA VALPOLICELLA 2009 — VENETO 200 POL ROGER EXTRA CUVÉE DE RÉSERVE NV – FRANCE (375 ML) 55 BADIA A COLTIBUONO ORGANIC CHIANTI CLASSICO 2016 - TUSCANY 49 TAITTINGER BRUT CUVEE PRESTIGE NV - CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE 72 ORMANNI CHIANTI CLASSICO 2016 - TUSCANY 45 VUEVE CLIQUOT ROSE NV - CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE 118 CASTELLO DI AMA CHIANTI CLASSICO SAN LORENZO 2014 - TUSCANY 91 DOMAINE DE CHANDON “BLANC DE NOIRS” NV CARNEROS, CA 42 CASTELLO DI BOSSI GRAN SELEZIONE CHIANTI CLASSICO 2016—TUSCANY 13/49 SAUVIGNON BLANC FATTORIA LE PUPILLE “MORELLINO DI SCANSANO” 2015 - TUSCANY 40 LA COLOMBINA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2010 - TUSCANY 120 DOMAINE -
International Mail Crossing the Italian Peninsula in the Pre-Stamp Period 1815—1852
International Mail crossing the Italian Peninsula in the Pre-Stamp Period 1815—1852 prepared for the Collectors Club of New York, November 14th, 2012 by Thomas Mathà FRPSL This exhibit shows the letter mail, the postal rates, the routes, the conventions and markings of foreign countries trans- iting the Roman States in the period from the Congress of Vienna (1815), when Europe was re-organized after the Napoleonic Wars, to the introduction of the postage stamps in Rome in 1852. Subsequently, the letter mail in the Ro- man States changed and new conventions modified also international relations and the mail system. It is mainly mail from and to the South of Italy, Ionian Islands and Malta that followed the route of Rome. PARIS to NAPLES. January 2, 1833 by Royal Courier via Rome. Personal Letter from Louis Philippe, King of France, to Ferdinand II, King of Both Sicilies A. Introduction C. Foreign Mail carried through Roman States A.1 · Routes & Exchange Offices A.2 · Transit Routes C.1 · Roman-Austrian Postal Convention (1815) A.3 · Exchange and Entry Markings C.2 · special Austrian Lloyd Postal Convention (1839) A.4 · General Guidelines C.3 · Franco-Austrian Postal Convention (1843) C.4 · Sardinian-Austrian Postal Convention (1818) B. Mail exchanged between the Old Italian States C.5 · Franco-Sardinian Postal Convention (1817) B.1 · Roman-Austrian Postal Convention (1815) C.6 · Roman-Neapolitan Postal Convention (1816) B.2 · Roman-Tuscan Postal Convention (1823) C.7 · carried by Forwarding Agents B.3 · Tuscan-Sardinian Postal Convention (1822) Thomas Mathà, born in 1972, is a lawyer and lives in Bozen, Italy. -
Azienda Biologica Chianti
Ref. 1309 – AZIENDA BIOLOGICA CHIANTI Greve in Chianti – Florence – Tuscany www.romolini.co.uk/en/1309 Interiors Bedrooms Bathrooms 1,810 sqm 5 4 Land Vineyards Bottles of wine Olive grove 42.9 ha 10.0 ha 45,000 max 1.5 ha Multi-award winning organic winery producing wine, vinsanto, grappa, olive oil and honey for sale in the Chianti Classico, in Tuscany. The estate expands over 42.9 hectares of land, of which 10 ha of vineyards, 1.5 ha of olive grove (40 year-old 300/320 olive trees), 1.7 ha of vegetable gar- den, fruit orchard, park and gardens, 29.7 ha of coppice and pasture land. © Agenzia Romolini Immobiliare s.r.l. Via Trieste n. 10/c, 52031 Anghiari (AR) Italy Tel: +39 0575 788 948 – Fax: +39 0575 786 928 – Mail: [email protected] REFERENCE #: 1309 – AZIENDA BIOLOGICA CHIANTI TYPE: organic wine estate with cellar, villa and outbuildings CONDITIONS: restored LOCATION: hilly, panoramic MUNICIPALITY: Greve in Chianti PROVINCE: Firenze REGION: Toscana INTERIORS: 1,810 square meters (19,483 square feet) TOTAL ROOMS: 30 BEDROOMS: 5 BATHROOMS: 4 MAIN FEATURES: terracotta flooring, ceiling with wooden beams and terracotta tiles, exposed stone, brick arches, fireplace LAND: 42.9 hectares (106.0 acres) GARDEN: yes, well-maintained ANNEXES: guesthouse, warehouse ACCESS: excellent SWIMMING POOL: no ELECTRICITY: already connected WATER SUPPLY: mains water + artesian well TELEPHONE: already connected ADSL: yes GAS: LPG HEATING SYSTEM: radiators Centro con servizi (4km; 10’), Greve in Chianti (11km; 20’),Gaiole in Chianti (20km; 35’), Poggi- bonsi (31km; 40’), San Giovanni Valdarno (32km; 55’), Siena (42km; 55’), San Gimignano (42km; 1h), Florence (46km; 1h 5’), Volterra (64km; 1h 20’), Arezzo (68km; 1h 20’), Montalcino (80km; 1h 35’), Montepulciano (91km; 1h 35’), Cortona (99km; 1h 40’) Firenze Peretola (55km; 55’), Pisa Galilei (97km; 1h 35’), Bologna Marconi (142km; 1h 50’), Peru- gia Sant’Egidio (144km; 2h 10’), Roma Ciampino (273km; 3h 10’), Roma Fiumicino (291km; 3h 20’) © Agenzia Romolini Immobiliare s.r.l. -
Dessert Wines Ports & Fortified Wines 2Oz Gls BTL Liqueur & Digestif 1Oz
dessert wines Gls Quails’ Gate “Optima” Late Harvest, Okanagan 20 Quady “Elysium” Black Muscat, California 16 AT FAIRMONT CHATEAU WHISTLER Quady “Essencia” Orange Muscat, California 16 MASI Recioto, Italy 18 “If the only way we judged hunger was how full the stomach is, no one would ever have dessert.” — Mark Friedman Apple and Smoked Whiskey Baba 12 Ports & Fortified Wines 2oz Gls BTL apple whipped ganache, apple almond cake, green apple sorbet Fronseca Terra Prima Organic Port, Portugal 11 110 Burrowing Owl, Coruja, Port, Okanagan (375 ml) 15 98 Spiced Carrot Cream Cheese Cake 12 Taylor Fladgate 20 year old, Tawny Port 18 180 candied carrot thins, ginger lime gel, Penfold’s Grandfather, Australia 25 250 carrot air sponge and tangerine sorbet Blonde Chocolate Crème Brûlée 12 liqueur & digestif 1oz Gls gingerbread spiced cookie, salted caramel macaron Frangelico 10 Amaretto 10 The High Note Trail 12 Baileys 10 cedar scented dark chocolate rock, blackcurrent compote, Grand Marnier 11 basil air sponge Poire Williams 11 Sticky Toffee Pudding 12 Calvados 14 spiced rum toffee sauce, vanilla ice cream Cognacs & Armagnacs Double Chocolate and Salted Caramel Sundae 14 Hennessy VS 14 brownie bites, cocoa tuile, dark chocolate and toffee sauce Saint Vivant Armagnac VSOP 14 Chocolate Fondue for Two 24 Remy Martin VSOP 17 housemade caramelini, banana bread, strawberries, bananas Courvoisier VSOP 17 and meringues Remy Martin XO 31 Remy Martin Louis XIII 215 Artisan Cheese Board 24 market selection from Golden Ears cheesecrafters Specialty Coffee Americano 5.50 alpine warmers Cappuccino 6.50 Espresso 5.50 Blueberry Tea 15 Latte 6.50 Disaronno Amaretto, Grand Marnier, Orange Pekoe, Cinnamon Mocha 6.25 Hot Chocolate 6.00 Avalanche Coffee 14 Coffee 5.00 Creme de Cacao, Baileys, Caramel, Coffee Tea 5.00 Kieni Coffee 15 Sambuca, Galliano, Milk Strawberry ‘milkshake’ 15 Blueberry Stolichnaya, Baileys, Strawberry Milk Goodnight Jasmine 15 Jasmine Tea, Ginger Vodka, Gran Marnier. -
Val D'orcia 1
VAL D’ORCIA Sweet round-shaped hills, changing colour according to the season, low valleys along the Orcia river, parish churches and restored farms here and there, often hiding in a forest of cypresses. Such are the characteristics making the charm of Val d’Orcia incomparable, an extraordinary synthesis between nature, art and deeply rooted traditions. This beautiful area of Tuscany is under the authority of the Val d’Orcia Park, instituted to maintain and develop the heritage of a region to promote its typical produce. The fertile countryside of Val d’Orcia, cultivated with respect and wisdom, produces excellent wines, olive oil and high quality cereals. The landscape is deeply marked by man’s intervention aiming to enrich the natural beauty with sobre religious and civilian works of art. It is difficult to explain with words the serene charm emanating from the lands of Val d’Orcia in the spring, when the hills turn green, in the summer when the yellow colour of sunflowers and wheat fields dominates the area, in the beautiful fragrance of a variety of plants. In the south of Bagno Vignoni, olive groves, vineyards and cultivated fields are replaced by a Mediterranean bushland while in the Mount Amiata area opens out a thick forest of chestnut and beech groves. Mother Nature, especially generous with the Val d’Orcia’s people, did not forget to create thermal springs for rest and care. The Via Francigena goes through Val d'Orcia near the small village of Bagno Vignoni, visited by famous people and pilgrims. Already inhabited in the Etruscan period, the Val d’Orcia keeps architectural vestiges from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. -
SWE PIEDMONT Vs TUSCANY BACKGROUNDER
SWE PIEDMONT vs TUSCANY BACKGROUNDER ITALY Italy is a spirited, thriving, ancient enigma that unveils, yet hides, many faces. Invading Phoenicians, Greeks, Cathaginians, as well as native Etruscans and Romans left their imprints as did the Saracens, Visigoths, Normans, Austrian and Germans who succeeded them. As one of the world's top industrial nations, Italy offers a unique marriage of past and present, tradition blended with modern technology -- as exemplified by the Banfi winery and vineyard estate in Montalcino. Italy is 760 miles long and approximately 100 miles wide (150 at its widest point), an area of 116,303 square miles -- the combined area of Georgia and Florida. It is subdivided into 20 regions, and inhabited by more than 60 million people. Italy's climate is temperate, as it is surrounded on three sides by the sea, and protected from icy northern winds by the majestic sweep of alpine ranges. Winters are fairly mild, and summers are pleasant and enjoyable. NORTHWESTERN ITALY The northwest sector of Italy includes the greater part of the arc of the Alps and Apennines, from which the land slopes toward the Po River. The area is divided into five regions: Valle d'Aosta, Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. Like the topography, soil and climate, the types of wine produced in these areas vary considerably from one region to another. This part of Italy is extremely prosperous, since it includes the so-called industrial triangle, made up of the cities of Milan, Turin and Genoa, as well as the rich agricultural lands of the Po River and its tributaries.