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ANSA. The consortium of Chianti Classico producers has decided to put less of the famous wine on the market in order to stabilise prices. Similar initiatives have recently been adopted by producers of other prestigious wines including those making Champagne in France. (Read the article)
ANSA. German director Wim Wenders is to shoot a 3D film in Calabria about the experience of immigrants in the region, Calabria governor Agazio Loiero said Friday. Shooting for the film, entitled The Flight, will begin on September 7 in the seaside town of Scilla, near Reggio Calabria. (Read the article)
ANSA. Two men bidding to sail around Italy in a converted pink Maserati were fighting to persuade the coastguard to release their 'car-boat' on Tuesday after it was confiscated for not being seaworthy. (Read the article)
ANSA. Twenty-five members of the exclusive Club de Chefs des Chefs (Club of Leaders' Chefs) will travel around the country, with stop-offs in Assisi, Florence and Modena, to eat, learn and take notes so that they can bring an authentic taste of Italy to the tables of world leaders. (Read the article)
ANSA. (ANSA) - Rome, July 22 - A bar which came to symbolise the Dolce Vita era in post-war Rome was sequestered on Wednesday on suspicion that it was a front for the powerful Calabrian crime syndicate 'Ndrangheta. (Read the article)
ANSA. Italy's minister for tourism, Michela Vittoria Brambilla, issued an open letter on Tuesday to the Japanese people urging them to visit Italy. (Read the article)
The New York Times. IF ever there were a threat to the reputation of ’60s British sports cars as the most heartbreaking form of transportation sold in America, it probably would have come from Fiat. (Read the article)
The New York Times. The Italian fashion house Missoni, known for its kaleidoscopic fabrics, is the subject of the exhibition “Workshop Missoni: Daring to be Different,” on view at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in London through Sept. 20. (Read the article)
The New York Times/The Moment. Policemen are not supposed to look cool, but the Italian carabinieri are the coolest-looking policemen I’ve ever seen. Italy’s national police force cuts a dashing figure in its Valentino-designed black-and-blue uniforms, with thick red stripes on the outside of the pant legs, silver braid on scarlet-edged collars and cuffs, and the shiny grenade on their peaked hats. (Read the article)
Appleinsider.com. A new lawsuit from a Beverly Hills, Calif., man alleges that Apple conspired with the Italian mafia to secretly track him, transmit threatening messages to his iPod, and insert the word "herpes" into the song "Still Tippin'" by Mike Jones. (Read the article)