Yesterday’s Answer: Chianto
With the late Julia Child, this man founded the prestigious American Institute of Wine and Food. His California winery, established in 1966, is still one of California’s largest wine producers. More than any other individual, he put Napa Valley and all of California on the world wine map, transforming a group of unambitious farm wineries into a respected statewide industry with sales of $14 billion last year and employing 150,000 workers. Identify the man whose family is from the Marche region of Italy.
Italian Celebrity Birthday: Mario Lanza 1/31/21 – Born Alfred Arnold Cocozza in Philadelphia in 1921, Mario Lanza was the first classical artist in the history of RCA Victor Recordings to sell a million copies of a single record. In 1949, the legendary Arturo Toscanini and Time magazine declared Lanza “The Voice of the Century.” Mario Lanza made eight movies between 1949 and 1959, the year he died. Before reading the following list of his movies, see how many you can name without looking. That Midnight Kiss, The Toast of New Orleans, The Great Caruso, Because You’re Mine, The Student Prince (voice only) Serenade, The Seven Hills of Rome, For the First Time.
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