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#22 WINES Italian Style & Italian Celebrity Birthdays

vinceroenterprises — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:08:39 +0000

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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#21 WINES Italian Style & Italian Celebrity Birthdays

vinceroenterprises — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:05:18 +0000

Yesterday’s Answer: Marsala

Bettino Ricasoli, founder of Brolio, is credited with having created the original recipe by combining two red grapes (Sangiovese and Canaiolo) and two white grapes (Malvasia and Trebb#21 WINES Italian Style & Italian Celebrity Birthdays

iano).

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#20 WINES Italian Style & Italian Celebrity Birthdays

vinceroenterprises — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:03:23 +0000

Yesterday’s Answer: Chianti

Sicily’s most famous wine was first made in a western coast port city bearing the same name. It is a fortified wine with an alcohol content of around twenty percent. It is usually made from native Grillo, Catarratto, or Inzolia grapes.

Italian Celebrity Birthday: Jan. 29: Golfer Donna Caponi Young

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#19 WINES Italian Style & Italian Celebrity Birthdays

vinceroenterprises — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:01:55 +0000

Yesterday’s Answer: Pinot Grigio

Region established by Cosimo de’ Medici, it is the world’s oldest officially defined wine-growing region of Italy.

Italian Celebrity Birthday: Alan Alda 1/28/36, Joey Fatone, Jr. 1/28/77

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#18 WINES Italian Style & Italian Celebrity Birthdays

vinceroenterprises — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Yesterday’s Answer: Vivace

Usually imported from the Trentino and Friuli regions of Italy, this white wine has grown in popularity in the United States to capture the number two position, after Chardonnay.

Italian Celebrity Birthday: Bridget Fonda 1/27/64

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#17 WINES Italian Style & Italian Celebrity Birthdays

vinceroenterprises — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:00:06 +0000

Yesterday’s Answer: Veneto

Lively, as in lightly bubbly wines.

Italian Celebrity Birthday: Jan. 26: Athletic – Louis Zamparini

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#16 WINES Italian Style & Italian Celebrity Birthdays

vinceroenterprises — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:00:20 +0000

Yesterday’s Answer: Romans

Soave and Recioto di Soave are two white wines produced in what Italian region?

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#15 WINES Italian Style & Italian Celebrity Birthdays

vinceroenterprises — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:00:53 +0000

Yesterday’s Answer: Guaranteed

They considered it bad manners to drink wine at full strength and always added water to their wine cup.

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Italian Celebrity Birthday: 1/24 – Giorgio Chinaglia, Mary Lou Retton 1/24/68 – in Fairmont, West Virginia – Named the 1984 Female Athlete of the Year, she won an Olympic gold medal for women’s all around gymnastics. She was the first gymnast outside Eastern Europe to win the Olympic all-around title.

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#14 WINES Italian Style & Italian Celebrity Birthdays

vinceroenterprises — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:00:02 +0000

Yesterday’s Answer: Fourteen

The initial “G” in the wine classification DOCG stands for what word in English? Italian Celebrity Birthday: 1/23 Baseball – Joey Amalfitano

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#13 WINES Italian Style & Italian Celebrity Birthdays

vinceroenterprises — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:44:32 +0000

Yesterday’s Answer: Cork

According to U.S. wine law, the percentage of alcohol in table wine must fall between a minimum of 7% and a maximum of ____%. The alcohol percentage must be printed on the label.

Italian Celebrity Birthday: 1/22 Athletic Frank Coltiletti

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