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All you ever wanted to know about olive oil can be acquired during a series of weekends in Umbria throughout November and until the 11 December 2011.

On Sunday 13 November 2011, the town of Siena (Tuscany) and the Enoteca Italiana are celebrating the third edition of the European Day of Wine Tourism.

If you think that radicchio rosso is just a form of salad, think again. This highly appreciated gastronomic speciality of Treviso (Veneto) is a listed IGP exclusive product and is being celebrated with a twelve-day bonanza to mark its thirtieth anniversary.

An Etruscan Evening at the Cento Corvi winery, Cerveteri, near Rome, on the 22 October 2011, marked the foundation of an Etruria Delegation of the Italian Association of Sommeliers (AIS).

The first experiment in recreating the wines of the ancient inhabitants of Pompeii was launched seventeen years ago by botanist and archaeologist Anna Maria Ciarallo, of the Laboratory of Applied Research, a department of the Superintendency of Pompeii. 

Rainbow MagicLand, Rome's new theme park, brings its first season to an end with a special Hallowe'en weekend, guaranteed to draw in the crowds. 

Secrets of the library of Castel Thun is the intriguing theme of a conference scheduled for the 27 October 2011 at the Castello di Buonconsiglio, Trentino.

 MATTEO TOSO SOMMELIER 2012

24 year-old Matteo Toso has been elected Sommelier of the Year 2012 by the Espresso Guide to Italian Restaurants. Toso is employed by the La Rei restaurant of the Boscareto Resort and Spa, Serralunga d'Alba, Piedmont, where he has created a Wine List with over1200 labels, representing the best in Italian and foreign wines.

The Piedmont region came out particularly well in this year's edition of the guide, with 34 quality tables nominated.

For information: www.ilboscaretoresort.it

A five hundred year-old document, recently discovered in the Rome State Archives, has thrown light on the Rome career of Michaeolangelo Buonarroti.

This years Sol d'Oro contest during the Verona olive oil fair brought accolades to Lazio region.