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Stefano Salimbeni reports from the Boston Wine Expo 2012.

Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts Inc. to sponsor gnocchi-making class in Springfield

Photos from the olive oil tasting event at Giardini di Sole, held on Jan. 28, 2012.

Giardini di Sole in Boston's South End invites you to an exclusive olive oil tasting, with three different olive oils from Lazio.

Enjoy great Italian wines during this BU-sponsored event at Eastern Standard in Kenmore Square.

Boston's weeklong celebration of the world's most popular wine-growing regions is bigger, bolder and better than ever.

East Boston Main Streets will host the 16th Annual Taste of Eastie at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport on Thursday evening January 19, 2012.

Lidia Bastianich will stop for two days in the Boston area to present and sign her latest book, "Lidia's Italy in America."

One of Road Scholar’s most popular instructors in Italy, renowned chef and cookbook author Silvia Maccari, is in the United States to give two complimentary lectures to Road Scholar participants in the Boston area.

Winemaker Luca Scotto from Azienda Santa Lucia winery in Southern Tuscany recently traveled to Massachusetts for a wine tasting at The Reserve Bin in Foxboro on Saturday, November 5, 2011. The Scotto family has produced high quality wines for centuries from vineyards such as Ansonica, Vermentino, Sangiovese, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. The farm uses the most modern winemaking process, but respects the older traditions. The wine tasting was also hosted by James Guido of Guido & Son Italian Imports. Photos courtesy of Justin Braga

Join Mary Ann Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, for an evening of tradition, great food, drink and fun, as she prepares wonderful dishes inspired from her newest book, “Ciao Italia Family Classics.”

I recently took a trip to Italy and toured Campania, a region that I have never been to. In a few series I will write about my experience in Italy and will start with one of my favorites, a tour of a winery in Taurasi, Avellino called “Cantine Antonio Caggiano”, lunch at Villa Assunta and a rustic bakery. On a crisp September afternoon a group of us from Boston and locals from Mirabella Eclano had lunch at Villa Assunta, courtesy of Mayor Vincenzo Sirignano. This particular celebration was a prelude to a much more anticipated event, my sister in law ...