Ornellaia, charity auction in Hong Kong

Honk Kong (David Iliff) - CCOn April 27, 21 bottles of 111 in the collection of “Harvest of Ornellaia 2009 Artist Equilibrium” by Ornellaia will be part of a charity auction at a gala dinner in Hong Kong. During the evening auction at Sotheby’s it will be presented one Salmanazar, 10 imperial and 10 double magnums made ​​unique by the hands of the artist Zhang Huan.  The proceeds will be donated to “H2 Foundation for Arts and Education, Luo Zhongli Scholarship”.

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“Vinbledon”, the match point is… wine

Achotel FlorenceA tournament dedicated to selecting wine bottles with the best quality-price ratio. Sunday, March 4th, the AC Hotel in Florence will host the 6th edition of “Righteous Wines”, organized by Guido Ricciarelli. It’s a classic counter tasting open to the public by Tuscan companies selected according to recurrence patterns in reports of goodness and value by guides and magazines.

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Mercatale, the best agricultural products

Il MercataleSaturday, March 3 in Piazza della Repubblica, Florence, Italy, back “The Mercatale of Florence,” to learn about and buy the best agricultural products of Italy. The market is composed by 84 producers from Florence and Tuscany (27 companies produce organic food), presenting the best of vegetables, seasonal fruit, cheese, olive oil, jams, sauces and juices, bread and cakes, honey, biscuits and wines.

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“Americans in Florence”, a tribute to Vespucci

Palazzo Strozzi (Sailko)The exhibition “Americans in Florence. Sargent and the American Impressionists”, 2 March – 15 July 2012 at Palazzo Strozzi, explores the American impressionists’ relationship with Italy, and with Florence, 500 years since the death of Amerigo Vespucci.  The exhibition is designed to celebrate the strong ties linking the Old and the New World, and the cosmopolitan ambiance transmitting European culture to America.

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Jurassic Park in Florence, walking with Dinosaurs

Dinos in Florence (Met)A desire to see a real-life prehistoric monster lies behind the success of life-sized reconstructions, from the famous examples in the exhibition at London’s Crystal Palace in 1851, to the more recent “Jurassic Park” and “Walking with Dinosaurs”. Today, this idea takes new form in Florence, leaving behind the confines of cinema and television to embrace again the whole visual horizon.

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