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Samantha Cristoforetti the Prima Donna – First Lady of Brunello and of the stars

Samantha Cristoforetti will be the first Italian woman to go into space , she was the First Prize winner of  Premio Casato Prime Donne in 2010 in the land of Brunello.

 

Prizewinner casato prime donne 2010

Prizewinner casato prime donne 2010

When you see her up close she is a beautiful, intelligent, lively and cheerful woman …. we are talking about Samantha Cristoforetti, the first Italian woman to go into space. The mission is scheduled for November 2014 and aboard the Soyuz she will carry out several experiments in scientific, medical and pharmaceutical fields. She stayed at the Fattoria del Colle for a week together with a French colleague who coordinates the European ESA astronauts.

Baccarat has revolutionized wine glass design with the ‘Chateau glass’

A prestigious location and a dinner at the restaurant Arnolfo in Colle di Val d’ Elsa, which is well worthy of its 2 Michelin stars and where we experienced the debut of the Chateau wine glass from Baccarat

Presentazione Chateau Baccarat

Arnolfo-Ristorante-Chateau-Baccarat-presentazione

Albiera Antinori, Cesare Cecchi, Marco Pallanti and Abbruzzese Lucia were all at the lunch. Wonderful authentic culinary masterpieces created by Gaetano Trovato arrived at the table, all of which were served with impeccable style by his brother Giovanni: a choice of Blue Lobster Risotto with Lemon and Saffron from San Gimignano or Cinta Senese Pork with Red cabbage and Beetroot. A dream lunch, with stunning wines such as an almost twenty year old Ornellaia, which we tasted in glasses which were designed and created in 2011 by one of the most ancient and famous crystal producers in the world.

Those who sell wine don’t know how to use Twitter?

According to Professor Damien Wilson of the Burgundy’s School of Business the commercial sector of wine business uses Twitter as an anti-depressive

 

Damien Wilson.

Damien Wilson.

The term used by the Professor in his interview for “Harpers” Wine and Spirit Trades Review, is definitely strong: Twitter according to him is a << verbal Prozac >> for the consumer. Wilson is the director of the Master of Wine Business and consequently his opinion is one of those that get attention. According to him social media in general and especially Twitter, have a key role in the creation of a rapport with the consumer.

                                                                       
Cinelli Colombini
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