The 2013 edition of the Italian wine sommeliers' guide Bibenda awarded the annual 'Oscar' to Sicilian producer Tasca d'Almerita's 2010 Chardonnay in the white category and Tuscany's Tenuta San Guido's 2009 Bolgheri Sassicaia as the top red, the sommeliers' association AIS said on Tuesday.

The Italian Chamber unanimously approved a measure to combat violence against women on Tuesday, with 521 votes in favor.The measure, which now goes to the senate, includes a provision asking the Italian government to ''restore and implement the fund supporting the national action plan against violence against women in every form and expression''.

 When the Music Box Theatre presented its 70-millimeter series a few months ago, I was most impressed with those movies that used the large-scale format for metaphysical reasons. "The high-resolution film renders things with such specificity that even minute details appear to have been prearranged," I wrote,  going on to say that The Master,2001, and Playtime took advantage of this quality to "ponder whether everything may be part of some mysterious cosmic order."

 Healthy Italian foods will be on the menu as part of a new promotion by the Italian government in the United States later this year."Authentically Eatalian" is an initiative of the ministry of economic development which will be focused on healthy Italian foods and cooking.

 Italy's supreme Court of Cassation on Tuesday rejected a petition from Silvio Berlusconi's lawyers to recuse one of three Milan judges who handed the ex-premier a one-year prison term for involvement in the publication of an illegally obtained wiretap.

 Defenders Angelo Ogbonna and Andrea Ranocchia were among six players left out of Italy's final 23-man squad for the Confederations Cup late Monday. Also cut were goalkeeper Michael Agazzi, midfielders Giacomo Bonaventura and Andrea Poli and forward Marco Sau.

 France considers itself the world center of wine. But there may be some red faces in Burgundy today—because a study provides more evidence that the techniques for turning grapes into a glass of wine may have come over from what today is Italy. The research is in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.