DAILY NEWS TRIBUNE. Whenever I write about finding quality wines at great prices, I point readers to lesser-known producers and regions in countries such as Argentina, Chile and Spain where tasty bargains abound. Another surefire way to find values is to try wines made from less familiar grapes, and that is where Italy comes into its own. Italy leads the world in wine production and is known as the "land of a thousand vines. (Read the article by Mark P. Vincent)

AP. The chief executive of Fiat SpA (F.MI) said Wednesday he doesn't see obstacles to closing a deal with Chrysler LLC by an April 30 deadline, adding he would do what it takes to fix the ailing U.S. car maker. (Read the article)

ANSA. Italian doctor has been ordered to pay back a hefty sum to the Italian state for being too free with his prescription pad. (Read the article)

ANSA. Reconstructing the quake-stricken city of L'Aquila and neighbouring towns will cost around 12 billion euros, Abruzzo Governor Gianni Chiodi said Wednesday. Chiodi said the sum, suggested by Interior Minister Roberto Maroni during a television interview on Tuesday evening, ''seemed a reasonable number''. (Read the article)

ANSA. Predappio. The hometown of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini on Wednesday banned the display in shops of swastikas, cudgels and merchandise bearing Fascist mottos in an attempt to spruce up the town's image. (Read the article)

ANSA. A lost fresco portraying Napoleon's triumph at the Battle of Austerlitz has been rediscovered in Venice. The fresco by Venetian artist Giovanni Carlo Bevilacqua (1775-1849) was one of a series of celebratory works commissioned in Venice after the French military genius's victory over the mighty combined forces of Austria and Russia in 1805. (Read the article)

ANSA. Funds arriving in the Abruzzo capital L'Aquila to help reconstruct the city after the devastating April 6 earthquake could become a target for the Mafia, L'Aquila public prosecutor Alfredo Rossini warned Tuesday. (Read the article)

ANSA. he port city of Genoa is to celebrate the treasures of the Mediterranean sea, with a Slow Food event devoted to fish. Slow Fish, which runs from April 17 to 20, is a fair paying tribute to the delights of the Mediterranean's many varieties but also exploring their problems and looking at ways to protect vanishing species. (Read the article)

ANSA. X-Men star Hugh Jackman is ''dying'' to work with Italian director Gabriele Muccino, he said at a press conference here Tuesday. (Read the article)

FORBES. As Italian carmaker Fiat and Chrysler race toward a union triggered by the Obama administration, one option under discussion is that Sergio Marchionne, currently Fiat's overlord, could become chief executive of Chrysler. According to a report in trade publication Automotive News, Chrysler and Fiat are also discussing a new management and board for the U.S. automaker under a proposed alliance. (Read the aricle by Javier Espinoza)