Agreement signed with “ATMOSPHERE CORE”, leading hospitality in the Indian Ocean.

Atmosphere Core, a leading Asian hospitality group, has announced a special collaboration with Bottega Winery.

This innovative partnership aims to give a new connotation to the hospitality sector of the Maldives, introducing new ways to approach the world of wine and appreciate it at its best. Bottega Gold Prosecco Doc and other wines from the portfolio of the Treviso winery will be supplied exclusively to the 9 refined resorts owned by Atmosphere Core in as many Maldivian atolls. The group also plans to open the first Bottega Prosecco Bar in South Asia. The concept, created by Sandro Bottega, is dedicated to exclusive locations, to make Italian cuisine known and appreciated throughout the world, paired with Prosecco and the best wines of our country. Commenting on the new partnership with Bottega, Atmosphere Core Group CEO Salil Panigrahi said: “We are committed to providing our guests with the best possible experiences and meticulously curating every dining experience within our resorts, offering authentic food and beverages of the highest quality. We want our guests to be able to return home with lifelong memories. We can only achieve this by partnering with the world’s most dynamic wine producers. The announcement of the partnership with Bottega SpA in 2025 is a milestone moment for our company. I would like to personally thank Mr Sandro Bottega for granting Atmosphere Core this opportunity that goes beyond the presence of his brands in our resorts, but also provides us with an exciting platform to explore new concepts in 360° hospitality.” To grow the wine culture, Atmosphere Core regularly hosts winemakers and winery owners at their resorts in the Maldives to conduct exclusive masterclasses and engaging for guests.

Sandro Bottega, President of Bottega SpA, commented: “I am proud to start a partnership with a prestigious group, such as Atmosphere Core. Our main goal is to bring Italian wine culture to South Asia. The Maldives is a luxury destination, which embraces the same values of quality and elegance of our flagship product: Bottega Gold Prosecco Doc. In addition, we hope to also introduce our Bottega 0 Rosé and Bianco. Both non-alcoholic, they offer the same ritual of consumption as sparkling wines, respecting teetotalers and all those who, for whatever reason, choose to be cautious in their alcohol consumption. Finally, I am excited about the opportunity to open a Prosecco Bar, which will represent a sort of embassy of Italian cuisine in the islands”.

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The Bottega family, which has four centuries of history in the world of wine and grappa, founded the company of the same name, both a winery and a distillery. It is based in Bibano di Godega (TV), 50 km north of Venice, where it produces grappa, wines and liqueurs. Among the grappas, the prized selections of single-varietals and the spirits matured in barriques stand out. The range of Bottega wines includes Prosecco, including the well-known Bottega Gold, and other sparkling wines with great personality. In separate cellars, in Valpolicella, Chianti and Montalcino, Amarone, Ripasso, Chianti Gallo Nero, Brunello di Montalcino and other great reds are produced. The Bottega offer is completed by the varied range of fruit and cream liqueurs. The company distributes its products in 165 countries worldwide. For many years, Bottega SpA has made an unbreakable commitment to sustainability, which has led to real and concrete results in reducing the impact on the environment, society and the economy.

Atmosphere Core

Atmosphere Core is a dynamic hospitality group comprising three distinctive brands: THE OZEN COLLECTION, COLORS OF OBLU and Atmosphere Hotels & Resorts. The company operates nine resorts in the Maldives, one resort in Sri Lanka and sixteen hotels and resorts across India, which will open within the next three years. Distinctive design, an authentic sense of place, impeccable service and consistently fresh, refined cuisine lend each Atmosphere Core property a unique character.

The first appointment of the new Casoni Liquori format, with Riccardo Magrini and Luca Gregorio, was held yesterday in Finale Emilia.

Amaro del Ciclista TALK is the new format from the Modena distillery CASONI LIQUORI that celebrates the passion for cycling and good drinking in a series of 15 live events . A unique opportunity for cycling enthusiasts, enthusiasts and sports associations to immerse themselves in the world of two wheels, with anecdotes , stories and myths of cycling told and set to music by two iconic voices of Eurosport: Riccardo Magrini and Luca Gregorio .

The first stage was held yesterday, January 27, 2025 in Finale Emilia at the Rulli Frulli Station and received a decidedly positive response. The large audience of participants had the opportunity to be accompanied and enthused by the contagious energy of Magrini and Gregorio’s stories and by their incredible affinity on stage.

The main focus of the evening will be the Giro d’Italia 2025 : the 108th edition of the famous cycling race will start on Friday 9 May from Durres, Albania. The competition will be divided into 21 stages, for a total of 3,413.3 kilometres, crossing Albania, Slovenia and 15 Italian regions, concluding on Sunday 1 June in Rome.

The event was framed by Amaro del Ciclista , the favourite after-dinner drink for two-wheel enthusiasts, a liqueur with a strong and distinctive personality. Those present had the opportunity to taste the Casoni signature amaro, both neat and in original cocktails.

The first stage of Amaro del Ciclista TALK has largely satisfied Casoni Liquori, with the distillery that believes a lot in this new project. Here is the comment of Manuel Greco, Trade Marketing Manager Casoni : ” The success of this first stage is a source of great pride for us. Amaro del Ciclista TALK represents an innovative way to combine in a single space the passion for cycling with the art of good drinking and conviviality represented by Amaro del Ciclista, elements that have always characterized our factory. The enthusiastic and participatory response of the public of Finale Emilia, the birthplace of our distillery, pushes us to believe even more in this project, which will continue to “pedal” bringing stories and emotions throughout Italy .”

In collaboration with Ulss 9 Scaligera to monitor the health of 97 employees. Attention and care that are found in the quality of the wines, awarded by Gambero Rosso and Luca Maroni.

Cultivating health is the project of Cantine di Verona, among those selected by Ulss 9 Scaligera with the Ben-essere a lavoro call.

It reflects the company’s commitment to adopting good practices capable of enhancing the territory and improving the quality of life of the people who live there, representing a virtuous model .

Born to monitor and improve the cardiovascular health of its employees, the cooperative group’s initiative will include awareness-raising activities on cardiovascular risks and specific medical screenings such as blood tests and echocardiograms. Coltivare salute will target 97 workers in Verona , 43 in the Custoza plant and 54 in the Quinto di Valpantena plant. In the same locations, two semi-automatic external defibrillators (AED) will be installed , accompanied by an information campaign on early cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the training of 36 employees on the maneuvers to be performed in the event of cardiac arrest. The project will benefit not only the 8 employees of the two stores, but also the approximately 25 thousand buyers who annually frequent the company wine shops located in the province of Verona.
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“We believe that investing in prevention and safety in the company is essential to improve the quality of life of those who work with us: it is a commitment that we carry forward with pride, knowing that a strong reality is also made up of healthy people – declares Luigi Turco , President of Cantine di Verona –. The Coltivare salute project.

Michele Milani , Head of the Company’s Prevention and Protection Service, continues: “Among the benefits of this operation, we expect greater awareness among everyone and the ability to promptly manage emergencies in the workplace, thus contributing to improving overall well-being and creating a safer environment”.

The value of attention to the person is reflected in the quality of the products , which collect important successes . The Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Torre del Falasco 2021 has in fact received the award for the best quality/price ratio in the Berebene 2025 guide by Gambero Rosso , which rewards the best Italian labels under 20 euros. The Cantine di Verona reference is defined as “exemplary, which on the nose gives all the maturity of the fruit that is expected from the typology and in the mouth it is full and juicy”, while the Garganega Garda DOC Val dei Molini 2023 is the third best white wine in the Yearbook of the best Italian wines by the taster and wine critic Luca Maroni who describes it thus, assigning it 96 points: “A great white wine that to the touch, to the scent, to the taste, in every fold of its aroma, of grapes and pulp is pure fragrance. Fruit of exquisite richness and of complete maturity (…) and, alongside the qualities of high-ranking viticulture, everywhere a clarity that technically, oenologically seals the magnificence of its grapes”.

For “Fuori di Taste” a dinner show organized by LINFA in collaboration with the journalist Leonardo Romanelli.

Homage to Rossini between music and food and wine – Fuori di Taste at the Teatro del Sale in Florence – Sunday 9 February.

Sunday 9th February at the Teatro del Sale in Florence, in On the occasion of the “Fuori di Taste” calendar, an extraordinary evening will take place to celebrate the food and wine and cultural excellence of the Marche.

The event organized by LINFA, a Special Company of the Marche Chamber of Commerce promoting 31 food and wine businesses that will take part in the 17th edition of Taste , will be a tribute to the famous composer from the Marche region Gioacchino Rossini , an iconic figure not only in music but also in gastronomy, of which he was a great admirer and creative interpreter.

LINFA will propose a “Fuori di Taste” in which the culture, music and flavours of the region will meet to give life to a unique experience. Rossini, born in the Marche and a gourmet by vocation, a lover of food and a genius of music, will be the common thread of the evening at the Teatro del Sale. The protagonists of the show will be the soprano Valentina Corradetti , the baritone Giacomo Medici and the pianist Massimiliano Caporale , with the extraordinary participation of Leonardo Romanelli , in a dialogue between lyrical notes, theatre and gastronomic suggestions.

After the show, reserved for the press and operators, guests will be invited to a buffet, which will pay homage to the food and wine richness of the Marche, prepared by the chefs of the Teatro del Sale .

The menu, inspired by the Rossini tradition, will be composed as follows

-Baked Anchovies

-Cauliflower in Bechamel with prized Black Truffle from Roccafluvione

-Radish Salad

-Boiled Meat Salad

-Chickpea Cream

-Gratinated Fennel

-Semolina Peanuts in Broth

-Macaroni with Cacio e Burro and prized Black Truffle from Roccafluvione

-Fillet Rossini style with mashed potatoes

Dessert Buffet:

-Tart with dried fruit

-Carrot Cake

-Cream and Waffle

The evening will be enriched by a live link with a chef from the Marche region to explore the connection between cuisine and territory. The link will be moderated by journalist Leonardo Romanelli.

The Show “Rossini’s Bassoon”

The show will kick off with a fun musical and theatrical performance, where a soprano, a baritone, a pianist and the actor will guide the spectators through an imaginary and surprising landscape.

Among the highlights of the evening, the duo “I Gatti di Rossini” will enchant with their performance, followed by the powerful voice of the baritone who will interpret “Udite Udite O Rustici” by G. Donizetti. The soprano, instead, will give life to “Il Brindisi” by G. Verdi, creating an atmosphere of celebration and festivity.

The script also includes literary incursions with excerpts from Rabelais and Rossini, evoking profound reflections on the pleasure of food and the art of living. The artists will interact with a laid table, making food the undisputed protagonist of the show.

Between notes of “Opera Buffa” and the famous verses of Anacreon, the audience will be accompanied in a crescendo of emotions that will culminate with the performances of great works such as “Fin Ch’han Dal Vino” by WA Mozart and “Ah! Quel Diner Je Viens De Faire” by J. Offenbach.

The magic of the evening will be enriched by a touch of mystery with the “Magic Potions,” and by a tribute to conviviality and gastronomy, masterfully narrated by actors and singers.

LINFA partner companies will participate in Taste a Firenze, which will be held from 8 to 10 February at the Fortezza da Basso:

MOLINO AGOSTINI (pasta factory)

ANISETTA ROSATI SINCE 1877 (distillates)

LA GOLOSA FARM (jams)

BACALINI COOKED MEATS FROM THE MARCHE (galantine)

COUNTRY PIG (cured meats)

ELGA DESIGN (cutting boards)

FILOTEA (pasta)

GIORGIO POET (honey)

THE SEVEN ARTISANS (bread making)

IL PANARO FOOD (bread making)

ITALY TRUFFLES (truffles)

LA CAMPOFILONE AGRICULTURAL COMPANY (pasta)

ORGANIC TRUFFLE HUNTING (truffles)

THE TRUFFLE HUNT (truffles)

ALDO’S PASTA (pasta)

CAMPOFILONE MARILUNGO PASTA (pasta)

CARDINALE’S CELLARS (wine)

MASSI METHOD (pasta)

BEST ASCOLANE OLIVES (olives)

MOLINO PAOLO MARIANI (flour)

MOSAIC – FOOD EXPERIENCE (gourmet fish)

ORLANDI PASSION (coffee)

PASTA SANTONI (pasta)

MANCINI AGRICULTURAL PASTA FACTORY (pasta)

PICENA GASTRONOMY (galantine)

KING NORCINO (cured meats)

ROBERTO CANTOLACQUA PASTRY CHEF (pastry chef)

SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL (wine and compotes)

SCRIPTORIUM GIN farm (spirits)

SPINOSI (pasta)

SYNBIOFOOD (composts and sweets)

Participation in the event, reserved for the press and operators, is by invitation only.

Evening program

• Guest registration: 6.30pm – 7.00pm

• Musical show: 7:00 pm – 7:40 pm

• Savoury buffet and networking: 7.40pm – 9pm

• Connection with a chef from the Marche region: 9.00pm – 9.30pm

• Sweet buffet and networking: 9.30pm – 10.00pm

Info and reservations

For information: leonardoromanelli@tiscali.it