PiedmontTraditions Tag

CUCKOO FOR COCOA: Two young entrepreneurs, heirs of Piedmontese families which have made history, have teamed so as to add a latest, unexpected and engaging twist to vermouth: Cocoa beans. Ettore Fila, son of Giansevero Fila, who established the Fila Sport fashion brand in 1969, has partnered with Orsolani 1894, helmed by Gianluigi Orsolani, for a new edition of the fortified wine. Fila has been leading the Wool and Chocolate confectionery brand, aimed toward preserving — and updating — the pastry-making tradition of the Piedmont region in northern Italy, where he was born and raised. The reference to wool also reflects the region’s storied expertise in processing the material — hence the name for the primary Wool and Chocolate Vermouth, where clearly...