A Heidelberg Township man has been charged for alleged threats and an assault that were caused by what charging documents describe as a high school grudge is facing a felony count of aggravated assault along with misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats and a summary count of driving with a suspended license according to court records filed by York County Regional Police on Tuesday and was confined at the York County Prison after being unable to post $75,000 monetary bail According to the affidavit of probable cause filed against Avola by York County Regional Police officers were dispatched to a reported assault on the first block of North Main Street in Spring Grove around 8:39 p.m they found a male victim sitting on the front porch of his home and reported severe pain in his jaw with difficulty speaking Officers learned that the victim had stopped at the Rutter's on North Main Street in Spring Grove allegedly showed the vehicle waiting at the pumps watching the victim officers describe in the charging documents The victim began driving through neighborhoods to see if the vehicle would follow the victim pulled over near the intersection of North Main Street and West Jackson Street who the victim identified as being the "boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend's sister." to which they replied "I'm right here" under the belief that Avola would not escalate The victim told officers that "Avola had held a grudge against him since high school" and allegedly "frequently made threats but had never acted on them," the affidavit states Avola allegedly exited his vehicle and ran after the victim attempting to push him around while the victim attempted to walk away Avola began hitting and pushing the victim allegedly throwing the victim to the ground and causing his head to strike a concrete flower pot Witnesses told officers that they had seen the fight watching a man assaulting the victim and "throwing him around," and that the victim had not fought back Investigators state in the affidavit that a visible trail of blood was seen from the site of the concrete vase to the victim's home police confirmed that the victim had suffered a dislocated jaw Officers additionally obtained text messages that Avola allegedly sent to the victim's girlfriend around 8:54 p.m said that he "finally beat your little boyfriend's a--" and told her that she was "next." police were told that Avola allegedly had called the victim's girlfriend from a blocked number on March 25 and had threatened to rape and murder her where Avola told officers he had "not gotten along with [the victim] for a long time," and claimed that the victim had been "talking a lot of s---." that he had stopped and waited for the victim at the Rutter's where Avola claimed he "did not initially plan on assaulting him." according to the account of the conversation in the documents Avola admitted to officers that he "lost control of himself" when the victim responded to him "the way he did." A preliminary hearing for Avola is set for May 7 New research is hoping to shed light on how producers growing Sicily’s most-cultivated red grape variety can adapt to a changing climate and shifting consumer demands The InnoNDA project commenced in April of last year It is a collaboration between the Università degli Studi di Milano as well as “innovation broker” Leonardo La Corte with the project running thanks to funding from Sicily’s Assessorato Dell’agricoltura Dello Sviluppo Rurale e Della Pesca Mediterranea the Università degli Studi di Milano’s Department of Food is serving as scientific director of the project “The InnoNDA project has three specific objectives that are related to the production of Nero d’Avola: producing wines with lower alcohol content and a preliminary evaluation of the diversity of the Nero d’Avola grape on the Sicilian territory,” explained Fracassetti when speaking with the drinks business though its particular heartlands are in the west of the island and around its southern tip According to data from the Sicilia DOC consorzio as of 2021 around 15,400 hectares of Nero d’Avola were planted on Sicilian soil putting it well ahead of other red grapes such as Syrah and Nerello Mascalese but still a long way behind the 30,000-or-so hectares planted with Catarratto/Lucido With more than 43 million bottles of Sicilia DOC-designated Nero d’Avola produced in 2022 more than four times the level it was five years prior it would seem to be an understatement to say that the grape is of major commercial importance – indeed there is seldom a supermarket in the UK which does not have bottles of this red wine on its shelves One of the key areas which the InnoNDA project is examining is the production of lower-alcohol Nero d’Avola wines we are working to decrease alcohol by up to 4% though we are also running trials to reduce ABV by 2% too,” she shared “We will trial a 6% reduction (under laboratory-scale) in order to evaluate the general aspects related to higher alcohol removal just to see what’s going on in particular relation to the sensory aspects – the focus is to have a wine with lower alcohol content which maintains the typical aroma and flavour of Nero d’Avola with a higher alcohol content.” Fracassetti says that two styles of alcohol removal are being trialled there is alcohol removal through a technological approach we are using inverse osmosis and a semipermeable membrane and we are also running experiments in the lab to remove ethanol using a vacuum.” “The other approach is microbiological,” she continued “using Saccharomyces and non-Saccharomyces yeasts Lachancea thermotolerans and Metschnikowia pulcherrima which are already available as active dry yeasts in the market.” Different yeasts will ferment sugars into alcohol differently reducing the ABV of the final wine – this approach isn’t about removing alcohol but rather reducing how much is produced in the first place The reduction of alcohol in wine is a divisive topic in Italy. The legal decree permitting non-alcoholic wines to be labelled as ‘wine’ was signed by agriculture minister Francesco Lollobrigida at the end of last year Asked about whether lower-alcohol Nero d’Avola might be advantageous for producers trying to cut costs when selling to the UK market Fracassetti said: “It could have an impact from a taxation point of view – we are working in advance to a certain extent In Italy the production of low-alcohol wines was only permitted last December these wines with low-alcohol content are already being consumed The results we obtain could be transferred to other wine productions not only Nero d’Avola – this expertise could work for other grape varieties.” Fracassetti suggested that the production of lower-alcohol Nero d’Avola wines is not necessarily going to become the norm but it is a style which could certainly have a commercial future “I think that the traditional winemaking will still be maintained – in Italy the wine production is very rooted in our culture and mentality to give wine producers the chance to produce different styles will also help to support the growth of the Italian wine industry I think that the market for alcohol-free wine is different to the market for ‘traditional’ wine The possibility to produce these alternatives is a good opportunity to help growth.” “We need to keep in mind that the Mediterranean as a whole is facing an increase in temperature – in the last 10 years it has gone up by 1 to 5°C,” said Fracassetti “The increase in temperature leads to an increase in sugar content as well which is the opposite of what consumers are requesting – they are asking for wines with less alcohol Although low-alcohol wines certainly have their market the study is also looking into another style of Nero d’Avola one which is perhaps even more polarising for wine lovers Wines macerated and aged in amphorae can have a particular ‘natural’ quality to them which detractors might consider ‘faulty’ but Fracassetti said that the structural changes Nero d’Avola undergoes in these vessels may be desirable: “These old containers are very interesting So these could help to age and soften the wine – accelerating the polymerisation reactions which make the wine rounder and more pleasant.” She added that samples are being taken from the amphorae and tested/tasted throughout the study especially in the context of climate change “We are focusing on the different ages of the vineyards because the older vineyards seem to be more resilient to climate stress than younger ones,” explained Fracassetti “If we look into previous research papers we can see that older vines have deeper roots which make them more resilient in the face of water stress Fracassetti hopes that if the study shows promising signs once it concludes this summer but I am confident that we can continue to get more accurate data collected from future harvests allowing us to give more precise indications and conclusive results for the winemakers,” 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are Florida (72 thousand kg) It is important to emphasize that the 2023 figures of 1,320,210 kilograms should be considered as an increase for 2024 since the low price paid to producers in 2023 discouraged the harvesting of at least 25% of the product In a national context in which Sicily and Apulia account for 96% of Italian almond production (source: ISMEA 2022) with 31 thousand hectares cultivated in Sicily and 20 thousand in Apulia the Avola almond stands out for its intrinsic quality Italy is in seventh place with a production of 76 million kilograms far behind nations such as the United States (2,002,742 tons) and Spain (202,339 tons) showing that Sicily's local production is niche but of very high quality and Romana varieties are appreciated in Italy and abroad for their high quality The Pizzuta variety is particularly sought after in the confectionery sector for its consistency and taste and is preferred by Italian and foreign confectioners (France and Belgium) is preferred by the most prestigious confectioners in Sicily and Italy for its exceptional taste Avola almonds are naturally aflatoxin-freeFrom a nutritional point of view which help reduce bad cholesterol and promote cardiovascular health It also has a high content of natural antioxidants essential elements for daily health and wellbeing Another characteristic of great value is its natural absence of aflatoxins toxic substances produced by fungi that can contaminate other dried fruits The dry and windy climate of south-eastern Sicily together with the scrupulous cultivation and processing methods ideal for consumption and for the confectionery industry where safety and quality are of paramount importance Each Avola almond is selected and processed by hand using traditional techniques handed down from generation to generation This careful process preserves the organoleptic and nutritional characteristics of the fruit the almonds are dried naturally in the sun a method that favors a shelf life without the use of invasive chemical treatments Shelling is done using methods that respect the integrity of the kernel and the hand-selection process ensures that only the best almonds reach the markets This artisanal approach represents the true added value of the Avola almond 23% of the production in the Avola area is certified organic while the remaining 77% is grown using conventional methods Challenges and opportunities for the restaurant and catering sectorIf the Avola almond does not fear any comparison in the confectionery and patisserie sector its position is more critical in the catering sector due to a higher cost compared to the competition which is justified by its quality and lower production yield Suffice it to say that the best shelled Californian almonds in bulk start at 6/7 euros per kilogram compared to the 14/15 euros of the Avola almond it is precisely this uniqueness and the superior organoleptic and nutritional properties that represent an opportunity for companies seeking excellence and product differentiation A new impetus for the Avola Almond ConsortiumThe commitment of the Avola Almond Consortium has recently been renewed with the appointment of a new director The main objective is to promote the product and support the producers the crossing of the threshold of 2 euros per kilogram for the price of almonds is an important result considered as a starting point for further growth The consortium is active on several fronts: has already met with many producers between Avola Noto and Siracusa and has won the trust of the consortium for this new project Romana and Fascionello are invited to join this initiative and to contribute with their experience and passion to the relaunch of the product The date of the public meeting of the consortium will be announced shortly emphasizes the importance of working in all areas with a particular focus on involving producers and understanding their needs The consortium's renewed commitment is aimed at further 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Volume 8 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1270167 This study aims to verify if and how migrant penalty in the labor market is associated with sub-national characteristics exploring the relevance of the regional occupational structure We expect that a greater relevance of the share of low-status jobs at the regional level reduces the migrant penalty in terms of the probability of being employed but increases the gap with natives in terms of job quality We investigate this trade-off by estimating a set of hierarchical models on the EU-LFS data (2009–2015) for 19 countries and 189 regions Results suggest a pattern consistent with the trade-off hypothesis nuanced by heterogeneity at the individual level: in regions where the share of low-status jobs is higher mid-high educated immigrants from less developed countries are less (or not) penalized compared to natives in terms of employment while they face a stronger penalty in terms of job quality the trade-off is not observed when considering low-educated migrants or those from high-income countries migrants face a double penalty with respect to natives in terms of employment and job quality; in Southern Europe natives and migrants have similar chances to be employed but the latter are strongly penalized in terms of getting a high-skilled job which connote in particular the area of peripheral jobs while recognizing the importance of the national (or supra-national) dimension to improve the accuracy of the analysis we use the regional level as the finest-grained one available to estimate the moderating effect of the labor market structure on the model and extent of the migrant penalty in Europe We use seven waves (2009–2015) of the European Labor Force Survey (EU-LFS) data to explore the migrant penalty from a meso-level perspective considering both the probability of being employed and the job quality we look at the moderating role of gender and education as crucial factors that determine the different performance of natives and migrants in the labor market Our findings reveal several interesting patterns we confirm the presence of a pattern consistent with the trade-off model of migrant labor market integration: when the share of low-status jobs in a region is higher migrants from less developed countries are more likely than natives to find a job we find a moderating role of education: while the trade-off is stronger for middle or highly educated individuals it doesn't occur for people with low education The literature on the migrant penalty in labor markets has looked at phenomena such as professional status may lack formal recognition in the host country institutions and have a weak informal signaling function Portugal and Spain) immigrants are disadvantaged in the chance of achieving a “good job” (EGP I-II) Unexpectedly, the Migration Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) or other indicators of immigration policy seem to be not relevant in terms of migrant penalty reduction for employment or unemployment, class attainment and income (Büchel and Frick, 2005; Fleischmann and Dronkers, 2010; Bisin et al., 2011; Pichler, 2011; Kogan, 2016) the “poor” jobs at the bottom of the occupational hierarchy with poor social recognition and low chances of upward mobility are often avoided by the “core” native labor force and filled by the “peripheral” migrant workforce if protection against firing procedures can influence employers' hiring of immigrants in the primary labor market this is less relevant in the secondary one where formal labor regulation can be bypassed by informal rules in Central-Northern European countries the migrant penalty concerns both the probability of being employed (or avoiding unemployment) and the access to high-skilled jobs (double penalty model) characterized by less qualified and more segmented labor markets natives and immigrants have similar chances of being employed but remarkably diverging probabilities of getting a good job (trade-off model) spatial proximity is a key factor in the transmission of tacit endowments and in shaping labor market transactions and behaviors Our goal in this paper is to investigate the association between migrant penalty and labor market structure using the regional level as the finest-grained one available to define the latter natives are less willing than migrants to offer themselves for poorly paid low-skilled and with poor social recognition jobs and employers tend to prefer immigrants because they better fit with these kinds of low-status jobs a rigorous selection of workers is less important also because employers can more easily dispose of hired workers profiting by more extensive sources of formal and informal flexibility we expect that a higher relevance of the secondary labor market reduces the gap for immigrants in terms of probability of being employed but that increases the gap in terms of job quality we expect individual characteristics to interact with the structure of the labor market if migrants who are more socio-culturally distant from the natives face more difficulties in performing well in the host labor market we should expect the trade-off to be sharper for migrants coming from less developed countries (hypothesis 1) if immigrants coming from high-income countries are more similar to the natives they will be less available to offer themselves in the secondary labor market so a trade-off won't be observed for them (hypothesis 2) we look at the moderating role of education Coherently with the human capital perspective reported above we expect that the migrant penalty will grow as the level of education increases: if educational qualifications are difficult to be transferred in the host society and especially in those with a higher prevalence of secondary labor markets we should expect the trade-off pattern between the probability of being employed and the probability of being segregated in low-quality jobs to be higher for immigrants with higher levels of education (hypothesis 3) we concentrate our analysis on people aged between 25 and 64 People in the armed forces are excluded from the analysis In order to verify our hypotheses, we define two dependent variables: being employed (1 = employed; 0 = unemployed or inactive) and job quality, proxied by the International Socio-Economic Index of Occupational Status (ISEI) (Ganzeboom and Treiman, 1996) we include those who were born in the country where they live and have a different nationality (mainly second-generation not naturalized) and those who were born in a different country and have the nationality of the country where they live (naturalized immigrants) in a residual category (mixed-status) since we expect people coming from more affluent countries to perform more similarly to natives compared to people coming from less developed countries we distinguish two groups of migrants: those coming from high-income countries (EU15 henceforth indicated as HICs) and those coming from high-emigration countries (henceforth HECs) We also include individual-level covariates such as the level of education (low: up to lower secondary; mid-high: upper secondary All continuous variables were standardized in the multilevel analyses We use multilevel modeling to predict our two outcomes namely (1) the probability of being employed and (2) the level of job quality Our hypotheses postulate a differential effect of the regional labor market for natives and immigrants In a “simple” regression analysis this would imply interacting the dummy predictors identifying the migrant status (immigrants from HICs and HECs) with the predictor qualifying the labor market (the share of low-quality jobs in the region) we set up a 3-level model with N individuals nested in J region/year groups (level-2) and K country/year groups (level-3) Figure 1 provides visual evidence of how large within-country differences in terms of labor market quality are The map reports the quintiles in the distribution of the share of low-status jobs at regional level highlighting a heterogeneous distribution among and within countries: on the one hand bad jobs are more widespread in Southern European countries and in Romania while the lowest levels are found in Central-Northern Europe; on the other hand important internal differences are found in France when differences between regions are considered even though most institutional characteristics do not vary within the same country This confirms the importance of focusing on the regional level when the task is to assess the moderating role of labor markets on our outcomes of interest Share of low-status jobs at regional level As for other sample characteristics, Supplementary Table S1 reports the main information about it Multilevel logit models of probability of being employed Let us first briefly discuss the main effects of the individual-level variables Migrants coming from less developed countries (HECs) are less likely to be employed in comparison to the natives and This result holds irrespectively for gender and level of education migrants from high-income countries (HICs) are less likely to have a job compared to the natives for all groups apart from low-educated males they tend to have better quality jobs than natives Here it emerges a migrant penalty gradient by education and country of origin: the low-educated HICs' migrants are closer to HECs' ones while the mid-high educated immigrants coming from developed countries are looking at the “mixed” category results show that natives without citizenship or citizens who were born abroad tend to perform worse than native citizens on both outcomes If we compare this result with the one obtained by interacting labor market quality with the “migrant from HIC” dummy, we see that the interaction effect goes in the opposite direction in Table 1 This finding implies that migrants from HECs and HICs are very different in terms of chances of being employed: in low-quality labor markets while the second is more penalized than the natives it appears evident that living in regions with more immigrants has a negative impact on the job quality of all migrant workers the interaction effect is negative across all levels of education we note that it is stronger for people of mid and high education somewhat confirming the pattern observed in the models for ISEI score We offer a further illustration of the patterns observed by means of prediction plots, to address the troublesome interpretability of interaction effects, especially in the case of non-linear models (as in the model for employment) (Mood, 2010). Figure 2 shows the predicted values of the dependent variables (probability of being employed for the first model ISEI score for the second) for the different subgroups analyzed Predicted values of probability of being employed and ISEI score by gender and education the difference between natives and migrants shows diverse patterns depending on whether we look at people of low- or mid-high education and Looking at the probability of being employed (top row) migrants are increasingly better off compared to natives as the share of low-status jobs in the region gets larger this occurs in different ways depending on education the probability of having a job is higher for migrants and remains stable for natives the quality of the labor market is weakly or not related to the chance that natives have a job while it is related to the migrants' employment to a great extent: the probability grows from about <0.3 to almost 0.5 for females This is about 20–30% points (p.p.) the quality of the labor market is weakly associated with the migrants' chances of having a job while it is associated with the fortunes of natives As the prevalence of low-status jobs grows the probability of being employed drops from more than 0.8 to <0.7 for female natives and from about 0.9 to 0.8 for male natives here migrants are in no place more likely to be employed than natives In regions with low-quality labor markets migrants and natives are equally likely to have a job whereas the latter are much better off in places characterized by better-quality labor markets Looking at the quality of individual occupations natives always land better quality jobs than migrants from less developed countries the difference between natives and migrants from HECs is larger but only for people of middle or high education In regions with higher-quality labor markets the average ISEI score for natives is about the same as for migrants in the case of both females and males of about 30 and 20 points in regions where the share of low-status occupations is highest the quality of the labor market is mirrored by a varying difference between natives and migrants with the latter being more penalized than the former when such quality is worse the picture is more similar to what we observed for occupational status the difference between natives and migrants tends to get smaller in worse labor markets and the two lines run essentially in parallel Just to illustrate the extent of the trade-off between occupation and job quality, Figure 3 replicates the same map shown in Figure 1 but it summarizes the results of the models the coloring of the regions is based on the quintiles in the distribution of predicted differences of probability of being employed between natives and migrants from HECs (the darker the color the higher the chance of natives of being employed compared to migrants in the regions with the lowest share of low-status jobs in Central-Northern Europe (Scandinavia natives are much more likely to have a job than immigrants for HECs In the regions with the highest level of low-status jobs in Southern and Eastern Europe the difference in chance of being employed between migrants and natives is much smaller to the point that migrants are sometimes more likely than natives to have a job (Cyprus The right panel shows the same exercise done with predicted differences in ISEI score Here the coloring of the region is essentially reverse the average ISEI score for migrants from HECs is about 9–10 points lower than natives whereas in the brighter northern and continental regions such a difference is only around 7–8 points Distribution of predicted value of probability of being employed and ISEI score at regional level We find that the structure of the labor market is strongly associated with different patterns of migrant penalty. In particular, in regions where the share of low-status jobs is higher, we observe a trade-off between the probability of being employed and the quality of the job performed by immigrants from HECs compared to natives (hypothesis 1 confirmed). In line with what was observed in Italy (Avola, 2015) in the regions where the share of low-status jobs is higher or even more likely than natives to be employed but they face at the same time a higher penalty in terms of ISEI score emphasizing the relevance of the mismatch between the demand and the supply among natives (but also among HICs' migrants) on the immigrants' labor opportunities and risks still offers several insights in order to understand the migrant penalty in these new immigrant destinations Another interesting finding of our study concerns the heterogeneity of the trade-off effect among HECs' migrants This trade-off is large for the mid- and high-educated individuals but it does not occur among the low-educated ones (hypothesis 3 confirmed) despite having a high probability of having a job have also more to lose with respect to mid-educated and high-educated natives by working in the peripheral area of the labor market although the employment chances are greater than for low-educated natives in contexts with a high share of low-quality jobs we observe a “floor effect” on job quality for which it is almost impossible to perform worse in terms of ISEI score This paper contributes to the literature on the migrant penalty by exploring how the structure and characteristics of regional labor markets moderate the association between individual features and labor market performances we argue that migrants' human capital acts as a valuable resource in the most developed regions while it does not represent a particular competitive advantage in the least developed areas if coming from a more socio-economically and culturally distant country can prevent the labor market integration of migrants in the most developed regions in terms both of employment and job quality the situation is less clear in those regions characterized by large secondary labor markets immigrants from HICs experience a higher penalty (or a reduced advantage) than elsewhere while immigrants from HECs fit better with the employers' expectations for jobs considered not suitable for native and HICs' workers in spite of those who imagine that the less developed regions are not able to absorb immigrant labor force here the migrants from HECs experience an important advantage with respect to natives in terms of employment opportunity but they pay it with higher penalty in terms of segregation in the low-status jobs Three findings are particularly striking in this study. First, among the institutional characteristics of host societies, the labor market structure plays a decisive role in determining the socio-economic integration of immigrants (Portes and Böröcz, 1989; Reitz, 2002) The regional approach used here improves the focus on a pattern that had been shown by country-level studies the inclusion of a wide variety of countries allows us to maximize the regional variance the trade-off effect emerging in the data confirms the great extent to which contemporary migration dynamics are highly differentiated Far from defining a univocal model of integration migration flows respond both to the replacement needs of the native supply into the secondary labor markets (the only option in the less developed regions) and to the emergent highly skilled demand expressed by the most dynamic socio-economic contexts migrants' human capital is a determinant factor for qualifying the migration experience: on the one hand highly skilled migrations are limited to the highly educated individuals coming from more affluent countries whose credentials are recognized and valued; on the other hand migrants coming from Southern or Eastern areas are segregated in the secondary labor market irrespective of their educational or professional qualifications Jointly taken, all this may reinforce the “ethnic-based” social stratification in less developed European regions; in turn, this may exacerbate the “discontent” in these peripheral areas (Dijkstra et al., 2020), intensifying anti-establishment and anti-immigrant movements and undermining the policies of regional cohesion at the core of the EU political strategy (Garretsen et al., 2013) Some limitations may be identified in this work our observational design does not allow us to exclude some alternative explanations nor to speak of a direct causal effect of labor markets' characteristics What this study does is provide a big picture to show a pattern that is as general as possible and to interpret it based on what we know from previous studies The existence of alternative explanations can be investigated by further research or leveraging data that might be available in the future considering possible further steps on this topic the same analysis could be conducted considering a longer span of time testing how the Great Recession has impacted the patterns that emerged in our analysis the regional perspective could be particularly informative in studying the consequences of the Covid-19 crisis on the labor market structures and workplace location accounting not only for international migration dynamics but also for internal mobility it could be interesting to focus on other place-specific indicators to expand the view on the regional context's characteristics and their association with the migrant penalty it could be insightful to consider other migrants' characteristics (i.e. generation) not available in the EU-LFS in order to see how these interact with the socio-economic context Publicly available datasets were analyzed in this study. This data can be found here: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/microdata/european-union-labour-force-survey The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research This work was supported by the University of Catania - PIAno di inCEntivi per la RIcerca 2020/2022 (reward shares D and E attributed to the Department of Political and Social Sciences) The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1270167/full#supplementary-material 1. ^More in detail, Reyneri and Fullin (2011a) highlight that, if protection against firing procedures can influence employers' hiring of immigrants in the primary labor market, this is less relevant in the secondary one, where formal labor regulation can be bypassed by informal rules. Similar results are found by Kogan (2007) 2. ^It is paradigmatic, in this regard, the internal divide in Italy between the Centre-North and the South (Avola, 2015) which can be extended to the comparison between the Centre-North and the South of Europe 3. ^We had to exclude from the analysis Bulgaria and Slovenia because they don't have any information on respondent country of birth and nationality Netherlands because of a lack of information at regional level and Cyprus and Luxembourg because these countries don't have any regional disaggregation 4. ^The NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) is a hierarchical system for dividing up the EU economic territory (referred to some local administrative units of the member states) major socio-economic regions (3–7 million inhabitants); NUTS2 basic regions (800 thousand−3 million); NUTS3 small regions/provinces (150–800 thousand) Germany and United Kingdom are available only for NUTS1 level 5. ^Similar procedures were used by Kogan (2006), Fleischmann and Dronkers (2010), and Reyneri and Fullin (2011a) 6. ^GDP change at national level has been imputed for regions of France since the indicator at the regional level was missing or not consistent in the period under analysis 7. ^An extended version on our modeling strategy is provided in the Supplementary material 8. ^The tables show only the coefficients of the most relevant predictors. 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Volume 14 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1210574 This article is part of the Research TopicImproving The Sustainability Of Winegrape Vineyards During Climate ChangeView all 6 articles Introduction: The biology of the grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is clearly influenced by the climatic conditions of the growing environment where temperature and light play a major role in modifying plant physiology can concretely subject the photosynthetic apparatus to a condition of light saturation and cause a drastic reduction in photochemical efficiency giving rise to chronic photoinhibition phenomena the ripening behavior also undergo evident alterations; the problem of sugar ripening is induced not only by high temperatures but also by the excess concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) high berry temperatures favor a reduction in the concentration of organic acids The reported trends indicate that the need for urgent action is closely linked to the future environmental impacts that these changes could have on the entire wine sector shade treatments have been applied to the vine canopy to overcome this issue Methods: The objective of this study was to determine how artificial canopy shading affects the vines vegetative growth and the ripening processes of Vitis vinifera cv Nero d’Avola during the 2019-2020 vegetative seasons Three treatments were established: shading treatment with a green net (shade factor 27%) shading treatment with a white net (shade factor 32%) Results and discussion: Artificial shading interfered with the microclimate of the vines causing partial effects on the grape ripening processes significant differences were found between the treatments in terms of sugars also shading treatments increased must acidity and decrease pH suggest that the shading treatment delays leaf fall with potentially positive effects on the starch accumulation on perennial reserve organs to be exploited at the following season’s sprouting with obvious consequences on bunch weight and yield per vine shaded plants showed a delay in all the phenological phases The total anthocyanins content was not changed by the shading treatment The results obtained confirm the importance of net coverage on the microclimate of the vines the net covering technique can be a tool for controlling grapes ripening dynamics in the context of climate change Since the 1950s, substantial changes in climate have occurred, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2022). These changes concern not only temperatures exceeding seasonal averages, but also an intensification of extreme events such torrential rainfall alternated with long drought periods (Easterling et al., 2000) non-conventional vineyard management as shading could be a way to preserve traditional agricultural locations This work studies over two vintages the effect of different types of covering net and reserve replenishment on cv Nero d’Avola the most important grape variety for this region temperature and humidity produced by the nets on grapevine physiology leads eventually to different microclimates This microclimate management could be a useful tool to mitigate climate change detrimental effects on berry (and wine) quality according to the characteristics/variation of each season The vines were trellised in a vertical shoot-positioned system and cane-pruned (Guyot system: 8 and 2 buds per cane and spur The cane was set at 0.85 m above ground with two pairs of catchwires providing trellising 0.7 m above the canes double shoots were pruned at the end of May Conventional cultivation practices for the production of healthy grapes were used mainly addressed to Oidium (Erysiphe necator) and Peronospora (Plasmopara viticola) Shade treatments (ST) were applied from pea-size until harvest (BBCH 73-89) during the 2019 and 2020 vegetative seasons as follows: (i) a white net (WN) 1 m wide made of Arlene HT polyethylene UV stabilized made of 100% HD polyethylene UV stabilized (Arrigoni SPA both used for the partial canopy shade treatment (ST) Untreated control (UC) received no shade treatment and was compared to the two shading treatments The shade net covered 1 m of the canopy at about 0.8 m from the soil level Three replicates of each treatment were arranged in randomized blocks designed and distributed in three adjacent rows Each replicate included a plot of 30 vines with similar growth vigor Evaluations were carried out on the 15 middle vines of each row leaving the other vines as borders among the treatments the nets were permanently installed but applied only between pea-size (BBCH71) and harvest During the two years of this trial, weather data were collected through an automated weather station at the Servizio Informativo Agrometeorologico Siciliano, 2022 (www.sias.regione.sicilia.it) located less than ten km to the vineyard and PAR (µmol/m2/s) were made in each treatment to characterize the microclimatic modifications induced by the shading treatments Canopy climatic parameters (temperature and relative humidity) were monitored at bunch level every 60 minutes using one WatchDog sensor (1000 Series photosynthetically active radiation (PAR: wavelength range 400 - 700 nm) (µmol/m2/s) was measured by a ceptometer (Apogee LQS 70-10M positioned at the height of the fruiting zone and parallel to the row direction Measurements were done during six different phenological stages (BBCH 71 – 73 – 77 – 81 – 85 – 89) at three specific time intervals (10:00-11:00 am; 12:00-1:00 pm; 3:00-4:00 pm) and at five randomly selected points in each of the three replicates per treatment fruit quality and physiological parameters were analyzed by two-way ANOVA Diurnal temperature was compared to PAR using a linear regression The coefficient of determination (R2) was considered significant for p ≤ 0.001 Figure 1 Seasonal climatic trends at the experimental site during the years 2019 and 2020 (A) average monthly precipitation; (B) average monthly air temperatures; (C) average monthly relative humidity) the ST response was the same between 15.00-16.00 hs when the lowest PAR values were intercepted (14.3% and 18.2% less than UC The ‘year’ factor and the ‘YxT’ interaction were not statistically different for PAR radiation measurements Table 1 Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) was intercepted by the two shading treatments (under the net) and control in three-time slots Further considerations regarding PAR concern its relationship with mean diurnal temperatures for each treatment (Figure 2) The results show that GN resulted in the highest correlation values (R2 = 0.6087) The lowest correlation level was recorded for WN (R2 = 0.4404) Figure 2 Regression analysis between photosynthetically active radiation and average daytime temperature (A) untreated control; (B) white net; (C) green net Monitoring of night-time temperatures showed no effect of ST compared with UC The two-way ANOVA test showed that the RH parameter was not significant for the shade treatment factor nor “YxT” as might be expected for different seasons variations there was an effect of the “year” factor (RH Figure 3 Monitoring the temperature (° C) of the three treatments during the years 2019 (A) and 2020 (B) Table 2 Monitoring of temperature and number of hours above 32° C of the three theses during the 2019 and 2020 seasons The shading treatments delayed the phenological development of the vines. The phenological stages from bud break to flowering were the same among the treatments at the beginning of the study (10 days after bud break). 30 days after bud break, the UC vines were in an advanced stage of development in comparison to those in both shaded treatments (Figure 4) It was observed that 32.6% of the control buds had reached the ‘clearly visible inflorescence’ stage (BBCH 53) while only 14.4% and 8.8% of GN and WN vines had done so more ST buds were observed at the leaf development stage of three or four open leaves (BBCH 13 - BBCH 14) in comparison to UC vines Figure 4 Phenological stages of buds thirty days after bud burst The data were subjected to one-way ANOVA (Tukey’s test and different letters indicate a statistically significant difference The shoot length was higher in UC in both years (“YxT”, p = 0.001) (Table 3); however the number of leaves at harvest was higher in ST than in UC (“YxT” the number of leaves per shoot at harvest in the WN treatment was 35% and 34.4% higher (compared to UC) in 2019 and 2020 it was 46.7% and 23.3% higher correspondingly This result shows that vines grown under shaded conditions have lower leaf drop resulting in higher leaf area values at harvest (“YxT” in 2019 there was an increase in leaf area per vine compared to UC of between 13.3% (WN) and 20% (GN) ST resulted in an average increase of 29% compared to UC Analysis of values for Ravaz’s index showed no significant difference (data not shown) Table 3 Vegetative parameters of the untreated control and shade treatments measured at harvest (BBCH 89) Two-way ANOVA analysis of ecophysiological parameters reports a “YxT” effect only for flavonoids (p=0.023) CHL and ANTH attributes were significant for both the “year” and “treatment” factors only an effect of the “treatment” factor was shown In 2019, the shading influenced the flavonoid content of leaves; specifically, for UC, direct exposure of leaves to light radiation led to an increase in this parameter by 9.3% and 2.8% compared to WN and GN, respectively. This trend was also observed during the second season; in 2020, control vines showed significantly higher flavonoid content than ST, with increases ranging from 15% (GN) to 23% (WN) (Table 4) Table 4 Flavonoids (Flav) content in leaves of the untreated control (UC) and the two shade treatments (WN-GN) The differences in mean anthocyanin values observed among the three theses were statistically significant with UC having significantly higher values than WN and GN Figure 5 Effect of “Treatment” on leaf chlorophyll content (Chl) The data were subjected to two-way ANOVA (Tukey’s test p-value <0.05) and different letters indicate a statistically significant difference Figure 6 Effect of “Treatment” on leaf anthocyanins content (Anth) The ratio of chlorophyll to flavonoids defines the nitrogen balance index (NBI) and thus provides information about the nitrogen status of the plant. Shaded plants showed higher NBI than UC, with NBI index increases of 35.7% (WN) and 31.1% (GN) (Figure 7) Figure 7 Effect of “Treatment” on Nitrogen Balance Index (NBI) The “year” factor was significant for all production attributes analyzed (number of bunches per shoot; berry weight; bunch weight; yield per vine) the same cannot be said for the “treatment” factor as no difference was found only for the number of bunches per shoot (p = 0.928) The “YxT” interaction was never significant Figure 8 Effect of “Treatment” on average berry weight Table 5 Quantitative parameters of the untreated control and shade treatments measured at harvest (BBCH 89) related to “treatment” These results are confirmed by the yield values per vine; in particular, the results showed that both WN and GN had significantly lower average yield values per vine than UC. Specifically, WN had an average yield per vine 26.1% lower than the average UC value, while GN had an average yield per vine 17.3% lower than the average UC value of 2.174 kg (Table 5) The ANOVA test revealed that the sugar load expressed in mg sugar per berry was significantly different among treatments. As shown in Figure 9 the sugar load increased gradually as the ripening period progressed and reached a plateau phase around mid-August-early September UC manifested higher mg sugar values of about 11% compared to WN and 15% compared to GN This trend was observed throughout the period considered until harvest Figure 9 Effect of “Treatment” on sugar per berry (mg) The TSS expressed in °Brix was not significantly different between treatments Analysis of grape titratable acidity showed a treatment effect. The most important differences found were in GN, which resulted in an average increase in titratable acidity at harvest of about 9% compared with UC and almost 20% compared with WN (Figure 10). Figure 11 shows the effect of the “treatment” factor on pH Although until BBCH 85 ST and UC manifested quite similar pH values significant differences are evident from the data referring to the last sampling date (BBCH89) when the pH level was higher in the UC (3.34) than in the G (3.23) while the WN (3.29) has intermediate values similar to what it was observed in terms of titratable acidity Figure 10 Effect of “Treatment” on TA (g/L) Figure 11 Effect of “Treatment” on pH This indicates that the response of the white net is strongly associated with interannual thermal variations resulting in a less stable performance compared to the green net These differences can presumably be attributed to different levels of leaf abscission; indeed it should be hypothesized that the thermal stress caused by exposure to high PAR levels for a long time led to earlier leaf abscission in the UC vines Further investigation of the nutritional status revealed varying accumulations of anthocyanins in the leaves of the three treatments UC exhibited a significantly higher level of anthocyanins in the upper epidermis Previous studies have highlighted the ability of plants to protect themselves from UV radiation damage through the accumulation of phenolic compounds (Burger and Edwards, 1996; Kolb et al., 2003). Their synthesis is enhanced by light (Drumm-Herrel, 1984; Chalker-Scott, 1999) and suppressed by shading or excessive UVB radiation (Camm et al., 1993; Dong et al., 1998) These compounds are believed to be important in UVB protection The same cannot be said for WN; the latter showed an unstable effect being more subject to the environmental conditions that characterized each growing season This statement takes on greater value when considering the technical characteristics of WN; as mentioned before the white color determines an increase in the effects of diffuse radiation This study shows that the canopy coverage with nets caused partial changes of the microclimate which reduced the thermal and luminous stress of the canopy and a slowdown in the ripening process These effects are related to the current problems of climate change although acting negatively on the number of bunches produced has proven to be an effective tool for obtaining smaller berries grapes with lower sugar content and less degradation of the acid structure The net technical characteristics seem to have an important impact on the amount of light and air circulation that the plants receive which can therefore have a strong effect on vegetative production and microclimate Is presumable that the white net has greater reflectance of diffuse radiation than the green nets This has caused a lower correlation between temperature and PAR in the white net the white net had a greater impact on leaf abscission was better at reducing the respiratory processes of organic acids and increasing acidity These preliminary results show a significant effect of shading level and suggest that the use of nets of different shading factor is a valid option to adapt viticulture to current climate change conditions it will be necessary to carry out further tests aimed at defining the effects of a shading obtained with nets of different colors and mesh texture as well as different values of shading and moments of application of the covering The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version Filippo Buttafuoco (From Settesoli Winery) Giuseppe Netti (from Arrigoni company) for skilled technical assistance I Numeri del Nero d’Avola; Regione Siciliana; Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino (Palermo Google Scholar Responses of plastic shading nets to global and diffuse PAR transfer: Optical properties and evaluation CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Measuring and evaluating solar radiative properties of plastic shading nets CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar (1980) The Technology of wine making (Westport Google Scholar Effect of shading on the performance of Vitis vinifera L South African Journal of Enology & Viticulture 10 (2) CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Tempranillo clones differ in the response of berry sugar and anthocyanin accumulation to elevated temperature Climate change and wine: A review of the economic implications* CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Influence of climate warming on grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) phenology in conditions of central Europe (Slovakia) Assessing impacts of climate change on phenology and quality traits of Vitis vinifera L.: the contribution of local knowledge Comparative photosynthesis of sun and shade plants CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Photomorphogenic responses to UV Radiation III: A comparative study of UVB effects on anthocyanin and flavonoid accumulation in wildtype and aurea mutant of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) doi: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1995.tb02412.x The aroma of Muscat of Frontignan grapes: effect of the light environment of vine or bunch on volatiles and glycoconjugates doi: 10.1002/1097-0010(200011)80:14<2012::AID-JSFA738>3.0.CO;2-X and photodamage by UV and visible radiation doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a028959 CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Effect of temperature on the composition of “Cabernet sauvignon” Berries CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Drought analysis in Europe and in the mediterranean basin using the standardized precipitation index CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Cold-induced purpling of Pinus contorta seedlings depends on previous daylength treatment doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1993.tb00497.x CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Application of shade treatments during Shiraz berry ripening to reduce the impact of high temperature CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Pre-harvest berry shrinkage in cv ‘Shiraz’ (Vitis vinifera L.): Understanding sap flow by means of tracing Optically assessed contents of leaf polyphenolics and chlorophyll as indicators of nitrogen deficiency in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 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This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) *Correspondence: Stefano Puccio, c3RlZmFuby5wdWNjaW8wMUB1bmlwYS5pdA== Brash Higgins invites you to the highly anticipated and extremely exclusive Nero d’Vale event paying homage to the beloved Sicilian grape Wine enthusiasts and food lovers are in for a treat as Brash Higgins invites you to the highly anticipated and extremely exclusive Nero d’Vale event paying homage to the beloved Sicilian grape At least 15 local producers will showcase exceptional Nero wines from across the McLaren Vale region “It’ll be a walk-around tasting with lots to see and on offer from all our local producers from older vintage to newer releases,” Event organiser and Winemaker The Nero d’Avola variety is traditionally from Sicily and is known for its superbly bold fruit-driven flavours that range from black cherry to prune Brash Higgins Wine Co were one of the first to plant the Nero d’Avola vine in Australia in early 2009 and within a decade that grew to more than 55 nationwide Most Australian Nero d’Avola are a more delicate full of juicy black and red fruits with vibrant and lively acidy The list of local growers and vendors at the McLaren Vale celebration of this grape includes Brash Higgins Vigna Bottin with more to be announced closer to the day indulge in a delightful roving tasting experience with each local Nero producers bringing their own take on this versatile grape Brad says there’s so many different variations of delicious Aussie Sicilian blends “We will offer other Sicilian benchmark neros Even a couple of fresh Sicilian whites to keep it light,” he said Guests can also savour a selection of authentic Sicilian snacks grilled and served by renowned chefs Amanda Geddes and Hayley White known for their culinary excellence at Salopian Inn This delightful pairing of wine and food promises to elevate the tasting experience bringing the rich culinary traditions of Sicily to the forefront “There will be pass around food like Arancini – fried risotto balls,” Brad said “We’re gonna get a little edgy with some grilled sardine bruschetta very traditional to Sicily but also a little bit frightening.” There’s also due to be a variety of seasonal and locally sourced seafood and many more Sicilian eats “We’ll be finishing off the day with beautiful handmade cannolis,” Brad added this exclusive event promises an intimate atmosphere perfect for discovering the rich heritage of Nero wines Brad says they wanted to “keep it imitate and local” “It’s gonna be all about having some fun taking a moment to celebrate this varietal that has taken the state by storm,” he said “I chalk it’s popularity to the summer climates in Sicily and McLaren Vale being quite similar the hot dry air and the nearby ocean.” Whether you’re a seasoned wine connoisseur or a curious newcomer the Nero d’Vale event is an unmissable opportunity to taste the best of McLaren Vale’s Nero wine offerings and indulge in the culinary delights of Sicily When: Sunday, October 27th, 12pm – 4pmWhere: Brash Higgins Winery, Malpas Road (Corner of California Road) McLaren Vale 5171Cost: $70For more information, click here A luxurious new Qantas Business Lounge is set to open at Adelaide Airport in.. 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This small business owner is reinventing the wheel Don’t miss the latest drinks industry news and insights Sign up for our award-winning newsletters and get insider intel and trends delivered to your inbox every week A NorCal producer interprets the Sicilian grape in new terroir Martha Stoumen is one of the few winemakers making Nero d’Avola in California. Production of the grape is minuscule in the state, a mere 100 of the 40 million tons of red grapes crushed there each year. But Stoumen had a vision for the grape. She had learned to make a light, vibrant style of Nero d’Avola at COS featherweight wines could be made in Northern California “Martha expresses the human spirit in her wines,” says Vinny Eng, wine director at Tartine in San Francisco you can taste her expertise and the different vintages she’s worked with They are bright and thoughtful and make you feel like you are in capable hands.” Stoumen has traversed an unconventional path in a male-dominated industry: as a farmer “Being a woman does make things different,” she says “I see women placed in the wine lab more often and men being asked and taught how to operate machinery while women are not.” The winemaking bug hit Stoumen when she was 21 years old I remember a poignant sense of feeling like a kid again,” she recalls when you’re transported back to being a child are magical working harvests around the globe—from France to New Zealand—discovering that she favored natural winemaking techniques Stoumen went on to earn a Master of Science in Viticulture and Enology from UC Davis in 2012 she completed a three-month internship at COS in Sicily She had to make significant efforts to not be left behind “Once I saw how I was being pigeonholed during my time in Sicily I got up early one day and set up the crush pad on my own before the men got into work,” Stoumen says she took a part-time role as COS’s brand ambassador in the US for two years During her commercial relationship with COS she was also an assistant winemaker at Broc Cellars until 2017 Stoumen leases and farms the vineyards she works with or sources her fruit from ecologically-minded growers on vineyards that are all north of San Francisco The vineyards she manages are practicing organic favoring dry farming with light soil plowing Stoumen’s Nero d’Avola grapes are sourced from vineyards she farms in the Mendocino AVA and from growers in Ukiah Valley drier inland areas for their lower disease pressure and climatic similarities to Sicily’s Vittoria region though the soils are denser and richer than at COS or Occhipinti Stoumen says she compensates by watching the grape ripening process like a hawk and picking at the Goldilocks moment Her approach is technique-driven, prioritizing quality and terroir over trends. “Martha makes natural wines accessible, cuts out the scene-y mumbo-jumbo, and squashes any doubt for California’s capacity to make sophisticated natural wines,” says Angel Davis, co-owner of Fig & Thistle a wine boutique and bar in San Francisco that sells and serves Stoumen’s wines Stoumen hopes to continue to experiment with Italian styles in California fostering quality collaborations to further improve the region’s reputation for natural wines She plans reds styled after those made in the volcanic Etna region using Sicilian Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio grapes She has already toyed with a blend of Nero d’Avola and Zinfandel and is curious to see how Frappato would do But Stoumen knows she can’t do it alone—and doesn’t believe in basking in solopreneur glory or playing the do-it-all Renaissance woman she is seeking out winemakers to collaborate with “I want California to continue producing better wines and we don’t do that as islands; we need to share,” she contends “I got into this industry because it made me feel like a kid Don’t miss the latest drinks industry news and insights—delivered to your inbox every week These six regions in Texas, Washington, and California—including one AVA that has already been approved—have exciting potential for the U.S. wine industry As vines are pulled and grapes left unpicked across California, farmers blame tax loopholes, import incentives, and sluggish demand. 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She founded EMS Records.Avola’s solo sound works uses deep electronic sounds to geomap the hidden layers that also come with a given “present moment”; from the guttural subterranean or the hallways of the earthly punk and DIY culture to consensual abduction and flight Avola’s compositions hold space for these physical stretches that become emblems of safety when society faces a truth in zero control within a political predestination In this process Avola brings an ability back to the listener to think and exist outside of man’s algorithm.Since 2007 Avola has performed this work internationally and has released several albums Informant says American helped Cosa Nostra assassinate Giovanni Falcone in 1992 New York’s powerful Gambino mafia family sent a bomb expert to Sicily to train Cosa Nostra mobsters to assassinate an anti-mafia investigator Maurizio Avola, 56, who is believed to have killed about 80 people before becoming a pentito (informer) told prosecutors in Caltanissetta, Sicily, that an American man came to Palermo in 1992 to help the Sicilian mafia kill the prosecuting magistrate Giovanni Falcone, murdered in a car bomb the same year. “He was about 40 years old, brown hair, dark eyes, 1.85 metres tall, strong build and dressed very elegantly,” Avola told prosecutors. Avola said the man was an explosives expert who had worked for the powerful New York gangster boss John Gotti. His job, Avola said, was to train Cosa Nostra’s men to use the 400kg of TNT explosives and a remote-controlled detonator that killed Falcone, his wife, Francesca Morvillo, and three police officers on the road from Palermo to the airport on 23 May 1992. Read moreThe ferocious boss Totò Riina had ordered the hit on Falcone as revenge for his investigations which had led to the arrest of hundreds of mobsters on the anniversary of Falcone’s assassination thousands of people paid homage to his memory in Palermo It is not the first time Avola has revealed some of the darkest secrets of the Sicilian mafia Known as occhi di ghiaccio (ice eyes) because of his cold blue-eyed gaze Avola was recruited as a hitman by the Santapaola family one of the most feared and powerful in the Sicilian criminal underworld He was arrested following a tipoff in 1993 the day after killing a former friend and fellow mafioso Avola concluded he had been betrayed by his boss revealing details that led to the opening of new investigations and the arrest of more than 100 mafiosi In March 2016, he revealed exclusively to the Guardian that Sicilian mobsters had also planned an ambush to kill Mario Cuomo Avola said the planned ambush involved about a dozen gunmen armed with assault rifles and explosives Targeting a prominent American would send a warning to the law enforcement agencies who had allowed several prominent mafia turncoats to start new lives in the US under assumed identities Just a few days before Cuomo was due in Messina “The American politician arrived with extremely tight surveillance It made the execution impossible,” Avola said the co-founder of beer review mobile app Untappd announced his departure from a day-to-day role at the company last week in a series of tweets While this isn’t the most important news of the day, it’s something that I feel is important to the @untappd community. I am stepping down from my position at @untappd https://t.co/NLpflLfBeV — Greg Avola (@gregavola) January 20, 2021 Avola cited the desire to focus on his “health, happiness and family” as his reason for stepping down, which he elaborated on in a post on his personal website His last day as a full-time employee was January 20 “This was a HARD decision for me personally and it’s been an emotional process,” he wrote on Twitter “Untappd has been 1/3 of my life and I’ve loved every minute of it and I felt that I needed to focus on myself and my family by stepping back.” Avola and Tim Mather founded Untappd in 2010. The platform merged with Next Glass Untappd had remained a side project for Avola and he was working 80 hour weeks to maintain the app which had grown to 4 million users in five years “It was really a crazy thing,” he told Brewbound “People always assumed that we were a bigger company back then and we were getting emails from people saying ‘Hey I can’t believe the founder of Untappd is emailing me back — you must have a support team “It was pretty interesting from that perspective.” Since its founding, Untappd has gained more than 9 million users, who have racked up nearly 1 billion beer check ins, according to a post on the company’s blog about Avola’s departure Avola will remain with the company as executive advisor to CEO Trace Smith “We all owe Greg a deep debt of gratitude for co-founding and building the app users all over the world have come to love,” Smith said in the post “Without Greg’s dogged determination since founding Untappd in 2010 Avola said he hopes Untappd continues to foster connections with its community of beer drinkers and their interactions with breweries and each other “Untappd’s main mission from Day One is to engage the community to educate them about beer and get them to explore new beers,” he said “That’s how all the badges started to work — simple it was just an aspect of getting you outside your comfort zone trying an IPA or a barleywine or something that got you discovering different things “I hope that the future of Untappd continues in that same realm — education After 10 years of building and running a company — in his case a globally used app — Avola urged that fellow business founders take stock of their own physical and mental health “It’s really important for founders out there to kind of look at themselves their health and put those things ahead of it,” he said so always be able to take those breaks and be able to step away.” Avola’s exit follows an eventful 2020 for Untappd’s parent company: Early Registration Open You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience because it’s now being used to create elegant Read moreNero d’avola is also made in the north of the island, and judging by Berry Bros & Rudd’s insidiously moreish Nero d’Avola 2013 (13.5%) silkier texture; that one’s made by the Valdibella co-operative organically cultivated vineyards in Camporeale which is currently on offer at £9 a bottle instead of the usual £12 Nero d’avola in a nutshell? It’s Sicily’s answer to malbec. matchingfoodandwine.com I think of wines made from the nero d’Avola grape which has been grown on this Italian island since the Greeks first planted the vines in the 7th Century I also have fond memories walking through the historic Ballaro Market in Palermo with my pal Sal He’s the one who introduced me to nero d’Avola Wine entrepreneur/importer Mary Taylor's wines are hand selected from small off-the-beaten-path producers whose wines might otherwise go unnoticed The wines are about place; the tiny village or town where the grapes are grown and the wine in made There are many bottles of Sicilian nero d’Avola on the shelves of wine shops is made by sisters Clara and Annamaria Sala at their organic winery Tenuta Gorge Tondi bird sanctuary and organic winery in the town of Mazarea Del Vallo This bottle is an expression of how nero d’Avola is made in this seaside fishing village that’s famous for their Mazara red shrimp Flavorful wine: Talbott Kali Hart Pinot Noir boasts flavors of ripe bing cherry and dried cranberry I love this wine for its unusually delicate style It’s not as heavy as other nero d’Avola wines made on the island This bottle has the weight of an elegant pinot noir with wonderful black cherry and fresh-picked strawberry aromas It was heavenly with a to-go container of goat cheese topped with strawberry and peach compote that I picked up at Heinen’s A hunk of parmesan cheese was just as nice 'Tis the season for an abundance of eggplant from the garden And that’s great because this wonderful $15.99 bottle of wine is perfect to drink it with Time to bust out your Nonna’s pasta alla Norma recipe which originated in the town of Catania (Sicily) is one of the islands most famous pasta dishes I loved how this nero d'Avola went with a slice of eggplant parmesan from DeVitis Italian Market as well as some home made eggplant stuffed with DeVitis Italian sausage Winemaker Annamaria recommends anchovy bruschetta and tuna meatballs cooked in tomato sauce Join me Tuesday, Aug. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Beau’s Veranda at the Fairlawn Hilton. I will be hosting Mary Taylor, who will be pouring six of her fabulous wines. Price per person is $39. For reservations, call 330-867-5218 or send an email to epinheiro@rdamanagement.com Phil Your Glass: Thanks to wine importer Mary Taylor, you can drink European wines like the locals Reach Phil Masturzo at philyourglass@gmail.com and follow him on Instagram @pmasturzo_philyourglass the problem is not unions in general — it’s the actions of the Massachusetts Nurses Association bargaining committee which led him to petition to decertify the MNA at St this is about the MNA…and again this is the bargaining committee I’m referring to when I say the MNA,” Avola said during an interview earlier this month they are the voices of the nurses,” Avola said so unhappy with the current environment that the MNA went on strike Had the MNA successfully been able to negotiate with the hospital we would never have arrived at this point So it appears to me that the issues in the hospital that the MNA is pointing to are issues created by the MNA or issues never addressed by the MNA due to their lack of ability.” Nurses began receiving ballots for the decertification vote on Feb 4 and have until Friday to return the ballots The NLRB will conduct a final count on Feb the MNA expressed confidence that it would stay at St “We feel very confident that the vast majority of St Vincent nurses will choose to keep the protections of the union and the benefits of the historic four-year agreement,” MNA spokesman David Schildmeier said in a statement “A vote for the union guarantees that all aspects of the contract are ironclad and can’t be altered for the life of the contract “The nurses see this vote as a distraction from their most important work which is providing the best care possible to their patients armed with the great improvements they have achieved through their union rights,” Schildmeier continued this MNA contract agreement is a win for all St Vincent nurses and for the community at large and we look forward to working with all nurses and all staff to build a positive future for St In an interview and several follow-up email conversations Avola shared what motivated him to lead the decertification effort and his background and he opined on the role of unions in health care.  “I’m just a replacement nurse who got hired into same-day services during the strike and decided to take a stance on what was going on so I decided to do something about it,” Avola said “A lot of people think I’m a plant they don’t believe I was hired independently and we can’t do much to change their minds but no one’s taken the opportunity to ask me.” “No,” Avola said with a chuckle “I joined the hospital as innocently as anyone.”  grew up in Metro Boston but now lives in Clinton He entered nursing as a second career in 2007 following a 15-year stint in business as a manager for a firm that provides adult education He cited past work experience at local hospitals including Beth Israel Deaconess and as a traveling nurse but he said he was working from home as a case manager when St “I guess I was a little bit in the dark about the strike but learned that they were on strike when I had my interview,” Avola said “I’ve never worked for a unionized hospital before I didn’t know how they helped or didn’t help so I had a very large learning curve to become the petitioner for this.” Avola said he was not impressed with the MNA’s behavior, alleging that members of the union bullied those who crossed the picket line and drove on and threw trash on people’s lawns.  “There are some very good unions out there,” Avola said “I’m against the divisive behavior of the MNA.” Avola alleged the MNA nurses were abandoning their community in its hour of need “What I saw were a group of nurses that were on strike during a pandemic,” Avola said “And my immediate response was we take an oath to care for our community it’s like a marriage — for better or worse in sickness and in health — and this is a time where this is the worst and the MNA was not there to care for our patients.” Inappropriate time for strikeHe said this hit him deeply especially as both his parents were hospitalized (not at St Vincent’s) during the pandemic.  “I thought how inappropriate to go on strike for this long during a pandemic when our core job is to care for our community no matter what it takes and we failed our community during a very difficult time,” Avola said which is why I decided to take on this challenge.” Avola said he would have tried to replace the MNA bargaining committee but said he was told that was not an option — only decertifying the union and then creating a new union a year later would result in a new bargaining committee.  He filed a petition to decertify the MNA with the National Labor Relations Board on Dec Avola said that he filed a petition incorrectly and that prompted a call from the National Right to Work Foundation the following week.  “They said we would like to represent you if you’re willing and I’m glad I did,” Avola said.  Avola said he knew “not a thing” about the NRWF.  The NRWF successfully argued the 2018 Janus vs and Municipal Employees case before the Supreme Court which ruled that nonunion government workers cannot be required to pay union fees as a condition of employment because they violate the First Amendment right to free speech called the group “a corporate-funded vehemently anti-worker organization… that is attempting to strip St Vincent nurses of their union rights and contract.” Avola said he had no idea what the Janus decision was but he said the organization’s help “levels the playing field.” “There are agencies out there that are completely for unions there are organizations that are anti-union — that’s what makes the world work and that’s what balances it,” Avola said singling out the NLRB as biased toward unions despite an officially nonpartisan stance “It is more guidance that they’re giving me than telling me where to go…what they offer me is information that I can make into knowledge and I can base my decision on that It’s not a dictatorial relationship.”  many nurses involved” who prefer to stay “not in the limelight” but have helped him with his filings and helped financially he said he was on his own — asking lots of questions to garner information (indeed he asked many questions during the interview about everything from the writing process to the weather) and make his own decisions.  He decided that the MNA had failed its members Avola acknowledged “it’s a relationship.” “There’s never only one person to blame,” Avola said “But as hired representatives… our voice the hospital somehow did not hear the voice of its nurses and I have to look back at the MNA whose job it is to be our voice and I have to ask why our voices weren’t heard and they were only heard when on strike “Why was the MNA able to get the hospital to hear us when we’re on strike and not be able to negotiate without doing so much harm to the hospital to the community and to our patients?" Avola continued “I can’t answer that,” Avola said when asked if that was the case. “I was not at the hospital before (the strike) “But from the experience I have with the hospital they know there’s a problem in the marriage — if you can call it that — in the relationship and they’re trying to fix it,” Avola continued everything that they want to do has to be passed by the MNA If the MNA were really interested in the nurses in the hospital and being our voice they would not take months to negotiate on something the hospital brings forward.” Avola said he didn’t think the strike accomplished anything but was rather detrimental: separating nurses more and hurting the community and health care of patients.  was “very much in the hands of the MNA.” Avola said he felt “positive.”  and in either situation the path is the same,” Avola said.  He then stated three goals for the hospital he said would not change if the MNA remained or not:  “Twenty years of representation by the MNA got us to this current situation They’ve had ample opportunity over 20 years to negotiate and to improve the current environment,” Avola said in conclusion I think it’s time for the MNA to step aside and allow the hospital to run its business to the best of its ability without interference from an inept bargaining committee.” Filippo Bartolotta explores Sicily most famous but also the island’s most underestimated variety visiting the Mazzei Family’s estate in Zisola Upon landing in Catania last week I got the chance to enjoy the smoking Etna I usually rent a car and drive there to check the trendy Nerello Mascalese reds and the mineral driven Carricante This time though I wanted to check Sicily most famous and somehow underestimated variety: Nero d’Avola Known in Sicily since the end of the 1600s Nero d’Avola was included in a group of Southern varieties called Calabrisi The origin of the name seem to be originated from ancient Sicilian Calea therefore Calaulisi that is the grape of Avola The home of this variety is in the south east of Sicily around the cities of Pachino The wines of this area came in help of the first phylloxera affected regions of France and northern Italy and by the end of the 1800 Nero d’Avola is spread out across the island Today it is the main red grape with 16% of the total acreage Given its ancient origin and the extension of the vineyard area Nero d’Avola  has a significant intra-varietal variability mainly affecting the morphological and compositional side of the grapes Nero d’Avola has been and still is the flagship variety of Sicily and it got famous in the late 90’s early 2000’s for its jammy and sunny driven attitude This made it famous but it also meant that serious wine lovers got sick of it pretty soon The commercial successes of this variety shadowed the more noble traits of Nero d’Avola which includes some pretty good anti global-warming characteristics: In order to find out more about this I went to the home land of Nero d’Avola in South East Sicily for an exclusive vertical tasting for the drinks business of the Mazzei Family’s Zisola Estate located only a few miles away from Caffé Sicilia in Noto This is one of the greatest Sicilian Pasticceria where I believe I had the best almond Granita of my life and some luscious Cannoli by Pastry chef (and fine wine lover) Corrado Assenza I saw him the first day I landed on the island and while tasting his new creation I asked him what he thought of Zisola  (to check what the locals think of ‘foreign’ investors “A fine Nero d’Avola from traditional Alberello vines next to an authentic 15th century fortress baglio (a fortified country estate),” he replied There are many beautiful places in the world but few are those that are beautiful regardless of what they contain Zisola is one of those places that exude beauty from every element that composes them: the white stones of the entrance portal of this splendid 15th century entrance the mighty roots of the centuries-old trees that hug this sun-burnt land built as not only as delimitation  of the lemon gardens but a true expression of traditional Sicilian art In Zisola you won’t just see beautiful things we park the car in the shade of the gigantic centuries-old ficus and cross the entrance portal that leads inside the baglio (the fortified country estate or large farm that is an architectural emblem of Sicilian feudalism) It feels like diving into a chromatic different dimension: in front of us the central body of the ancient fortress in sandstone and terracotta with splendid balconies with red and white frames overlooking the square has placed a square table full of red cherry tomatoes and chillies drying under the summer heat wave This is a a sign that our post vertical tasting lunch is gonna be delicious (food side note: Giusy Past alla Norma ranked 100/100!) is interrupted by cascades of pink bougainvillea We are welcomed by the small and lively Louis Roederer Entering a baglio is entering the history of Sicily and Zisola does not betray the expectations As we walk into the main hall the scent of baked eggplant omelette with Giarra onions and vegetables from the garden is grabbing my senses for a while From a window of the first floor I can see the skyline of Noto which feels like being at the centre of the world Perhaps because it is the world that has passed through here over the centuries: a land of conquest for the Greeks Many have ploughed these lands but no one has managed to establish themselves on a land as difficult as it is unexpectedly fertile and generous At each step a cloud of white dust is raised: the ground seems inconsistent and yet it is rich in active calcareous limestone and the despite the desert like white sand the beautiful bush trees are thriving Walking in the vineyard in the company of Gaetano Di Pino and the super committed young wine maker Francesco Loi one immediately realises the uniqueness of this place where the vineyards grow in synergy with other typical Sicilian crops: grapefruits just turn around to realise this harmonious alternation between citrus vineyards and olive groves sometimes separated by passageways Gaetano explains how the cypresses protect the orange blossom in the most difficult period of its growth when all crop can be ruined by the bursts of wind that insist on these hills close to the sea “It all started in 2003 with a 50 hectares property today the 23 hectares of bush trained vines of Nero d’Avola is split in 29 parcels” says Gaetano “The plants are now older and more balanced and we have been getting into a better relationship with them bearing this way more consistent fruit.” All work is carried out by hand by a team of local workers “We have grafted the Nero d’Avola with different rootstocks to help the plant adapting to the different soils This is great but it also means different harvest times and a total amount of 500 work hours an hectare,” Gaetano concludes The grapes are harvested in late September in small crates gently de-stemmed and fermented in still vats and then aged for ten months in barriques owners of famous Fonterutoli Estate in Chianti Classico strongly believe in this Sicilian project When talking to Filippo Mazzei I had the feeling of someone who fell in love with this place from day one “I try to be in Zisola at least every two weeks following making sure I do not miss a bit of the life cycle of this striking nature of this estate We are becoming more and more excited about this project every year,” he said Before kicking off with the vertical tasting of Zisola Nero d’Avola from the very first vintage 2004 up to 2020 we tasted the Doppiozeta 2021 Cru Selections Doppiozeta was born in 2006 as a blend of Nero d’Avola Syrah and Cabernet Franc (later only (Syrah) and as off 2014 Nero d’Avola 100% Right now this top wine of the winery is a pure expression of the oldest vines of Nero d’Avola from three different parcels which we tasted the new about to be Doppiozeta 2021 en primeur and it feels like it is going to be a game-changer (plot: 1.86ha located only 20 meters away from the press) The rockier parcel with hard stones already at five meters depth The wines shows a stunning sweetness without any residual sugar and a savoury finish gentle and generous Nero d’Avola from a more fertile sea exposed vineyard More extractive style with also a touch of more oak spices This is the most balance sample with power and elegance and a great sapidity The vineyard is on a pebble soil next to the river Gioi with a lovely strawberry and pomegranate acidity and flavors quite light and refreshing with some green edges showing the very rainy August It looks like the wine would have some good aging potential but right now it seems a little less giving than the other vintages ripe mulberries and some black cherries under spirit A hot and spicy Nero d’Avola with some dry fruit A touch of austerity is balanced out by a generous and yet balanced alcoholic sweet finish and the typical prey note and orange blossom edge of these wonderful wines The palate is extremely vibrant with a very intense Nero d’Avola cherries and black pepper note and an almond paste perfume very pleasant presence This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page personal experience or some combination of both the 2023 Gulfshore Business Women in Business have all forged their own career path their passion and perseverance have led them all to professional success In addition to their professional achievements all of these women have also demonstrated their passion for giving back to their community And as you read the stories of these 10 women we hope you’ll be equally passionate in pursuing your own path toward success Working as the executive director of Naples Pathways Coalition Michelle Avola-Brown advocates for safer roads; educates motorists pedestrians and law enforcement; and works with local officials to improve Collier County’s infrastructure As the organization’s only paid staff member all while working to establish a local trail system “My goal is to see the completion of the Paradise Coast Trail which will be a 70-mile paved trail that is separated from the road connecting Naples to Bonita Springs Ave Maria and other destinations within and beyond Collier County,” she says This trail will save lives and finally bring Naples what it’s been missing!” Avola-Brown also led a community-wide bicycle drive to help residents in East Naples who lost nearly everything in Hurricane Ian The effort provided 250 bicycles to affected residents go grocery shopping or make other needed trips As the health care director for the Naples Children & Education Foundation Missy Lamont serves as a resource for each NCEF Healthcare Initiative partner Given the ever-changing landscape of health care services Lamont also works constantly to gain new understandings of the partnering organizations and the programs that fit within the initiatives while also seeking ways to increase efficiencies and leverage existing resources “It is an honor for me to work with the NCEF’s Healthcare Initiative partners through a unique approach that emphasizes collaboration between organizations,” she says “I love that I am helping to bring people together to facilitate the discussions on innovative strategic and deliberate ways to access high-quality and comprehensive health services.” Lamont has remained passionate about giving back She is a 2015 graduate of the Associate Leadership Collier Program and a 2019 graduate of the Leadership Collier Foundation and is currently an active volunteer for the Youth Leadership Collier Program Committee Lamont earned a certificate in nonprofit strategies from the Harvard Business School which has fueled her drive to discover new ways to execute nonprofit strategy As the president and CEO of The Immokalee Foundation Noemi Perez works to support the student population and next-generation leaders of Immokalee as one of nine children who grew up in Immokalee she knows firsthand the challenges faced by the students she passionately supports ‘We all have something to learn from an experience whether it was good or bad.’  My mother came to the U.S to find a better life and worked hard to make sure that I never lacked anything throughout my childhood,” she says “I witnessed how she had to take over our household when my father’s accident left him bedridden She is the reason I became who I am today; strong and determined.” Perez implemented the organization’s Career Pathways Program an innovative approach to education designed to prepare students for well-paying in-demand professional careers in business management and entrepreneurship; education and human services; engineering and construction management; and health care She has also spearheaded the building of an 18-home subdivision in Immokalee to serve as a hands-on professional career experience for Foundation students a Southwest Florida-based real estate development company While she’s one of the few women working in real estate development she says her larger focus is on simply developing relationships to give back to the community I get to create and leave behind a tangible legacy not just for my own children to be proud of but for the enjoyment of many generations to come,” Barney says true success can’t be quantified in dollars earned in living and working with integrity and passion and in cultivating and contributing to the community I love.” Barney currently serves on the board of the Lee County Pace Center for Girls and on the Hope Hospice Shine committee She is also co-chair of the 2022-23 SWFL American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign committee and was recently named to the Hodges University Board of Trustees as she was an award-winning college athlete and ballroom dancer educational and professional opportunities for women of all ages Deanna Wallin’s personal journey in dealing with psoriasis and eczema led her to launch Naples Soap Company in 2009 in a 300-square-foot location in Tin City in Naples Naples Soap Company is now a publicly traded $11 million skin care company with 10 locations in Florida and a product line that is available nationwide But Wallin said there have still been some bumps along the way but it’s when times are tough that I am truly inspired to work harder get more creative and give it everything I’ve got,” Wallin says COVID and other knocks and bruises along the way stay strong and put my efforts toward brighter days ahead.” For her efforts to grow and expand Naples Soap Company Wallin has been recognized by numerous entrepreneurial she said her greatest pleasure continues to be helping others whether it’s finding a product to solve a problem for a customer or creating a fun educational and inspiring work environment for her team members Over more than three decades as president and CEO of Hope Healthcare Samira Beckwith has guided the not-for-profit through plenty of growth she also created an innovative model of service delivery that integrates hospice into a broader continuum of care that serves more than 3,000 Floridians daily and has been adopted by health care organizations nationwide “We strive to empower people to have choices We provide care to improve quality of life for people during serious illness aging and times of loss and grief,” Beckwith says “We are passionate about providing dignity empathy and compassion to relieve suffering for people of all ages in the closing chapter of life My goal is that Hope continues to grow so that no one ever has to be without comforting compassionate care when it’s needed most.” Beckwith has served as chair for both the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the National Hospice Foundation and as vice chair of the National Partnership for Hospice Innovation She is also the founding president of the Florida PACE Association and a founding director of the National Hospice Work Group founder and principal architect at Architecture Joyce Owens LLC | Studio AJO said her firm is unique because it’s one of the few female-owned architectural practices in Southwest Florida and the only one offering full interior design services while Owens is justifiably proud of being the first female architect ever awarded the Gold Medal of Honor by the Florida chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) she takes even more pride in designing every building specifically for Southwest Florida “I continually harp on about sustainability and resiliency and always look to the past to learn for the future I think that’s a priority we should all take very seriously We design our buildings to withstand hurricanes and we ensure they’re stronger and smarter,” she says use colors and patterns that blend with the local environment and materials that tolerate our harsh climate and salt air I call myself a ‘Coastal Architect’ and stand behind that claim.” Owens received the 2020 AIA Florida Medal of Honor for Design and in 2018 was elected to the College of Fellows at the national level of the AIA Sheryl Soukup founded Soukup Strategic Solutions in 2012 to provide nonprofit organizations with expertise in fundraising and management though she’s always considered herself an entrepreneur her path to owning her own business was hardly traditional “I had been working in microbiological research when I got married Our first child had a lot of medical difficulties right off the bat I started learning a lot about different types of services and I started getting involved in volunteering to help other families,” she says “I decided that going back to work in microbiology wasn’t what I really wanted to do—and my career just took a different path because of everything that I had learned from my daughter.” Soukup Strategic Solutions assists nonprofits in strategic planning she has acted in multiple nonprofit leadership roles including serving on boards and committees at the local and statewide levels Soukup also volunteers for causes close to her heart including serving with the Collier County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Julie Koester assists in the oversight and management of Dragon Horse Agency children’s book publisher Dragon Horse Publishing and lifestyle retailer Moxie Creed But owning multiple companies was never part of her grand plan “I never intended to own an ad agency; I’d planned to become a private practice psychologist A few key realignments in the universe placed me in situations that created major shifts in my thinking about what I had to offer what problems I could solve and simultaneously why solving those problems would matter,” she says I like to think I’ve used my personal experiences to shape some positive results.” Koester was also the founding board chair of the Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples as well as a founding ambassador for the Blue Zones Project which is dedicated to healthier communities and has now been widely adopted in Southwest Florida and across the country Koester was recognized by the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce as a Women In Business finalist and by the Industry Era Women Leaders as a top global female professional She then became the first member of her family to earn a college degree she established Zeal Technical Institute to provide education training and certification in medical and technical areas to aid students in obtaining entry-level employment My inspiration for being an entrepreneur is my family my mission has always been to break down barriers and pave the way for my siblings I am proud to say that I’m halfway there,” she says but I’m thankful every single day for the opportunity to change lives I’m also very proud that I can create opportunities for women to excel.” In addition to helping students earn valuable job skills and growing the local workforce Dorisme also volunteers her time with several local nonprofits Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council Typical ebbs and flows of the single-family home market do not have much of an impact on the ultra Four restaurant chains and a cake shop will join seven other businesses coming this year to the new Tree Farm.. the May 5 opening of the Hospital for Special Surgery at NCH takes the health care.. 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An Italian court has acquitted 66-year-old janitor Antonio Avola of groping a 17-year-old high school girl in a controversial decision that has been roundly mocked worldwide on social media the judges decided that Avola’s contact with the girl lasted was brief enough that there were “ample doubts” on whether it was merely an accident Court documents indicated that the incident occurred in April 2022 at a high school in Rome’s Ostiense neighbourhood the girl testified that she was ascending a staircase with a friend when she felt her trousers slipping off her waist – as she was pulling them back up she felt a man’s hands on her buttocks She was then grabbed by her underwear and lifted up for a few seconds The janitor was charged with sexual assault but passed the matter off “as a joke”; judges said that the argument was “convincing” Judges also accepted that Avola’s actions did not have “libidinous or lusty intent” The court accepted the credibility of the girl’s testimony but said in its decision that the “modalities” of the Avola’s contact left room for doubt with regard to the “voluntary nature of the violation of the girl’s sexual freedom…considering the very nature of touching the buttocks given that the whole action is concentrated in a handful of seconds” A judge also suggested that “the brushing of the buttocks was caused by an awkward manoeuvre of the defendant which was carried out while the subject was in motion” “I’m starting to think I was wrong to trust the institutions the girl said in a statement published by the Corriere della Sera newspaper “This is not the way an old man jokes with a 17-year-old girl confirmed to Fanpage that they would appeal the ruling The outcome of the trial blew up on social media after White Lotus actor Paolo Camilli posted a video to Instagram where he touched his chest while a timer counted down 10 seconds what is?” Popular Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni followed with her own video which reached her near-30 million Instagram fanbase influencer Francesco Cicconetti pointed out that the ruling reflected the normalisation of sexual assault and harassment in Italy such that “a man in his 60s can grope an underage girl at school and walk away with impunity” thousands of social media users have also made posts decrying and mocking the Italian court’s decision was borne from a desire to find a “resilient vine” that was able to thrive in the Cape Winelands’ increasingly challenging conditions – a result of climate change “Nero doesn’t just survive; it thrives under the bright African sun,” Bosman said the grapes remain vibrant and fresh in the vineyard needing much less water than their neighbouring varietals yet graciously delivering a wine of astounding quality This grape perfectly encapsulates both resilience and adaptability Humankind has an uncanny ability to rise in the face of adversity Nero is now available in Sainsbury’s wine buyer at Sainsbury’s said of the newcomer: “Nero is going to inject a real sense of excitement and energy into the South African wine offering and the wider wine category Sainsbury’s are thrilled to be on board and supporting this pioneering project.” the wine is accompanied by its very own soundtrack celebrating the “rhythm of Africa” while a promo video highlights the social and environmental messages of Nero The ‘Nero Rises’ soundtrack is produced by Sip Warner and Sonwabile Qamoyi while the promo video stars actor / filmmaker Thapelo Mokoena and Bosman Family Vineyards and features a soundtrack written and performed by Sip Warner and Sonwabile Qamoyi Your email address will not be published. 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Photos by Karen Mansfield Other positions you play: Tight End, Defensive End What type of music do you like? Rap, Country Do you have a favorite band? No favorite band Most memorable moment in DYF: Making new friends, and having great coaches. Who is your role model, and why? My Mom is my role model, because she encourages me to do my best in school and on the field. 5000Join the ranks of America's fastest-growing private companies The Way I Work: Wondermind's Mandy Teefey Organizes Her Life Into 5 Different Journals Why Now's a Good Time to Rethink Your Corporate Credit Card Strategy Mystery Client Behind Scale AI's Small Biz Program Revealed as Google  Why Optimism and Confidence Are Important for Success Workplace Miscommunication Is Rampant. One Possible Solution? Using More Emojis 7 Successful Entrepreneurs on the Biggest Business Lesson They Learned From Their Alma Maters How a Meghan Markle-Backed Beverage Brand Broke Into National Retailers It's funny. I wasn't really that into beer. Tim and I met over Twitter in 2007. I lived in Massachusetts and he was in California. We worked on a few freelance jobs together--me as a software engineer, and Tim as a Web designer. I'd never heard of what he was drinking out West, and sometimes I'd think, "I wish I could get that beer." logo This MorningThe Daily Digest for Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders Privacy Policy Nine years ago, Greg Avola and Tim Mather created Untappd the two kept their day jobs--until they found an unconventional way to devote themselves to their company I lived in Massachusetts and he was in California We worked on a few freelance jobs together--me as a software engineer I'd never heard of what he was drinking out West I was traveling a lot as a consultant for KPMG I remember sitting in my hotel room in Springfield we always check in on Foursquare--what if we did something related to beer and location?\" Beer is inherently very social and there wasn't an online version of that inter­action I went home that weekend to work on a prototype and had a dirty version of it within 48 hours we became two guys doing what we could to support millions of people on this app--on the side started telling us we weren't dedicated because we hadn't quit our day jobs Why haven't you gone ahead and tried to do this full time?\" Then one of them sat me down over coffee in San Francisco to talk about Techstars The greatest things come out of those incubators But I was so used to corporate life: You went to work This would have meant not knowing if there would even be a paycheck Not knowing if this is going to last three months--or how your relationships are going to hold up We couldn't eat ramen noodles for the rest of our lives We couldn't just drop everything and go for it but an investor would have felt like a boss The idea of a merger started to make sense The combined company took our name--and we quit our day jobs The Greg from eight or nine years ago would be perplexed by how I now like all these hazy IPAs It was one of the first beers I learned about from the Untappd community Accessibility | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement You have reached the limit for gifting for this month words: Winemaking in Sicily has some seriously deep-running roots with production on the island remaining steady for over 3,000 years Phoenicians and Romans began trading Sicilian wines because of their powerful and unique flavor profiles those same characteristics can definitely be found in the wines of the island though winemaking has gone to a whole ‘nother level Both boisterous and lighter-bodied reds are widely available and a pretty significant amount of dessert wine Wine consumers tend to be most acquainted with Sicilian reds — and for a good reason. Dry, hot summers all across the island allow for some serious Nero d’Avola production Considered to be the island’s flagship variety this “Black of Avola” grape creates medium- to full-bodied reds must have at least 50 to 70 percent Nero d’Avola in each bottle And the dessert wines don’t stop there. For a truly one-of-a-kind experience, grab a bottle of Zibibbo. The variety is used to produce wines similar to Marsala, though the grapes are partially distilled, rather than fortified. In addition, grapes used for Zibibbo production are sun-dried (appassimento) for the sake of concentrating their sugars. The grape has often been compared to Muscat (Moscato), though don’t worry — Sicily’s also got a healthy planting of that, too. Whether white is your go-to, red screams your name, or sweet wine is the only thing you want in your glass, sticking with Sicily is a pretty safe bet for wine lovers of all palates. And if you get lucky enough to make it to the island for yourself, you’ll most likely find some obscure variety that tickles your fancy along the way. Pair with a Sicilian cannoli for maximum enjoyment — no matter what your wine choice might be. Avenel — and the Kyabram District League — has farewelled one of its best in recent years. Graceful midfielder Braydon Avola has departed the Swannery to head back to his home club Whittlesea in Northern Football Netball League. It closes the chapter on a novel six years at Avenel for Avola, who finished runner-up in the 2022 McNamara Medal count before going one better in 2023, claiming the league best-and-fairest by 20 votes. Avola kicked 31 goals in the 2024 season and featured in the best on 12 occasions from 16 games this season. He leaves alongside brother Corey, who despite only playing two years at the Swans compared to his sibling’s six, was a valued member in a rebuilding Avenel side. The brothers fantastic aren’t the only ones on their way out, either. Matt Huy took the coaching reins over from Kasey Duncan in 2023 and, despite Avenel missing finals for the first time since 2013, he soon whipped the Swans back into the perennial September contender many know them as today. A fourth placed finish in 2024 had Avenel head into an elimination final bout against Nagambie, but the five-goal loss spelt another crushing bow-out in the Swans’ quest to snap a 30-year premiership drought. Huy has since stepped down from his coaching post. Meanwhile, Stanhope recently announced a three-pronged coaching trident to spear the Lions forward in 2025. Alec Young and Tom Hepburn have come aboard as senior co-coaches with Jack Donnell to serve as assistant coach, taking over from Adam Lovison. Stanhope missed out on finals in 2024 on percentage alone, with the fresh appointment a sign of intent for the Lions to go one step further in next season’s campaign. And in other news, Girgarre unveiled its new coach with John Wilson stepping up to take the senior reins from Brendan Baumann. Wilson is no stranger to the Kangaroos having served as assistant coach for the past three seasons. Dorilli 2015 and Mamertino 2015 was an eye-opening tasting with new varietal-specific stemware to boot.Although Nero D’Avola is a grape variety that’s springing up in areas of the New World such as Australia and South Africa originating from the far Southern tip of the island and now spreading out to four main growing areas – Noto (its ‘home’) It is one of Italy’s most important grapes (seventh in terms of production) and the number one planted red grape in Sicily an island where 85% of its wines come from indigenous grape varieties It’s fair to say Planeta has been at the forefront of taking Sicilian wine into the world of fine wine It is against this backdrop that Enotria&Coe, Planeta’s UK distributor, assembled a group of London’s top sommeliers at Hedonism for what it called an Exploring Nero D’Avola Masterglass (sic) – on account of it coinciding with the launch of Nero D’Avola Riedel stemware Alessio Planeta, the company’s chief winemaker and recently appointed head of trade body Assovini Sicilia had brought with him a range of new and aged Nero D’Avola so that we could taste it as a single varietal as a blending component see regional differences and how the wine ages There were six things that really surprised me: The high acidity and low PH means that it has considerable ageing potential which was then demonstrated with the wine tasting one of Planeta’s four wineries that produce Nero D’Avola (it has six wineries in total) The fruit here was destalked after 21 days on skins malo in steel followed by 12 months in 36hl wood barrels Tasting: Medium ruby; attractive nose of citrus fruits (orange peel) dried herbs; young but surprising soft tannins good structure but really quite delicate with it Only the second vintage from Planeta’s eight ha of young vines here in Capo Milazzo on the North of the island The fruit here is destalked before 14 days on skins malo in steel followed by 12 months in 35hl barrels Tasting: Medium to light ruby; fairly dumb nose hints of flowers and herbs; nice blend of wild cherries and more brooding dark flavours – liquorice high acidity but well integrated with the youthful tannin Seeing how 100% Nero D’Avola ages with Santa Cecilia We then tried four vintages of Santa Cecilia (2013 the South-East tip of Sicily and the home of the Nero D’Avola grape The fruit is destalked followed by 21 days on skins malo in steel followed by 14 months in 2nd/3rd fill barriques – the same vinification process is used for all four vintages There was considerable vintage variation with all wines ready to drink now or be kept longer in the cellar Dark to medium red with purple edges; notes of bayleaf fresh herbs; rich but structured with fine complex nose that requires work but delivers especially after you taste this wonderful wine dried herbs and black fruit; on the palate there is intense freshness with wonderful flavours of Mediterranean herbs This was my pick of the tasting for drinking now or keeping Considerable evolution: brick red; on the nose rich without being jammy blackberries and liquorice; on the palate very much dominated by liquorice (perhaps too much) It has a fresh palate but needs drinking rather than keeping Considerable evolution: reddish brown; on the nose drying figs dried mint; on the palate really great balance fully integrated but still with a linear backbone of acidity Wonderful now or will keep for another five years Planeta’s wines are imported into the UK by Enotria&Coe, a supplier partner of The Buyer. 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Reports of possible gunfire coming from a Redding house that caught fire Sunday morning delayed firefighters from putting out the blaze that investigators believe was intentionally set Redding Fire Department Battalion Chief Mike Sawyer said crews were called out to a blaze at a home in the 2500 block of Avola Street shortly before 8 a.m There had been also multiple prior contacts with law enforcement at the home including calls to the home for at least one resident having mental health issues firefighters had to standby until officers cleared the house to ensure it was safe for the crews to fight the fire that delayed us and caused the fire to grow pretty extremely The house was a total loss,” Sawyer said By the time firefighters arrived the residents had left to stay with other family in the Redding area Redding Fire investigator Guido Concello sent out a news release shortly before noon Sunday that said Tiffany Nicole Blair of Redding was arrested on suspicion of arson for allegedly setting fire to the house Concello said firefighters had the fire put out in about 45 minutes but crews stayed for several hours cleaning up the remains Sawyer estimated the house was a total loss The amount of damage to the home and contents was about $140,000 Redding police were not immediately available to comment on the incident Sunday morning neighbors said they were notified by phone to evacuate the area Some nearby residents said police officers knocked on their door and ordered them to evacuate who lived next door to the house that burned said there was a heavy police presence Sunday morning “I thought it was the whole National Guard,” he said Neighbors said police had visited the house several times over the past year or so and there was often traffic going to and from the house said police had been to the house numerous times over the past year Residents of the home also got into fights in the front yard at the home “They’ve been a problem ever since they moved in,” Baughan said Firefighters also had problems of their own fighting the fire Sunday morning A stiff wind coming out of the north also pushed heavy smoke toward the firefighters battling the blaze Crews also had to watch for the fire spreading to other houses