Log in to WRAL.com with one click using your favorite social network:
OR
Log in using your WRAL.com account:



Wrong email/password combination.

Forgot password?

Register with WRAL.com using your favorite social network:
OR
Register for a WRAL.com account using our web form.

Login Options

9:10 a.m. • 2-9-12

Weather Forecast for Raleigh

  • Today: Partly Cloudy.
    • Hi: 52° F
  • Fri: Mostly Cloudy.
    • Hi: 58° F
  • Sat: Partly Cloudy.
    • Hi: 52° F

Other Locations

> 7 Day Forecast

Doppler Image

Marketplace Links

Social Links

Main Menu

Alert

  • Breaking News:  Two of three lanes of westbound I-540 are closed near Exit 4 (U.S. Highway 70). The N.C. DOT expects delays in that area until about 9 a.m.

Posted: July 9, 2009

Obama presents N.C. wine to Italian president

e-mail print friendly
Raffaldini Vineyards Vermentino wine
Raffaldini Vineyards Vermentino wine

Ronda, N.C. — A North Carolina wine was part of a gift President Barack Obama presented to Italian President Giorgio Napolitano before he attended the G-8 summit.

Obama gave Napolitano a variety of American wines packaged in a custom-made box crafted from the wood of former Oval Office flooring, and a bottle of 2008 Raffaldini Vineyards Vermentino was among the wines in the package.

Raffaldini is a family-owned vineyard in Wilkes County that produces a variety of wines. It was among the first U.S. vineyards to plant Vermentino vines, which are cultivated in coastal districts of Italy and on the island of Sardinia.

“Raffaldini Vineyards is honored to have been selected to represent the U.S. and is proud that our preservation and promotion of our Italian heritage and culture have been recognized,” Barbara Raffaldini, co-owner and general counsel, said in a statement.

RELATED TOPICS: Barack Obama, Wilkes County

Copyright 2011 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
e-mail print friendly

51 Comments


WRAL.com welcomes your comments on this story. All comments are moderated prior to publication based on our posting guidelines. Please review them prior to posting and if your message is not approved.

View Comments VIEW ALL 51 COMMENTS

This story is closed for comments.

Latest Comments
Nice!
Click to view my profile 27615
July 10, 2009 5:27 p.m.
i'd be interested to know if anybody has tried this wine, and if so, if it's any good.
Lady
July 10, 2009 12:26 p.m.
On his way home, he'll deliver PA coal, to Newcastle in England, WI cheese to France, and AK snowballs to Greenland.

If this had been about GWB, the story would have included bad news about alcoholism here and in Italy, due to the economy.
discowhale
July 9, 2009 7:25 p.m.
So what? Why do I give a rats behind about where the wine came from. Like the Italian president is going to say "wow from North Carolina huh?" Geee lets invest there". please.
Click to view my profile comeonnow
July 9, 2009 7:11 p.m.
He should of given him Duplin Scuppernong wine as well-I enjoy that one greatly. Fixing the economy is going to take time, look at the catastrophe he was left with, so it's GREAT to see a company in NC getting alot of press since businesses here in NC need as much publicity/press as they can get..especially if it will help domestic sales. Who knows the Italien President 'may' actually like a wine here from little 'ole NC. Keep Up the good work Pres. Obama!
Click to view my profile Lars Marson
July 9, 2009 7:10 p.m.
View Comments VIEW ALL 51 COMMENTS

Photo Spotlight

more photos
Report It

Multimedia

more
Click Here