News The potential and the contradictions of alcohol-free wines: a question of taste, quality and market Meininger’s International and Weinwirtschaft focus on this trend through market surveys and a tasting panel Verona, 22.04.2024
News “Il Veronelli” is born, physical and symbolic place of the cultural heritage of Luigi Veronelli A “Cenacle” in the Ex Convento dei Neveri in Bergamo, dedicated to the great legacy of the “father” of Italian food and wine criticism and journalism Bariano, 19.04.2024
News 22% of Italy’s vineyards are organic, but wine purchases do not take off Cia-Agricoltori Italiani: “the consumption is 1-2% of total sales”. Sicily’s first region, the first organic district in Lombardy was born in Valtellina. Rome, 20.04.2024
News THE CURIOSITY Wine is tasted on the open sea: partnership between Msc Crociere and Italian Sommelier Association Renewal of the agreement between the No.1 company in Europe and Ais, with many job opportunities for young professionals Verona, 22.04.2024
News THE NEWS All about the life of a bottle in one “click”: Meregalli Group bets on the Blockchain Monza, 19.04.2024
News MARKETS Fine wines are still down, but there are signs of recovery. Top value: San Leonardo and Sassicaia Milano, 19.04.2024
News THE TREND Alcohol-free wines, growing market. And 36 % of Italians are interested in trying them But producers in Italy are forced to produce them abroad because a national standard is lacking. Swg and Uiv-Vinitaly Wine Observatory data Verona, 16.04.2024
News Slight recovery of consumption in large-scale retail: reds arein crisis, sparkling wines good The Circana study for Vinitaly: after a difficult 2023 the downturn is still there, but the decline lessens in the first quarter of 2024 (-2.2%) Verona, 16.04.2024
News CLIMATE CHANGE Insurance policies for vineyards are worth 2.3 billion euros. Active defense, however, is the future Verona, 17.04.2024
News Young people link wine to sociability (67.7%), over-65s drink it with meals (79.1%) Enpaia and Censis present the Agricultural World Observatory on the relationship between consumption and different generations Verona, 17.04.2024
News THE TREND The unstoppable advance of white wines, and the slowdown of reds, in the spotlight at Vinitaly A modern-day phenomenon in Ismea numbers, in Confagricoltura’s analysis, and in the case histories of Valpolicella, Marche, Friuli, and Maremma Verona, 17.04.2024
News THE SCENARIO Italian wine seeks growth after initial positive signs picked up at Vinitaly 2024 97,000 visitors to the fair, 30% foreigners (USA, Germany, Uk, China and Canada in the lead). In 2025, appointment in Verona, April 6-9 Verona, 18.04.2024
News Italian wine holds up, making 16 billion euros, but no alcohol and consumption are the big challenge Industry numbers by Osservatorio Federvini in collaboration with Nomisma and Tradelab. In the U.S., U.K. and Germany, alcohol-free wines are growing Verona, 15.04.2024
News AWARDS Tribute to Piero Antinori from the Grandi Cru d’Italia Committee: he made the history of enology Evening event in Verona dedicated to one of the leading figures of Italian wine in the world: “I have been a custodian of the winery” Verona, 15.04.2024
News WINE & POLITICS Premier Giorgia Meloni to WineNews: “wine is part of our identity as Italians” In her brief “journey” among the producers attending Vinitaly 2024, we asked her whether the sector needs protection or promotion more: “both” Verona, 15.04.2024
News Alison Napjus: “US remains very important for Italian wine, but consumption slows” For the Senior Editor of “Wine Spectator”, “in the future, the connection with food should be promoted more”. The territory of the moment? Sicily Verona, 14.04.2024
News Luigi Moio (Oiv): “it is not possible to think of a future without wine” Reflections of the president of the world organization, at “Wine Ministerial Meeting”, in Franciacorta: “the vine an instrument for change” Franciacorta, 12.04.2024
News Italy-China bilateral meeting in Verona: wine is a symbol of economic and cultural cooperation Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani with Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao. Our wine exports to China are worth more than 100 million Verona, 12.04.2024
News IDEAS OF THE FUTURE Trabocco, Abruzzo bubbles between territory, “pop” wine and winemakers’ remuneration Ortona, 11.04.2024
News CONTEST Vermentino’s “sprint”: here are the ten best tastings of “Grand Prix” No. 5 The event promoted by the Tuscan Maremma Wine Consortium goes on record. Vermentino on the rise, in a predominantly “red” region Castiglion della Pescaia, 10.04.2024
News COUNTERFEITING “Operation Bacchus”, first conviction in Supreme Court for fraud against great wines of Tuscany Florence, 10.04.2024
News CURRENT NEWS Italian wine cooperatives and the future, including climate, costs, logistics and access to credit Milan, 10.04.2024
News CHARITY In auction at Sotheby’s for charity the large formats of Ornellaia 2021 “Vendemmia d’Artista” The valuable lots will be auctioned between May 22 and June 5. Proceeds will go to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Bolgheri, 09.04.2024
News WINE ECONOMY The big names in Italian wine were economically stable in 2023. The Pambianco report Cantine Riunite & CIV (and Gruppo Italiano Vini - GIV), Argea, Italian Wine Brands and Caviro were leaders in turnover (all more than 400 million euros) Milano, 09.04.2024
News MARKETS Campo alla Sughera (Knauf family) continues to focus on Bolgheri: purchased 3 more hectares Bolgheri, 09.04.2024
News FAMILY BUSINESSES “Marilisa Allegrini” is born, the group that unites Villa Della Torre, Poggio Al Tesoro and San Polo Leading it, with daughters Carlotta and Caterina, is Marilisa Allegrini. Who also seems to want to say, paraphrasing Louis XIV, “I am Allegrini” Milan, 09.04.2024
News INTERVIEWS “Without wine, Italy would be poorer, from all points of view. It must be defended and improved” The Italian Minister of Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida, talked personally to WineNews. Italy will be welcoming wine diplomacy Roma, 08.04.2024
News LATEST NEWS ISMEA report on Italian wine: turnover 13.8 billion euros; exports worth 7.8 billion euros; production down Roma, 07.04.2024
News “EU must intervene to stop Belgian decree on alcohol advertising” Federvini warning, concerned about Belgian proposal to introduce a health warning in all advertising messages, including labels Rome, 08.04.2024
News It is Italian the best rosé wine in the world: first on the podium among more than 1,200 labels “Villa Cordevigo Gaudenzia” 2019 from Veneto winery Vigneti Villabella is international revelation at “Concours Mondial de Bruxelles” Brussels, 28.03.2024
News MOURNING Friuli Venezia Giulia’s wine industry says goodbye to one of its noble fathers: Marco Felluga Born in 1927, he was among the first to realize (like his brother Livio) the qualitative potential of Collio Udine, 03.04.2024
News WINE AND BUSINESS Travel retail, a growing sector. And the big names in Italian wine are still investing in it New “Sparkling Bar” signed Contadi Castaldi and Chef Express (Cremonini Group) opens at Milan Bergamo airport (Oro al Serio) Oro al Serio, 03.04.2024
News Bernard Arnault (LVMH) tops the Forbes list of richest people in the world André Esteves (Argiano) and Alejandro Bulgheroni (Dievole and Poggio Landi) are among billionaires that own Estates in Italy New York, 02.04.2024
News The Italia del Vino Consortium continues to expand with Roberta Corrà 1.5 billion euros in turnover and 15% export share the 25 member companies have confirmed the GM of GIV president Roma, 02.04.2024
News THE STUDY Open weekends, young audiences and more and more experiences to come: the growth of wine tourism Report by Divinea: turnover at +11%, visitors willing to spend more. Italy leads in visits ahead of the US. Good seasonal adjustment Milan, 02.04.2024
News STORIES Duca di Salaparuta, 200 years with the art of Renato Guttuso, Mimmo Pintacuda and Emilio One of Sicily’s oldest wineries, founded by the Alliata nobles, celebrates history and Bagheria, a “wine-cultural terroir” of wines and intellectuals Bagheria, 31.03.2024