News Crisis doesn’t affect the blazon: the most desired wines are from Bordeaux. For Italy, Sassicaia As many as seven great Bordeaux wines in Wine-Searcher’s “top ten”. Château Mouton Rothschild guide, Tenuta San Guido’s icon is No. 3 on the podium London, 29.04.2024
News Markets, culture, biodiversity, regulations: the “blend” of the 77th Assoenologi Conference in Sardinia Professionals from enterprises, business, institutions and research will discuss and interact, as President Riccardo Cotarella stated, “to reverse negative trends” Cagliari, 28.04.2024
News Trentodoc records a 2023 that is positive in value (+3%): Italy remains the main market Stefano Fambri, president Trento Doc Institute: “we can be satisfied”. Decline in volume is 2%, export at 15% Trento, 26.04.2024
News THE CURIOSITY Co-branding, Tannico and the Vermentino di Sardegna produced together with the Argiolas label The project has already involved Giacomo Fenocchio, in the Langhe, Castello Vicchiomaggio, in Chianti Classico, and Fertuna (Meregalli) in Maremma Serdiana, 24.04.2024
News WINE AND TERRITORY Sicily, Italy’s second-largest vineyard (and No. 1 for organic) grows, driven by its white wines Palermo, 29.04.2024
News The wine auctions market in 2023 showed very slight growth compared to 2022. Romanée-Conti dominated
News WINE & CLIMATE Vineyards light up with candles again against frost. In South Tyrol, at Abbazia di Novacella NOVACELLA, 26.04.2024
News WINE & SCHOOL Naples, RadiciVive supports “Vigna Resilience”, the educational vineyard for suburban kids A community-serving environmental restoration project that promotes new forms of integration and education by enhancing a brownfield site Naples, 24.04.2024
News Frost in North, snow in Center, drought in South: bad spring weather puts agriculture in crisis Coldiretti: situation in the countryside pictures an Italy literally split in two by the effects of climate change Rome, 22.04.2024
News THE ANNIVERSARY The first time the word “Prosecco” was written on the label: 100 years ago with Etile Carpenè, in 1924 Verona, 20.04.2024
News Vineyards, “no to the indiscriminate use of explants”. To reiterate it Unione Italiana Vini - Uiv No demand in Italy, but we talk about it. Frescobaldi: “the old planting premiums have favored the abandonment of the hill for the plain” Varese, 23.04.2024
News THE ANNIVERSARY The Museo del Vino of Torgiano turns 50 between events and photographic exhibitions The most prestigious wine-themed collection in our country was founded on April 23,1974 by Giorgio and Maria Grazia Lungarotti Torgiano, 23.04.2024
News THE 15TH MAY “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 From the distributor to the consumer, the historical high-quality wine & spirits distribution reality raises the level of safety and transparency Monza, 19.04.2024
News Export, Italian wine regains a slight smile: signs of growth from the USA to the East Istat data analyzed by WineNews from January 2024: United States (+14%), Germany (+2.7%), UK (+19.5%), Switzerland (+9.2%) and Canada (+21.5%) Roma, 22.04.2024
News Fine wines are still down, but there are signs of recovery. Top value: San Leonardo and Sassicaia The eWibe Fine Wines stock market index: Tuscany up +1.5% in the 12 month period, but down -0.5% in the first quarter of 2024. France is growing again Milano, 19.04.2024
News 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 LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTION Slight recovery of consumption in large-scale retail: reds arein crisis, sparkling wines good Verona, 16.04.2024
News CLIMATE CHANGE Insurance policies for vineyards are worth 2.3 billion euros. Active defense, however, is the future ISMEA, in 2023, insured wine companies increased +2%, but it did not compensate for the decrease registered in the rest of Italy Verona, 17.04.2024
News VINITALY Young people link wine to sociability (67.7%), over-65s drink it with meals (79.1%) Verona, 17.04.2024
News THE TREND The unstoppable advance of white wines, and the slowdown of reds, in the spotlight at Vinitaly 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 THE ANALYSIS 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 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 FACE-TO-FACE WITH WINENEWS 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 CURRENT NEWS Luigi Moio (Oiv): “it is not possible to think of a future without wine” 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 Trabocco, Abruzzo bubbles between territory, “pop” wine and winemakers’ remuneration Reflections around the collective brand linked to the iconic trabocchi already narrated by D’Annunzio, at “Vincontri” by Vinco winery 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 At WineNews, lawyer Marco Giuri (Studio Giuri in Florence) comments, “the work of control between consortia, companies and institutions is essential” Florence, 10.04.2024
News Italian wine cooperatives and the future, including climate, costs, logistics and access to credit Luca Rigotti (president of wine sector Confcooperative): “Problem No. 1 is the cost of money”. 40 cooperatives among top 117 companies by turnover Milan, 10.04.2024
News 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 The company expands and consolidates, following last years’ financial results of double-digit growth Bolgheri, 09.04.2024