News “Decanter World Wine Awards”, a triumph of Italian diversity, and of “His Majesty” the Barolo Many medals, including 8 “Best in Show” (2 Barolo) and 37 platinum (10 Barolo). Hat-trick for Cantina di Terlano, double medal for Fontanafredda London, 23.09.2020
News Excellent wineries, both familiar or financial: the cases of Ferrari and Fantini (Farnese) The Lunelli family company and the group led by Valentino Sciotti, different models, awarded with the “Deloitte Best Managed Companies” Milan, 22.09.2020
News Among Masi’s rows the grape harvest as a cathartic experience and reconnection to the earth Enthusiasts, investors and members of the Masi Investor Club put on their gloves, take off their scissors and fill the crates of the Amarone brand Lazise, 17.09.2020
News WINE AND MARKETS Uk, Antinori and Allegrini the most present brands in London’s wine shops. Thus MiBD Wine Analytics Among the great red denominations of the Belpaese, Barolo on the podium, and in the Top 15 also Chianti Classico and IGT Toscana London, 24.09.2020
News SCENARIOS Wine and events, Helmuth Kocher, creator of the “Merano Wine Festival”, talks about the event Merano, 22.09.2020
News THE TESTIMONY Giorgio Pinchiorri: an auction for history. “The Enoteca doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone” Florence, 18.09.2020
News WINE TERRITORIES Nobile di Montepulciano had the first DOCG band in Italy. The Consortium is in search of its origins The oldest DOCG in Italy is focusing on a new image to recover its past identity Montepulciano, 21.09.2020
News Wine and promotion, IEM takes Italy on tour to Denmark, Poland and Russia Technical tests to restart Italian wine on smaller but strategic markets to recover, though still in the throes of the Pandemic Copenhagen, 21.09.2020
News CURIOSITY Young Chinese women are worth half of the online market of wine and spirits and love Moscato D’Asti Beijing, 18.09.2020
News At the Emmy Awards the stars toast (from home) with Ferrari bubbles Yesterday in Los Angeles the virtual ceremony of the television Oscars. The maison of TrentoDoc, for the sixth year, is the official sparkling partner Los Angeles, 21.09.2020
News GUIDE BOOKS “Pocket Wine Book” 2021, the wine lover’s bible edited by Hugh Johnson Producers, territories and evaluations of wines from around the world: advice, fun facts and insights, in a legendary pocket guidebook Los Angeles, 18.09.2020
News MOURNING The wines of Sicily and Italy salute one of its greats: Diego Planeta has left us One of the patriarchs of the Sicilian wine Renaissance, courageous pioneer, entrepreneur, creator and head of wine companies, as Planeta and Settesoli Menfi, 19.09.2020
News China-EU: green light to the agreement for the protection of 100 EU food products The entry into force at the end of 2021, in the list also a lot of Italian wine, from Prosecco to Chianti, from Brunello di Montalcino to Barolo Brussels, 16.09.2020
News WINE AND SPORT The Giro d’Italia toasts again, with the “Prosecco Superiore Wine Stage”, among the Unesco Hills On October 17th the race between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, world showcase for the most famous sparkling wine in Italy Conegliano, 17.09.2020
News UNION OF PASSIONS The celebration of the past, for a great future: the Ferrari bubbles for the Ferrari of Maranello The Trentodoc of the Lunelli family’s Trentino winery, the excellence of made in Italy, chosen to celebrate the 1,000 F1 Grand Prix “della Rossa” Florence, 14.09.2020
News If the barrel is not bought, but rented. Between flexibility and cost management A type of business already widespread in France and Spain, and which is also making its way into Italy. At WineNews, Stefano Cordero di Montezemolo Florence, 17.09.2020
News From dialogues with Pope Francis to Petrini’s book, “Terrafutura”, to be presented in Franciacorta On September 18, the founder of Slow Food at the Convent of the Annunciation, sponsored by the Vittorio and Mariella Moretti Foundation Rovato, 16.09.2020
News Catering and wine, a marriage of interests, vital, but far from smooth More than one out of two producers are not happy in the HORECA relationship, revealed the Wine Meridian & Witaly - Porzioni Cremona survey Milan, 16.09.2020
News WINE AND AWARDS Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Italy on the podium (with 363 award-winning wines) Brno, 15.09.2020
News DECEMBER 6, IN GENEVA Pinchiorri, at auction the large sizes and n. 1 of the “Millesime 1985” de la Romanée-Conti From BagheraWines, 12 unique and numbered Jeroboams and 12 Mathusalem, estimated at almost 2 million euros Geneva, 17.09.2020
News ITALIAN HOLIDAYS 97% of Italians stayed in Italy for holidays, and vacation time is not over yet Rome, 15.09.2020
News WINE LAWS Simplification decree: news for wine, starting from how to achieve DOCG Rome, 15.09.2020
News INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS Wine, it’s time for “Top 100” worldwide, and virtual tastings, with lots of Italy In the selection of “Wine & Spirtits” names such as Antinori, Gaja, Sandrone, Burlotto, Vietti, Le Macchiole, Tasca d’Almerita, Pieropan and not only San Francisco, 17.09.2020
News THE EVENT Markets, buyers, Opera Wine, Assoenologi Congress: from November 21-24, it is “Wine2Wine” Giovanni Mantovani, dg Veronafiere, at WineNews: “focus on the most important wine markets, starting from Italy, looking at the world” Verona, 16.09.2020
News ANNOUNCEMENT Bellanova: “we are working on extending distillation to PDO and PGI wines” Sinalunga, 14.09.2020
News WINE FAIRS No ProWein in Sao Paulo, but confirmed the stop in Shanghai: the world of wine at two speeds The German fair returns to Asia, from November 10 to 12. Waiting for the main event, the ProWein in Düsseldorf (March 21-23, 2021) Dusseldorf, 15.09.2020
News AUCTION Zachys lands in Europe and collects 3.3 million euros: the boom in raises for Monfortino and Masseto A selection of 2,500 bottles from the Enoteca Pinchiorri. Good performance also for Tignanello, Solaia, Gaja and Biondi Santi. Sold 99% of the lots London, 14.09.2020
News SMILES IN THE ROWS Champagne, the harvest 2020, the earliest ever, is coming to an end. “And it is splendid” Reims, 11.09.2020
News Great wines and masterpieces of art to celebrate 50 years of friendship between Italy and Hong Kong On October 25th, between Uffizi and Hong Kong Museum of Art, between Renaissance and Made in Italy excellence, with Gelardini & Romani Hong Kong, 11.09.2020
News Liberalizing vineyard-planting rights in the new CAP is still a hot issue Introduced in 2013, the authorization system ends in 2030. Only the EU Parliament has taken sides in favor and proposes extending it until 2050 Brussels, 11.09.2020
News WINE AND CULTURE To the virologist Ilaria Capua, Reinhold Messner and Andrea Rigoni: the Masi prize n. 39 Awards also for Riedel Glass and Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Gargagnago, 09.09.2020
News WORLD MARKETS Brexit, “we need a regulatory trade parachute”. The appeal to the EU of Unione Italiana Vini Concerns about the “no deal”, between an increase in bureaucracy and prices. While Italian exports are decreasing for the first time since 2010 Verona, 11.09.2020
News September 12, London: it’s the day of the auction “Enoteca Pinchiorri: The Legendary Cellar” by Zachy’s A piece of wine history under the hammer. Giorgio Pinchiorri: “since 1972 I have bought (many) wines, and I sell them... it’s my life” London, 11.09.2020
News The “switch” between domestic and outdoor consumption increases even more the wine purchases in gdo As stated in the Coop 2020 Report on Nielsen data analyzed for WineNews: in Phase 3 in the summer, +5% for still wines and +19% for sparkling wines Milan, 10.09.2020
News TRANSPARENCY ON THE TABLE The Simplification decree cancels the “State Secret” on foreign foods Names of companies that import food will be made known, as they cause 84% of health alarms in Italy. Coldiretti: historic result Rome, 09.09.2020
News TRENDS One out of 10 wine bottles in Italy sold on mass distribution is a “private label” During the lockdown period, the market share passed 11%. IRI data analyzed by Marca (BolognaFiere) reveals purchases of PDO and PGI wines are growing Bologna, 09.09.2020
