News “Mr. Expedia” invests again in Montalcino: Peter Kern, world top manager, expands “Il Palazzone” Already a wine collector, he and his family still invest in the land. Putting together 12 hectares under vine (6 of Brunello di Montalcino) Montalcino, 21.09.2023
News “Do you drink? Don’t drink too much”, the campaign on responsible drinking, created by young people Federvini and the Municipality of Rome launched the campaign created by the students in Professor Alberto Mattiacci’s course at Sapienza University Rome, 25.09.2023
News “Wine is emblem of our traditions, history, culture and work”. Words of Giorgio Napolitano Italy farewells its 11th President of the Republic, the first to attend Vinitaly (in 2016) and several times in contact with the world of wine Rome, 22.09.2023
News SOLUTIONS Quality, sustainability, longevity of wine. Lanati believes the answer is ungrafted vines The founder of the Enosis Meraviglia Research Center said, “solutions are not impossible; we need to focus on experimentation and research” Grinzane Cavour, 21.09.2023
News TREND Wine, the recipe for overcoming the collapse of consumption in the United States is to focus on cocktails and ready-to-drink wines New York, 21.09.2023
News STRATEGIES Coop focuses strongly on wine. Moving beyond private labels and betting on co-branding Bologna, 21.09.2023
News WINE AND PATRONAGE Ornellaia “Vendemmia d’Artista” 2020: another $300,000 for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Yet another success for the charity auction held by Sotheby’s. In 15 editions, the project has donated more than $2.5 million to world culture Venezia, 22.09.2023
News To Riccardo Cotarella, n. 1 of Italian oenologists, the “Wine Awards 2023” from “Der Feinschmecker” Lifetime Achievement Award of the prestigious German magazine, to the person who “invented and perfected the profession of global oenologist” Hamburg, 21.09.2023
News DEBATES “There are no safe levels of alcohol consumption”: indisputable or not provable premise? Pisa, 19.09.2023
News The most innovative European wine list is made in Sicily, signed Tenuta Capofaro by Tasca d’Almerita The hospitality project of one of the island’s leading brands wins first place in the “The Most Original Wine List in Europe 2023” category Salina, 14.09.2023
News WINE POLITICS Access to credit and nomenclature code: Chianti brings wine demands to Brussels President Busi: “defer debt over a longer period of time, but if the EU wine supply chain joined forces and demands it would be easier” Brussels, 20.09.2023
News WINE AND AWARDS Ferrari Trento is “Sparkling Wine Producer of the Year” for the sixth time The prize awarded at “The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships”, with Italy dominating thanks to Trentodoc Trento, 20.09.2023
News Low and alcohol-free wines: Italy awaits legislation as market grows In the EU production is already possible, but not in Italy, with producers forced to knock abroad. The point of Unione Italiana Vini Bologna, 19.09.2023
News SPECIAL PROJECTS “Somma Sapienza”, record-breaking wine made from 155 vines, created in the Botanical Garden of Rome Created by Luca Maroni, and produced from all the varieties of Vigneto Italia. It will debut at the “Vendemmiata Romana Special Edition!” Rome, 18.09.2023
News WINE TOURISM Room with a view (on the rows): Tuscany is ranked first on Airbnb At the top are San Gimignano, Montepulciano, and Greve in Chianti. More than 500,000 people have chosen the “Vineyards Category” since its launch Milan, 19.09.2023
News Concours Mondial de Bruxelles: Grand Gold Medal to Bragagnolo (Piedmont) and Santadi (Sardinia) Italy also wins seven Gold Medals. The fourth and final session of the year was dedicated to “sweet and fortified wines” Brussels, 19.09.2023
News Food and wine tourism: the demand is changing between overtourism and declining domestic tourism Word from Roberta Garibaldi’s “Food & Wine Tourism and Sustainability Report”. The search for green & social experiences and “sustainable destinations Salerno, 18.09.2023
News The new course of Giorgio Polegato’s family in the Friuli Colli Orientali, with “La Viarte” After the sale of the shares in Astoria to the brother Paolo, the return to wine with 24 hectares of vineyards and Metodo Classico sparkling wine Prepotto, 08.09.2023
News WINE HISTORY Italy’s centuries-old companies met and toasted together at Villa Travignoli, in Chianti Rufina Pelago, 15.09.2023
News WINE AND CULTURE The Masi Award n. 42 to the director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad and the authors of the manga “The Drops of God” The signature on the Amarone barrel on October 27th. The “Civiltà Veneta” Award goes to Mario Cannella, Andrea Rinaldo and Stevanato Group Verona, 14.09.2023
News INTERNATIONAL AWARDS Ca’ del Bosco, Planeta, Pasqua and Frescobaldi are competing for the “Wine Star Awards” n. 24 by Wine Enthusiast San Francisco, 14.09.2023
News EVENTS Nose in the glass, eyes on the peaks: the highest tasting in the world takes place at Sass Pordoi Trento, 13.09.2023
News SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH In the annus horribilis of downy mildew spotlight shines on Piwi wines The Edmund Mach Foundation launches edition No.3 of the exhibition dedicated to resistant grape varieties. Four new varieties in the National Register San Michele all'Adige, 13.09.2023
News MARKETS The future of the Classic Method, limited production and looking for top positions 37 million bottles are produced by the three leading denominations - Alta Langa, Franciacorta and Trento Doc. Pambianco’s evaluation Milano, 11.09.2023
News UNION OF EXCELLENCE On November 14th, in Franciacorta, it will rain stars again. Those of Michelin Guide Erbusco, 11.09.2023
News PROMOTING OUTSIDE EU CMO WINE: submitting 3 mandatory estimates for each activity is creating chaos and paralyzing the system Many have asked the Ministry of Agriculture for explanations, but the response is peremptory/ final: it is mandatory, even for consolidated relationships... Roma, 11.09.2023
News THE SCENARIO Wine “made in Italy”, exports turn negative: -0.4% in value in the first half of 2023 Istat data, read by WineNews. US and Canada perform badly, Asia down. Europe holds up, with positive signs from Germany, Uk, France. Russia makes +64% Montalcino, 13.09.2023
News FUTURE Italian Academy of Vine and Wine: technology and research to tackle tomorrow’s harvests Florence, 12.09.2023
News “Fratefoco” is born, the wine that celebrates Gabriele d’Annunzio on the 160th anniversary of his birth Signed Domìni Veneti (Cantina Negrar) and Vittoriale degli Italiani, it is inspired by one of the “noms de plume” used by the Poet to sign his letters Negrar, 12.09.2023
News 2023 harvest, the North did well in quantity, the Center and the South did poorly, with drops between -20% and -40% The estimates of the Unione Italiana Vini (Uiv), Ismea and Assoenologi. The average drop is estimated at -12%, for 44 million hectoliters Rome, 12.09.2023
News THE TALK Territory, gastronomy, wine: pillars of Italian culture and driving force of economic growth From “Terra, the roots of culture” by Consortium Franciacorta the voices of chefs, Ice and Michelin (on November 14th unveils Guida Italia 2024) Milan, 11.09.2023
News SYSTEM REFLECTIONS Wine designations, a cultural heritage of the country “Douja d’Or”: towards the reform of #EU regulations, critical issues and opportunities in the focus signed Accademia Italiana della Vite e del Vino Asti, 11.09.2023
News Vinoway: Alessandro Regoli, Director of WineNews, best Italian food and wine journalist 2023 The “Vinoway Wine Selection” 2024 will reward excellent wines and the most influential personalities in the wine world, on October 21st, in Salice Salentino Salice Salentino, 11.09.2023
News Sicily recommended for the “European Region of Gastronomy” 2025 award The International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT) has recommended Sicily. Renato Schifani said, “our history is based on agriculture” Palermo, 08.09.2023
News MARKETS Liv-ex 100 continues its negative trend also in August, losing 10.3% since the beginning of the year Liv-ex 1000 is also down (-9.5%), while the Italy 100 limits its losses (-4.3%). Among the best performing labels in 2023 are Ornellaia, Monfortino, and Masseto London, 08.09.2023
News CONSUMPTION AND TRENDS Wine sales in large-scale retail stores fall: -4.6% in one year and -6.4% in the last five years Data analyzed by Coop for WineNews: the wines to which consumers will show the most attention in the next 2-3 years? “No and low alcohol” Milan, 07.09.2023
