News More than a quarter (27%) of Italian wine sold around the world is sparkling. Demand is increasing WineNews analyzed ISTAT data: exports in the first quarter of 2024 reached 684 million euros (+11.2% in value and +14.3% in volume over a year ago) Florence, 24.07.2024
News Villa Bucci, pearl of Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, in the hands of the Veronesi family WineNews rumors confirmed. Ampelio Bucci: “I am selling so that Villa Bucci will continue to be an excellent example of Made in Italy” Jesi, 26.07.2024
News Florence and Rome, the world’s cultural capitals at the top for wine tour offerings The italki.com portal’s ranking. Venice and Naples are also in the top 10, along with Porto, Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona, Athens and Paris Florence, 26.07.2024
News THE OTC MARKET Italian bulk wine prices are stable, whites are doing well. Tendency unknown for the 2024 harvest Ciatti Company’s “Global Market Report”: stable harvests expected in California, France and Spain. Chile is the most active on the market Florence, 22.07.2024
News NEW DISCOVERIES In whites and Trentodoc sparkling wines, there is a “kokumi” effect that makes them more palatable Davis, 25.07.2024
News RECOGNITIONS Seven female wine entrepreneurs also among “100 successful women” 2024 selected by Forbes Italy Milan, 25.07.2024
News AMONG THE ROWS Harvest 2024, in Italy never such an early start. With many weather-related unknowns The analysis of the state of “Italian Vineyards” by Coldiretti in Sicily, where the first bunches of grapes have already been harvested for a few days Contessa Entellina, 25.07.2024
News Wine renews liaison with great cinema, with Prosecco Docg official sparkling wine in Venice The Consorzio del Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore supporter of the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica No. 81 and the next two editions Venice, 24.07.2024
News WINE BUSINESS WineNews Rumors: the Veronesi family acquires Villa Bucci Ostra Vetere, 24.07.2024
News Bottled stories of wines from Italian islands, where “heroic” vineyards plunge into the sea From the “famous” to the “minor”, they are increasingly a destination for wine tourism, amid native grape varieties and unspoiled nature Florence, 23.07.2024
News “COOPETITION” “Valpantena & Friends Network” is born, to promote the “other Valpolicella” outside the territory The new president of the “valley of the gods” business network, Massimo Gianolli (Generalfinance and La Collina dei Ciliegi): “we are an orchestra” Grezzana, 23.07.2024
News THE CURIOSITY Luxury lifestyle and excellence of craftsmanship in Chianti Classico, with Dievole and Lamborghini Partnership between Alejandro Bulgheroni’s winery and top car brand, for exclusive experiences in the territory, between wine and beauty Castelnuovo Berardenga, 23.07.2024
News UIV-Vinitaly Observatory: Italian wine exports in 2024 are “favorable, but not convincing” There is talk of “strong reactions in various strategic locations”, and of “peaks in Russia and Japan that are destined to decline” Rome, 19.07.2024
News WINE AND TERRITORIES Harvest 2024, here are the first bunches of grapes. Kicking off the harvest is Settesoli, in Sicily It starts with Pinot Grigio and other early varieties, for a journey through the rows of Italy that begins in summer and ends in autumn Menfi, 18.07.2024
News IN CASTAGNETO CARDUCCI More investment in Bolgheri: Agricole Gussalli Beretta gets majority stake from Fabio Motta Gussalli Beretta family group adds Bolgheri territory to Franciacorta, Chianti Classico, Barolo, Alto Adige and Colline Teramane Bolgheri, 18.07.2024
News Organic, usable agricultural area grows in Italy, but vineyards decline 2.5 million hectares under organic farming in Italy, 25% of the total. 80% is made up of arable land and pastures. Data from “Bio in figures” by Ismea Rome, 17.07.2024
News Summer, innovative, low and no-alcohol beers, pure white wines and made-in-Italy bubbles win Trends in the glass according to Partesa. Sparkling wines are on the rise, starting with Metodo Classico, but modern, drinkable whites dominate Milan, 17.07.2024
News Harvest 2024 already underway: the first bunches of grapes will fall tomorrow at Settesoli Early heat and drought have accelerated the phenological stages of grapevines. It will start with Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat and Chardonnay Menfi, 17.07.2024
News FROM “VINOVIP CORTINA” 2024 Wine, the duty to be optimistic amid so many difficulties. Starting with the cost of money Cortina d'Ampezzo, 17.07.2024
News VALPOLICELLA WINE CONSORTIUM Valpolicella is going lighter, serving wines cold, to win over young people “Venezia Superiore” 2024: The “contemporary” wines in the area are doing very well, while Amarone and Ripasso are struggling. Venezia, 16.07.2024
News CURRENT NEWS Sustainability, healthism and territory: this is where the wine world will “go” in the next decade Montalcino, 16.07.2024
News PRODUCTION AND MARKET As Italy’s wine sector looks ahead to the next harvest, it still has one more in the cellar Rome, 16.07.2024
News INVESTMENTS For Abfv group (Alejandro Bulgheroni) 4 million euro loan from Intesa Sanpaolo They will be earmarked for hospitality projects and replanting of vineyards between Montalcino, Bolgheri and Chianti Turin, 16.07.2024
News WINE INVESTMENTS Ferruccio Ferragamo’s Tenuta Il Borro has invested in Brunello di Montalcino, acquiring Pinino The Estate has been acquired (16 hectares of vineyards, 7.6 hectares of Brunello), in Montosoli, one of the most prestigious areas Montalcino, 15.07.2024
News PERSONAGES To Marina Cvetic, “soul” of Masciarelli, the Khail Prize 2024, presented at “VinoVip Cortina” Cortina, 15.07.2024
News TRAVEL Between Sicily, Malta and the Amalfi Coast, the cruise for wine lovers kicks off in September Organized by Windstar Cruises, it is advised by Maze Row Wines, an American fine wine import & export company Rome, 15.07.2024
News THE TALK BY “CIVILTÀ DEL BERE” The “Resistance” of wine, today: identifying past mistakes and tuning the brand for the future At “VinoVip Cortina”, the strategies of OIV President Luigi Moio, Master of Wine Andrea Lonardi, Giovanni Bigot and Professor Eugenio Pomarici Cortina d'Ampezzo, 15.07.2024
News ITALY Colli Euganei are Unesco World Biodiversity Reserve (and the credit is also due to the wine) Padova, 10.07.2024
News Wine tourism drives winery sales, and Lugana Doc launches wine tourist guide The direct channel is worth 15% of companies’ turnover (in some cases even more), and Lake Garda attracts 27 million tourists a year Peschiera del Garda, 10.07.2024
News The best sweet wine in the world? Tenuta di Capezzana’s Vin Santo di Carmignano Riserva New success at the “International Wine Challenge” in London for the Contini Bonacossi family. France wins 4 of the 10 most coveted awards London, 11.07.2024
News IN THE WORLD’S FIRST MARKET US, wine consumption still down in 2024: -8% in first 5 months, -6% for Italy Saying this are horeca and gdo orders from American warehouses, according to Osservatorio Unione Italiana Vini - Uiv and Vinitaly Rome, 11.07.2024
News PIONEERS Ezio Rivella: thinking outside the box is an extra added value to grow territories and communities Brunello di Montalcino’s leading company, Banfi, the Mariani family, and wine experts honor Italian wine’s first “Business Captain” Montalcino, 09.07.2024
News Wine and gdo: volumes down in the first 6 months 2024. Only sparkling wines return to growth The state of the art in Circana’s data on the first half of the year among supermarket and discount store shelves, analyzed by WineNews Milan, 10.07.2024
News France the best wine nation in the world, followed by Italy and Spain: the France AgriMer report Transalpines rewarded by value and brand awareness. Italy has been able to renew itself in the mid-range and high-end. The Iberians can do more Paris, 10.07.2024
News MARKETS Wine, first quarter 2024 shows positive signs (in volume) for exports to China, down Japan Oemv: Beijing imported 3.6% more, for nearly 60 million liters, March raises hopes for recovery in value. Tokyo, imports at -10% Madrid, 10.07.2024
News CURRENT NEWS State bands for Igt wines are a reality, and the Sannio Consortium is the first to adopt them A turning point also embraced by Igt Emilia with its Lambrusco. The debut with the Benevento appellation, and a first batch of 4 million markings Rome, 09.07.2024