CMO WINE: VENETO (11.7 MILLION EUROS) SICILY (8.8) AND TUSCANY (7.4) ARE THE REGIONS WITH MOST FUNDS FOR PROMOTION. THE ITALIAN WINE CONSORTIUM, GRANDI MARCHI, GRUPPO ITALIANO VINI AND CAMPARI AT THE TOP FOR NATIONAL FUNDING

71.4 million euros are at Italian Regions’ disposal for the promotion of wine in third countries, provided by CMO wine for the year 2015. The Veneto region received the most at 11 million 769 thousand 663 euros, followed by Sicily at 8 million 865 thousand 465, and Tuscany at 7 million 458 thousand 790 euros established by the Ministry of Agriculture decree number 3226, dated May 26, 2014. Following the top three regions are Piedmont, 7.1 million euros, Emilia Romagna, 6.8 million and the Apulia region, 6.5. At a distance are the Lombardy region, 3.4 million euros, Abruzzi, 2.9, Friuli Venezia Giulia, 2.7, and the Autonomous Provinces of Trento, Lazio, Campania and Sardinia 1.9 million each.
Then, the Marche region, at 1.6 million euros, Umbria, 1.3, and contributions ranging from 914.015 euros to the autonomous province of Bolzano to 137.021 euros to Val d'Aosta, Calabria, Molise, Basilicata and Liguria. And while the regions and autonomous provinces (Bolzano and Abruzzi first, in order of time), have begun to publish their call for tenders, the Ministry of Agriculture announced the projects financed by the national share for the year 2014-2015, and the year 2015-2016 (all multi-year projects, ed.) in a document dated April 4, 2014. In the first case, the biggest project with funds for 3.6 million euros (the request was for 10.9) is the Italian Wine Consortium (which includes 13 brands such as Castello Banfi, Lunae, Ferrari, Sartori, Zonin, Gancia, Italian Wine Group, Librandi, Marchesi di Barolo, Doctors Hermes, Santa Margherita, Drei Dona and Terredora, with a total turnover of around 1 billion euros, ed.), followed by the Wine Quality Institute Grandi Marchi (which brings together 19 of the most prestigious wineries in Italy: Lageder, Argiolas, Biondi Santi Greppo, Ca' del Bosco, Michele Chiarlo, Carpenè Malvolti, Donnafugata, Ambrogio and Giovanni Folonari Estates, Gaja, Jermann, Lungarotti, Masi, Marchesi Antinori, Mastroberardino, Pio Cesare, Rivera, Tasca d'Almerita, Tenuta San Guido, Umani Ronchi, for a total turnover of 500 million euros) 3.1 million euros ( requested 8.5) and the Italian Wines Group (GIV) 2.3 million euros (requested 6.6). In the second case, the Italian Wine Consortium is first for the year 2015-2016, with a budget of 5.6 million euros (requested 13.8), followed by Italian Wine Group (GIV) 3 million (requested 7) and Davide Campari, 2.3 (requested 6.4).




Focus - funded projects on a national scale for the year 2014-2015 (in order of amount)

1 - Consorzio Italia del Vino - 3.602.958 euro
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2- Istituto Grandi Marchi - 3.166.864 euros

3 - Gruppo Italiano Vini - 2.296.374 euros

4 - Davide Campari - 1.949.791 euros

5 - Nosio - 1.453.526 euros

6 - Cantine Sgarzi - 1.018.0896 euro
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7 - Ati Tenute di Toscana - 1.011.916 euros

8 - Casa Vinicola Bosco Malera - 872.052 euros

9 - Cavit - 849.023 euro
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10 - Confagri Promotion - 807.142 euros

11 - Caviro - 550.134 euros

12 - Costituendo Consorzio Amerigo Vespucci - 329.303 euros

13 - Consorzio Ferdinando Magellano - 304.025 euro
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14 - Cantine dei Colli Tramonte - 296.987 euro
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15 - Tuscany e Consortium Vini - 244.722 euros

16 - Consorzio Italia del Vino Ati - 176.335 euros

17 - Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine - 157.013 euro
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18 - Ruffino - 55.546 euro

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Focus - funded projects on a national scale for the year 2015-2016 (in order of amount)


1 - Consorzio Italia del Vino - 5.675.651 euro
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2 - Gruppo Italiano Vini - 3.017.030 euro
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3 - Davide Campari - 2.362.333 euros

4 - Nosio - 1.847.489 euro
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5 - Casa Vinicola Bosco Malera - 1.522.058 euros

6 - Cantine Sgarzi - 1.261.394 euro
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7 - Ati Tenute di Toscana - 1.047.961 euros

8 - Cavit - 1.029.965 euros

9 - Caviro - 743.584 euros

10 - Costituendo Consorzio Amerigo Vespucci - 408.348 euros

11 - Cantine dei Colli Tramonte - 391.599 euro
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12 - Consorzio Ferdinando Magellano - 377.003 euros

13 -Tuscany e Consortium Vini - 303.465 euros

14 - Consorzio Italia del Vino Ati - 218.662 euros

15 - Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine - 206.218 euros