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Italian wine exports, March figures remain slightly positive (+0.9%): sharp slowdown in markets

Istat data analyzed by WineNews: €1.85 billion in value, volumes down 2.7%. US up but declining, Europe and the East also down

Italian Vignerons conquering Spain: Fantini Wines takes over the former Venta la Vega winery

By integrating it with Spanish subsidiary Finca Fella and increasing production tenfold (from old vines), it could become the group’s largest company

Raise a toast in a vintage car: the Franciacorta Consortium alongside “1000 Miglia”

Between iconic routes and new experiences, the partnership between the prestigious sparkling wine and the “most beautiful race in the world” is renewe

Catawiki, wine counterfeits increase by 28%: in Italy the most affected region is Tuscany

A “nefarious record” shared with Burgundy, Bordeaux, Champagne, Rioja, Ribera del Duero and Napa Valley, on collectible wines and over 200 euros

“Napa Valley Auction” 2025: $6.5 million raised, thanks in part to Italian wine

Wine must be known how to tell and innovate: the Manifesto “Envisioning2035 Wine (R)evolution”

Counterfeit wines and spirits has cost Italy more than 300 million euros in 5 years

Professor Luigi Moio receives the “Pino Khail Award” 2025 for the enhancement of Italian wine

Andrea Bocelli is taking his wines on tour to Napa Valley (an exclusive limited edition)

When young producers talk about young consumers, downsizing wine challenges

Nobile di Montepulciano, more resources for promotion from increasing the cost of the State seal

The Garda Doc, between name appeal, lower alcohol content, price stability and wine tourism

Gruppo Italiano Vini-Giv acquires the entirety of Tenuta Rapitalà in Sicily

Unione Italiana Vini has proposed a one year halt to authorizations for planting new vineyards

Wine tourism doesn’t have a winning feeling with Gen Z: “ young people hypes need to be understood”

To the robot RC 3075 conceived by Roberto Conterno the “Technology Innovation Award” 2025

China: the future of the wine market passes through the growth of white wines, and social

Italian wine conquering Japan, between commercial bonds and shared cultural values

“To truly understand a wine you have to swallow it, not just smell, taste and then spit it out”

Wine, art and solidarity. Large formats of Ornellaia 2022 harvest, “La Determinazione”, at auction

Brunello di Montalcino: Giacomo Bartolommei (Caprili) is the new president of the Consorzio

“Jazz & Wine” 2025 by Banfi, on stage Nicola Piovani (in collaboration with WineNews)

Contemporaneity is not a showcase, but a shared process: “Gibellina model”

“We are drink less wine, but we are still drinking it. We need a friendlier approach, less ceremony”

Prosecco Doc Consortium enlarges the protection of the brand and protection in Africa

Dealcolated wine, the Ministry of Agriculture amends the decree, and really opens up production

Wine “Labor Knights” grow: mentions for Vittorio Moretti and Piero Mastroberardino

Climate change affects more European wine: in Italian vineyards, two degrees more since 1980

Alcolock could arrive starting from July 2025: what one needs to know (without alarmisms)

“International Wine Challenge” 2025: 332 medals per for wine Italy, from Piedmont to Sardinia

Pandolfini’s collectible wines auction and catalog online

Wine goes down in Italian off-trade: first trimester 2025 sales at 732.2 million euros (-1.5%)

Sanguis Jovis No. 8, study the past to write the future of wine: “heritage” at the center

Great classics and curiosity to celebrate wine Italy: here are “Oscar del Vino” by Bibenda

Italian wine’s big names expect growth in 2025: sales (+1.7%) and exports (+2%)

Consorzio Doc Delle Venezie joins the fray with the Italian Athletics Federation

Making good wine requires knowledge. That binds, not contrasts, tradition and innovation

US-EU tariffs: Trump has postponed 50% tariffs until July 9th, but the wine industry is worried

Light wine packaging is increasingly more important. And, someone invests a lot on it as Elena Walch

The “Food Photographer of the Year” 2025? Xiaoling Li with “The Elderly Having Delicious Food”