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Wine markets in crisis, but Italy is holding up. The focus in the Valpolicella Annual Conference

Nomisma Wine Monitor data: in 2020 imports to the USA (-11.1%) and China (-26.7%) collapsed, but Italy limited damages (-2.9%)

Vinitaly 2021 is still on the calendar from June 20-23 in Verona, registrations extended to April 12

Veronafiere: “we are working on incoming buyers and operators (with Ice). Free consultancy for the redesign of spaces in safety”

Sassicaia: 2018 is the legendary wine’s 50th vintage

The history of the Tenuta San Guido icon that indelibly marked an era in Bolgheri and the rebirth of Italian wine, is half a century old

Vinventions: by 2030 all cork stoppers will be 100% renewable, biodegradable or circular

The giant of wine corks has another goal to achieve in its sights. From 1999 to today, their steps towards sustainability

In Oltrepò Pavese, wine waste is being transformed into cosmetic products

The wine agenda of Unione Italiana Vini to the Draghi government: emergency and structural projects

Antinori (with Solaia, Tignanello, Guado al Tasso) and Sassicaia at the top of the worldwide critics

Wine and finance: Intesa San Paolo and Consorzio del Barolo refine the instrument of the revolving pledge

Canada, growing market in 2020 for Italian wine, despite Covid

WineNews analysis (based on Istat data): in the first 11 months of 2020 Italian wine exports -2.8%

Wine and taxation: Masi Agricola opens up to the “Patent Box” with the Italian Revenue Agency

At the court of Brunello di Montalcino, in presence, on the weekends of March: the “Brunello Off”

The wine world is celebrating the year of the Ox, while interest in China is dwindling in Italy

Mario Draghi: health, economics, and the environment, the core of Government action

Green economy for wine and piadine: 15.7 million euros to boost agro-food in the Marche region

The story of an Italian success: 60 years of Pinot Grigio of Santa Margherita

Record agri-food exports in 2020, despite Covid: a strong signal from which to restart

Elliott Erwitt’s “California Kiss”, exceptionally granted for a new Sting label

2021 starts well for wines. After the records of 2020, a small stop for Italy (-0.5%)

“Feminine, singular”: San Gimignano’s Vernaccia is betting on social media and Millennials

“Polo del Gusto” of Illy group is ready for a new partner: the selection of the advisor is started

“Wine is one of the pleasures of life, why deprive yourself of it?” says the luminary David Khayat

US, stop to the “carousel”: taxes remain for now, moving towards detente. Italy still safe

Apulia wine against photovoltaic: “we will barricade against wild colonization”

Discover Valpolicella, its flavors and Amarone wine by bike, with Tommasi and Cunego

Sassicaia, Rubesco Vigna Monticchio, Solaia, I Sodi di San Niccolò: the top for “Gentleman”

Harvest 2020, Italy produced 49,066,003 hectoliters of wine. Veneto and Puglia at the top

“Vendemmia d’Artista”: the Belgian artist Jan Fabre has interpreted Ornellaia 2018 “La Grazia”

Announcement: “Studio Marche”, a new TV studio for wine & food in the Region

35.000 vine cuttings, the final act of the research on Bombino Nero and Nero di Troia, stolen

Sartarelli, Vie di Romans, Ornellaia, Fazi Battaglia and Siddurà: at the top for “Decanter”

In Italy, in the yellow zone, wineries reopen their doors: everyone hopes for a restart at Easter

The European Space Agency technology will map the crus of Bolgheri, Barolo and Brunello

Multichannel, online and brands in the future of wine. But financial strength is a critical issue

In January 2021 over 61 million hectoliters of wine in the cellars of Italy (+3,6% compared to 2020)

Monfortino is at the top of Italy’s new Grand Cru Classification by Gelardini & Romani

From Bolgheri to Napa Valley: from the meeting between Ornellaia and Dalla Valle Vineyards comes “DV

WineNews Rumors: a two-hectare vineyard in Castel Gandolfo, the first in the Vatican City

E-commerce of wine, the boom of 2020 in the data of the Italian bigs, who look to the future

A dreamy 2020 for Italy’s fine wines, according to Justin Gibbs, director and co-founder of Liv-Ex