News SERVING WINE AT THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE AND IN THE PROPER GLASS IS REALLY NOT ENOUGH. WINE MUST ALSO BE SIPPED IN THE RIGHT WAY, AS THE STUDY BY DR. PIOMBINO AND PROFESSOR MOIO OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II, REVEALED 21 September 2015
News A MEAGER SEASON AND SKY HIGH PRICES (1.500 EUROS / KILO) FOR THE 2015 VINTAGE OF WHITE TRUFFLES, PIEDMONT, TUSCANY, MARCHE AND UMBRIA TRUFFLE HUNTERS TOLD WINENEWS. GOURMETS AND RESTAURANTS ARE HAPPY BECAUSE IT WILL BE A LONG SEASON. 18 September 2015
News WORK ON CITÉ DU VIN IN BORDEAUX IS WELL ON ITS WAY AND THE FIRST INDISCRETIONS HAVE COME OUT ON THE "DECANTER" - THE 7TH FLOOR WILL HOST THE RESTAURANT “7ÈME”, MANAGED BY CHEF NICOLAS LASCOMBES 18 September 2015
News THE RENOWNED AMERICAN WINE MAGAZINE,"WINE ENTHUSIAST" HAS JUST GIVEN ITALIAN WINE ONE OF ITS MOST IMPORTANT AWARDS, THE "LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT WINE STAR AWARD" 2015 GOES TO THE PIEDMONT WINE PRODUCER ANGELO GAJA 15 September 2015
News CHATEAU LATOUR HAS ABANDONED THE SALES EN PRIMEUR SYSTEM THAT GUIDES THE BORDEAUX MARKET, AND HAS DISCOVERED A MORE “AMERICAN” WAY, LIKE A MAILING LIST, NAPA VALLEY STYLE, FOR DIRECT SALES OF ITS THREE WINES 14 September 2015
News EVEN SMALL DOSES OF ALCOHOL CONSUMED DURING PREGNANCY ARE A HEALTH RISK FOR THE CHILD, EMHASIZED THE ISS -INSTITUTE OF HEALTH STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL "CLINICAL CHEMISTRY & LABORATORY MEDICINE" 14 September 2015
News FRENCH WINE EXPORTS REACH 3.5 BILLION EUROS TURNOVER IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2015 FOR 7% GROWTH INCREASE COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2014, REVEAL DATA FROM LVEF - FÉDÉRATION DES EXPORTATEURS DE VINS ET SPIRITUEUX 14 September 2015
News OVER THE LAST 52 WEEKS, IN THE UK, PROSECCO HAS GROWN 72% IN VALUE, TO 338 MILLION POUNDS, AND 78% IN VOLUME, TO 37 MILLION LITRES. CHAMPAGNE HAS SLOWED DOWN AND ALMOST STOPPED: 250 MILLION POUNDS AND 9.8 MILLION LITRES, REVEAL IRI FIGURES 20 August 2015
News MANY EXPERTS THE WORLD OVER HAVE SOUNDED THE ALARM, FROM CALIFORNIA TO AUSTRALIA TO FRANCE TO SPAIN, ABOUT VINE DISEASES. IN ITALY LEONARDO VALENTI AND ATTILIO SCIENZA TOLD WINENEWS: "IT IS NOT A DISASTER BUT WE MUST KEEP OUR GUARD UP" 19 August 2015
News THE ITALIAN RESTAURANT WORLD IS ENJOYING GOOD ECONOMIC HEALTH, THANKS TO SOME PASSIONATE THIRTY-YEAR OLDS. WINENEWS INTERVIEWED ENZO VIZZARI, WHO ANTICIPATED "SOMMELIER OF THE YEAR" IS ALBERTO PIRAS OF "IL LUOGO DI AIMO E NADIA". 18 August 2015
News WILD VINES, PERHAPS INZOLIA OR CATARRATTO AND PRE-PHYLLOXERA, GROWING IN THE SAND DUNES THREE METERS FROM THE SEA HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED ON LIDO FIORI BEACH IN MENFI, NEAR THE MANDRAROSSA VINEYARDS OF CANTINE SETTESOLI (HARVEST IN PROGRESS) 12 August 2015
News THE DRIVING FORCE OF ITALIAN WINE GROWTH IN EXPORTS AND THE DOMESTIC MARKET IN Q1 2015 WERE PDO WINES, ESPECIALLY SPARKLINGS THAT RECORDED DOUBLE DIGITS IN ITALY AND AROUND THE WORLD, REVEALED THE ISMEA REPORT 07 August 2015
News THE SAYING, PROSECCO FOR EVERY OCCASION, BUT CHAMPAGNE FOR WEDDINGS IS NOT TRUE ANYMORE, AT LEAST IN THE UK WHERE 2 OUT OF 3 COUPLES CHOOSE ITALIAN SPARKLINGS AND ONLY 1 OUT OF 12, FRENCH BUBBLES, REVEALED LAITHWAITES 05 August 2015
News THE US IS THE MOST ATTRACTIVE WINE TRADE MARKET IN THE WORLD. JAPAN IS IN THIRD PLACE, BRITAIN IS BACK IN THE TOP 5 AND CHINA FELL TO NUMBER 6, REVEALED THE "THE WINE INTELLIGENCE COMPASS REPORT 2015 -16" 03 August 2015
News SPI GROUP, FAMOUS FOR BRANDS LIKE STOLICHNAYA VODKA, IS INVESTING AGAIN IN WINE. FOLLOWING JOINT VENTURES FOR ORNELLAIA IN BOLGHERI AND CASTELGIOCONDO AND LUCE DELLA VITE IN MONTALCINO AND ACHÁVAL FERRER IN ARGENTINA, THEY ARE BUYING SPANISH ARÍNZANO 03 August 2015
News ROBERT PARKER, THE GURU OF WINE CRITICS, STEPS DOWN FROM RATING BORDEAUX. PERHAPS THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME FOR A UNIFORM POINT INDEX OF THE 13 MOST INFLUENTIAL CRITICS IN THE WORLD? THE UNIVERSITY OF BORDEAUX HAS CREATED "GLOBAL WINE SCORE" 24 July 2015
News RUSSIA TUMBLES, CHINA GROWS, US IS STABLE. WATCH OUT FOR DEVALUATION IN AUSTRALIA AND BRAZIL AND BULK WINE IN SPAIN, ACCORDING TO "NOMISMA WINE MONITOR" ON WORLD WINE EXPORTS IN 2015 24 July 2015
News WINE SUPPLY WORLD WIDE IS GREATER THAN DEMAND, AS THE 2015 VINTAGE IS EXPECTED TO GROW IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WHILE THE SOUTH IS FALLING, REVEALED THE RABOBANK REPORT ANALYZED BY WINENEWS 23 July 2015
News THE TOP WINE MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD, BY "THE DRINK BUSINESS". IN ITALY, ONCE AGAIN, THE LUNGAROTTI FOUNDATION "MUVIT-WINE MUSEUM" IN TORGIANO, NEXT TO "WIMU", THE FUTURISTIC WINE MUSEUM IN BAROLO 16 July 2015
News SANTA MARGHERITA, THE MADE IN ITALY BRAND OF PINOT GRIGIO, NUMBER ONE IN THE US, IS LEAVING ITS HISTORICAL IMPORTER TERLATO, TO CREATE ITS OWN COMPANY IN THE STATES, "SM USA INC", STARTING JANUARY 1, 2016 15 July 2015
News CHEFS TODAY ARE JUST AS FAMOUS AS SOCCER PLAYERS AND THEY CAN THANK A "CERTAIN" PAUL BOCUSE WHO HAS EARNED MICHELIN’S "THREE STARS" FIFTY YEARS RUNNING, AND THUNDERS: “IT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER IF CHEFS TODAY WENT BACK TO THE KITCHEN” 10 July 2015
News CHINA HAS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED THE BORDEAUX DENOMINATION, BUT THE COUNTERFEIT WINE ISSUE IS NOT DIMINISHING. THE FIGHT NEEDS TO MOVE FROM THE LEGAL TO THE CULTURAL LEVEL TO DEFEAT THIS PLAGUE 08 July 2015
News VINITALY WILL REPRESENT ITALIAN FOOD AND WINE EXCELLENCE AT THE 2015 SHANGHAI WINE & DINE FESTIVAL (SEPTEMBER 18 TO 20TH) AIMING TO BECOME THE ASIAN REFERENCE FOR WINE & FOOD 03 July 2015
News ANTINORI INVESTS AGAIN IN CHIANTI. THE TUSCAN BRAND HAS FINALIZED THE ACQUISITION OF SAN SANO CASTLE -MORE THAN 80 ACRES OF VINEYARDS IN GAIOLE IN CHIANTI, THE HEART OF THE BLACK ROOSTER TERRITORY, FOR AROUND 15 MILLION EUROS 02 July 2015
News THE SUPER CLICKED GOOGLE STREET VIEW IN VINEYARDS HAS NOW VENTURED INTO WINERIES IN THE NAPA SONOMA VALLEY WITH PANORAMIC VIEWS OF WINE TASTING AND BARREL ROOMS 01 July 2015
News “STARTING TODAY MASI IS LISTED ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE. FROM NOW IT WILL BE EASIER TO GET MORE VINEYARDS, EQUIPMENT AND STAFF TO GROW, WHILE CONTINUING TO PRODUCE EXCELLENCE”, SAID SANDRO BOSCAINI, PRESIDENT OF MASI, NOW LISTED ON AIM 30 June 2015
News AMARONE GOES PUBLIC. ON JUNE 30TH MASI WILL BE LISTED ON AIM. THE PRICE OF EACH SHARE IS 4.6 EUROS (6.436.000 SOLD) IN WHAT IS BEING CALLED "THE LARGEST CAPITAL OPERATION ON AIM". THE BOSCAINI FAMILY HAVE THE MAJORITY 26 June 2015
News BORDEAUX LOST 13% IN 2014 COMPARED TO 2013, DOWN TO 3.7 BILLION EUROS, AND THE EN PRIMEUR CAMPAIGN DID NOT DO WELL, EITHER. HOWEVER, THE CONSEIL INTERPROFESSIONNEL DU VIN DE BORDEAUX IS OPTIMISTIC AND SERENE ABOUT THE FUTURE 15 June 2015
News DARIO FO, OLMI, DAVERIO, CELENTANO AND LELLA COSTA ARE SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS MILANESE CITIZENS TO OPEN THEIR HOMES TO HOST THE FARMERS THAT SLOW FOOD’S "YOUNG MOTHER EARTH", IS BRINGING TO EXPO 2015, OCTOBER 3RD - 6TH 12 June 2015
News AN ALCOHOL TEST INSTALLED IN THE CAR PREVENTS STARTING THE VEHICLE IF BLOOD-ALCOHOL LEVEL IS TOO HIGH. IT’S CALLED DADSS AND COULD BECOME A STANDARD SAFETY DEVICE IN 2016 10 June 2015
News THE BEST OF NAPA VALLEY: WINE PRODUCERS, COLLECTORS AND JOHN LEGEND. THESE ARE THE INGREDIENTS OF THE 35TH EDITION OF "NAPA VALLEY AUCTION" THAT REAPED 15. 8 MILLION DOLLARS 09 June 2015
News HOW MUCH DOES AN EXPERT OPINION COUNT? A LOT, WHEN CHOOSING A FINE WINE, REVEALS THE UK PORTAL “WINE OWNERS” SURVEY. ROBERT PARKER IS FIRST, THEN JANCIS ROBINSON AND NEAL MARTIN 09 June 2015
News 136.000 EUROS WAS THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A HECTARE OF FRENCH DENOMINATION VINEYARD IN 2014, AN INCREASE OF 3.6% OVER 2013. THE TOP ARE CHAMPAGNE VINEYARDS + 4.2% APPRECIATION, 1.12 MILLION EUROS A HECTARE 01 June 2015
News "AMAZON" THE WORLDWIDE E-COMMERCE GIANT, IS READY TO LAUNCH IN THE UNITED STATES, ACCORDING TO RUMOURS FROM "WALL STREET JOURNAL", FOOD PRODUCTS FROM COFFEE TO PASTA, WITH THEIR LOGO, AND ARE LOOKING FOR PRODUCER PARTNERS 29 May 2015
News WINE IS VERSATILE. YOU CAN EVEN WRITE WITH IT, USING THE “WINK PEN”, REFILLABLE WITH WINE AND SUSTAINABLE. IT WILL BE ON THE MARKET IN JULY. THE USA DESIGNER JESS CHAN CREATED IT WITH THE SUPPORT OF 600 SMALL INVESTORS 29 May 2015
News PAIRING "WINE & STOCK MARKET" IN ITALY, WORKS, SAYS THE EXPERIENCE OF "ITALIAN WINE BRANDS". THE VICE PRESIDENT STROCCHI TOLD WINENEWS, “MANY WANT TO JOIN. WE ASSESS 50 MILLION EURO TURNOVER COMPANIES MOSTLY FROM TUSCANY, VENETO AND LOMBARDY” 20 May 2015
News "HOME RESTAURANT IS A COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING ADMINISTRATION OF FOOD TO THE PUBLIC", SAID THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. STOPPANI, FIPE PRESIDENT: "FAIR AND SHAREABLE CHOICE" 15 May 2015
News WINE2WINE SURVEY: ONLY 35% OF ITALIAN WINERIES USE E-COMMERCE. CONFIDENCE IS GROWING, THANKS TO THE TAX CREDIT FOR THOSE WHO INVEST IN ON-LINE BUSINESS, SAID PAOLO DELLACÀ (FINANCIAL CONSULTING LAB) 15 May 2015
News CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, THE FINAL GAME IS ALL ABOUT "WINE". BARCELONA-JUVENTUS IN BERLIN: OPPONENTS ON THE FIELD, ANDRES INIESTA, WHO OWNS BODEGAS INIESTA IN CASTILE-LA MANCHA, AND ANDREA PIRLO, "WINE PRODUCER" OF HIS FAMILY WINERY PRATUM COLLER (BRESCIA) 15 May 2015
News PIERO MASTROBERARDINO IS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE ISTITUTO GRANDI MARCHI: 19 LEADING ITALIAN WINERIES (7% OF TOTAL BOTTLED WINE EXPORTS). HE SUCCEEDS PIERO ANTINORI WHO LED THE GROUP FOR 10 YEARS AND IS NOW HONORARY PRESIDENT) 14 May 2015
