News IAN D'AGATA COMES TO VINITALY INTERNATIONAL TO HEAD ITS ACADEMY, WHICH WILL DEEPEN KNOWLEDGE OF ITALIAN WINE, FROM THE U.S. TO CHINA 23 December 2013
News UK AND JAPAN: TWO IMPORTANT MARKETS FOR THE WINE WORLD, NOT KEY SIZE WISE, BUT HIGHLY CONSIDERED. DAVID PEARSON (OPUS ONE) AND ANGELO GAJA EXPLAIN WHY 20 December 2013
News WINE IS NOT JUST A PRODUCT OF THE EARTH, BUT ALSO THE FRUIT OF CULTURAL PROCESSES, WHICH NEED TO COMMUNICATE SIMPLY, LIKE THE FRENCH WEB FORMAT "LES VINS DE CHINEURS" THAT WILL SOON BE ON LINE 13 December 2013
News A WINE RE-BORN IN THE VINEYARD OF ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS IN THE WORLD. IT IS "DIODOROS", WINE OF THE VALLEY OF THE TEMPLES FRUIT OF A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PROJECT BETWEEN THE PARK AND THE PRODUCERS IN THE TERRITORY 11 December 2013
News EN PRIMEUR SALES, AFTER THE DISAPPOINTMENTS IN RECENT YEARS AND THE MEDIOCRE HARVEST, THE CHATEAUX BORDEAUX 2014 CAMPAIGN SEEMS INEVITABLY DOOMED. IS THIS THE END OF AN ERA? 09 December 2013
News THE “LIVING LIBRARY OF GRAPE VINES” THAT HAS COLLECTED 7.000 DIFFERENT SPECIES OF VINES IN DOMAINE DE VASSAL, WILL BE MOVING TO NARBONNE IN A FEW YEARS. THE REASONS ARE ECONOMICAL AND SECURITY, BUT THERE IS ALARM FOR THE OLDER SPECIES 02 December 2013
News MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: BRING GOURMET FOOD TO MUSEUMS. MAYBE THE OPPOSITE IS POSSIBLE. EATALY’S GOURMET RESTAUARNAT IN ROME DEDICATES AN ENTIRE WALL WITH THREE ORIGINAL WORKS OF THE MAESTRO AMEDEO MODIGLIANI. 29 November 2013
News HAUTE CUISINE HAS BECOME AN ART BUT RESTAURANTS REMAIN BUSINESSES. THERE ARE MANY FAMOUS FACES FROM TV ON THE "TOP 21" RANKING OF THE RICHEST CHEFS IN THE WORLD 26 November 2013
News WINE PRODUCERS COMMENT ON WINE SPECTATOR’S "TOP 100". THE “CLASSICS”, LIKE PIEDMONT AND TUSCANY DOMINATE THE RANKING, BUT THERE IS MORE ATTENTION TO LESS KNOWN TERRITORIES FROM VALTELLINA TO SICILY... 19 November 2013
News LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: EVERYTHING IS READY TO START SHOOTING "THE DUEL OF WINE", THE SECOND FILM STARRING THE FAMOUS SOMMELIER CHARLIE ARTURAOLA, AFTER THE SUCCESS OF "EL CAMINO DEL VINO". AND, ITALY IS ALL OVER THE BIG SCREEN 18 November 2013
News "SUSTAINABILITY. NOW WE NEED ONE CLEAR AND DETAILED DOCUMENT THAT UNITES THE EXPERIENCES OF MAGIS, TERGEO AND VIVA, SAID PROFESSOR ATTILIO SCIENZA. AND MAGIS PUTS IT ON LABELS. 14 November 2013
News COUNT CAMILLO BENSO DI CAVOUR’S VINEYARD IS A SYMBOL IN ITALY AND IS MAKING A COMEBACK WITH DOCG BAROLO, PRODUCED FOR THE BOTTARI LATTES FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE THE TERRITORY 14 November 2013
News THE "MANIFESTO" IN MERANO IS BETTING ON "TERRITORY, ALLIANCES, ONE CONTACT, EXPORTS AND INTERNATIONAL FORUM" AT THE 2015 EXPO IN MILAN WITH "THE COMMITTEE OF WISE MEN" AND THE ROLE OF VERONAFIERA. ITALIAN WINE DESIGNS THE FUTURE 11 November 2013
News "TRUFFLES FROM ALBA, BAROLO & BARBARESCO" STOLE THE SHOW IN HONG KONG: PROCEEDS REACHED 262.500 EUROS IN ASIAN CITIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH "THE WORLD AUCTION OF ALBA TRUFFLES" IN GRINZANE CAVOUR, WHERE THEY MADE 34.200 EUROS 11 November 2013
News ITALIANS IN THE KITCHEN ACCORDING TO LOVRINOVICH (MICHELIN GUIDE): "LOVE FOR FOOD IS TRUE AWARENESS AND RESTAURANTS HAVE RESPONDED IN THE NAME OF DEMOCRACY, UNITING TRADITION WITH EXOTIC AND SIMPLE COOKING" 06 November 2013
News THE UNITED KINGDOM LOVES SPECIAL OFFERS SO MUCH THAT 60% OF THE WINE ON SHELVES IN SUPERMARKET CHAINS IS ON SALE, EVEN IF ONE BOTTLE MIGHT CHANGE PRICES 4 TIMES IN JUST A FEW MONTHS AND THE OFFER IS OFTEN A SCAM… 05 November 2013
News "MICHELIN ITALY" GUIDE 2014 - NIKO ROMITO ("REALE" OF CASTEL DI SANGRO) JOINS THE TOP OF ITALIAN FOOD, WHICH NOW HAS 8 "THREE STARS". FORTY "TWO STARS" WITH 2 NEW ENTRIES, FOR A TOTAL OF 281 "STARS", (20 MORE THAN 2013) 05 November 2013
News THE HARVEST WAS LATE EVEN IN POMPEII, WHERE THANKS TO THE MASTROBERARDINO BRAND AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY THE WINE OF THE ANCIENT ROMANS HAS BEEN REVIVED: "VILLA OF MYSTERIES", MODERN INTERPRETATION OF IMPERIAL AGE WINE 31 October 2013
News ITALY COUNTS 17 WINES OUT OF 100 AND 13 ARE TUSCAN (ESPECIALLY BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO AND BOLGHERI), ON WINE ENTHUSIAST’S "TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTION" THAT HAS SELECTED THE BEST WINES ON THE MARKET IN 2013 TO BE AGED IN CELLARS 31 October 2013
News "A COMMITTEE OF ‘WISE MEN’ FOR THE PAVILION AT EXPO 2015 IN MILAN MANAGED BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE”. MINISTER NUNZIA DE GIROLAMO EXPLAINED TO WINENEWS, "WINE IS AN EXAMPLE FOR THE COUNTRY AND POLITICS" 29 October 2013
News THE FRENCH WINE WORLD IS A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT THE 2013 HARVEST, BUT THEY CAN RELAX, AS THE “ECONOMIC FRUITS” OF THEIR 2012 VINTAGE EXPORTS WAS CLOSE TO 10 BILLION EUROS 25 October 2013
News BETWEEN 2008 AND 2012, TOTAL IMPORTS OF WINE GREW 182% IN HONG KONG, FOR A VALUE OF 1 BILLION DOLLARS. ITALY WILL BE WITH VINITALY INTERNATIONAL AT THE INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRITS FAIR FROM NOVEMBER 7TH TO 9TH 23 October 2013
News THE SCREW ON CAP CAN NOW BE USED FOR DOCG WINES. THE SOAVE CONSORTIUM IS INVESTING HEAVILY ON THEM AND HAS GATHERED POSITIVE OPINIONS FROM THE UK, GERMANY AND NORTHERN EUROPEAN MARKETS 21 October 2013
News 10 BOTTLES OF FRENCH DOMAINE CHAMBERTIN DUGAT PY-FROM 1999 TO 2010 AT 8.200 EUROS AND 3 OF 3 BOTTLES OF ITALIAN SASSICAIA 1985 SAN GUIDO ESTATE AT 2.400 EUROS: THESE ARE THE HIGHEST PAID LOTS AT THE PANDOLFINI AUCTION IN FLORENCE 18 October 2013
News AFTER WHITE WINE, PRISON INMATES ON GORGONA ISLAND ARE NOW PRODUCING CHEESE. A NEW STEP IN THE PROJECT PROMOTED BY FRESCOBALDI, INVOLVING THE CHEESE MAESTRO ALBERTO MARCOMINI, AND THE PRESTIGIOUS PINCHIORRI WINE RESTAURANT 16 October 2013
News 195.000 DOLLARS FOR 12 LITERS: IT IS NOT THE ABSOLUTELY MOST EXPENSIVE WINE IN THE WORLD, BUT IT CERTAINLY IS VALUABLE. IT IS A BALTHAZAR (12 liters) OF CHATEAU MARGAUX 2009 ON SALE IN A SHOP AT DUBAI AIRPORT... 14 October 2013
News CLIMATE IN THE VINEYARDS: ACCORDING TO THE MASTER OF WINE JANCIS ROBINSON, GLOBAL GROWTH OF AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IS OPENING TO ONCE UNTHINKABLE WINE PRODUCTION AREAS. LIKE IN CHINA, WHERE THE DEMAND HAS ONLY SLIGHTLY FALLEN 14 October 2013
News LONDON IS READY TO START THE FIRST YEAR OF ITS URBAN WINE CELLAR, THE LONDON CRU, BUT INSTEAD OF THE MUCH ANTICIPATED BORDEAUX, OUT OF THE GAME DUE TO BAD WEATHER, 4 TONS OF BARBERA GRAPES FROM LUCA ROAGNA’S VINEYARDS TAKE ITS PLACE 09 October 2013
News TAKING A WALK OR A BIKE RIDE IN WINE TERRITORIES IS THE WINE TOURIST’S DREAM. THE "GRAND WINE JOURNEYS 2014," BY BUTTERFIELD & ROBINSON IS THE LUXURY TRAVEL PACKAGE FOR TOURISTS WHO WANT TO EXPERIENCE FINE WINES 01 October 2013
News THE FRENCH WINE LOBBY GROUP VIN & SOCIÉTÉ, HAS LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT’S ANTI-ALCOHOL POLICIES. PROSECUTION UNDER THE NEW BILL ON PUBLIC HEALTH IS REPUTED TOO SIMPLISTIC AND DRASTIC 27 September 2013
News FRANCE ENJOYS ABSOLUTE CREDIBILITY IN AREAS SUCH AS WINE AND HIGH FASHION IN EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD. SO, TO SELL CARS IN CHINA PEUGEOT IS GIVING BOTTLES OF PERFUME AND WINE TO POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS 27 September 2013
News CONSTELLATION BRANDS, THE STARS AND STRIPES GIANT OF WORLD WINE, HAS ANNOUNCED A 20 MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT TO BUY 750 ACRES IN THE LODI DELTA IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY TO SUPPORTS INCREASE IN SALES OF ITS PREMIUM BRANDS 27 September 2013
News THE US WINE MARKET IS DOING WELL DESPITE THE CRISIS, BUT IN THE FUTURE WILL HAVE TO ENTICE THE NEW GENERATIONS AND DEAL WITH MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, SAY WINE OPINION LEADERS SURVEYED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS 26 September 2013
News THE GRANDEUR OF FRENCH WINE THREATENED BY THE CHINESE, READY TO BUY BORDEAUX CHATEAUS. BUT IS IT A REAL RISK FOR ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASSETS OF FRENCH ECONOMY? FOCUS: THE CHATEAUX BORDEAUX FLYING THE CHINESE FLAG 26 September 2013
News THE FIORANO ESTATE AN ORGANIC COMPANY BEFORE IT BECAME THE TREND, IS LOCATED IN THE ROMAN COUNTRYSIDE, 15 MILES FROM THE COLISEUM. IT HAS BEEN REBORN IN THE ANTINORI FAMILY PROJECT. TOTALLY DEDICATED TO ORGANIC BUT ALSO TO EDUCATING YOUNGER CHILDREN 26 September 2013
News IN 2013 THE FOOD INDUSTRY TURNOVER WILL REACH 133 BILLION EUROS MAKING IT THE NUMBER TWO INDUSTRY IN ITALY. EXPORTS REGISTER +8.1% ON 2012, FOR A VALUE OF 26.7 BILLION EUROS. THESE ARE FEDERALIMENTARE ESTIMATES 26 September 2013
News FROM ROCK TO WINE - GIANNA NANNINI LAUNCHES "INNO", AN ACT OF LOVE FOR HER HOMELAND: THE UNION OF TWO SAN GIOVESE CRUS OF THE SIENA CHIANTI HILLS "LA CERTOSA", WHICH WILL ENRICH OSCAR FARINETTI’S “VINO LIBERO” PROJECT 25 September 2013
News EXPO 2015 "THE COMMITTEE GUARANTEES UTMOST ATTENTION TO EVERY ASPECT, BUT REGIONS AND TERRITORIES HAVE THE STAR ROLES”, ROBERTO ARDITTI, HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS TOLD WINENEWS. AND ITALIAN SOUNDING... 24 September 2013
News THE VAT INCREASE WILL EMPTY THE GLASSES OF ALL ITALIANS FROM ADULTS TO CHILDREN FROM FRUIT JUICE TO WINE, SAYS COLDIRETTI. IF CONSUMER PRODUCTS (FRUIT, VEGETABLES, MEAT, MILK, PASTA) ARE EXCLUDED, THE INCREASE WILL BE FELT IN THE GLASS 19 September 2013
News "THIS IS THE COUNTRY OF FOOD AND WINE, TASTE AND BEAUTY, BUT WE ARE NOT AWARE OF IT”. TRAINING NEEDED FOR THE AGRO-FOOD SECTOR (EXPORT RECORD 2013: 34 BILLION EUROS). 18 September 2013
