News "TREASURE OF THE FOREST": A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD WHITE TRUFFLE WEIGHING 1.48 KG, FOUND IN THE BOLOGNESE APPENINE MOUNTAINS. WILL BE AUCTIONED, STARTING AT 25.000 EUROS FOR VOLUNTEERS IN AFRICA AND ALS RESEARCH 07 November 2014
News CHAMPAGNE ARMAND DE BRIGNAC, STAR IN DISCO CLUBS ALL OVER THE WORLD, HAS WON OVER THE KING OF RAP, JAY-Z. AFTER SPENDING A FORTUNE BUYING BOTTLES IN EVERY FORMAT, HE HAS DECIDED TO BUY THE BRAND 05 November 2014
News MICHELIN GUIDE 2015: NEW ENTRIES AND MORE. ONE STAR FOR THE FIRST JAPANESE RESTAURANT IN ITALY, "IYO" IN MILAN, AND ONE STAR FOR “L’IMBUTO”, THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN LUCCA. LOMBARDY IS THE TOP REGION; ROME AND NAPLES TOP CITIES 04 November 2014
News ITALIANS ARE STARTING TO SHOP FOR WINE, PASTA AND CHEESE ON LINE. THE FOOD WORLD ON EBAY HAS GROWN 23% IN 2013 ALONE. SO, NOW WE HAVE "EBAY TASTE" A NEW SECTION TOTALLY DEDICATED TO FOOD AND WINE 03 November 2014
News EATING WHILE DRIVING IS DANGEROUS. WHAT FOODS DISTRACT THE MOST WHILE AT THE STEERING WHEEL? THE US NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION RANKING 31 October 2014
News THE “CRAZY” WEATHER HAS MADE FARMERS TURN TO THE METEREOLOGIST. LUCA MERCALLI TOLD WINENEWS: “FARMERS MUST PLAN THEIR FUTURE ON CROPS THAT LAST DECADES AND KEEP THEIR EYES OPEN ON ANNUAL ONES. AGRICULTURE IS BOTH VICTIM AND PERPETRATOR” 24 October 2014
News LAVAZZA AND SLOW FOOD TOGETHER WITH WOMEN AND MEN WORKING THE LAND IN AFRICA: THEY ARE THE "EARTH DEFENDERS" STARS OF THE "LAVAZZA CALENDAR 2015", BY STEVE MCCURRY, ON VIEW AT THE SALONE DEL GUSTO IN TURIN 24 October 2014
News "JANINE IS MY ASSISTANT. THIS FIASCO RESEMBLES HER AND SO DOES THE NAME: DAME-JANINE, A SMALL DAMIGIANA. IT IS MY TRIBUTE TO A TIMELESS ICON OF ITALIAN HISTORY”. CLET REINTERPRETS THE FIASCO FOR RUFFINO 20 October 2014
News ANDY WARHOL’S "AFTER THE PARTY" DEPICTING A TABLE WITH WINE AND A "BACCANAL" AS SEEN BY THE GENIUS OF PICASSO: THESES ARE THE WORKS OF ART THAT WILL ENRICH THE LUXURY COLLECTION OF WINE ENGRAVINGS AT FERRUCCIO FERRAGAMO’S SHOW IN BORRO (OCTOBER 26TH) 17 October 2014
News THE OLDEST WINE CHARITY AUCTION "VENTE DES VINS HOSPICES DE BEAUNE" EDITION NUMBER 154 ON NOVEMBER 16TH WILL CELEBRATE WITH 534 "PIÈCES" OF LA BEAUNE BLANC PREMIER CRU - CUVÉE SUZANNE ET RAYMOND 16 October 2014
News IT IS THE COMPASS FOR MILLIONS OF TRAVELERS THE WORLD OVER, AND NOW TRIP ADVISOR HAS A RANKING OF THE TOP 25 “ TRAVELOR’S CHOICE FINE DINING RESTAURANTS” WHERE SPAIN AND FRANCE DOMINATE WITH 6 RESTAURANTS EACH AND ITALY HAS ONLY ONE 14 October 2014
News THE ASTINO ABBEY IN BERGAMO IS THE NEW "HOME" OF VERONELLI’S "PHYSICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL" HERITAGE. DURING EXPO 2015, IT WILL HOST THE EXHIBITION "LUIGI VERONELLI, WALKING ON EARTH" AND THEN BECOME A PERMANENT CULTURAL CENTER 13 October 2014
News "VINTAGE" AND "GRAND CRU": FROM THE WINE WORLD TO CHEESE. THE IDEA COMES FROM BERTINELLI, HISTORIC COMPANY OF PARMIGIANO REGGIANO - AGED 12, 24, 30 AND 36 MONTHS MADE FROM COWS MILK THAT GAVE BIRTH LESS THAN 100 DAYS BEFORE 08 October 2014
News REMEMBER "WINE KITS"? THE FIRST "MAKING YOUR WINE" SHOP THAT CREATES WINES WITH THE NOTORIOUS "POWDERS" HAS OPENED IN IRELAND AND IS A BIG SUCCESS IN EUROPE. AND, IT DOES NOT CONTRAVENE EUROPEAN LAWS 07 October 2014
News THE COMMUNITY AGRICULTURAL POLICY (CAP) SHOULD BE TOTALLY REVISED TO FACILITATE AND SIMPLIFY EACH MEMBER STATE’S INVOLVEMENT, SAID THE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER, PHIL HOGAN 06 October 2014
News ANGELO GAJA, 6 WINES, ANTINORI 5, COLLEMASSARI AND CANTINA DI TERLANO 3. THIS IS THE PODIUM OF THE MOST AWARDED WINE PRODUCERS AND GROUPS WITH "5 GRAPES ", THE TOP AWARD FROM "BIBENDA 2015" BY FRANCO RICCI 26 September 2014
News VINEYARDS & INNOVATION: THE FOODIE PROJECT ON PRECISION VITICULTURE BEGINS IN TERRAS GAUDA VINEYARDS IN SPAIN. THERE ARE 8 PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES AND THE DATA COLLECTED IN THE VINEYARDS BY EUROPEAN SATELLITES WILL CREATE AN INFORMATION BASE 25 September 2014
News FRANCE HAS GREAT EXPECTATIOS FOR PERHAPS ONE OF THE BEST YEARS IN RECENT TIMES, ESPECIALLY FOR CHAMPAGNE AND BURGUNDY, AFTER MANY DIFFICULT ONES, THANKS TO SUNNY SEPTEMBER 24 September 2014
News THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND LIFE STYLE CHANGES ARE "KILLING" THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET. THE ALARM FROM "THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE" MEETING IN VENICE, SPONSORED BY UMBERTO VERONESI E DEDICATED TO THE THEME OF ELIMINATING HUNGER IN THE WORLD 22 September 2014
News ITALIAN WINE EXPORTS CLOSE THE FIRST HALF OF 2014 IN GRAY. SPARKLINGS DID VERY WELL, BOTTLED WINES STABLE, BULK WINES BAD, REVEAL ISTAT DATA BY ITALIAN WINE UNION (UIV) 17 September 2014
News AFTER MANY DIFFICULT YEARS, BORDEAUX FINE WINES ARE BACK: THE LIV-EX INDEX SHOWED GROWTH IN AUGUST. AND, ITALY TAKES SECOND PLACE, AHEAD OF BURGUNDY, THANKS TO SASSICAIA 16 September 2014
News THE VEGAN DIET IS LESS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTING. LACTO-OVO VEGETARIAN DIETS ARE 280% HEAVIER FOR THE PLANET AND OMNIVOROUS DIETS 430% MORE - IN THEORY. IN PRACTICE INSTEAD, THE DIFFERENCES INCREASE, REVEALS A STUDY MADE IN ITALY 16 September 2014
News IS "BYOB", OR THE TREND OF BRINGING WINE FROM HOME TO THE RESTAURANT, BECOMING A FASHION, OR ARE THERE STILL ONLY A FEW PEOPLE WHO BRING THEIR OWN BOTTLE TO THE RESTAURANT? "WINE SPECTATOR" READERS SAY IT IS PRACTICAL AND YOU ALSO SAVE MONEY 16 September 2014
News HERE IS THE MAP OF ITALIAN WINES THROUGH THE LENS OF GAMBERO ROSSO’S TRE BICCHIERI AWARD. MOST PRIZES AWARDED TO DENOMINATIONS WITH BAROLO HEADING THE LIST, THEN ALTO ADIGE AND THE EXCEPTION IS TUSCANY WHERE THE IGT PREVAIL 15 September 2014
News HISTORY FASCINATES WINE LOVERS IN THE USA AND ALL OVER THE WORLD, SO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO AND VERNACCIA DI SAN GIMIGNANO GOT TOGETHER TO TELL THEIR STORIES 08 August 2014
News THE RABOBANK “WINE REPORT”: WINE CONSUMPTION IS GROWING ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE CHALLENGE FOR WINE BUSINESSES IS TO ADAPT TO EMERGING MARKETS, NEW SCENARIOS AND CONSUMPTION STYLES OF "MILLENIALS" BY CREATING AD HOC BRANDS 01 August 2014
News GOODBYE TO COOKING? NESTLÉ LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR FOOD IN THE FUTURE: 110 SCIENTISTS ARE WORKING ON THE "IRON MAN" PROJECT. THE GOAL IS A MACHINE THAT ANALYZES PEOPLE’S NUTRITIONAL NEEDS AND CREATES AD HOC FOOD PILLS 31 July 2014
News A WALK THROUGH THE "ITALIAN WINE PAVILION", WHICH WILL ANIMATE THE ITALY PAVILION AT EXPO 2015 IN MILAN IS AN EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT STIMULATES OUR SENSES OF SIGHT, HEARING AND TASTE AMONG WINE TASTING AND PROMOTIONS 28 July 2014
News ITALIAN CUISINE HAS CONQUERED AMERICANS’ HEARTS PARTLY BECAUSE OF SIRIO MACCIONI’S RESTAURANT "LE CIRQUE" THAT FOR 40 YEARS HAS MADE NEW YORK RESIDENTS FALL IN LOVE WITH GOOD ITALIAN COOKING 15 July 2014
News WHY DO WE LIKE SOME FOODS AND WHY IS IT SO HARD TO RECREATE GRANDMA’S COOKING, EVEN IF WE FOLLOW THE RECIPE STEP BY STEP? THESE QUESTIONS SEEM TRIVIAL BUT ARE REALLY COMPLEX AND REFER TO NEUROBIOLOGY 11 July 2014
News THE HISTORIC ROMAN GELATERIA FASSI, AFTER 134 YEARS OF ACTIVITY IS NOW PART OF THE LIST OF WINE & FOOD COMPANIES IN FOREIGN HANDS AND HAS BECOME MADE IN KOREA. GLOBAL FRANCHISE BRAND IN THE FUTURE 10 July 2014
News JAZZ IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WINE AND MUSIC PAIRINGS THAT DESERVES “A PLACE IN PARADISE”. AND, ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EVENTS IS “JAZZ & WINE IN MONTALCINO” WITH CASTELLO BANFI WINES AND A HOST OF MUSIC STARS (JULY 15-20) 09 July 2014
News ONE OF THE UNFORGETTABLE MUSIC EVENTS IN HISTORY: PINK FLOYD IN VENICE. 25 YEARS AFTER THE "CONCERT OF THE CENTURY", A TOAST WITH PROSECCO PONTE WHILE WAITING FOR THE ROCK BAND’S NEW ALBUM, 20 YEARS LATER 09 July 2014
News COMPETITION, SUSTAINABILITY, COMMUNITY AGRICULTURAL POLICY, FARMERS' INCOME, FRUIT&VEGETABLE REFORM, REGULATION OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS, "MILK PACKAGE": THIS IS THE AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER (AND BEYOND) OF THE ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY 02 July 2014
News THE FIRST MUSICAL DECANTER IN THE WORLD. IN THE UNIVERSE OF WINE ACCESSORIES THERE IS NOW "HORN", A CLASSIC DECANTER FOR SERVING WINE AS WELL AS A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT THAT MAKES THE SOUND OF A HORN, INVENTED BY RIEDEL 01 July 2014
News FROM THE MOST FAMOUS NOSES TO THE MOST REFINED PALATES, HERMÈS LAUNCHES HISTOIRE D'OR, A DESIGNER EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL 100% MADE IN ITALY, IN AN ELEGANT EAU DE PARFUM BOTTLE AND THE TASTE AND COLORS OF SOUTH SALENTO IN THE APULIA REGION 01 July 2014
News WINE & VIP: MICK HUCKNALL, FORMER LEADER OF SIMPLY RED IS SELLING HIS ESTATE “IL CANTANTE” ON MOUNT ETNA, FOR 650.000 EUROS, REVEALED THE REAL ESTATE AGENCY ENGEL & VÖLKERS 01 July 2014
News IS THERE YEAST CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINES WITH A LOW ALCOHOL CONTENT? YES. TESTING HAS BEGUN IN FRANCE BY INRA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH LALLEMAND, LEADER IN PRODUCTION OF WINE PRODUCTS 30 June 2014
News "LANGHE & UNESCO": ANGELO GAJA TOLD WINENEWS, “THE PROJECT BELONGS OT EVERYONE. NOW THAT THE DREAM HAS COME TRUE, WE HAVE TO LEARN TO LOOK UP AND FAR AWAY WHILE PROTECTING THE LOCATIONS OF EXCELLENCE INSTEAD OF TURNING THEM INTO OPEN AIR BOUTIQUES” 23 June 2014
News PRICES IN ITALY ARE IN THE EU AVERAGE BUT FOOD, HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST IN EUROPE. 112% OVER THE AVERAGE IN 2013, THE SEVENTH HIGHEST PRICE, AND 110%, EIGHTH PLACE AFTER FRANCE BUT BEFORE SPAIN, REVEALS EUROSTAT 21 June 2014
