News IN A FEW YEARS THE POPE WILL TOAST WITH HIS OWN “KM O” WINE. JUST A LITTLE PATIENCE TO WAIT FOR THE ROWS OF TREBBIANO AND CESANESE FROM AFFILE (PHOTO) THAT COLDIRETTI DONATED TO THE FARM OF HIS HOLINESS IN CASTEL GANDOLFO 20 September 2012
News THEFT OF CHAMPAGNE GRAPES: THE GARDE RÉPUBLICAINE IN PARIS SENT THE CAVALRY DES CÉLESTINS TO PROTECT THE PRECIOUS BUNCHES THAT SELL FOR 6.50 EUROS A KILO ON THE MARKET, A REAL TREASURE 20 September 2012
News METHANOL MAKES EUROPE TREMBLE: THE CZECH REPUBLIC GOVERNMENT PROHIBITS THE SALE OF ALCOHOL OVER 20° AFTER THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONFIRMED THE DEATH OF 20 PEOPLE BY INTOXICATION FROM METHANOL. IN ITALY A WOMAN DIED IN GELA 19 September 2012
News FRENCH WINE AND SPIRITS SOAR AND REACH + 14% IN THE FIRST QUARTER 2012, DRIVEN BY ASIAN DEMAND FOR BORDEAUX AND COGNAC WITH A SALES INCREASE OF NEARLY 600 MILLION EUROS, REVEALS FEVS 11 September 2012
News THE EU COURT SAYS NO TO ALL HEALTH CLAIMS ON WINE AND SPIRITS AS THEY DO NOT MENTION EFFECTS OF ABUSE, ARE MISLEADING AND ASSUME CONSUMPTION OF OTHER WINES OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PROVOKE ADVERSE EFFECT 10 September 2012
News WINE & ART: THE OLDEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL COMBINATION HAS BEEN RENEWED. IN SWITZERLAND VIGNERON YVO MATHIER (THE "CAVE BEC FIN") PUTS THE ART OF 8 YOUNG "GRAFFITI" ARTISTS ON THE LABEL...AND ON BOXES OF WINE 10 September 2012
News "WINE IS A NATURAL PRODUCT AND CLIMATE DICTATES THE AMOUNT OF GRAPES. THE SKY IS THE VINEYARDS ROOFTOP. WINE IS NOT PRODUCED IN A FACTORY, LIKE STEEL AND THIS IS A CONCEPT THAT OFTEN ESCAPES THE FINANCIAL WORLD”, SAYS ANGELO GAJA 07 September 2012
News THE SECRET OF THE HISTORY OF VITICULTURE IS A HANDFUL OF SEEDS, PERFECTLY CONSERVED, FOUND IN A WELL DATING FIRST CENTURY A.C. IN THE TERRITORY OF BADIA A COLTIBUONO, BY FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHAEOLOGIST, NANCY DE GRUMMOND 06 September 2012
News WINE AND "SOCIAL NETWORK": HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INTERNET TO IMPROVE SALES. “WORD OF MOUTH IS ESSENTIAL FOR SALES AND SOCIAL MEDIA ARE THE DIGITAL AGE’S MOUTH,” SAYS KAREN RICE OF CONSTANT CONTACT 23 August 2012
News "THE CHINESE ARE ALREADY FED UP CULTIVATING ONLY FRENCH VARIETIES FOR THEIR WINES, SO THE UNIVERSITY OF BEIJING ASKED ITALY TO STUDY NEW GRAPE VARIETIES WITH THEM”, PROFESSOR ATTILIO SCIENA (UNIVERSITY OF MILAN) TOLD WINENEWS 10 August 2012
News IS ALS (LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE) MORE WIDESPREAD IN AGRICULTURE THAN IN FOOTBALL? THE QUESTION ASKED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TURIN, DURING THE INVESTIGATION LED BY THE MAGISTRATE GUARINIELLO IS FOLLOWING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCCER AND SCLEROSIS 02 August 2012
News "ITALY MUST SEND TOP WINES TO THE USA, BECAUSE THEIR “MEMORY” IS WANING, EFFECTING LOW PRICE WINES, TOO AND IDENTITY IS AT RISK. THE ALARM SOUNDED BY THE ITALIAN WINE & FOOD INSTITUTE IN THE STATES 01 August 2012
News WHAT ARE THE TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WINE? CLIMATE, VINES, MAN AND ... WASPS AND HORNETS! THE YEAST RESPONSIBLE FOR FERMENTATION IS IN THEIR STOMACHS ALL WINTER. DISCOVERED BY THE MACH FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE AND THE MONTPELLIER CNRS 01 August 2012
News BEEKEEPING AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES: NEW GREEN TECHNOLOGY IS NOW PART OF A THOUSAND YEAR OLD PROFESSION. CREATING VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES, E-COMMERCE, AND BEEHIVE REMOTE CONTROL: HIGH TECH SUPPORTS BEEKEEPERS 01 August 2012
News FROM THE FACULTY OF ECONOMY TO THE VINEYARD: ITALIAN WINE TODAY AS SEEN BY THE PROF AND PRODUCER PIERO MASTROBERARDINO, HEAD OF THE FAMOUS WINERY IN CAMPANIA. STRENGTHS TO SAVE AND WEAKNESSES TO ELIMINATE 31 July 2012
News A SIGNATURE WINERY IN SOAVE, INSPIRED BY ITS VINEYARDS AND HILLS AND OF COURSE, COMPATIBLE: HOW 8 YOUNG ARCHITECTS ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE, LAUNCHED BY "DOMUS ACADEMY" OF MILAN AND THE CONSORTIUM OF SOAVE 26 July 2012
News THE WINE “SPREAD” AWARDS ITALY: THE PRICE OF SUPER TUSCANS GREW 9% IN 2011, WHILE BORDEAUX PREMIER CRUS FELL 30%, REVEALS THE JULY LIV-EX REPORT THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME INTRODUCES THE LIV-EX SUPER TUSCAN 50 26 July 2012
News GOOD ITALIAN FOOD ACROSS THE BORDER? IN LONDON, BRUNELLO “5 CIRCLES” AND MR. MARONI’S “NATIONAL TEAM” OF ITALIAN WINES ACCOMPANY THE ITALIAN TEAM TO THE OLYMPICS, THE REAL SURPRISE FOR GOURMETS IS OUTSIDE THE GAMES ... EXCEPT FOR VINO (POLIS) 25 July 2012
News WHAT IF THERE WERE A “UNIVERSAL GRAFTHOLDER" TO PROTECT AGAINST THERMAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISEASE? THIS IS THE GOAL OF THE INTER-UNIVERSITY AND MADE IN ITALY "AGER" SERRES PROJECT, EXPLAINED BY THE CO-ORDINATOR, ATTILIO SCIENZA 25 July 2012
News AGRO FOOD PRODUCTS: AGRICULTURAL COMPENSATION “WEIGHS” 20% ON THE FINAL PRICE. WHAT MAKES UP THE REST? TAXES, LOGISTICS, DISTRIBUTIO AND SALES, REVEALS THE ISMEA REPORT "CHECK UP 2012: ITALIAN AGRO FOOD COMPETITIVENESS" 25 July 2012
News THE BRITISH MEDICAL ORGANIZATION, UK FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH, CALLS FOR A HEALTH "WARNING" LABEL ON BOTTLES OF WINE AND SPIRITS WHILE "THE DRINK BUSINESS" LISTS THE TOP 10 STUDIES ON THE BENEFITS OF MODERATE DRINKING... 20 July 2012
News SIDEWAYS? "THE DRINK BUSINESS" SAYS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK, REX PICKETT, ASKED THE FILM DIRECTOR ALEXANDER PAYNE TO SHOOT A NEW FILM BASED ON HIS NOVEL "VERTICAL" 18 July 2012
News QUALITY FOOD INTO EUROPEANS SHOPPING CARTS. 96% FIRST LOOK AT QUALITY, THEN PRICE (91%) AND ORIGIN (71%). AGRICULTURE PROTECTS RURAL LANDSCAPES (89%), REVEALS THE EUROBAROMETER SURVEY FOR THE EU COMMISSION 13 July 2012
News THE WORLD IS THIRSTY FOR WINE. CONSUMPTION IS UP. WHO DRINKS THE MOST WINE? FRANCE, THE USA AND ITALY. EXPORT VOLUME UP FROM 60 MILLION HECTOLITRES IN 2000 TO 99 MILLION IN 2011, REVEALS THE GERMAN "WEIN-PLUS" STUDY 12 July 2012
News ITALY PLAYS A PART IN STARBUCKS “REVOLUTION”: THE FAMOUS AMERICAN COFFEE SHOP CHAIN HAS BEEN SERVING WINE FOR A FEW YEARS, WITH GROWING SUCCESS. AND NOW HAS ALSO CHOSEN VILLA SANDI’S PROSECCO 12 July 2012
News ITALY PLAYS A PART IN STARBUCKS “REVOLUTION”: THE FAMOUS AMERICAN COFFEE SHOP CHAIN HAS BEEN SERVING WINE FOR A FEW YEARS, WITH GROWING SUCCESS. AND NOW HAS ALSO CHOSEN VILLA SANDI’S PROSECCO 12 July 2012
News SERGIO ZINGARELLI, OWNER OF ROCCA DELLE MACIE, IS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF CHIANTI CONSORTIUM (AS WINENEWS ANTICIPATED YESTERDAY). TWO NEW VICE-PRESIDENTS ALSO ELECTED: FILIPPO MAZZEI (MARQUIS MAZZEI) AND GIOVANNI MANETTI (Fontodi) 07 July 2012
News THE HIGH END JOINT VENTURE TO CONQUER CHINA IS TAKING SHAPE: HOW DID "TASTE CORTINA" COME ABOUT AND WHAT ARE ITS EXPECTATIONS? WE ASKED LUIGI BELLINI, WHO TOLD US ABOUT AN INNOVATIVE AND WINNING STRUCTURE 07 July 2012
News SOUTH KOREA IS ONE OF THE ASIAN MARKETS WHERE ITALY ALREADY EXPORTS 22 MILLION EUROS IN WINE, WHERE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE NECTAR OF BACCHUS IS MORE ADVANCED THAN EXPECTED AND PER CAPITA SPENDING CAPACITY IS VERY SIMILAR TO ITALY 06 July 2012
News SINCE JULY 2ND, BUONITALIA IS IN LIQUIDATION AND ITALY RISKS A POOR SHOW: 20 MILLION EUROS STILL IN THE TREASURY, WHILE CREDITORS ARE WAITING AND WORKERS MIGHT BE LIABLE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES 05 July 2012
News SINCE JULY 2ND, BUONITALIA IS IN LIQUIDATION AND ITALY RISKS A POOR SHOW: 20 MILLION EUROS STILL IN THE TREASURY, WHILE CREDITORS ARE WAITING AND WORKERS MIGHT BE LIABLE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES 04 July 2012
News THE EUROPEAN UNION SPENDS MORE IN PUBLIC FUNDS FOR AGRICULTURE THAN OTHER COUNTRIES, IS A MYTH: THE U.S. SPENDS 3 TIMES MORE- 442 EUROS PRO CAPITA AGAINST 151 EUROS, REVEALS THE MOVEMENT FOR WORLD AGRICULTURE, MOMAGRI STUDY 02 July 2012
News BRUNO GIACOSA, MAESTRO OF BAROLO AND ONE OF THE GREAT ITALIAN WINE ARTISANS, WILL RECEIVE THE FIRST HONORIS CAUSE DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CULINARY SCIENCE IN POLLENZO ON JULY 10TH, IN ALBA. 02 July 2012
News WINE & ARCHITECTURE, A WINNING "COUPLE" AND MORE AND MORE WINERIES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OF ITALY (BUT NOT ONLY) ARE DESIGNED BY TOP ARCHITECTS. THE “MARRIAGE” WAS CELEBRATED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEST "SPAZIO DIVINO”. 01 July 2012
News EUROPEAN WINE… HERITAGE OF HUMANITY: OLD WORLD WINE IS IN UKRAINE TO PROMOTE WINE CULTURE AS A UNESCO HERITAGE OF HUMANITY AND IN PARIS TO TALK ABOUT COOPERATION 15 June 2012
News SCANDAL IN BURGUNDY: 4 FAMOUS WINE MERCHANTS INVESTIGATED FOR FRAUD. 500.000 BOTTLES SOLD AS BURGUNDY HAD OTHER WINES ADDED AND ANOTHER MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND HAD WRONG LABELS 15 June 2012
News THE CHARM OF TUSCANY CONQUERED PRINCESS MARIA CAROLINA OF BOURBON- PARMA WHO MARRIED THE FRENCH MILLIONAIRE ALBERT BRENNINKMEIJER AT VILLA I COLLAZZI, TOASTING WITH FRESCOBALDI’S CHIANTI CLASSICO AND ATTEMS PINOT GRIGIO FROM FRIULI 15 June 2012
News THE NEW FRONTIER OF WINE IS CLOTHES: THE FIRST DRESS MADE OUT OF FABRIC PRODUCED WITH A FERMENTATION PROCESS SIMILAR TO THAT USED FOR ALCOHOL, PATENTED BY RESEARCHERS OF THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA UNIVERSITY 13 June 2012
News WINE, LIKE GOLD AND DIAMONDS, HOLDS ITS OWN ON THE MARKET AND PROVES A BETTER INVESTMENT THAN STOCK MARKET. FOLLOWING THE U.S. AND CHINA, FRANCE NOW HAS ITS FIRST WINE INVESTMENT FUND, UZES GRANDS CRUS 13 June 2012
News WHAT ARE THE BEST MOVIES ABOUT WINE? THE WINE MAGAZINE “THE DRINK BUSINESS” COMPILED ITS RANKING, “TOP TEN WINE MOVIES” AND THE FIRST THREE POSITIONS WENT TO “SIDEWAYS”, “BOTTLE SHOCK” AND “A GOOD YEAR” 13 June 2012
