News ITALY VS FRANCE: "WE ARE BETTER ON HIGH TIER WINES AND ITALY IS BETTER ON MID TIER. BUT WE ARE ON THE SAME SIDE ON MANY ISSUES", SAYS SERGE DUBOIS, PRESIDENT OF UNION INTERNATIONALE DES OENOLOGUES 08 June 2012
News ASSOENOLOGI CONVENTION - STREAMLINING PRODUCTION COSTS AND ELIMINATING WASTE WITHOUT AFFECTING QUALITY ARE NOT CHOICES BUT A DUTY IMPOSED BY CRISIS AND ETHICS. WHY WINE IS BUSINESS AND HOW TO DO IT. CAVIT, ANTESI AND ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT EXPLAIN 07 June 2012
News MEXICO VS ITALY 1-0: THE LAND OF THE MAYAS BEATS THE BELPAESE ON THE WEB. "MEXICAN FOOD" IS THE MOST GOOGLED KEYWORD IN THE WORLD. ITALY WINS THE SILVER MEDAL AND THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CLICKS COME FROM AUSTRALIA, ACCORDING TO FOOD140 SURVEY 06 June 2012
News ITALIAN WINE BASED SPIRITS: ITALIANS ARE DRINKING LESS (-10% IN 2011 OVER 2010), SO COMPANIES ARE RELYING ON EXPORTS OF GRAPPA, SYMBOL OF MADE IN ITALY SPIRITS, +18% BOTTLED AND +37% BULK 01 June 2012
News THE BEST WEBSITE? WINENEWS WON THE “2012 WINE OSCARS", THE PRESTIGIOUS PRIZE BIBENDA /SOMMELIERS DEDICATE TO LEADERS IN THE WINE WORLD. WINENEWS: "AN AWARD TO OUR TEAM FOR OUR DAILY NEWS...” 01 June 2012
News THE BEST PIZZAIOLO IN THE WORLD IS ITALIAN: "CAPUTO TROPHY" GOES TO MARCELLO D'ERASMO; SECOND PLACE TO GENNARO NASTI OF PIZZERIA "VIA TRIBUNALI" IN PORTLAND (OREGON) AND THIRD TAKEHIKO CHIBA OF PIZZERIA "PADRINO DEL SHOZAN" IN SENDAI (MIYAGI) 25 May 2012
News CITIES OF WINE: " THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT DOES NOT CARE ABOUT FOOD & WINE TOURISM... THIS SECTOR INSTEAD HAS THE NUMBERS TO EXIT THE CRISIS”. CITIES OF WINE-CENSIS: HERE'S THE “TRADING DESK” OF ITALIAN WINE & FOOD 21 May 2012
News NOT ONLY THE "STARS" DO IT, NOW NOBEL AWARD WINNERS ARE MAKING WINE, TOO. IN THE VINEYARDS, ALONG SIDE SINGERS AND ACTORS, THE AMERICAN ASTROPHYSICIST BRIAN SCHMIDT HONORED IN 2011 FOR HIS STUDY ON EXPANDING UNIVERSE 19 May 2012
News 1774 VINTAGE, 38.300 EUROS IS THE RECORD PRICE AT CHRISTIE’S AUCTION YESTERDAY IN GENEVA FOR “VIN JAUNE” THE “WINE OF KINGS, THE KING OF WINES”, PRODUCED IN THE JURA REGION OF FRANCE BY THE VERCEL FAMILY 19 May 2012
News ITALY, LEADER IN VALUE AND ALSO IN VOLUME IN THE STATES, WITH 22.9% IN QUANTITY OF WINE IMPORTED AND 32.2% IN VALUE ... EVEN THOUGH THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2012 IS DOWN COMPARED TO 2011: DATA FROM ITALIAN WINE & FOOD INSTITUTE 18 May 2012
News RICHARD GERE’S OWN BRUNELLO ... THE HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR CREATES HIS PRIVATE LABEL OF THE GREAT TUSCAN RED WINE PRODUCED BY SAN FILIPPO IN MONTALCINO FOR "BEDFORD POST", THE “OFFICER AND GENTLEMAN’S" RELAIS & CHATEÂU IN NEW YORK 16 May 2012
News CIBUS, THE SHOWCASE OF MADE IN ITALY. IT’S A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY FOR THE ECONOMY OF THE COUNTRY, WORTH 245 BILLION EUROS. CIA: "EXPORTS OF ITALIAN PASTA, CHEESE, WINE AND OIL KNOW NO CRISIS BUT NEED MORE SECTOR PROMOTION AND UNITY” 11 May 2012
News HOLLYWOOD STARS ARE CRAZY FOR MADE IN ITALY CUISINE. THE HUNT IS ON FOR CULINARY SPECIALTIES. TOP PREFERENCES: MOZZARELLA DI BUFALA AND PARMIGIANO REGGIANO 10 May 2012
News COUNTDOWN TO "DIVINE TUSCANY" (FLORENCE, MAY 17/20), THE DELUXE EVENT (STARTING WITH PARTICIPATION FEES) BY SUCKLING & IMG ARTISTS WITH THE TOP TUSCAN PRODUCERS. NEW FEATURES: GRAND TASTINGS AND NEW ENTRY WINERIES 07 May 2012
News ALCOHOL & ADVERTISING: THE DEBATE IS ON. THE PROBLEM IS ABUSE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES THAT HAVE NO CULTURE OF DRINKING. TALK OF BANS AND BEVERAGE COLOSSALS’ COMMITMENTS IN THE UK AND THE U.S. IS REVISING RULES ONLINE 05 May 2012
News CONSUMERS ARE DRINKING LESS BUT SPENDING MORE: WINES OVER 5 EUROS INCREASED 11% IN ITALY IN 2011 AND QUALITY–PRACTICAL (MEALS AND GIFTS) REPLACED THE PRICE-QUALITY RATIO. THAT IS WHY IN TUSCANY, NICOLÒ INCISA ROCCHETTA AND GIUSEPPE MEREGALLI ... 04 May 2012
News "IS WINE MORE SPECIAL THAN CLOTHING? OR TELEVISION SETS? I DO NOT THINK SO. IT IS JUST A DRINK", SAYS ANNETTE ALVAREZ-PETERS, HEAD OF THE U.S. GIANT COSTCO WINES THAT SELLS MORE THAN 1 BILLION DOLLARS OF WINE A YEAR 04 May 2012
News CHINA & WINE: ONLY 5 YEARS AGO IT WAS 20TH AMONG WINE IMPORTERS. TODAY IT IS ONE OF THE TOP FIVE "BIG SPENDERS". CHINA (SAYS ISMEA) SPENT OVER 1 BILLION EUROS ON WINE IMPORTS IN 2011, JUST BEHIND THE U.S., UK, GERMANY AND CANADA 30 April 2012
News EVERYONE DREAMS ABOUT A REFINED AND ELEGANT MEAL PREPARED BY A TOP CHEF BUT THEN, THE POPULAR MEAL ALWAYS WINS FOR ITALIANS. THE IDEAL MENU IS THE CLASSIC LASAGNA, ROAST CHICKEN AND TIRAMISU, SAYS "FOCUS" 27 April 2012
News "DON’T CALL THEM BUBBLES,” SAYS MAURIZIO ZANELLA, PRESIDENT OF THE FRANCIACORTA CONSORTIUM. "CALL WINES WITH THEIR PROPER NAMES AND NOT WITH TERMS THAT GENERALIZE AND STANDARDIZE THEIR CHARACTERISTICS" 27 April 2012
News UNITED KINGDOM: THE NEW LEGISLATION AGAINST ALCOHOL ABUSE, HIGHLY DESIRED BY PREMIER DAVID CAMERON, IS REALITY: FROM JANUARY 1, 2014 A MINIMUM PRICE OF 40 PENCE PER ALCOHOLIC UNIT AND A BOTTLE OF WINE WILL COST 3.60 POUNDS MORE 26 April 2012
News ETNA IS NOT A TREND BUT A REAL TERROIR, HOLDING ITS OWN WITH THE GREATEST. ITS CHARACTERISTICS SAY SO, ATTILIO SCIENZA AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PRODUCERS IN THE AREA ARE CONVINCED. FOCUS: SICILIAN WINE... 24 April 2012
News WOODY ALLEN MAKES ITALIAN WINE THE STAR ON THE BIG SCREEN. FROM FEUDI SAN GREGORIO TO FERRARI, THE NEW YORK FILM DIRECTOR’ DEDICATION TO THE ETERNAL CITY RENEWS A LONG-TIME LOVE AFFAIR, FROM "THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS" TO "HEREAFTER" 24 April 2012
News CMO PROMOTION, OPEN CALL FOR 2012-2013 PROJECTS, WHICH MUST BE PRESENTED BY JUNE 11, 2012. 82 MILLION EUROS AVAILABLE: 24.7 MILLION EUROS AT NATIONAL LEVEL, AND 57.6 MILLION EUROS FROM REGIONS 23 April 2012
News AGRIBUSINESS DISTRICTS IN THE LEAD: IN 2011 TURNOVER +7.6% OVER 2010, THANKS PRIMARILY TO EXPORTS. WINE IS THE LEADER, SAYS INTESA SAN PAOLO. BUT THERE IS CONCERN FOR THE ITALIAN MARKET. FOCUS, CIA-CONFAGRICOLTURA: FOOD EXPORTS SUFFER IN 2012 19 April 2012
News ITALIAN WINE IS IN GOOD HEALTH: DESPITE THE CRISIS, +7% TURNOVER IN 2011 (COMPARED TO 2010), MOSTLY THANKS TO EXPORTS. CANTINE RIUNITE & CIV TOP FOR SALES, ANTINORI TOP FOR PROFIT. "THE WORLD" SURVEY BY ANNA DI MARTINO 16 April 2012
News RUSSIANS ARE “HUNTING” IN TUSCANY: AFTER PURCHASING GANCIA IN PIEDMONT, BILLIONAIRE ROUSTAM TARIKO (HEAD OF RUSSIAN STANDARD CORPORATION, 5 BILLION DOLLARS IN ASSETS) IS LOOKING FOR A “ BUEN RITIRO” IN DANTE’S HOMELAND 04 April 2012
News WINE SPECTATOR’S FIRST TIME: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THOMAS MATTHEWS TELLS WINENEWS WHY THEY DECIDED, TOGETHER WITH OPERAWINE TO BET HEAVY ON ITALY, “A COUNTRY THAT HAS MANY LOVERS IN THE STATES” 30 March 2012
News VINITALY 2012 – THE U.S. MARKET: HOW IT WORKS AND HOW IT CHANGES. THE DOWN FALL OF RATINGS AND THE SO-CALLED "AMERICAN TASTE", A RISE IN SENSITIVITY FOR MORE GENUINE PRODUCTS 29 March 2012
News VINITALY 2012 – OFFICIAL MAPS OF BAROLO AND BARBARESCO CRUS. “IT IS DIFFICULT FOR OTHER TERRITORIES BECAUSE THE CONCEPT OF CRU IS NOT DEEPLY ROOTED," SAID ALEXANDER MASNAGHETTI, CONSULTANT ON THE BAROLO CONSORTIUM PROJECT 29 March 2012
News MORE AMERICA AND LESS EUROPE: CHANGING WINE CONSUMPTION IN THE WORLD. EUROPE 64.9% (72.1% IN 1995), AMERICA 21.6% (19.4% IN 1995) AND ASIA 7.9% (4.2 % IN 1995). CHINA IS THE FUTURE WITH 12% PER YEAR GROWTH 29 March 2012
News AMARONE, BAROLO AND BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO REDS; GEWÜRTZTRAMINER FRANCIACORTA WHITES: "CIVILTA DEL BERE" SURVEY OF 103 WINERIES REVEALS ITALIANS FAVORITE WINES 28 March 2012
News UNDER 35ERS DRIVE CONSUMPTION UPWARDS, REVEALS VINITALY-UNICAB STUDY AFTER THE "BIG CRISIS." NEW TASTES: ORGANIC, LOW ALCOHOL AND SULPHITES REQUESTED AT RESTAURANTS AND WINE BARS 28 March 2012
News WINENEWS ANALYSIS – DROP IN CONSUMPTION IN WINE PRODUCING COUNTRIES, BUT EXPORTS ARE GROWING. ITALY, FRANCE AND SPAIN HIT RECORD LOWS, ONE BOTTLE IN THREE PRODUCED IN THE WORLD CONSUMED ABROAD NOT IN THE ORIGINAL "HOMELAND" 26 March 2012
News FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOR ITALIAN WINE: EVEN IN TIMES OF CRISIS, THE DECADES LONG TREND ATTRACTS INVESTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE MOST RECENT CASE HISTORIES FROM GANCIA TO RUFFINO 23 March 2012
News WINE LEAVES THE CELLARS AND ENTERS MUSEUMS, THEATERS, BOOKSTORES, CINEMAS AND STADIUMS. IT TRAVELS ON TRAINS, WINEBUSES, CRUISES AND THERE ARE WINE TASTINGS IN AIRPORTS. MULTI-TASTING ENTERS CONSUMERS’ HOMES “VIA” RADIO AND TV, SAYS WINENEWS 22 March 2012
News WINE HUNTERS (FOR TOP TIER CLIENTS), WINE PROMOTERS (WINE AND EVENTS), WINE DRIVERS (LICENSE-SAVERS), WINE BLOGGERS AND ALSO SOCIAL WINE WRITERS ALWAYS CONNECTED: THE WINE WORLD IS REINVENTING ITSELF- WINENEWS’ IDENTIKIT OF WINE PROFESSIONS 21 March 2012
News EXPORTS SOAR TO 4.4 BILLION EUROS, BUT CONSUMPTION IS FLAT. 1 OUT 5 BOTTLES OF WINE IN THE WORLD IS ITALIAN. CIA SAYS, NEED BETTER REDISTRIBUTION OF EXTRA ADDED VALUE 19 March 2012
News BRUNELLO AT THE OLYMPICS: THE MONTALCINO WINE WILL BE THE FLAGBEARER AT THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS, WITH ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS NAMES, CASTELLO BANFI. THE “OLYMPIC” LIST REVEALED BY THE BRITISH WINE MERCHANT “BIBENDUM” 19 March 2012
News AUCTIONS? FRANCE DOMINATES AND ITALY HAS SPACE TO GROW, PIERO ANTINORI SAYS AND URGES ITALIAN WINE MAKERS TO BE ALERT TO THE PHENOMENON AND RESPOND TO COLLECTORS’ NEEDS WITH LONG-AGEING WINES 16 March 2012
