News ADDED VALUE IN AGRICULTURE WAS 33.1 BILLION EUROS IN 2015: + 5.6% VALUE AND + 2.2% JOBS. COLDIRETTI SAYS THE ITALIAN PRODUCTION MODEL IS LEADER IN EUROPE, BUT PRICES TO FARMERS ARE TOO LOW 06 June 2016
News ASSOENOLOGI CONFERENCE: “AROMAS MAKE WINE GREAT, THANKS TO PERCEPTION IN THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND AND THAT’S WHY WE NEED TO PROTECT AND VALUE THEM IN THE VINEYARD AND THE WINERY” SAID PHILIPPE DARRIET OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BORDEAUX 06 June 2016
News LIGHTING, REVEALED THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA STUDY, LINKING BETTER LIGHTING TO CHOOSING HEALTHIER FOODS WITH FEWER CALORIES 27 May 2016
News COUNTERFEIT BOTTLES OF WINE ON STORE SHELVES AROUND THE WORLD ARE WORTH AT LEAST 100 MILLION DOLLARS, IMPACTING RETAIL SALES FOR 3-400 MILLION DOLLARS, REVEALED NETNAMES, THE FIRM SPECIALIZED IN TRADEMARK PROTECTION 26 May 2016
News A MOUTH TO INSURE: AFTER EDOARDO RASPELLI WHO INSURED HIS TASTE AND SMELL SENSES FOR 500.000 EUROS, THE NEW ZEALAND FIRM WINE FRIEND HAS INSURED THE TASTE SENSE OF ITS CHIEF TASTING OFFICER, YVONNE LORKIN, FOR ONE MILLION DOLLARS 25 May 2016
News IS FOOD NO LONGER WOMEN’S DOMAIN? DAILY NUTRITION AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE BELONG TO WOMEN. WHETHER CHEFS, NUTRITION EXPERTS OR FOOD EDUCATION THERAPISTS, THEIR ROLE IS UNDISPUTABLE 24 May 2016
News JAPAN IS UP AND RUNNING AGAIN. IT IS THE 6TH BIGGEST WINE IMPORTER AND 16TH CONSUMER IN THE WORLD, REVEALED WINE INTELLIGENCE AND IS BETTING ON THE MATURITY AND INTEREST OF ITS 36.1 MILLION CONSUMERS 24 May 2016
News REQUESTS FOR MORE THAN 12.000 NEW VINEYARDS, COVERING 67.000 HECTARES, TEN TIMES THE AVAILABLE 6.400 HECTARES, MAINLY IN VENETO AND FRIULI. COLDIRETTI ON EU LEGISLATION AND VINEYARD MANAGEMENT 23 May 2016
News BEST OF BORDEAUX 2015 IS CHATEAU MARGAUX, BEST QUALITY / PRICE GRAND PUY LACOSTE. THE HARVEST GOT 94.6 POINTS AND THE 440 MOST INFLUENTIAL WINE MERCHANTS, POLLED BY LIV-EX, SAY THERE WILL BE A BOOM IN DEMAND AND AVERAGE PRICE 04 May 2016
News IN 2014, 2.1 BILLION EUROS WORTH OF COUNTERFEIT WINE, EQUAL TO 8.4% OF THE TOTAL WINE MARKET WAS SOLD IN EUROPE. THE LATEST STUDY ON VIOLATIONS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS BY THE OSSERVATORIO EUROPEO SOUNDED THE ALARM 03 May 2016
News JANCIS ROBINSON, ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS WINE WRITERS IN THE WORLD ONCE MORE ADVISES ITALIANS: “FORGET THE FRENCH!” WHICH SHE HAD ALREADY SAID IN AN INTERVIEW WITH WINENEWS, “ITALY SHOULD BE PROUD OF WHAT IT HAS” 03 May 2016
News OLD WINE WORLD MEETS NEW TECHNOLOGY: CHATEAU PAVEIL DE LUZE (MARGAUX) DECIDED TO EXTEND ITS HOSPITALITY OFFER AND GO ON AIRBNB TO REACH A BROADER, YOUNGER AND ALLERGIC-TO-MIDDLEMEN AUDIENCE 02 May 2016
News “THE SUCCESS OF A RESTAURANT IS IN THE DINING ROOM. YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO WORK AS WAITERS INSTEAD OF WANTING TO BE CHEFS”. THIS IS THE CHALLENEGE MARCHESI LAUNCHED IN MILAN WITH FERRARI AND THE WORLD’S 50 BET RESTAURANTS. 29 April 2016
News THE COOKING EXPERIENCE, THE INFINITE HORIZON OF RESTAURANTS AND THE WEALTH OF ITALIAN CUISINE, HÉLÈNE PIETRINI, DIRECTOR OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL GLOBAL FOOD RANKING, " THE WORLD'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS", TALKS TO WINENEWS. 29 April 2016
News THE ASSEMBLY OF MONTALCINO WINEMAKERS HAS APPROVED THE BRUNELLO FOUNDATION. PRESIDENT BINDOCCI SAID, “IT IS AN EXCEPTIONAL EVENT AND WINE CONSORTIUMS ARE NOW READY TO BECOME “BANKS” FOR TtERRITORIES". RESOURCES AT 2 CENTS A BOTTLE 29 April 2016
News BETTINO RICASOLI AND LUIGI EINAUDI WERE ITALIAN STATESMEN AND HIGH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, BUT THEY WERE ALSO WINEMAKERS WHOSE DESTINIES INTERTWINED WITH "NUOVE ITALIE" AND WINE: THE WINENEWS MEMORY-TRIBUTE FOR #VINITALY50STORY 08 April 2016
News ONE WEEK BEFORE BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR, EXPECTATIONS AND HOPES FOR THE 2015 VINTAGE THAT IS VERY GOOD BUT NOT GREAT, DUE TO UNUSUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE USUAL ANXIETY ABOUT PRICES 08 April 2016
News GERMAN BUSINESSMEN PLAY "WINE DERBY" IN TUSCANY. THE EICHBAUER FAMILY, SUPPORTING PODERE SALICUTTI, GEM OF BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, VERSUS THE ROTHENBERGERS BETTING ON "ICARIO" PEARL OF THE NOBLE WINE OF MONTEPULCIANO 08 April 2016
News VALUE IS KEY REGARDING ITALIAN WINE EXPORTS TO WORLD MARKETS, REVEALED THE WINENEWS ANALYSIS FOR VINITALY (USA, GERMANY, UK, CHINA), AS WELL AS QUANTITY AND PRICE POSITIONING. 07 April 2016
News THE FRENCH COMITÉ RÉGIONAL D'ACTION VITICOLE IS BACK IN ACTION: THE EXTREMIST LANGUEDOC -ROUSSILLON VIGNERONS HIJACKED FIVE TANKER TRUCKS OF SPANISH BULK WINE AND EMPTIED THEIR CONTENTS ON THE HIGHWAY NEAR THE SPANISH BORDER 06 April 2016
News WINE AFICIONADOS IN THE US LOVE ITALIAN WINE MORE. ONE OUT OF 4 WINES WINE SPECTATOR, THE NUMBER ONE AMERICAN WINE JOURNAL, OF THE 240 SELECTED FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR ITS "GRAND TOUR" 2016 IN NEW YORK, WASHINGTON DC AND LAS VEGAS, ARE ITALIAN 06 April 2016
News OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS, VOLUMES HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT SASSICAIA. IT IS UNIVERSAL BECAUSE IT WAS CREATED WITH A UNIVERSAL FEELING: FRIENDSHIP. NICOLÒ INCISA DELLA ROCCHETTA TOLD THE STORY TO WINENEWS # VINITALY50STORY 06 April 2016
News GREAT BRITAIN IS A FAVORITE DESTINATION FOR WINE BUSINESS BUT ONE THIRD OF CONSUMPTION IS PRODUCED "IN HOUSE". ACCOLADE PARK BRISTOL, THE LARGEST BOTTLING CHAIN IN EUROPE, IS EXPANDING AND WILL PRODUCE 600 MILLION BOTTLES A YEAR 24 March 2016
News WINE MARKET COUNCIL: ROSE’ WINES SOARING IN THE USA, WHILE PINOT NOIR AND SAUVIGNON BLANC ARE THE TOP SINGLE VARIETIES PUSHING IMPORTS FROM NEW ZEALAND OVER FRANCE (ITALY IN THE DISTANCE...) 22 March 2016
News THE SOUTHERN ITALIAN WINE BRAND IN IRPINIA, FEUDI SAN GREGORIO, HAS INVESTED ALSO IN THE BOLGHERI TERRITORY, PURCHASING (ACCORDING TO WINENEWS RUMORS) VILLA PAVONIERE IN CASTAGNETO CARDUCCI. 22 March 2016
News IN 2015 ITALY EXPORTED 1.98 BILLION LITERS OF WINE FOR 5.3 BILLION EUROS, ACCORDING TO UNION OF ITALIAN WINES "WINE BY NUMBERS" AND "WINE COURIER". THE USA AND GERMANY DID VERY WELL; UK AND CHINA, SO-SO, WHILE RUSSIA AND BRAZIL STILL DOWN 21 March 2016
News "THE WILSON DRINKS REPORT" LAYS OUT 9 TIPS AMONG MARKETING, NICHES AND IMPORTANCE OF THE MESSAGE FOR A SUCCESSFUL ONLINE WINE BUSINESS, AND AVOID COMPETING WITH TRADITIONAL STORES 21 March 2016
News FRESCOBALDI IS INVESTING AGAIN IN MONTALCINO. WINENEWS RUMORS HAS REVEALED THE HISTORICAL FLORENTINE FAMILY, HAS PURCHASED "LOGONOVO" (55 HECTARES, 11 VINEYARDS), ALREADY PART OF CASTELGIOCONDO BELONGING TO FRESCOBALDI SINCE 1989) 18 March 2016
News ITALIAN WINERIES ARE MORE AND MORE "WEB ORIENTED". E-COMMERCE, SOCIAL MEDIAS AND INTERNATIONAL APPROACH ARE GROWING, BUT EXPERTISE IS STILL MISSING, REVEALS THE DIGITAL WINE OBSERVATORY BESHARABLE SURVEY ON 3450 BUSINESSES 15 March 2016
News GERMANY IS THE SECOND MARKET FOR ITALIAN WINE, BUT IN 2015 IMPORTS DROPPED 3.6% IN VALUE COMPARED TO 2014, CLOSING AT 2.47 BILLION EUROS, REVEALED THE GLOBAL TRADE ATLAS DATA ANALYZED BY THE ITALIAN TRADE AGENCY 13 March 2016
News THE RICHER YOU ARE THE MORE YOU DRINK. IN THE UK AND THE USA, THE BRITISH NATIONAL OFFICE OF STATISTICS AND GALLUP REVEAL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IS LINKED TO INCOME LEVEL AND HIGHER EARNERS DRINK MORE WINE THAN BEER 11 March 2016
News FROM JANUARY 2015 TO JANUARY 2016 SALES OF BUBBLES ON THE UK MARKET HAVE TOPPED, FOR THE FIRST TIME, 1 BILLION POUNDS IN TURNOVER, REVEALED THE MOST RECENT WSTA MARKET REPORT 11 March 2016
News 22% OF ORGANIC VINEYARDS WORLDWIDE ARE IN ITALY, WHICH BOASTS 72.300 HECTARES CULTIVATED BY 10.000 COMPANIES AND 1.300 WINERIES. AIAB STATED, "PESTICIDES ARE USELES, ORGANIC FARMING YIELDS THE SAME AS TRADITIONAL" 24 February 2016
News HUGH JOHNSON, RENOWNED WINE WRITER, HAS DONATED HIS LIFE’S WORK TO THE UNIVERSITY OF DAVIS AND THE COMMUNITY. ALL OF HIS TASTING NOTES, AS WELL AS RESEARCH NOTES FOR HIS BOOK THE "WORLD ATLAS OF WINE" ARE INCLUDED 23 February 2016
News STARRED CHEFS (AND PARENTS) FOR CHILDREN – FROM THEIR RESTAURANTS TO SCHOOL CAFETERIAS IN CHIANTI CLASSICO – MOLLICA, BARCIULLI, STABILE, SAPORITO, PROBST, SANTANDREA, DI PIRRO AND SANTARPIA WILL TEACH HOW TO MAKE FOOD MORE ATTRACTIVE AND COLORFUL 23 February 2016
News THE MICHELIN GUIDE OF ITALIAN RESTAURANTS IS NOW SOCIAL AND GIVES MORE SPACE TO CUSTOMERS, WITH THE NEW APP 2016. THEY CAN LEAVE COMMENTS AND ADD PHOTOS OF DISHES AND RESTAURANTS, SHARE THEM WITH FRIENDS AND COMPILE A PERSONAL GUIDE 22 February 2016
News PRIMITIVE MANDURIA ES 2013 BY GIANFRANCO FINO IS THE BEST ITALIAN RED WINE, THEN TORGIANO RESERVE RUBESCO VINEYARD MONTICCHIO 2010 BY LUNGAROTTI, AND SASSICAIA 2012 TENUTA SAN GUIDO, TOP 100 RANKING OF THE MILANO FINANZA MAGAZINE “GENTLEMAN” 19 February 2016
News 2015 RECORD YEAR FOR FRENCH WINE EXPORTS THAT REACHED 7.9 BILLION (+ 6.7% ON 2014), AND ARE BACK ON TOP IN THE US AND CHINA, DRIVEN BY CHAMPAGNE. VOLUMES ARE STILL DOWN (-3.6%), AND MARKET SHARE FELL TO 30% 11 February 2016
News POLICIES IN BRUSSELS ARE SCARING EUROPEAN WINE, BUT OUTSIDE THE EU INDIGENOUS VINES HAVE BEEN USED FOR YEARS, ESPECIALY OVERSEAS, WHERE CHARLES SMITH WINES OF WASHINGTON HAS LAUNCHED SANGIOVESE, PRIMITIVE AND BARBERA, MADE IN USA 11 February 2016
News LATEST NEWS: THE VALPOLICELLA WINES CONSORTIUM HAS WITHDRAWN IMMEDIATE PROCEEDINGS REQUEST BANNING THE AMARONE FAMILIES FROM USING THE AMARONE BRAND NAME. FINAL JUDGEMENT WILL END THE DISPUTE BY END 2016 10 February 2016
