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
News WHO ARE THE BAROLO BOYS? THE MOVIE "BAROLO BOYS, STORY OF A REVOLUTION," TELLS ABOUT HOW AND WHO CHANGED THE FAMOUS PIEDMONT RED WINE. PREVIEW OF A FEW SCENES AT "CHEESE" (BRA, OCTOBER 20) 16 September 2013
News COMMISSIONER CIOLOS IS ALSO ON THE FRONT LINE AGAINST UNRULY LIBERALIZATION OF THE DOMAINS ". WINE" AND ".VIN". BETTING HEAVILY ON THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, BUT ICANN IS NOT GIVING IN TO EU DEMANDS 16 September 2013
News "THE STORY OF AN ADVENTURE IN A LAND OF BEAUTY WHERE TRADITIONS ARE RESPECTED". THIS IS THE FILM "BELLA VITA" BY JASON BAFFA THAT NARRATES ITALIAN WINE AND TRADITION THROUGH THE EYES OF CHRIS DEL MORO, YOUNG AMERICAN SURFER 13 September 2013
News PROWEIN, A SUCCESS STORY: THE WINE & SPIRITS SHOW STARTS 6 MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD (MARCH 23-25, 2014) BUT THE STANDS ARE ALREADY FULL. AND NOVEMBER 13TH TO 15TH PROWEIN GOES TO SHANGHAI IN CHINA, WITH 500 EXHIBITORS 13 September 2013
News FOOD EDUCATION: FROM INSTITUTIONS TO BUSINESSES, INITIATIVES DEDICATED TO THE NEW GENERATIONS ARE MULTIPYLING, SO THEY LEARN HEALTHY EATING HABITS, RESPECTING FOOD AND NOT WASTING 12 September 2013
News EXPORTS: WINE SALES DOWN IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2013 3.7% (OVER SAME PERIOD IN 2012), VALUE STABLE AT 2.35 BILLION (+8.6%). TRADITIONAL MARKETS FROM USA TO GERMANY OK. CHINA FALLS: 41.9% LESS IN PURCHASES 12 September 2013
News Marchesi Antinori takes “Taste Education” to Chianti Classico, kids learn how to make vegetable gardens 10 September 2013
News THE 2013 HARVEST FROM MILAN TO NAPLES, AS SEEN BY THE "ACADEMY”. ATTILIO SCIENZA (UNIVERSITY OF MILAN) AND LUIGI MOIO (UNIVERSITY IN NAPLES) TOLD WINENEWS THEIR OPINIONS. THEY BOTH SAID: "NOT POSSIBLE TO PREDICT QUALITY, SEPTEMBER WILL BE DECISIVE" 09 September 2013
News “Organic” soars in Italy, a market niche whose growth seemingly knows no bounds. Since in the first half of 2013 the consumption has gone up a startling 8.8% and the land used for cultivating its produce has grown 6.4%, reaching 1.1 million hectares. 09 September 2013
News RUMORS FROM WINENEWS: HERE ARE THE GAMBERO ROSSO 2014 SPECIAL AWARDS TOP WINERY? COLLEMASSARI. TOP RED? AMARONE GUERRIERI RIZZARDI. TOP WHITE? PINOT BIANCO NALS MARGREID. NUMBER 1 SWEET? ORVIETO BARBERANI. TOP BUBBLY? ALTA LANGA ZERO ENRICO SERAFINO 06 September 2013
News MADE IN ITALY ON THE TABLE SOARS OUT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: EXPORTS GREW 12% IN THE FIRST 5 MONTHS OF 2013 IN "THIRD COUNTRIES", REVEALED COLDIRETTI /ISTAT. WINE IS TOP. THE PROBLEM? "ITALIAN SOUNDING" 06 September 2013
News MASSIMO BOTTURA GETS HIS FOURTH CROWN: ACCORDING TO WINENEWS RUMORS HAVE IT THAT THE THREE STARRED CHEF OF THE FRANCESCANA RESTAURANT IN MODENA WILL AGAIN BE NUMBER ONE IN THE “RESTAURANTS OF ITALY” 2014 GUIDE BY THE MAGAZINE “L’ESPRESSO” 04 September 2013
News The great italian wine front and centre during the Venice Film Festival. “La Grola”, the top wine by Amarone producer Allegrini, celebrated its 30th birthday on September 5th at Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, as host of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. 03 September 2013
News WORLD WINE TRADE IS STILL GROWING. UNIONE ITALIANA VINI SAYS IT WILL REACH 35 BILLION DOLLARS (+5% ON 2012) IN 2013, ESPECIALLY THANKS TO BULK AND SPARKLING WINES, +10% AND +5% RESPECITVELY 02 September 2013
News PRODUTTORI DEL BARBARESCO, “EUROPEAN WINERY OF THE YEAR” AND PAOLO VAGAGGINI, "WINEMAKER". THESE ARE THE ITALIAN NOMINATIONS FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS 2013 "WINE STAR AWARDS" BY THE POPULAR AMERICAN MAGAZINE "WINE ENTHUSIAST" 29 August 2013
News New grape varieties for Italy created by the State Grape Institute of Freiburg, in Germany, that the Edmund Mach Foundation of San Michele all’Adige suggested be added to the National Registry 29 August 2013
News Michelin-starred chef Pietro Leeman creates a vegan menu for 80.000 milanese kids fed by Milano Ristorazione 28 August 2013
News The Hollywood's celebrity George Clooney is definitely in love with Italy and puts tops his personal wine list Zenato’s Amarone della Valpolicella and Barolo Monfortino by Giacomo Conterno. 27 August 2013
News Cracco, the king of the Web, the two-starred” Michelin, is also the main subject of 44.1% of Internet posts dedicated to Italian chefs. 22 August 2013
News Be it for work or good health, dieticians are on the rise in Italy. Young Italians, and especially young Italian women, are increasingly favouring a scientific approach to nutrition. 21 August 2013
News The wine of the ancient Romans is reborn, following the instructions of the “oenologists” of those times. The aim of the project “Archaeology of wine in Italyt”, created by the Institute of Archaeology CNR together with the University of Catania. 21 August 2013
News 2013 IS POSITIVE FOR ITALY’S GREAT REDS IN SALES AND PRICES, THANKS TO EXPORTS. WINENEWS REVEALS THE FIRST SEMESTER SALES TRENDS FOR AMARONE, BAROLO, BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, CHIANTI AND CHIANTI CLASSICO 20 August 2013
News A special guest in Custoza’s vineyards, ungarian President Janos Ader visited the Monte del Frà winery 13 August 2013
News William & Kate in Chianti? According to the Italian daily “Quotidiano Nazionale” the Dukes of Cambridge are apparently negotiating the purchase of the Tenuta della Selva estate. 13 August 2013
News The CMO promotion funds national ranking. 21.5 million Euros will be granted as public contribution. 31 projects, all dedicated to promotion of Italian wines in countries other than EU member states, will be financed. 09 August 2013
News WHAT IS THE WINE LOVER’S SECRET DREAM? BUY A WINE COMPANY AND BECOME A VIGNERON. WHERE? IT DEPENDS ON THE BUDGET: FROM NEW ZEALAND TO TUSCANY, "WINE SEARCHER" GIVES ADVICE TO SUIT (ALMOST) ALL BUDGETS, FROM 1 TO 39 MILLION DOLLARS 08 August 2013
