News ÇA VA SANS DIRE: THE REIMS CATHEDRAL, THAT WITNESSED THE CORONATION OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE UNTIL 1825, IS 800 YEARS OLD. WHAT HAVE THE FRENCH PLANNED? THE VIGNERONS OF CHAMPAGNE WILL RENOVATE THE STATUARY OF THE ROSE WINDOW IN THE CENTRAL FACADE 16 May 2011
News IT IS OFFICIAL TODAY: GRAZIANA GRASSINI- WOMAN, BIOLOGIST, CHEMIST, WINEMAKER – IS THE “NEW FACE” OF SAN GUIDO ESTATE’S SASSICAIA, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS WINES IN THE WORLD 16 May 2011
News HE CHANGED THE COURSE OF ITALIAN WINE: TACHIS, WINEMAKER AND MAN OF GREAT VISION, HE DE-PROVINCIALIZED WINEMAKING AND LAUNCHED ITALY TO WORLD WIDE SUCCESS... THE SOMMELIERS ARE GIVING A “PARTY” IN HIS HONOR ON MAY 14 IN ROME 16 May 2011
News “COMPANIES & MARKETS” RESEARCH: BY 2015 THE WORLD MARKET OF ORGANIC FOOD WILL INCREASE 50%. ITALY LEADS WORLD EXPORTS OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS 13 May 2011
News WINE OF THE FUTURE – HEALTH, ISLAM, NEW PRODUCTION PHILOSOPHIES, A CRITIQUE AND BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC: THESE ARE THE NEXT CHALLENGES ITALIAN WINE FACES, ACCORDING TO THE CONVENTION HELD AT THE “PORTO CERVO WINE FESTIVAL” (6-8 MAY) 12 May 2011
News GREAT WINES AT HARD DISCOUNT PRICES? IN ITALY EVERYONE’S UP IN ARMS - IN FRANCE, IT’S A RESPECTED CHOICE. AND WHAT IF IT ISN’T A SCANDAL FOR LITTLE KNOWN BRANDS? 12 May 2011
News WINE OF THE FUTURE – HEALTH, ISLAM, NEW PRODUCTION PHILOSOPHIES, A CRITIQUE AND BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC: THESE ARE THE NEXT CHALLENGES ITALIAN WINE FACES, ACCORDING TO THE CONVENTION HELD AT THE “PORTO CERVO WINE FESTIVAL” (6-8 MAY) 12 May 2011
News COLDIRETTI: HIGH END WINE SOARS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES (+12%). EXCELLENT RESULTS ARE DUE TO THE POSITIVE PERFORMANCE OF OTHER MADE IN ITALY FOOD PRODUCTS 06 May 2011
News ITALY IS THE LEADING COUNTRY IN RESPONSIBLE DRINKING: 76% OF ITALIANS CHOOSE QUALITY OVER QUANTITY, AND ONLY 6% DRINK EXCESSIVELY. TRENDS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CHANGING, REVEALED A FEDERVINI STUDY 06 May 2011
News 104 THOUSAND 500 DOLLARS FOR ANDY WARHOL’S TRIBUTE TO WINE: SIX SCREEN PRINTS, ENTITLED “GRAPES D.D.” DEPICTING DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF GRAPES. BUT THE INVENTOR OF POP ART HAD ALREADY MET BACCHUS - HE DESIGNED THE 1975 MOUTON-ROTHSCHILD LABEL 03 May 2011
News “CLIMATE CHANGE & WINE CONFERENCE” - KOFI ANNAN: “WINE IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE”. RICCARDO COTARELLA (THE ONLY ITALIAN SPEAKER TOGETHER WITH CERNILLI): “...OUR TECHNICAL CONVICTIONS ARE REVERSED” 22 April 2011
News THE AMERICAN MARKET IS ON THE LOOK OUT FOR NOVELTY, WHICH ITALIAN WINES CAN GUARANTEE. PINOT GRIGIO IS A “MUST”, WHILE PROSECCO IS GROWING FAST, SAY THREE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT IMPORTERS: WINEBOW (LO CASCIO), FOLIOWINE (MONDAVI), PALM BAY (TAUB) 20 April 2011
News THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONER OF ARSIAL, MAZZOCCHI: “DOC ROMA” IS HERE… IT IS “AN INNOVATIVE MARKETING OPPORTUNITY PAIRING A POWERFUL NAME TO TWO WINES (ROMA RED AND ROMA WHITE)” 19 April 2011
News SOURCE: ANSA - THE MAESTRO OF AMERICAN CINEMA FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA “STEALS” PHILIPPE BASCAULES, GURU OF CHATEAU MARGAUX WINE FROM FRANCE, WITH AN “OFFER THAT HE CANNOT REFUSE”: HEAD OF RUBICON ESTATE IN NAPA VALLEY 13 April 2011
News “WINE REVOLUTION”: 20 YEARS FROM NOW THE WINE MARKET IN THE UNITED STATES WILL PREFER “VARIETY” IN VINEYARDS AND STYLES. THE FORECAST IS FROM THE REPORT AT THE LONDON INTERNATIONAL WINE FAIR 12 April 2011
News VINITALY 2011: AGEA FUNDS 87.5 MILLION EUROS FOR THE 2010-2011 WINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN AROUND THE WORLD. “TOP” COUNTRIES ARE U.S.A., CANADA AND CHINA. TUSCANY, PIEDMONT AND SICILY COUNT THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PROGRAMS APPROVED 11 April 2011
News THE AMERICAN MARKET IS ON THE LOOK OUT FOR NOVELTY, WHICH ITALIAN WINES CAN GUARANTEE. PINOT GRIGIO IS A “MUST”, WHILE PROSECCO IS GROWING FAST, SAY THREE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT IMPORTERS: WINEBOW (LO CASCIO), FOLIOWINE (MONDAVI), PALM BAY (TAUB) 11 April 2011
News ITALIAN WINE AS SEEN BY “WINE SPECTATOR”: IT IS TOP IN THE U.S.A. AND HAS THE KNOW-HOW TO MEET THE EVER CHANGING TASTES OF FANS, SAYS THOMAS MATTHEWS, EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF THE MOST FAMOUS MAGAZINE IN THE WINE WORLD, AT VINITALY 11 April 2011
News SOURCE: ANSA (ALFONSO NERI, AUTHOR) - SERBS AND MUSLIMS TOGETHER FORGET WAR IN BOSNIA. ITALY HELPS RECOVERY OF DESTROYED VINEYARDS, THE COOPERATIVE IS WORKING 11 April 2011
News ART & WINE - THE ART CRITIC SGARBI: “SINCE THE PERFECTION OF MICHELANGELO, DONATELLO AND LEONARDO, ART HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME AND IS NOW EXPERIENCING A PERIOD OF DECLINE. WINE ON THE CONTRARY, THANKS TO TECHNOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES, HAS IMPROVED” 08 April 2011
News ITALIAN WINE AS SEEN BY “WINE SPECTATOR”: IT IS TOP IN THE U.S.A. AND HAS THE KNOW-HOW TO MEET THE EVER CHANGING TASTES OF FANS, SAYS THOMAS MATTHEWS, EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF THE MOST FAMOUS MAGAZINE IN THE WINE WORLD, AT VINITALY 08 April 2011
News 376 MILLION BOTTLES OF ITALIAN SPARKLING WINE (CHARMAT AND CLASSIC METHOD) SOLD IN ITALY AND THE WORLD IN 2010. OVCSE: “THERE IS POSITIVE SENTIMENT FOR 2011... SPARKLING WINE IS THE FUTURE” 05 April 2011
News “GRAN VINITALY 2011” FLIES TO ISRAEL TO AWARD THE “WORLD CUP” OF WINE TO GOLAN HEIGHTS WINERY IN KATZTRIN (ISRAEL) OUT OF 3720 WINES FROM 30 COUNTRIES. THE TOP ITALIAN COMPANY IS MILAZZO OF CAMPOBELLO DI LICATA (AGRIGENTO). THE WINNERS... 04 April 2011
News 2010, BOOM IN ITALIAN FOOD EXPORTS: RECORD 28 BILLION EUROS (UP 13% COMPARED TO 2009). TOP PERFORMERS ARE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AT 4.1 BILLION EUROS, PUSHING ITALIAN WINE DOWN TO SECOND PLACE AT 3.9 BILLION EUROS, SAYS COLDIRETTI ON ISTAT DATA 01 April 2011
News WHAT IS THE 2011 WINE FORECAST? THE SIGNS ARE POSITIVE, MAINLY THANKS TO EXPORTS, ACCORDING TO THE MEDIOBANCA SURVEY OF ITALIAN WINERIES WITH MORE THAN 25 MILLION EUROS TURNOVERS. THE BIGGER ISSUE IS RECOVERY OF PROFITS 31 March 2011
News NEW YORK: RIELLO AND MANTOVANI OF VERONAFIERE PRESENT “UNA” TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC NAPOLITANO DURING HIS VISIT IN THE U.S.A. IT IS THE FIRST OFFICIAL BOTTLE FROM VINITALY FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITY OF ITALY 29 March 2011
News U.S.A.: “WINE WITHOUT FOOD”. 6 OUT OF 10 REGULAR CONSUMERS DRINK WINE BETWEEN MEALS, EITHER WHILE MAKING DINNER OR WITH A SNACK AND MOST ARE WOMEN AND YOUNG ADULTS, REVEALS A SURVEY BY THE SPECIALIZED AGENCY, “WINE OPINIONS” 28 March 2011
News “WINE, A KEY ELEMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET, HAS IMPORTANT BENEFITS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, AND NOW WE HAVE THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS TO SAY SO, LOUIS IGNARRO THE 1998 NOBEL PRIZE WINNER FOR MEDICINE, TOLD WINENEWS 28 March 2011
News SAVERIO ROMANO IS THE NEW MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE. THE LEADER OF THE “RESPONSIBLE GROUP” WAS SWORN IN AT THE QUIRINALE, AND REPLACES GALAN WHO IS NOW MINISTER OF CULTURE. THIS IS THE THIRD MINISTER IN THE DEPARTMENT IN VIA XX SETTEMBRE IN 2 YEARS 25 March 2011
News PARMALAT: THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPROVED THE “ANTI-OPA” DECREE, WHICH POSTPONES MEETINGS TO RENEW OFFICERS TO END JUNE. WILL THIS CONVINCE FERRERO OR ANOTHER FIRM TO FIGHT LACTALIS THAT NOW OWNS 29% OF THE GROUP? 24 March 2011
News THE 2010 WINEMAKERS REPORT – THE EXPORT CRISIS IS OVER FOR ITALIAN WINES, BUT DOMESTIC SALES ARE STILL WEAK. DROPS IN VINEYARD AREAS, PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND BOTTLERS. THERE ARE NOW 386 DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN WINES 24 March 2011
News ET VOILA’... CHAMPAGNE EXPORTS SOAR: +19.5% IN 2010. FRANCE IS THRILLED BECAUSE AFTER TWO YEARS OF DECLINE THE “BUBBLES” ARE TOP SELLERS ON WORLD MARKETS: USA + 34% AND UK +16%. NEW NON-EU MARKETS +87.6% 23 March 2011
News WINENEWS SURVEY- DO WHITE WINES REALLY “BEAT” REDS IN CONSUMER PREFERENCE? THE PRODUCERS IN WHITE WINE TERRITORIES (COLLIO, SOAVE, VERDICCHIO, SICILY AND CAMPANIA WHITES) SAY NO 22 March 2011
News THE 2010 WINEMAKERS REPORT – THE EXPORT CRISIS IS OVER FOR ITALIAN WINES, BUT DOMESTIC SALES ARE STILL WEAK. DROPS IN VINEYARD AREAS, PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND BOTTLERS. THERE ARE NOW 386 DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN WINES 22 March 2011
News “2015: A VINEYARD ODYSSEY “. THE LIBERALIZATION OF VINEYARD PLANTING RIGHTS HAS A “BITTER TASTE” FOR ITALIAN WINES. FRANCE AND GERMANY HAVE ALREADY TAKEN A POSITION AGAINST “DEREGULATION”. ITALY HAS NOT SPOKEN. BUT THE IMPACT COULD BE DEVASTATING 21 March 2011
News THEY DON’T DRINK A LOT BUT A LOT OF THEM DRINK: THE U.S.A. IS THE NUMBER ONE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IN WINE CONSUMPTION. IN 2010 THE STATES TOASTED WITH 329 MILLION 12 BOTTLE CASES OF WINE. THE “GOMBERG-FREDRIKSON” REPORT REVEALS THE NUMBERS 16 March 2011
News MADE IN ITALY: A LIST OF TRUE ITALIAN RESTAURANTS ABROAD ESTABLISHED BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL POLICIES TO COMBAT “FAKE FOOD ”. QUALITY ITALIAN RESTAURANTS ABROAD ARE THE BEST PROMOTION FOR MADE IN ITALY FOOD IN THE WORLD 15 March 2011
News VINITALY 2011 - WINES PRODUCED ON PROPERTY CONFISCATED FROM THE MAFIA. “THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW HOW THESE PROPERTIES CAN BE TRANSFORMED INTO SOMETHING POSITIVE”, SAID, DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE, NICOLA IZZO 08 March 2011
News OBAMA’S BEER! THE FIRST LADY MICHELLE GROWS VEGETABLES IN THE WHITE HOUSE GARDEN. NOW HOME MADE BEER, “WHITE HOUSE HONEY ALE”, FLAVORED WITH HONEY PRODUCED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL BEES 08 March 2011
News CRISIS DISTILLATION COMES TO THE WINE WORLD... THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE GIANCARLO GALAN: PIEDMONT, CALABRIA, LAZIO, SARDINIA USE IT EVEN FOR DOC WINES AND MARCHE AND PUGLIA, ONLY FOR ORDINARY WINES 03 March 2011
