News JUNK FOOD. THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY STATED: “LET IT BE TAXED!” THE MINISTER OF HEALTH, RENATO BALDUZZI TELLS ITALIAN NATIONAL TV: “WE WILL ALL BE HEALTHIER EATING GOOD FOOD AND THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES…” 23 January 2012
News RECORD WINE EXPORTS IN 2011: OVER 4 BILLION EUROS BOOSTS ITALIAN WINE, ESPECIALLY MAJOR TERRITORIES - LANGHE, VALPOLICELLA, CHIANTI CLASSICO REGION, MONTALCINO AND MONTEPULCIANO 18 January 2012
News FAREWELL GIUSEPPE QUINTARELLI, KING OF VALPOLICELLA’S AMARONE. THE FAMOUS WINEMAKER DIED AT AGE 74. A CONVINCED TRADITIONALIST, HE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE MOST FAMOUS RED WINE IN THE WORLD 16 January 2012
News USA OVER THE TOP. THE STATES ARE THE NUMBER ONE WINE CONSUMING COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. ITALY IS SECOND BUT DROPPING. 6.2% WORLD GROWTH TO REACH MORE THAN 34 BILLION BOTTLES IN 2015, REVEALS THE VINEXPO-INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRIT RESEARCH REPORT 16 January 2012
News BRAZOS EQUITY PARTNERS (PORTFOLIO IS OVER 2 BILLION DOLLARS) INVESTS IN ITALIAN WINES WITH WINEBOW (LEONARDO LOCASCIO) IN THE U.S., IMPORTER-DISTRIBUTOR OF ITALIAN WINES DOING BUSINESS IN ALL 50 STATES 13 January 2012
News NO LEG ROOM IN CHAMPAGNE: 2011 WAS THE SECOND BEST YEAR EVER FOR THE FRENCH MAISON THAT NOW WANTS MORE SPACE FOR PRODUCTION AND WIDER DIFFUSION OF THE DENOMINATION, SAYS “LE MONDE” 13 January 2012
News ITALY IS “THE” WINE COUNTRY, SAYS TIM ATKIN. BUT THE BRITISH MASTER OF WINE AND WINE WRITER ALSO SAYS COMMUNICATION IS “A DISASTER. EVERYONE TAKES A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND THE WEB DOESN’T OFFER THE RIGHT RESOURCES, BUT THERE IS GREAT POTENTIAL”… 13 January 2012
News WHO ARE THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ITALIAN “LUXURY WINE” PRODUCERS? PIERO ANTINORI, HEAD OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS ITALIAN WINES AND NICOLÒ INCISA DELLA ROCCHETTA THE “CREATOR” OF SASSICAIA, ACCORDING TO “THE DRINK BUSINESS” “LUXURY POWER 50” LIST 12 January 2012
News TENDENCY: ITALIAN WINE POSSIBILITIES IN 2012- EXPORT AND FOCUS ON DOMESTIC MARKET, “CLASSIC” WINES, PRICE POLARIZATION, ORGANIC AND SPARKLING WINES WILL BE TOP ISSUES. AND A LOOK AT THE WEIRD CLIMATE… 09 January 2012
News I WANT TO WORK FOR ANTINORI…THE BEST WORK PLACE IN THE ITALIAN WINE WORLD IS ANTINORI, FOLLOWED BY FRESCOBALDI, ZONIN, CASTELLO BANFI, AND FERRARI. THE FIRST “WINEJOB AWARD” 09 January 2012
News FACTS, EVENTS, TRENDS & TENDENCIES OF WINE IN 2011: FROM “A” FOR ACQUISITIONS TO “Z” FOR ZONING, WINENEWS’ “THE ALPHABET OF ITALIAN WINE” HIGHLIGHTS ISSUES AND HAPPENINGS IN 2011 02 January 2012
News THE TOP FACTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT WINE IN 2011: TRENDS THAT MADE 2011 MEMORABLE ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE “WINE ENTHUSIAST”, THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTS IN THE WINE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE UK MAGAZINE “THE DRINK BUSINESS” 23 December 2011
News GANCIA SPEAKS RUSSIAN: ONE OF THE HISTORIC BRANDS OF ITALIAN SPARKLING WINES IS ABOUT TO BE BOUGHT BY THE RUSSIAN TYCOON RUSTAM TARIKO (RUSSKI STANDARD VODKA) FOR 150 MILLION EUROS. ITALIAN WINE IN RUSSIA 16 December 2011
News WINE BY THE GLASS AND MORE: WINE THERAPY IS ALL THE RAGE IN SPAS AROUND THE WORLD. GAYOT.COM’S RANKING: NUMBER ONE ON THE TOP TEN LIST? “ADLER THERMAE SPA RESORT” IN BAGNO VIGNONI (SIENA) IS THE LEADER OF THE BEST WINE SPAS ON THE PLANET 16 December 2011
News ITALIAN WINE IS TOPS FOR THE FAMOUS U.S. MAGAZINE “WINE ENTHUSIAST”. NUMBER ONE ON THE 2011 “TOP 100” IS MARQUIS FRESCOBALDI’S CHIANTI RUFINA 2007 NIPOZZANO RISERVA AND 17 OUT OF 100 ARE MADE IN ITALY 15 December 2011
News THE HIGHEST AMOUNT SPENT ON WINES IN A DUTY FREE STORE? 49.905 EUROS, AT THE CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT IN PARIS. AN ASIAN PASSENGER WENT HOME WITH 6 BOTTLES OF PRESTIGIOUS FRENCH WINES: ROMANÉE CONTI, CHATEAU MARGAUX, LAFITE AND PETRUS 13 December 2011
News ITALY HAS ROOM TO GROW IN LIV-EX, ITS FOUNDER JAMES MILES TOLD WINENEWS. HE EXPLAINED THE VARIOUS INDEXES OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BENCHMARK IN THE WORLD FOR “FINE WINES” INVESTORS 13 December 2011
News ANGELINI ESTATES, WINE “DIVISION” OF THE ANGELINI PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP BOUGHT BERTANI’S HISTORIC BRAND AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA. EMILIO PEDRON (EX GIV) REMAINS PRESIDENT TO “INSURE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS” 12 December 2011
News ANGELINI ESTATES, WINE “DIVISION” OF THE ANGELINI PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP BOUGHT BERTANI’S HISTORIC BRAND AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA. EMILIO PEDRON (EX GIV) REMAINS PRESIDENT TO “INSURE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS” 09 December 2011
News THE ALCOHOL & TOBACCO TAX & TRADE BUREAU PROPOSES A REVOLUTIONARY WINE BOTTLE LABEL INDICATING ALLERGENS AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE, LEAVING LITTLE SPACE FOR DENOMINATION AND VINEYARD 06 December 2011
News INDIA COULD LOWER DUTIES ON WINE ACCORDING TO PRICE RANGES, WHICH IS PERFECT FOR ITALIAN WINES. IN THREE YEARS TAXES WILL DROP FROM 150% TO 40%, OPENING TO A POTENTIALLY INFINITE MARKET 05 December 2011
News VALORITALIA INSPECTED ONE BILLION DOC AND DOCG BOTTLES (75% OF QUALITY ITALIAN WINES). 215.000 OPINIONS ON DOC WINES IN 2011. DATIDOP.VALORITLIA.IT: ASSESSMENT AND DOC-DOCG BOTTLING COMPARISONS 02 December 2011
News THE ALCOHOL & TOBACCO TAX & TRADE BUREAU PROPOSES A REVOLUTIONARY WINE BOTTLE LABEL INDICATING ALLERGENS AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE, LEAVING LITTLE SPACE FOR DENOMINATION AND VINEYARD 01 December 2011
News ORNELLAIA, MASSETO (FRESCOBALDI), TIGNANELLO (ANTINORI) AND AMARONE (ALLEGRINI) LEAD THE RISE OF MADE IN ITALY WINES IN HONG KONG: AT CHRISTIE’S AUCTION (NOVEMBER 25TH) ITALY TOP, FRANCE “FLOP”. 01 December 2011
News RESEARCH ON VINES AND WINE KNOWS NO BOUNDS: EVEN MINNESOTA, DESPITE THE COLD CLIMATE, THANKS TO UNIVERSITY STUDIES HAS COLD RESISTANT VINEYARDS PRODUCING WINE. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE IT 01 December 2011
News RESEARCH ON VINES AND WINE KNOWS NO BOUNDS: EVEN MINNESOTA, DESPITE THE COLD CLIMATE, THANKS TO UNIVERSITY STUDIES HAS COLD RESISTANT VINEYARDS PRODUCING WINE. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE IT 30 November 2011
News PROSECCO IS THE NUMBER ONE DOC WINE IN ITALY FOR VOLUME AND VALUE. 50 MILLION BOTTLES AND 6% DEMAND PER YEAR INCREASE BUT FRAUD IS GROWING TOO. STARTING IN 2012, STATE SEAL OF SECURITY ON ALL BOTTLES 30 November 2011
News “OPERAWINE: FINEST ITALIAN WINES, 100 GREAT PRODUCERS”, WINE SPECTATOR AND VERONAFIERE’S PREVIEW OF VINITALY 2012 IS BORN “UNDER A LUCKY STAR”: DAVID THORNE, U.S. AMBASSADOR IN ITALY CHRISTENED IT TODAY IN MILAN 30 November 2011
News ITALIAN WINE IN HONG KONG IS A RECORD SUCCESS: 3.300.000 HK DOLLARS (OVER 300.OOO EUROS) AT GELARDINI & ROMANI’S FIRST 100% MADE IN ITALY AUCTION. 94% OF THE VALUE SOLD, CONTERNO’S BAROLO MONFORTINO TOP (78.00.00 HK DOLLARS) 28 November 2011
News MPS BANK FORUM ON ITALIAN WINE: THE “MAIN DRIVER” IS EXPORTS. 2011 WAS A RECORD YEAR BUT 2012 LOOKS NOT SO ROSY. HERE IS THE ITALIAN WINE SCENE ACCORDING TO MPS BANK 25 November 2011
News WINE SPECTATOR’S “TOP 100”: CALIFORNIA TAKES FIRST PLACE, BUT 1 BOTTLE IN 5 IS ITALIAN. BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO (4 BOTTLES) AND BAROLO (3 BOTTLES) ARE TOPS FOR QUALITY. TWO BOTTLES FOR ALLEGRINI 24 November 2011
News A SMALL “MIRACLE” IN THE ITALIAN WINE WORLD: RESTORING ANCIENT VINES LIKE MAJOR ART WORKS. MORE AND MORE WINERIES ADOPT THE “GRAPE PREPARERS” SIMONIT & SIRCH METHOD 22 November 2011
News “THE ARTISANS OF ITALIAN WINE SHOULD BE PROUD, BUT ALSO BE FRIENDS AND ALLIES WITH THE “INDUSTRIALS”, TO WHOM ITALIAN WINE OWES A LOT OF ITS SUCCESS”, SAYS THE MOST FAMOUS ARTISAN WINEMAKER, ANGELO GAJA 21 November 2011
News WINENEWS SURVEY - IN 2011, THANKS TO EXPORTS WINERIES INCREASED SALES 93%. THE FUTURE? POSITIVE FOR 53%, SAY THE 25 MOST IMPORTANT WINERIES IN ITALY THAT TOGETHER TURNOVER 1.8 BILLION EUROS 21 November 2011
News WINENEWS SURVEY - IN 2011, THANKS TO EXPORTS WINERIES INCREASED SALES 93%. THE FUTURE? POSITIVE FOR 53%, SAY THE 25 MOST IMPORTANT WINERIES IN ITALY THAT TOGETHER TURNOVER 1.8 BILLION EUROS 18 November 2011
News THE DIVERSITY OF TERRITORIES AND GRAPE VARIETIES UNEQUALED IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, THE SIMPLICITY OF PAIRING WINE WITH FOOD AND THE HISTORIC CHARM OF CERTAIN AREAS, THESE ARE THE FOUR ACES OF ITALIAN WINE, SAYS ANTONIO GALLONI, MR.WINE ADVOCATE EUROPE 16 November 2011
News “WINE FUTURE” WILL BE MORE SOCIAL: CREATE RELATIONS BETWEEN CONSUMERS AND WINE FIRST, AND THEN DO BUSINESS. NETWORKS GREATLY INCREASE THE POWER OF “WORD OF MOUTH” WHICH ARE 70% OF PURCHASES, SAY THE “GURUS” IN HONG KONG 16 November 2011
News WINE & THE STOCK MARKET - NOSIO, THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR OF THE MEZZACORONA COOPERATIVE IN TRENTO LISTED ON “MAC”, THE SMALL BUSINESSES STOCK EXCHANGE. GREEN LIGHT BY DECEMBER 7. MEZZACORONA’S NUMBERS... 14 November 2011
News “IN 25 YEARS, MARKET DEMAND FOR PROSECCO WILL EXCEED A BILLION BOTTLES”, SAID GIANLUCA BISOL AT WINE FUTURE IN HONG KONG, MOMENTARILY WINE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD 12 November 2011
News ITALY LOSES FIRST PLACE; SO FRANCE IS BACK AT NUMBER ONE IN PRODUCTION. “LE MONDE: FRANCE PRODUCED 49.6 MILLION HECTOLITERS AGAINST ITALY’S 42.2 MILLION. CASTELLUCCI, HEAD OF OIV: “CONSUMPTION IS DOWN BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC CRISIS” 11 November 2011
