News SUSTAINABILITY, LESS “EDUCATIONAL” AND MORE “EMOTIONAL” WITH CONSUMERS, “NEW MEDIA”: THESE ARE THE TOPICS AT WINEFUTURE HONG KONG (NOVEMBER 6 TO 8), WITH WORLD FAMOUS OPINION LEADERS. WINENEWS “SPECIAL INVITE” 10 November 2011
News ITALIAN FINE WINES SOLD BY THE GLASS TO SPREAD AWARENESS. SAGRANTINO COLPETRONE (SAIAGRICOLA) AND BAROLO SERRALUNGA D’ALBA FONTANAFREDDA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WINEFIT, ARE THE RAGE ALL OVER ITALY 08 November 2011
News ASIAN WINE IS HONG KONG AND HONG KONG CALLS ASIA: “WINEFUTURE”, OUTLOOK ON THE THREE TOP ASIAN MARKETS: JAPAN, CHINA AND INDIA. ALL DIFFERENT BUT WITH ONE THING IN COMMON: THE IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH PRODUCERS 08 November 2011
News “ROMA CAPUT VINI” - THE BOOK IS THE HISTORY OF WINE ORIGINS AND THE DISCOVERY OF A GENE, THANKS TO ATTILIO SCIENZA, ONE OF THE GREATEST VITICULTURE SCHOLARS IN THE WORLD. WINENEWS HAS EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF MAIN CHAPTERS 07 November 2011
News BILL GATES WENT TO CANNES TO REMIND THE TOP 20 WORLD LEADERS THAT THE WAY TO FIGHT POVERTY AND HUNGER WHICH STILL AFFECT 925 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH OF THE WORLD, IS AGRICULTURE 04 November 2011
News ITALIAN WINE EXPORTED TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD: FROM THE U.S. TO RUSSIA AND FROM HONG KONG TO THE BALTIC STATES, EVENTS & WINERIES ON TOUR. FOCUS: “MADE IN ITALY” WINE PURCHASED MORE ABROAD THAN AT HOME 02 November 2011
News WINE-FINANCE: LIV-EX FEELS THE CRISIS WHILE MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM “FINE WINES” KEEP THEIR APPEAL. MORE AND MORE OPERATORS WANT THEM IN INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS LIKE GOLD, SILVER AND ART 28 October 2011
News ARGENTINA DEMANDS “SWAP” TRADING WITH THEIR WINE. EVEN THE JAPANESE CAR GIANT NISSAN HAS TO EXPORT 52 MILLION DOLLARS IN ARGENTINEAN WINE TO SELL CARS 26 October 2011
News IN 20 YEARS CHINA WILL BECOME THE FIRST WINE MARKET IN THE WORLD. THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRITS FAIR WITH ITALY AS “PARTNER COUNTRY” HELD NOVEMBER 3-5TH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT ON ASIAN MARKETS 24 October 2011
News MASSIMO BOTTURA (OSTERIA FRANCESCANA IN MODENA) AND GIANFRANCO VISSANI (VISSANI IN BASCHI) SCORED 95/100 IN THE 2012 GAMBERO ROSSO “RESTAURANTS OF ITALY”. FOCUS – THE “THREE FORKS” 18 October 2011
News “VIN 65”, LEADER IN WEB MANAGEMENT AND E-COMMERCE FOR WINERIES, LAUNCHED AN “APP” TO BUY WINE DIRECTLY ON FACEBOOK AND DISCOVERED HOW WINERIES MAKE PROFIT ON THE SOCIAL NETWORK 14 October 2011
News SUPERTUSCANS CONQUER THE ORIENT: MASSETO AND SASSICAIA DOMINATE THE GELARDINI & ROMANI AUCTION (ON ITS WAY TO HONG KONG) PUTTING SUPERTUSCANS BACK IN THEIR RIGHTFUL POSITION AS ABSOLUTE TOP ITALIAN WINE 13 October 2011
News AND HERE ARE THE… “FANTASTIC 4”! MONFORTINO BAROLO, BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO CERBAIOLO (SALVIONI), BOLGHERI SASSICAIA, MANDURIA ES OF PRIMITIVE GIANFRANCO FINO. ALL THE GUIDES AGREE - GAMBERO ROSSO, AIS, L’ESPRESSO, VERONELLI AND SLOW FOOD 10 October 2011
News NO TRADE FOR VINEYARDS: CONFAGRICOLTURA SAYS QUOTATIONS ARE DOWN, EXCEPT FOR THE TOP ITALIAN WINE TERRITORIES. BUT, WHERE THEY COST TOO MUCH, THERE ARE NO BUYERS AND WHERE THEY HAVE LOST VALUE NO ONE WANTS TO SELL… 07 October 2011
News COLDIRETTI - IN 2011, WINE & FOOD TOURISM EARNED MORE THAN 5 BILLION EUROS, PROVING IT IS THE REAL FORCE BEHIND MADE IN ITALY HOLIDAYS AND THE ONLY SECTOR IN CONSTANT GROWTH 05 October 2011
News AGRICULTURE & CONSUMPTION: ZERO KM MARKETS HAVE CAPTURED THE COVER OF “MICKEY MOUSE”. COLDIRETTI: A SALES SLUMP IN HIS SUPERMARKETS PUSH UNCLE SCROOGE TO VISIT FARMERS MARKETS WHERE HIS NEPHEWS SHOP 04 October 2011
News WINE & FOOD TOURISM BEATS ART IN ITALY, CRITIC PHILIPPE DAVERIO TOLD WINENEWS AT “WORLD TOURISM DAY” IN MILAN. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM MICHELA BRAMBILLA: FOOD & WINE TOURISM IS THE MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTION IN ITALY” 03 October 2011
News 2011 GRAPE HARVEST – OPTIMISTIC FOR BIG RED WINES (PIEDMONT, TUSCANY, VENETO, SICILY), ESPECIALLY SOUTHERN ITALY. QUANTITY IS LOW EVERYWHERE. COMPANIES COMMENT... 03 October 2011
News WINE ORIGIN VERIFIED WITH DNA: U.S. TTB CHOSE THE SERGE-GENOMICS, A SPIN-OFF FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SIENA, METHOD. PROFESSOR ATTILIO SCIENZA: IT’S LEGITIMATE, BUT NOT YET DEMONSTRATED IN SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE” 03 October 2011
News THE TOP BRANDS OF ITALIAN WINE? GAJA, CA’ DEL BOSCO, SAN LEONARDO, ANTINORI, CAPRAI, FEUDI DI SAN GREGORIO, DE CASTRIS, TASCA, ARGIOLAS... “COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2011” CHOSEN BY WINE LOVERS FOR BIBENDA-DUEMILAVINI. WINENEWS PUBLISHES SNEAK PREVIEW 01 October 2011
News COOKING SHOWS: ITALIAN WINERIES ARE SENDING THEIR CHEFS AROUND THE WORLD TO TEACH ITALIAN CUISINE. WHAT’S HAPPENING IN ITALY? CLASSES, COMPANY EVENTS, BOOM OF CHEFS ON TV, IN MAGAZINES - COOKING COURSES ARE EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK 30 September 2011
News WHEN WINE IS POLITICS: IN FRANCE A YOUNG VIGNERON FROM BULLY, PITIOR PIERRE, IS OPENLY AGAINST THE PREMIER WITH AN UNEQUIVOCAL LABEL: “FUCKS@RKOZY.COM”. AN “ANTIGOVERNMENT” TOAST 28 September 2011
News THE ITALIAN RURAL LANDSCAPE YIELDS 10 BILLION EUROS PER YEAR. BUT OVER THE PAST 60 YEARS ILLEGAL BUILDING AND URBAN SPRAWL HAS CAUSED DAMAGES FOR 25 BILLION EUROS, SAYS CIA - ITALIAN FARMERS CONFEDERATION 23 September 2011
News WHICH BRAND OF ITALIAN WINE IS THE MOST “ADMIRED” IN THE WORLD? THE TUSCAN, ANTINORI. BUT THE CHILEAN CONCHA Y TORO IS NUMBER ONE ACCORDING TO THE BRITISH MONTHLY “DRINKS INTERNATIONAL” 19 September 2011
News PIEDMONT, TUSCANY AND FRIULI ARE THE SOMMELIERS’ PICK OF THE TOP ITALIAN WINE REGIONS, SAYS THE BIGGEST WINE GUIDE IN ITALY - AIS-BIBENDA’S DUEMILAVINI 2012. TOP WINERIES: ANTINORI, GAJA, MISTER COLLE MASSARI, FOLLOWED BY ALMERIA, VOERZIO AND BROVIA 19 September 2011
News MORE WEB IN THE WINE WORLD - EUROPEAN WINE BLOGGERS MEET IN BRESCIA (October 14 to 16) FOR THE “EUROPEAN WINE BLOGGER CONFERENCE”, THE ONLY INTERNATIONAL EVENT DEDICATED TO COUPLING THE TWO WORLDS 19 September 2011
News EXPORTS OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED FRENCH TERROIRS, BORDEAUX IN THE LEAD, SOAR IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 2011, BUT THE BRITISH MAGAZINE “DECANTER” SAYS THE BEST WINE FROM A BORDEAUX BLEND IS CHINESE 15 September 2011
News STUDYING IN FIELDS AND VINEYARDS: BOOM OF STUDENTS AT AGRICULTURE FACULTIES AND INSTITUTES. RECORD ENROLLMENT AT SAN MICHELE INSTITUTE IN ALTO ADIGE: 840 STUDENTS. MASTER DEGREE IN SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE 14 September 2011
News FLORENCE, OCTOBER 6TH: PANDOLFINI AUCTION IS “SHOWING” THE BEST OF THE BEST WINE PRODUCTION - SUPERTUSCANS (SOLAIA, ORNELLAIA, MASSETO, SASSICAIA), BAROLO (CONTERNO, GIACOSA, MASCARELLO) AND THE TOP LOTS LAFITE ROTHSCHILD AND MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1986 13 September 2011
News GLOBAL WARMING AND WINE: CHAMPAGNE MOVES TO SOUTH OF ENGLAND, AND ITALIAN VINEYARDS RISE IN ALTITUDE. ALCOHOL CONTENT IS ALSO ON THE RISE, REPORTS THE ANSA AGENCY 13 September 2011
News “WINE SPECTATOR”, THE MOST INFLUENTIAL MAGAZINE IN THE WORLD OF WINE IS COMING TO VERONA: TASTINGS AT THE TOP 100 ITALIAN WINERIES, PROLOGUE TO ”VINITALY” 2012 (IN THE NEW SUNDAY-WEDNESDAY FORMULA, MARCH 25TH TO 28TH) 13 September 2011
News CMO WINE STABILIZES THE MARKET, SALES ARE UP AND THIS YEAR’S HARVEST WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE SCARCEST EVER IN ITALY. “WINE IS NO LONGER COMING OUT OF OUR EARS”: OPTIMISM FROM ANGELO GAJA 12 September 2011
News ROSSO DI MONTALCINO IS STILL 100% SANGIOVESE. THE PROPOSED SPECIFICATION CHANGE FOR BRUNELLO’S “LITTLE BROTHER” DIDN’T PASS. BATTLE OVER, TIME AND THE MARKET WILL TELL ... FOCUS: THE NUMBERS & FEATURES OF ROSSO 08 September 2011
News CRAZY ABOUT BEES: AFTER PARIS AND NEW YORK, LONDON IS GETTING A SWARM OF BEES. THE BEEHIVES WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE ROOFS OF THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE AND THE HONEY WILL BE DONATED TO LISTED STOCK COMPANIES 06 September 2011
News THERE ARE FEWER BUT BIGGER WINERIES IN ITALY: IN 10 YEARS BUSINESSES DROPPED FROM 791.000 TO 383.000 (52% LESS), BUT THE AVERAGE SIZE HAS GROWN 82%, REVEALS FEDAGRI CONFCOOPERATIVE- ISTAT AGRICULTURE CENSUS 05 September 2011
News THERE ARE FEWER BUT BIGGER WINERIES IN ITALY: IN 10 YEARS BUSINESSES DROPPED FROM 791.000 TO 383.000 (52% LESS), BUT THE AVERAGE SIZE HAS GROWN 82%, REVEALS FEDAGRI CONFCOOPERATIVE- ISTAT AGRICULTURE CENSUS 02 September 2011
News SERVICE AREAS ARE A MUST FOR 57% OF ITALIANS AND A SHOWCASE FOR TOURISTS. BUT SLOW FOOD WARNS MADE IN ITALY REPUTATION IS AT RISK. THERE IS A REMEDY: “EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND ENJOY THE REALITY OF THE SMALL BUT TRUE ESSENCE OF ITALIAN LIFE STYLE” 01 September 2011
News SERVICE AREAS ARE A MUST FOR 57% OF ITALIANS AND A SHOWCASE FOR TOURISTS. BUT SLOW FOOD WARNS MADE IN ITALY REPUTATION IS AT RISK. THERE IS A REMEDY: “EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND ENJOY THE REALITY OF THE SMALL BUT TRUE ESSENCE OF ITALIAN LIFE STYLE” 29 August 2011
News RUFFINO CLOSER TO THE U.S.A.: THE FOLONARI FAMILY AT 50.1% AGREES TO TRANSFER 100% OF THE BRAND TO THE U.S. GIANT CONSTELLATION BRANDS (ALREADY AT 49.9%). “MADE IN ITALY” MANAGEMENT. FOCUS: U.S. OWNERS OF TUSCAN VINEYARDS 29 August 2011
News IN CALIFORNIA, SYMBOL OF WINE IN THE U.S.A., A CAMPAIGN TO APPLY LAWS FOR DOMESTIC USE AND SALE (TAXED), OF MARIJUANA IS BEING PROMOTED BY THE “REGULATE MARIJUANA LIKE WINE ACT” 19 August 2011
