News HIGH LEVEL FARMHOUSE TOURISM, NATURE AND GOOD FOOD TOP PICKS FOR SUMMER HOLIDAYS, SAYS AGRITURIST 18 June 2010
News WINENEWS-VINITALY POLL: “SELECT” PASSIONS IN TIME OF CRISIS. WINE LOVERS CUT COSTS, BUT NOT QUALITY. IN THE LAST 2 YEARS 45% BOUGHT THE SAME NUMBER OF BOTTLES AND 47% KEPT THE SAME WINE BUDGET 17 June 2010
News 60% LESS PESTICIDES USING TECHNOLOGY AND PRECISION VITICULTURE, SAYS PROFESSOR ATTILIO SCIENZA, A LEADING EXPORT IN THE WINE WORLD, AT THE ASSOENOLOGI CONGRESS 16 June 2010
News WHAT'S NEW IN THE KITCHEN? “COOKING FOR IMPOSTORS” AMAZES GUESTS WITH HIGH QUALITY CANNED MEALS: LOW COST VIDEORECIPES ON YOUTUBE FROM THE ”TIN CAN CHEF”, MARCO SQUIZZATO 16 June 2010
News ITALIAN WINE: EXPORTS INCREASE IN VOLUME, DECREASE IN VALUE. DOMESTIC MARKET STALLED ON QUANTITY AND VALUE. LARGE DISTRIBUTION COUNTS MORE AND MORE AND STATE OF THE ART AT FEDERVINI ASSEMBLY IN ROME. POSITIVE SIGNALS ARE ON THE WAY... 15 June 2010
News TOO MANY IMPORT BARRIERS BUT ITALIAN EXPORTS TO CHINA ARE ON THE RISE, +32.6% IN 2009 AND +72.9% IN FIRST QUARTER 2010, SAYS FEDERALIMENTARE 14 June 2010
News WINE CITIES / CENSIS: HERE ARE THE 10 STRENGTHS OF NEW WINE TOURISM IN ITALY. “ENOGASTRONOMIC TOURISM COUNTRIES” (IN TUSCANY UNTIL JUNE 6) LAUNCHES PROPOSALS FOR GROWTH TO NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE CASE OF FRANCE AND SPAIN 10 June 2010
News WHAT IS THE PRESIDENT OF BRUNELLO OF MONTALCINO CONSORTIUM PLANNING TO DO? NEWLY ELECTED EZIO RIVELLA EXPLAINS HIS PLANS FOR RE-LAUNCHING ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS VINEYARDS IN THE WORLD, IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH WINENEWS 09 June 2010
News LAURA LA TORRE, GENERAL MANAGER OF INSPECTORATE FOR QUALITY CONTROL AND FRAUD PROSECUTION, SAID TO WINENEWS: “CONTROLS ON PGI WINES ARE FAIR, OTHERWISE THESE WOULD DISTORT COMPETITION. INSPECTORS CAN DO CONTROLS, BUT ONLY ON SAMPLES ... “ 07 June 2010
News “BEER, AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DRINKING! MEDITATE PEOPLE, MEDITATE!” IN A 1980 COMMERCIAL, RENZO ARBORE INVITED ITALIANS TO DRINK THIS EXCELLENT AND GENUINE BEVERAGE… WHAT ARE STATISTICS TODAY? ASSOBIRRA ANNOUNCED: 63% OF ITALIANS DRINK BEER” 04 June 2010
News INTERNATIONAL TASTE FAIR FROM 21 TO 25 OCTOBER AT LINGOTTOFIERE IN TURIN TAKES ON THE FIGHT AGAINST FOOD WASTE 03 June 2010
News ROMANÉE CONTI DOMINATED GELARDINI & ROMANI WINE AUCTION IN ROME: 4613 EUROS FOR A 2006 BOTTLE AND 3354 FOR A MONTRACHET 2003 VINTAGE. MAJOR AWARDS FOR ROEDERER CRISTAL, KRUG CHATEAU D’YQUEM ... ITALIAN WINES OK 01 June 2010
News THE NEW “REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL PLAN OF DENOMINATION OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHIC INDICATION WINES” ARE “ABSURD, ONEROUS AND DANGEROUS”, SAYS ARMANDO BOTTEON, EDITOR (FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS) OF THE MAGAZINE “WINE LEGISLATION” 31 May 2010
News THE COUNCILOR FOR AGRICULTURE OF FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA, CLAUDIO VIOLINO, ANNOUNCED: “10 MILLION EUROS TO PROMOTE FRIULIAN (EX TOCAI) WINE” 28 May 2010
News SLOW FOOD ITALY CONVENTION IN ABANO TERME: “WE’RE BECOMING POLITICALLY VISIBLE” PETRINI SAYS. RIGHT AND LEFT ARE PAST HISTORY. THE NEW WAY IS A HOLISTIC VISION OF THE WORLD...“ 26 May 2010
News VERSATILITY IS THE “KEY” TO TOMORROW’S CUISINE, SAY THE EXPERTS AND RESTAURATEURS AT THE FOCUS EVENT IN CONTADI CASTALDI ORGANIZED BY GIACOMO MOJOLI (POLYTECHNIC OF MILAN): “WE MUST LOOK AT WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE THROUGH NEW EYES” 26 May 2010
News UNESCO, THE PROSECCO HILLS OF CONEGLIANO AND VALDOBBIADENE PROPOSED FOR WORLD HERITAGE, ANNOUNCED GIANCARLO GALAN, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE. 25 May 2010
News CONCERTS, TASTING EVENTS, SHOWS, HAPPENINGS AT “OPEN CELLARS” ALL OVER ITALY ON MAY 30TH. PARTNERS ARE ENEL.SI, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, CONSORTIUM RILEGNO, HERTZ AND ITALIAN WINE CELLAR... 24 May 2010
News AMERICA IS BACK TO THE GARDEN TO FIGHT OBESITY AND THE CRISIS: FROM THE FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO BIG COMPANIES (TOYOTA, PEPSI, GOOGLE, YAHOO!) EMPLOYEES GROW VEGETABLES 21 May 2010
News ARGENTINA SAYS “ADIOS” T0 ITALIAN PASTA. AND ALSO TO GERMAN BEER AND MANY OTHER FOREIGN FOODS. BUENOS AIRES STOPS FOREIGN IMPORTS TO PROTECT DOMESTIC PRODUCTION, REPORTED THE PRESS AGENCY “IL VELINO” 19 May 2010
News EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING: THE WEAK EURO HELPS OUT ITALIAN WINE EXPORTS TO THE U.S.A. 18 May 2010
News THE “GELARDINI & ROMANI” SPRING AUCTION WILL BE HELD IN ROME ON MAY 20 COUNTING 1400 MAGNUMS AND JEROBOAMS. FROM BURGUNDY (LEFLAIVE, ROMANÉE CONTI...) TO CHAMPAGNE TO THE ITALIAN MONTEVETRANO, TERRA DI LAVORO, SAGRANTINO CAPRAI, TURRIGA BY ARGIOLAS 17 May 2010
News AT “THE STATE OF WINE”, CONFERENCE EMILIO PEDRON (GIV) SAID, “THE CRASH OF ORIGINAL PRICES IS NOT THE MARKET’S FAULT, IT’S THE PRODUCERS’ LACK OF MARKET CULTURE: VALUES ARE LOST, THE PRODUCT MINIMIZED. AND CONSUMER PRICES ARE INCREASING ...” 13 May 2010
News ”BIG BROTHER” IN YOUR SHOPPING CART. THE “FOOD LION” PROJECT IN THE U.S.A. WILL STUDY CONSUMER BEHAVIOR USING CAMERAS AND SOFTWARE FOR VISUAL RECOGNITION 11 May 2010
News AT “THE STATE OF WINE” CONFERENCE, ZONIN SAID, “WINE IS EIGHTH ON LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTION EARNINGS... PRODUCERS MUST RETURN TO DIRECT MARKETING TO GET BACK INTO CONTACT WITH CONSUMERS AND NOT RELY ON THE INTERVENTION OF MEDIAS” 10 May 2010
News NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SERVED IN PUBLIC PLACES AFTER 2 AM, READS THE AMENDMENT BY SENATOR GRILLO (PDL) ON THE BILL FOR THE NEW HIGHWAY CODE. ON MAY 4 IN THE SENATE, THEN THE HOUSE. 07 May 2010
News MONTEPULCIANO IS A TOP CHOICE EUROPEAN CITY, THANKS TO ITS NOBILE WINE. IT IS THE FOURTH MOST PREFERRED DESTINATION BY WINE TOURISTS ON THE TRIP ADVISOR STANDINGS AND THE MOST LOVED IN THE WEB COMMUNITY OF “GOURMAND” TRAVELERS 06 May 2010
News ITALIAN HAM, BACON AND MORTADELLA CONQUEST THE WORLD: IN 2009 EXPORTS WERE UP 3.6% IN QUANTITY AND 3.3% IN VALUE, SAYS THE ASSOCIATION OF MEAT INDUSTRIES (ASSICA) 03 May 2010
News PARMA, CAPITOL OF ”FOODLAND” AT “CIBUS” THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FAIR FROM 10 TO 13 MAY. TASTING AND MUCH MORE WITH THE BEST OF THE ITALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL FOOD INDUSTRY 03 May 2010
News AN AMERICAN BILLIONAIRE ACCUSES CHRISTIE’S OF SELLING FALSE VINTAGE WINES: WILLIAM KOCH FILES A SUIT AT NEW YORK COURTHOUSE (SOURCE: APCOM) 23 April 2010
News GARDENING IS MORE FUN THAN PLAYSTATION SAY 60% OF CHILDREN IN THE “FARM FRIENDLY EDUCATION” PROJECT BY COLDIRETTI. 21 April 2010
News CHILE: THE TITLE OF BEST SOMMELIER IN THE WORLD GOES TO THE ENGLISHMAN, GERARD BASSET 19 April 2010
News GERARD DEPARDIEU: “MY DREAM IS TO HAVE A SMALL VINEYARD IN FRIULI, PERHAPS WITH MY FRIEND AND WINEMAKER ROLAND MICHEL”, SAYS THE FRENCH ACTOR WITH AN ITALIAN HEART. “FRIULIAN WINE IS THE MOST ELEGANT IN THE WORLD” 16 April 2010
News GIACOMO TACHIS THE “FATHER” OF SASSICAIA AND TIGNANELLO WINES AND ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THE ITALIAN WINE “RENAISSANCE”, RETIRES TO PRIVATE LIFE 13 April 2010
News WINE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN PALERMO:THE “CONCOURS MONDIAL DE BRUXELLES”, ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL AWARDS IS ON STAGE FROM APRIL 23-25. THE 2010 EDITION WILL BE HELD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITALY. 12 April 2010
News COUNTER-TREND INVESTMENTS: THE PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP ANGELINI BUYS OUT PUIATTI, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS BRANDS OF WINE IN FRIULI. THE WINERY WILL ENHANCE THE “ANGELINI ESTATES” IN TUSCANY (MONTALCINO, MONTEPULCIANO, CHIANTI CLASSICO) AND THE MARCHE 09 April 2010
News A NEW STAR IS BORN IN THE WINE WORLD- THE “STAR OF BETHLEHEM” A WHITE WINE FROM THE CREMISAN WINERY, NEAR JERUSALEM. A SOCIAL PROJECT IN THE HOLY LAND WITH THE COLLABORATION OF THE WINE EXPERT RICCARDO COTARELLA 08 April 2010
News MINIMALIST TREND: WINE TASTING IS CHANGING TO SIMPLE AND BASIC, AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENT AND WALLET FRIENDLY. WINE ENTHUSIASTS ARE STEPPING AWAY FROM THE RITUALS AND CEREMONY OF RECENT YEARS. 06 April 2010
News VINITALY 2010 IN VERONA FROM 8-12 APRIL. ACCORDING TO THE WINE TASTERS ORGANIZATION CHINA IS GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER: ANOTHER PLAN TO PROMOTE THE CULTURE OF WINE IN PEKING 05 April 2010
News WINE & INSTITUTIONS - THE ITALIAN PRESIDENT GIORGIO NAPOLITANO WILL BE AT VINITALY ON APRIL 9TH 02 April 2010
