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
News NOT EVEN ONE ITALIAN ON THE LIST OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE WINES IN THE WORLD: ON THE "WINE SEARCHER" TOP 50 FRANCE DOMINATES ON THE WEB WITH 37 BURGUNDY WINES. ON "ITALY'S TOP 50" VENETO AND PIEDMONT ARE AHEAD OF TUSCANY 07 August 2013
News THE BEVERAGE INDUSTRY SENTIMENT IS "GROWTH" IN 2013, SAY MARKETERS, DISTRIBUTORS, IMPORTERS AND RETAILERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD IN THE "CONFIDENCE SURVEY 2013" BY "JUST-DRINKS.COM" ONE OF THE BENCHMARKS OF THE WORLDWIDE INDUSTRY 09 July 2013
News FACE-TO-FACE WITH ALAIN DUCASSE, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS CHEFS IN THE WORLD, AT HIS ONLY ITALIAN EXPERIENCE THE BADIOLA, IN MAREMMA, OF THE TERRA MORETTI GROUP. HE TALKED ABOUT CUISINE, MEDIA AND FOOD MANAGEMENT... 03 July 2013
News WANT TO APPEAR SMARTER? PRETEND YOU ARE A WINE EXPERT. THAT IS WHAT THE BRITISH DO, ACCORDING TO A SURVEY OF 1000 OF HER MAJESTY’S SUBJECTS ON THE "ASK JEEVES" SITE... 03 July 2013
News TODAY CROATIA OFFICIALLY JOINED THE EU, AND THE FIRST CHALLENGES ARE ABOUT WINE: ITALY IS AGAINST THE USE OF THE NAME "PROSHEK" AND SLOVENIA DEFENDS ITS “TERRANO” 01 July 2013
News THIS TIME IT IS BYE-BYE: "JUNK FOOD" IN US SCHOOLS BANNED BY LAW, STARTING JULY 2ND. VICTORY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND A STEP FORWARD IN THE FIGHT AGAINST OBESITY IN THE USA, HEADED BY THE FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA 29 June 2013
News ETNA IN SICILY AND THE MEDICI VILLAS IN TUSCANY ARE OFFICIALLY ON THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST, AND THE NUMBER OF WINES COMING FROM THE TERRITORY PROTECTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION IS RISING... 25 June 2013
News A MOLECULE THAT "PREDICTS" THE AGEING OF RED WINE: ALEXANDRE PONS, RESEARCHER AT ISVV IN BORDEAUX WITH THE FAMOUS OENOLOGIST DENIS DUBOURDIEU EXPLAINED THE "3-METHYL-2,4-NONADIENE" MOLECULE TO WINENEWS. SCIENZA: "IMPORTANT DISCOVERY" 25 June 2013
News EXPORTS OF ITALIAN WINE CONTINUE TO SHINE, CONFIRMS THE ASSOENOLOGI STUDY CENTER. IN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF 2013 VALUE IS +10% OVER 2012, EVEN THOUGH VOLUME IS DOWN 1.1%. BOOM FOR SPARKLING WINES: +12% IN VOLUME AND +19.7% IN VALUE 24 June 2013
News TOP WINE BRANDS: AMONG THE LEADING WINERIES NOT ONE IS EUROPEAN. CALIFORNIA LEADS, FOLLOWED BY SOUTH AFRICA AND AUSTRALIA. THE SURPRISE IS NUMBER TWO, THE CHINESE GREAT WALL, OWNED BY THE BEIJING GOVERNMENT WITH 186 MILLION BOTTLES IN 2012 20 June 2013
News EXPORT IS THE WAY FOR OLD WORLD WINE PRODUCERS, CMO FUNDS HELP PROMOTION, AND ASIA IS THE FUTURE NUMBER ONE MARKET. AND EVEN VINEXPO IS INVESTING, ADDING TWO EVENTS IN CHINA AND JAPAN STARTING 2014 TO THE HONG KONG EVENT 19 June 2013
News WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF WINE CONSUMPTION IN ITALY? A SLOW DOWN. IN 2020 THE DECLINE WILL BE LESS 6.1% COMPARED TO 2012, 21.2 MILLION HECTOLITERS AND 34 LITERS PER CAPITA. IN 25 YEARS CONSUMPTION HAS DECREASED 62%, SAYS WINE MONITOR-NOMISMA 18 June 2013
News E-COMMERCE & WINE WILL BE A REAL BOOM IN THE FUTURE, XAVIER COURT CO-FOUNDER OF SOCIO-VENTE PRIVEE.COM, E-COMMERCE SITE LEADER AND NUMBER 2 IN THE WINE WORLD, TOLD WINENEWS. FROM VINEXPO TOP SITES AND IDENTIKIT OF WINE E-SHOPPERS 17 June 2013
News THE CONSORTIUM: A "DEVELOPMENT AGENCY" OF THE TERRITORY, WITH WINE CELLARS AT THE CENTER, A NEW "CODE OF ETHICS", TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND MORE: FABRIZIO BINDOCCI, CONFIRMED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSORTIUM OF BRUNELLO, SPELLS OUT HIS GOALS 13 June 2013
News IS PROHIBITION BACK IN FRANCE AND THE UK? IN BORDEAUX AND CHAMPAGNE COUNTRY SOME ARE ASKING TO PROHIBIT ADS ON ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, INCLUDING WINE ON ALL THE MEDIA AND THE SOCIAL NETWORKS. 13 June 2013
News PETRINI SAYS: "THE FOOD YOU SEE ON TV IS 10-15% OF THE TOTAL, AND IT’S MORE LIKE FOOD PORNOGRAPHY”. AND ON SLOW FOOD: "BORN TO CHANGE A CRIMINAL PLANETARY FOOD SYSTEM, NOT TO SERVE BROTHERHOOD” 06 June 2013
News NUMBERS CONFIRM THE LOVE OF THE USA FOR ITALIAN WINE AND EVEN FOR THE NEW GENERATIONS ITALY SURPASSES FRANCE: THE FROM WINE TO FASHION ... REVEALS THE SURVEY "ITALY ACCORDING TO YOUNG AMERICANS" 04 June 2013
News THE FUTURE OF WINE IS LINKED TO COMMUNICATION AND TRAINING: THIS IS WHAT EMERGED FROM THE ROUND TABLE "WINE, ART AND CULTURE MADE IN ITALY" BY BIBENDA. TRADE MARKETING AND EDUCATION, ACCORDING TO ALBERTO MATTIACCI AND GIOVANNI NEGRI 03 June 2013
News ASIAN INVESTORS FINALLY HIT THE JACKPOT: A CHINESE BUSINESSMAN, SUTONG PAN, BOUGHT CHATEAU LE BON PASTEUR, OWNED BY THE FLYING WINEMAKER MICHEL ROLLAND. IT’S THE FIRST GRAND CRU TO END UP IN ASIAN HANDS 01 June 2013
News FAKE FINE WINES ARE EVER MORE STARS AT INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONS: ROMANÈE-CONTI MOSTLY AFFECTED. LATEST VICTIM WAS MAGNUM DE LA TÂCHE 1962 REMOVED JUST BEFORE CHRISTIE 'S AUCTION IN NEW YORK 01 June 2013
