News LESS ITALIAN AND MORE “FOREIGN” WINES, EVEN IN 2013: ITALIAN WINERY TURNOVERS ARE GROWING BUT ONLY (ALMOST) DUE TO EXPORTS, SAY THE 25 TOP WINERIES (1.5 BILLION EUROS, 15% OF THE TOTAL) THAT WINENEWS "SURVEYED" 25 May 2013
News TRACEABILITY OF SANGIOVESE: LATEST RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF GENOMICS AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS 24 May 2013
News WINE’S REPUTATION IS EXCELLENT EVEN ON THE WEB, REVEALS THE BUSINESS INFORMATION FIRM CRIBIS D & B REPORT, AND CROWNS VINITALY, SANGIOVESE, PINOT, BRUNELLO AND MUSCAT AS THE MOST QUOTED AND PRESTIGIOUS KEYWORDS ON LINE 23 May 2013
News THE BIONDI SANTI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO RESERVES SAFEGUARDED IN THE GREPPO ESTATE: TWO 1888 VINTAGE RESERVES, FIVE 1891 BOTTLES, THREE 1925, FIVE 1945 AND 258 1955 RESERVE (WINE SPECTATOR RANKED IT THE BEST ITALIAN WINE OF THE 20TH CENTURY) 22 May 2013
News FORGET ABOUT COOKING MANIA ON TV OR THE WEB: 71% OF ITALIANS LEARN TO COOK FROM THEIR MOTHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS. AND 76% SHARE RECIPES BY WORD OF MOUTH OR WRITING THEM DOWN. TRADITION IS THE "NEW" TREND IN THE KITCHEN, REVEALS THE DOXA-AIC SURVEY 22 May 2013
News IN THE USA, WOMEN ARE THE DRIVING FORCE OF WINE CONSUMPTION: THEY MAKE TWO THIRDS OF PURCHASES IN STORES, AND WINE BY THE GLASS SOARS. MAGAZINE REVIEWS ARE NOT THEIR THING-THEY ARE GUIDED BY CURIOSITY AND EXPERIENCE 13 May 2013
News "HONG KONG'S FINEST ITALIAN WINE AUCTION" HELD ON MAY 25TH IN THE CITY CONSIDERED THE WORLD THE WORLD CAPITAL OF WINE AUCTIONS, BY ZACHYS AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN COLLABORATION WITH VINITALY INTERNATIONAL. DREAM WINES 09 May 2013
News THIS IS THE WINE FOR POPE FRANCIS: GRIGNOLINO, LABELED "AST T'ASPETA A BRAS DUERT" (ASTI IS WAITING FOR YOU WITH OPEN ARMS) INVITING MARIO BERGOGLIO TO HIS LAND OF ORIGIN (THE FAMILY WAS FROM ASTI) AND TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITY 08 May 2013
News CROATIA WILL JOIN THE EUROPEAN UNION ON JULY 1, 2013 AND FROM THAT DATE CAN NO LONGER USE THE NAME "PROSEK" FOR ITS SWEET WINE BECAUSE IT SOUNDS TOO MUCH LIKE THE ITALIAN PROSECCO. THE CROATIAN PRODUCERS ARE PROMISING A BATTLE. 07 May 2013
News IMPORT-EXPORT OF WINE IN ANCIENT POMPEII: THE NEARBY VILLA OPLONTIS WAS THE CENTER OF WINE DISTRIBUTION, A SORT OF "ANTIQUE CO-OPERATIVE AND NEGOCÌANT", SAYS THE CALIFORNIAN ARCHEOLOGIST AND WINE PRODUCER, MICHAEL THOMAS 07 May 2013
News GOOD NEWS FROM THE USA, NUMBER ONE WINE MARKET IN THE WORLD: ACCORDING TO EXPERTS, THANKS TO "MILLENNIALS" GROWTH POTENTIAL IS BETTER THAN EVER OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS, PEOPLE ARE SPENDING MORE IN RESTAURANTS AND CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IS GROWING 04 May 2013
News EL CELLER DE CAN ROCA, REDZEPI AND BOTTURA (OSTERIA FRANCESCANA): THESE ARE THE TOP THREE OF THE WORLD'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS. BEST ALL TIME RESULT FOR ITALY. AT THE TOP ALSO SCABIN, CRIPPA AND ALAJMO. AWARD FOR SANTINI 30 April 2013
News “WORLD WIDE SOMMELIER ASSOCIATION”: THE WORLD CHAMPION OF SOMMELIER IS ONCE AGAIN ITALIAN - LUCA MARTINI FROM AREZZO HAS WON OVER 22 OPPONENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND HAS TAKEN THE CROWN FROM LUCA GARDINI 26 April 2013
News BORDEAUX: CHATEAU MARGAUX VINTAGE 2012 PRICES ARE DOWN A THIRD. SAINT EMILLON PAVIE AND ANGELUS RECORDED THE LARGEST INCREASE IN VALUE, BUT WERE EXCEPTIONS. IS THE PRICE RISE "FEVER" OVER? 26 April 2013
News ALZANO, DUNNUNI, LUCIGNOLA, USIRIOTO, ORISI, NOCERA, VITRAROLO, GROSSONERO, INZOLIA NERA, ZIBIBBO NERO, VISPAROLA, ZUCCATARO: THESE ARE THE NAMES OF THE SICILIAN "ANCIENT GRAPES". TASTING TOMORROW IN PALERMO. FOCUS - THE NUMBERS OF SICILY 26 April 2013
News ANOTHER "PIECE" OF BORDEAUX BECOMES CHINESE: THE BAIJIU MOUTAI GROUP IS ABOUT TO BUY CHATEAU LOUDENNE THAT PRODUCES MEDOC CRU BOURGEOIS WINES. 50 CHATEAUX NOW BELONG TO OWNERS FROM BEIJING 26 April 2013
News ITALIAN WINE IN THE USA STARTED OUT WITH A BANG IN 2013: +10.7% QUANTITY AND +14.2% VALUE, REVEALED THE ITALIAN WINE & FOOD INSTITUTE HEADED BY LUCIO CAPUTO. 24 April 2013
News THE CONSORTIUM OF BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO HAS DECIDED TO SUE (AND EXPEL) GIANFRANCO SOLDERA: "EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE STATEMENTS MADE TO “CORRIERE DELLA SERA” ON MARCH 26TH, WHERE HE CALLED THE CONSORTIUM’S PROPOSAL TO DONATE WINE FOR SOLIDARITY A “SCAM” 23 April 2013
News IT'S OFFICIAL: AS WINENEWS ANTICIPATED, KERIN O'KEEFE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THE NEW "ITALIAN EDITOR" OF THE FAMOUS US MAGAZINE "WINE ENTHUSIAST". AND SOON THE OFFICIAL WORD- MONICA LARNER TO "THE WINE ADVOCATE" 23 April 2013
News FROM BOLGHERI WINES TO "BOLGHERI STYLE": THE FUTURE OF ONE OF THE TOP ITALIAN WINE TERRITORIES, IN THE WORDS OF ITS "FOUNDERS" PIERO AND LODOVICO ANTINORI, INCISA DELLA ROCCHETTA, MELETTI CAVALLARI AND SATTA. FOCUS: CASTELLO BANFI IN BOLGHERI 22 April 2013
News LOOK AT THE PRICE: THE FEAR OF SURPLUS, CONSUMPTION GROWING IN THE WORLD AND PRICES INCREASING, CONSUMERS MIGHT "FLEE". THIS IS THE ALARM THE FIRST 2013 RABOBANK REPORT LAUNCHED 18 April 2013
News FROM ONE WINE WRITER TO ANOTHER: THERE IS NOTHING OFFICIAL YET, BUT LOUDER AND LOUDER RUMORS HAVE IT THAT THE FORMER DECANTER WRITER KERIN O’KEEFE WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF MONICA LARNER AT "WINE ENTHUSIAST" 18 April 2013
News MORE IN CHINA, RUSSIA AND BRAZIL BUT WITH DIFFERENT STYLES, MASS RETAIL AND THE WEB. THESE ARE THE WINE TRENDS ACCORDING TO GABRIELE MICOZZI’S STUDY (LUISS AND UNIVERSITY OF MARCHE) ON 10.000 IMPORTERS AND CONSUMERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD 16 April 2013
News THE "WINE KIT" AFFAIR: EUROPE HAS THE BIGGEST E-COMMERCE SITES FROM AMAZON TO EBAY IN THEIR TARGETS. THE EU DECLARES "WAR" ON E COMMERCE GIANTS THAT ARE SELLING "DO IT YOURSELF" WINE KITS AND VIOLATING EU RULES AGAINST FAKES AND IMITATIONS 15 April 2013
News FOOD & E-COMMERCE: EATALY NET, THE "MADE IN ITALY" E-COMMERCE... THE COMPANY IS EATALY GROUP AND THE "360 CAPITAL PARTNERS"FUND 15 April 2013
News 50 BILLION EUROS, OVER 340.000 COMPANIES AND 1.2 MILLION EMPLOYEES: THESE ARE THE NUMBERS OF ITALIAN WINE’S EXTENDED SUPPLY CHAIN. ITALIAN WINE EXPORTS WERE UP 6.5% IN 2012 AND, IF HANDLED PROPERLY SHOULD INCREASE, SAYS FEDERVINI 13 April 2013
News "PARTICIPATE IN STOCKS OF MASS RETAIL STORES ALREADY ON FOREIGN MARKETS, TO GET AROUND THE ABSENCE OF ITALIAN MASS RETAIL ABROAD, CREATING A SINGLE INVESTMENT FUND". THIS IS MARCO CAPRAI’S CONTROVERSIAL IDEA 07 April 2013
News "OPERAWINE" GOES TO CHINA? IT IS JUST AN IDEA, BUT THOMAS MATTHEWS OF "WINE SPECTATOR" SAYS PROMOTING A SELECTION OF ITALIAN WINES "MAY BE A BETTER WAY TO COMMUNICATE THE VARIETY OF ITALIAN WINES TO THE CHINESE " 06 April 2013
News AGRICULTURE & JOBS: DOMENICO DI MASI’S OPINION. THE LATEST COLDIRETTI AND SWG STUDY REVEALS 85% OF ITALIAN PARENTS ADVISE SONS AND DAUGHTERS TO GET A JOB IN AGRICULTURE, BUT ITALY’S FUTURE CANNOT BE SAVED IN THE FIELDS 04 April 2013
News THERE ARE A LOT OF “STRANGE” MEATS IN THE WORLD. LIKE LION MEAT, AN "EXOTIC" DISH FROM THE USA, BUT ILLINOIS HAS PROPOSED A BAN ON IT 01 April 2013
News FOR THE FIRST TIME VINEYARDS WITH MORE THAN 50% INCLINES WILL HAVE AN EXTRA 1000 EUROS PER HECTARE. THIS IS THE CASE OF 800 SORÌ WINEMAKERS: THE EPIC VINEYARDS OF ASTI MOSCATO THAT ARE STEEPER THAN THE HILLS IN THE TOUR OF ITALY AND TOUR DE FRANCE 30 March 2013
News 3.3% INCREASE IN MASS RETAIL, DUE TO SALES OF DENOMINATION WINES OVER 6 EUROS A BOTTLE. BUT, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 10 YEARS TOTAL VOLUME SET A RECORD DROP: 3.6% LESS OVER 2011. HERE ARE SYMPHONYIRI DETAILS FOR VINITALY 2013 25 March 2013
News IT’S HARD TO SAY EXACTLY HOW MANY JOBS AND HOW MUCH TURNOVER WINE AND ITS LINKED ACTIVITIES CREATE, BUT IT’S A PHENOMENON WORTH TENS OF BILLIONS OF EUROS. 22 March 2013
News BRAD PITT AND ANGELINA JOLIE’S ROSÈ WINE "MIRAVAL ROSE 2012" ALREADY SOLD OUT: THE 6000 BOTTLES PRODUCED IN FRANCE BY THE COUPLE WITH THE PERRIN FAMILY, WAS BOUGHT UP WITHIN A FEW HOURS ON THE WEB. BUT FANS WILL BE ABLE TO GET MORE 11 March 2013
News WHAT IF CHINESE WINE BECOMES GLOBAL: COFCO, FOOD & WINE GIANT CONTROLLED BY THE BEIJING GOVERNMENT IS READY TO LAUNCH ON THE MARKET CHINESE BRANDS "FRANCE GREAT WALL", "CHILEAN GREAT WALL" AND "AUSTRALIAN GREAT WALL", COUNSELLED BY MICHELLE ROLLAND 01 March 2013
News WINE DIVERSITY: MICHEL BETTANE, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS CRITICS IN THE WORLD, TOGETHER WITH THIERRY DESSEAUVE HAS AUTHORED THE "GRAND GUIDE DES VINS DE FRANCE". 27 February 2013
News CITIES OF WINE / CENSIS: FOOD AND WINE TOURISM IN ITALY IS "GREEN", SOCIAL IS TRENDY BUT STILL A NICHE. ENVIRONMENT IS NUMBER ONE APPEAL FACTOR (23%) WHILE TOURISTS (89.2%) AND MUNICIPALITIES (83%) CLICK AWAY ON THE WEB 25 February 2013
News TUSCANY IS THE QUEEN OF WINE RESORTS: 65 TOP RESORTS IN ITS WINE TERRITORIES IDENTIFIED BY THE CENTER FOR PROMOTION OF TUSCANY. AND IT IS ONE OF THE TOP REGIONS FOR LUXURY AND SUPER LUXURY IN ITALY 19 February 2013
News ROBERT PARKER: "I WAS NOT SURPRISED AT ANTONIO GALLONI’S CHOICE. HE HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND HAS A BRILLIANT FUTURE. I WISH HIM ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD. "THE WINE ADVOCATE" WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE EXCELLENT ARTICLES 18 February 2013
News ANTONIO GALLONI LEAVES "THE WINE ADVOCATE": THE CRITIC FOR THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE (NOW IN ASIAN HANDS) IS STARTING A NEW VENTURE ONLINE AT ANTONIOGALLONI.COM. "I’LL BE ABLE TO SERVE MY READERS BETTER THAN BEFORE" 15 February 2013
