News AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY REQUEST BRUSSELS TO DECIDE ON GMO. CONFAGRICOLTURA SAYS, “RESPONSIBLE POSITION” 29 September 2010
News THE AMARONE ART FAMILIES LAUNCH AN IDENTITY MANIFESTO AND A HOLOGRAM TO CERTIFY AMARONE EXCELLENCE. “OVERPRODUCTION AND LOW PRICES THREATEN QUALITY AND PRESTIGE OF THE VALPOLICELLA WINE" 27 September 2010
News PANDOLFINI WINE AUCTION IN FLORENCE ON OCTOBER 7TH, FOR THE “L’ESPRESSO 2011” GUIDES. THE “TOP PICKS”? A BOTTLE OF 1895 CHATEAU D’YQUEM AND A COMPLETE VERTICAL “MASSETO” (1986-2010) 24 September 2010
News WINE AUCTION: ON OCTOBER 2ND IN ROME, GELARDINI & ROMANI WILL AUCTION 500 LOTS. THE ABSOLUTE PROTAGONISTS ARE 4 UNIQUE PRIVATE LABEL COLLECTIONS... THE BEST OF ITALY AND THE WORLD, EVEN IN LARGE FORMATS, FOR SALE 23 September 2010
News USA: ITALY IS AGAIN LEADER OF IMPORTED WINES. ONE MILLION HECTOLITERS FOR $ 521 MILLION EUROS, THE ITALIAN NECTAR INCREASES IN QUANTITY (+10.5%) AND VALUE (+11.6%), TOTALING 32% OF “FOREIGN” WINES ON THE US MARKET 20 September 2010
News THE INSTITUTE OF MASTERS OF WINE AND THE INSTITUTE OF “GRANDI MARCHI” HAVE TEAMED UP ... TO TAKE “THE DIVERSITY OF ITALY” EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD IN 2010 TO NEW YORK, HONG KONG AND TOKYO 18 September 2010
News SOLAIA BY MARQUIS ANTINORI IS ON SALE AT THE PRESTIGIOUS “PLACE DE BORDEAUX”. THE NÉGOCIANTS HAVE ACCEPTED A SMALL SUPPLY OF THE FAMOUS SUPERTUSCAN. THEY HAVE ONLY TWO ITALIAN WINES: SOLAIA (ANTINORI) AND MASSETO (ORNELLAIA ESTATE) 15 September 2010
News AS PRICES OF GRAPES KEEP FALLING SMALL COMPANIES WILL DISAPPEAR, SAYS EDOARDO NARDUZZI, EXPERT IN WINE ECONOMY. “IT’S A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM: SUPPLY IS TOO HIGH. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR VINE EXTIRPATION IS NOT ENOUGH” 10 September 2010
News “BOTTEGA DEL VINO”: THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE GIANCARLO GALAN, ENTREPRENEURS AND PRODUCERS JOIN TO KEEP ON TOASTING AT THE FAMOUS CULT WINE SHOP IN VERONA. THE HISTORIC SHOP HAS A CAPITAL IN BOTTLES OF 4-5 MILLION EUROS. THE INTERVIEW WITH BARZAN 09 September 2010
News SHEPHERDS PROTEST: WAKE UP AT 5 AM TO EARN 60 CENTS. MILKING A SHEEP IS WORTH LESS THAN THE PRICE OF A CUP OF COFFEE, SAYS COLDIRETTI 09 September 2010
News SOTHEBY’S IS SELLING RARE, VINTAGE AND ORGANIC VEGETABLES AT $ 1000 PER BOX. PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT GROWNYC, A PROJECT THAT HELPS IMMIGRANTS BECOME FARMERS AND THE SYLVIA CENTER PROGRAM THAT TEACHES CHILDREN HEALTHY EATING 07 September 2010
News HERE ARE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE “2010 WINE STAR AWARDS” GIVEN BY “WINE ENTHUSIAST”, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WINE MAGAZINES IN THE WORLD. FOR ITALY, MASTROBERARDINO, LIBERA TERRA AND PROSECCO 06 September 2010
News DOOR TO DOOR WINE IN FRANCE: FREE TASTING AND NO OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE. THE “VIGNERONS A LA MAISON” COMING IN SEPTEMBER … 05 September 2010
News “OUT OF SIGHT MARKUPS”: 400% FROM WINE CELLAR TO BAR. IN 2009 WINE CONSUMPTION WAS 43 LITERS PER CAPITA COMPARED TO 45 LITERS IN 2007, SAYS ASSOENOLOGI, WHICH REPRESENTS 90% OF ITALIAN ENOLOGISTS 02 September 2010
News HALF THE ITALIANS ARE FASCINATED BY EXOTIC FLAVORS: A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE MORESSA FOUNDATION REVEALS CHINESE RESTAURANTS ARE THE MOST POPULAR 01 September 2010
News “12.000 FAMILIES CANNOT COUNT ON ECONOMIC SECURITY.IN THE FUTURE” CLAIMS THE “PAID” AD IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER “LA STAMPA” TO EXPLAIN THE PLIGHT OF THE PIEDMONT WINE GROWERS AND ASK FOR HELP. THERE WILL BE A “WINE RALLY” IN ASTI ON SEPTEMBER 2ND 31 August 2010
News BUBBLES: THE NEW TREND IS SPARKLING WINES MADE FROM ANTIQUE GRAPE CULTIVATIONS AND IT’S FULL OF SURPRISES. THE WEALTH OF “ITALIAN VINEYARDS” IS A STRONG POINT 30 August 2010
News “MARE NOSTRUM” IN A GLASS: AN EXHIBITION OF THE 6,000 YEAR OLD HISTORY OF WINE AT THE PITTI PALACE IN FLORENCE... FOCUS - “THE MEDITERRANEAN, A SEA OF WINE” BY THE ART CRITIC MAURIZIA TAZARTES 28 August 2010
News 2010 HARVEST: THE GRAPE MARKET IS DOWN. PRODUCERS ARE AT RISK EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF COOPERATIVES. WINE SALES ABROAD ARE POSITIVE BUT NOT THE REST OF THE CHAIN 26 August 2010
News GMO DISPUTE EXPLODES: COLDIRETTI SAYS CULTIVATING GM0s IS PUNISHABLE BY LAW. THE PRESIDENT OF CONFAGRICOLTURA VECCHIONI SAYS, “THE IDEOLOGICAL CLASH ON GM PUTS RESTRICTIONS ON FREE ENTERPRISE AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH” 25 August 2010
News VINITALY, AMBASSADOR OF ITALIAN WINES, AND EATALY TOGETHER FOR THE BEST OF ITALIAN “FOOD & WINE” AT “VINITALY DAY”. THE EVENT OPENS OCTOBER 25TH AT THE EATALY “BRANCH” IN NEW YORK - A NEW BEGINNING FOR PROMOTING WINE IN THE USA 24 August 2010
News FULL IMMERSION TASTING FOR WINE-LOVERS ON HOLIDAY: 95% ORDER WINE AT RESTAURANTS, 92% GO WINE SHOPPING AND 94% GO FOOD SHOPPING. DREAM PLACES ABROAD? FRANCE, CALIFORNIA AND AUSTRALIA. IN ITALY: TRENTINO, TUSCANY, PIEDMONT AND SICILY 23 August 2010
News THE 2010 VINTAGE WILL BE A VERY GOOD YEAR. EXCELLENT IN PIEDMONT, TRENTINO, EMILIA ROMAGNA AND UMBRIA, SAYS CONFAGRICOLTURA 23 August 2010
News MINISTER OF AGRICULTURAL POLICIES GALAN: “ITALY LEADS EUROPE WITH 210 GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS” 18 August 2010
News WINE SPECTATOR BEGINS THE “AFTER JAMES SUCKLING” ERA: ITALIAN WINE IMPORTERS WILL SEND WINES TO THE TASTING MANAGER BRUCE SANDERSON, IN NEW YORK 16 August 2010
News IACOMO TACHIS: I AM NO LONGER CONSULTANT FOR ANY WINERY MUCH LESS THE SAN GUIDO ESTATE AND I HAVE NOT SUGGESTED ANY NAMES TO TAKE MY PLACE, BECAUSE THAT DECISION IS UP TO THE OWNERS” 13 August 2010
News THE U.S. MARKET: WINE IS THE FASTEST GROWING DRINK IN THE USA. OCCASIONAL USERS ARE PREDOMINANTLY WOMEN. YOUNG PEOPLE PREFER FOREIGN WINE AND ARE BECOMING TRUE FANS 11 August 2010
News AFTER MCITALY NOW IT’S “MOZZARILLO”: THE NEW SANDWICH AT MCDONALD’S WITH A MADE IN ITALY TASTE 09 August 2010
News WHAT IS ONE OUT OF 2 WOMEN’S WORST “NIGHTMARE”? TWO THOUSAND CALORIES FOR DINNER AT A RESTAURANT: ONE-QUARTER AVOIDS EATING OUT BUT TWO THIRDS “INDULGE”, REVEALS A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE COMPANY THAT PRODUCES WEIGHT LOSS PILLS 06 August 2010
News FOOD SAFETY: IN 2009, 470 THOUSAND CONTROLS AND 11.7% VIOLATIONS RECORDED. MARTINI, UNDERSECRETARY OF HEALTH: “ITALY IS LEADER IN EU CONTROLS. STRICTER PENALTIES ARE PLANNED”. THE NAS CONFISCATED ONE THOUSAND TONS FOR A TOTAL OF 3.5 MILLION EUROS 05 August 2010
News U.S. WINE WHOLESALERS UNION “PRESSURES” THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT FOR INCREASED FOOD SAFETY. IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2010, $500,000 SPENT ON THE CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS IN CONGRESS ON THIS TOPIC 04 August 2010
News CMO WINE: 48 MILLION EURO TO PROMOTE WINE IN THIRD COUNTRIES IN 2011. MINISTER GALAN SAYS IT’S A “KEY TOOL”. THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS DOWNLOADABLE ON THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND WINENEWS WEB SITES 02 August 2010
News FRENCH WINES SPLIT: IN BORDEAUX PLANS TO “CUT” WINERIES THAT PRODUCE LOW COST “BASIC BORDEAUX” WHILE IN BURGUNDY 2 NEW NAMES ARE TRYING TO LAUNCH “CHEAP” WINES 30 July 2010
News IF VILLA BORGHESE IN ROME OR SEMPIONE PARK IN MILAN WERE VINEYARDS THEY WOULD ABSORB 2.000 TONS OF CO2 ANNUALLY: VINEYARDS COULD SAVE THE CITY FROM STIFLING HEAT AND UNHEALTHY AIR, ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY ORNELLAIA ESTATE AND UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE 29 July 2010
News IN ITALY 6 MILLION TONS OF FOOD IS WASTED BEFORE IT EVEN GETS TO THE TABLE. “WASTE IS FIRST PRIORITY ON THE EU COMMISSION AGENDA”, PROMISES DE CASTRO 27 July 2010
News THE “CHIANTI PROJECT”: THE CONSORTIUM LED BY NUNZIO CAPURSO AND THE REGIONAL FINANCE COMPANY, FIDI TOSCANA GET TOGETHER TO HELP TUSCAN COMPANIES GET CREDIT AND PROMOTE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 26 July 2010
News FROM THE WORLD CUP TO THE VINEYARDS OF CASTILE, ANDRÉS INIESTA, THE CHAMPION OF THE “RED FURIES” PRODUCES WINE IN HIS CELLAR IN FUENTEALBILLA (ALBACETE), SPAIN 23 July 2010
News NUTRITIOUS, COLD MEALS AT A COLORFUL DINNER TABLE WITH THE FAMILY TO COUNTERACT SUMMERTIME OVEREATING: 6 OUT OF 10 NUTRITIONISTS RECOMMEND THE “SEASHORE DIET”. FOCUS: ITALIANS AND FOOD ON VACATION - THE 10 STEP PLAN 22 July 2010
News ON THE ROOF OF THE GRAND PALAIS IN PARIS, ON TOP OF SKYSCRAPERS IN NEW YORK AND IN GARDENS AND BALCONIES IN LONDON: THE STRANGEST PLACES BEES LIVE. WHERE IN ITALY? MILAN, ROME, FLORENCE ... ON THE AGENDA AT THE CONFERENCE IN MONTALCINO IN SEPTEMBER 20 July 2010
