News 49.000 DOLLARS FOR A NABUCODONOSOR (15 LITERS) OF ORNELLAIA ESTATE’S 2007 MASSETO AT SOTHEBY’S AUCTION IN NEW YORK PAID BY AN ASIAN COLLECTOR. A GOOD SIGN FOR ALL ITALIAN FINE WINES 01 March 2012
News "SAVE THE LANDSCAPE, DEFEND THE TERRITORIES": THIS IS THE "FORUM MOVEMENT FOR LAND AND LANDSCAPE" CAMPAIGN. A CENSUS TO STOP CONSUMING OUR COUNTRY'S LAND. A WAY TO RE-THINK URBAN PLANNING AND TO APPROVE "ZERO GROWTH" PROJECTS 29 February 2012
News WILL ANTONIO GALLONI TAKE ROBERT PARKER’S PLACE? THE AMERICAN SUPER CRITIC AND FOUNDER OF “THE WINE ADVOCATE” INDICATED HIS SUCCESSOR THE ITALO-AMERICAN, WHO IS THE ITALY AND CHAMPAGNE EDITOR FOR THE MAGAZINE. 27 February 2012
News CHIANTI CLASSICO, WINE BY THE GLASS TEST: THE VINTAGES (2010 AND 2009 RESERVE) TASTED CONFIRMED THE EXCELLENCE OF GALLO NERO. 2010 ROBUST AND INTENSE, 2009 WARM AND MEDITERRANEAN 24 February 2012
News WORLD MARKETS AS SEEN BY…THE WORLD: THE UK, USA, CHINA AND GERMANY DEMAND LOWER ALCOHOL CONTENT AND ETHICAL WINES, SAYS WINE INTELLIGENCE-PROWEIN. IN CHINA “WHITE” IS THE TREND (WINE & SPIRIT RESEARCH-VINEXPO) 22 February 2012
News “WARNINGS” & TAXES ON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND NO MORE COMMERCIALS: ASSOUTENTI- ITALIAN ASSOCIATION OF ALCOHOLISM’S POPULAR INITIATIVE, “BECAUSE THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS THAT ALCOHOL CAUSES CANCER” BUT THE WINE WORLD SAYS IT DOES NOT 21 February 2012
News ALL TIME RECORD FOR EXPORTS - OVER 4 BILLION EUROS (+13%)… REVEALS COLDIRETTI ANALYSIS (ON ISTAT DATA). ASIAN COUNTRIES ARE THE BIG SURPRISE – CHINA +80%, RUSSIA AND THE US +16% 20 February 2012
News WHAT IF THE ART OF SOMMELIER WAS TAUGHT ON RADIO? IT IS! THE FIRST ON AIR COURSE FOR SOMMELIERS BY RAI RADIO 2 AND AIS, THE ITALIAN ASSOCIATION OF SOMMELIERS WILL GO ON AIR STARTING FEBRUARY 23RD, ON THE CULT PROGRAM DECANTER BY FEDE & TINTO 20 February 2012
News VINES AND FROST: “VINEYARD ITALY” IS NOT AT RISK AND SNOW IS A NATURAL WATER RESERVE, SAY THE AGRONOMIST LEONARDO VALENTI (UNIVERSITY OF MILAN) AND ATTILIO SCIENZA, ONE OF THE TOP EXPERTS ON VITICULTURE IN EUROPE 09 February 2012
News WHEN THE CLIMATE “CREATES” A WINE: THE CASE OF CHAMPAGNE, EXPLAINED BY PROFESSOR ATTILIO SCIENZA, FROM RED STILL WINE TO WHITE “DOSAGE” AND “SPARKLING” WINE (AND THE ENGLISH WERE THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE SECOND FERMENTATION IN THE BOTTLE) 06 February 2012
News U.S.A.: WINE COVERS 17.1% OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MARKET (19.92 BILLION DOLLARS) AND IS GAINING GROUND ON BEER, WHICH IS STILL AMERICANS’ FAVORITE DRINK (49.2% OF THE MARKET) FOLLOWED BY HARD LIQUOR (33.6%) 31 January 2012
News WHAT ARE THE STRENGTHS OF THE GREAT AMARONE? DISTRIBUTION, VINEYARD, DRYING PROCEDURE. THE NUMBERS OF THE WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON (CULT IN THE USA). ACCORDINI: 2008 AMARONE ARE PRESTIGIOUS. THE BEST WINERIES AT “ANTEPRIMA”. IN MEMORY OF QUINTARELLI 30 January 2012
News WHAT ARE THE STRENGTHS OF THE GREAT AMARONE? DISTRIBUTION, VINEYARD, DRYING PROCEDURE. THE NUMBERS OF THE WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON. ACCORDINI: 2008 AMARONE ARE PRESTIGIOUS. THE BEST WINERIES AT “ANTEPRIMA”. IN MEMORY OF QUINTARELLI 27 January 2012
News 2008 TAURASI, “A GREAT WINE, DEEP, FULL-BODIED, STILL TO BE REVEALED” IS WHAT WINE LOVERS WILL TASTE IN THE GLASS, SAYS PIERO MASTROBERARDINO, ONE OF THE TERRROIR BRAND LEADERS. AND THE “EXPERTS” JUST BACK FROM THE “PREVIEW”, SAY… 27 January 2012
News WINE IS THE BEST AMBASSADOR FOR ITALY IN THE WORLD, CONFIRMED BY NONE OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, GIORGIO NAPOLITANO WHO GAVE THE 2011 “LEONARDO AWARD” TO PIERO ANTINORI AT “ITALIAN QUALITY DAY” 26 January 2012
News GAETANO MANTI, EDITOR OF THE MAGAZINE “IL MIO VINO” SENTENCED TO PAY 15.000 EUROS DAMAGES. IN 2004, HE USED OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE IN HIS CRITIQUE OF PAOLO SCAVINO’S BAROLO ROCCHE DELL’ANNUNZIATA RESERVE 1997 25 January 2012
News WHERE DOES THE WINE IN YOUR GLASS COME FROM? SOON “DNA ANALYSIS” WILL TELL US (AND THERE’S NO NEED TO CALL ON “CSI” OR “RIS”). HI TECH WILL MAKE PRODUCTS SAFER AND HEALTHIER, SAYS CNR, THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER 24 January 2012
News DE CASTRO, THE EX- MINISTER OF AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AND PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AND POLICIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA HAS BEEN CONFIRMED PRESIDENT OF THE AGRICULTURE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION PARLIAMENT 24 January 2012
News JUNK FOOD. THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY STATED: “LET IT BE TAXED!” THE MINISTER OF HEALTH, RENATO BALDUZZI TELLS ITALIAN NATIONAL TV: “WE WILL ALL BE HEALTHIER EATING GOOD FOOD AND THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES…” 23 January 2012
News RECORD WINE EXPORTS IN 2011: OVER 4 BILLION EUROS BOOSTS ITALIAN WINE, ESPECIALLY MAJOR TERRITORIES - LANGHE, VALPOLICELLA, CHIANTI CLASSICO REGION, MONTALCINO AND MONTEPULCIANO 18 January 2012
News FAREWELL GIUSEPPE QUINTARELLI, KING OF VALPOLICELLA’S AMARONE. THE FAMOUS WINEMAKER DIED AT AGE 74. A CONVINCED TRADITIONALIST, HE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE MOST FAMOUS RED WINE IN THE WORLD 16 January 2012
News USA OVER THE TOP. THE STATES ARE THE NUMBER ONE WINE CONSUMING COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. ITALY IS SECOND BUT DROPPING. 6.2% WORLD GROWTH TO REACH MORE THAN 34 BILLION BOTTLES IN 2015, REVEALS THE VINEXPO-INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRIT RESEARCH REPORT 16 January 2012
News BRAZOS EQUITY PARTNERS (PORTFOLIO IS OVER 2 BILLION DOLLARS) INVESTS IN ITALIAN WINES WITH WINEBOW (LEONARDO LOCASCIO) IN THE U.S., IMPORTER-DISTRIBUTOR OF ITALIAN WINES DOING BUSINESS IN ALL 50 STATES 13 January 2012
News NO LEG ROOM IN CHAMPAGNE: 2011 WAS THE SECOND BEST YEAR EVER FOR THE FRENCH MAISON THAT NOW WANTS MORE SPACE FOR PRODUCTION AND WIDER DIFFUSION OF THE DENOMINATION, SAYS “LE MONDE” 13 January 2012
News ITALY IS “THE” WINE COUNTRY, SAYS TIM ATKIN. BUT THE BRITISH MASTER OF WINE AND WINE WRITER ALSO SAYS COMMUNICATION IS “A DISASTER. EVERYONE TAKES A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND THE WEB DOESN’T OFFER THE RIGHT RESOURCES, BUT THERE IS GREAT POTENTIAL”… 13 January 2012
News WHO ARE THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ITALIAN “LUXURY WINE” PRODUCERS? PIERO ANTINORI, HEAD OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS ITALIAN WINES AND NICOLÒ INCISA DELLA ROCCHETTA THE “CREATOR” OF SASSICAIA, ACCORDING TO “THE DRINK BUSINESS” “LUXURY POWER 50” LIST 12 January 2012
News TENDENCY: ITALIAN WINE POSSIBILITIES IN 2012- EXPORT AND FOCUS ON DOMESTIC MARKET, “CLASSIC” WINES, PRICE POLARIZATION, ORGANIC AND SPARKLING WINES WILL BE TOP ISSUES. AND A LOOK AT THE WEIRD CLIMATE… 09 January 2012
News I WANT TO WORK FOR ANTINORI…THE BEST WORK PLACE IN THE ITALIAN WINE WORLD IS ANTINORI, FOLLOWED BY FRESCOBALDI, ZONIN, CASTELLO BANFI, AND FERRARI. THE FIRST “WINEJOB AWARD” 09 January 2012
News FACTS, EVENTS, TRENDS & TENDENCIES OF WINE IN 2011: FROM “A” FOR ACQUISITIONS TO “Z” FOR ZONING, WINENEWS’ “THE ALPHABET OF ITALIAN WINE” HIGHLIGHTS ISSUES AND HAPPENINGS IN 2011 02 January 2012
News THE TOP FACTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT WINE IN 2011: TRENDS THAT MADE 2011 MEMORABLE ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE “WINE ENTHUSIAST”, THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTS IN THE WINE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE UK MAGAZINE “THE DRINK BUSINESS” 23 December 2011
News GANCIA SPEAKS RUSSIAN: ONE OF THE HISTORIC BRANDS OF ITALIAN SPARKLING WINES IS ABOUT TO BE BOUGHT BY THE RUSSIAN TYCOON RUSTAM TARIKO (RUSSKI STANDARD VODKA) FOR 150 MILLION EUROS. ITALIAN WINE IN RUSSIA 16 December 2011
News WINE BY THE GLASS AND MORE: WINE THERAPY IS ALL THE RAGE IN SPAS AROUND THE WORLD. GAYOT.COM’S RANKING: NUMBER ONE ON THE TOP TEN LIST? “ADLER THERMAE SPA RESORT” IN BAGNO VIGNONI (SIENA) IS THE LEADER OF THE BEST WINE SPAS ON THE PLANET 16 December 2011
News ITALIAN WINE IS TOPS FOR THE FAMOUS U.S. MAGAZINE “WINE ENTHUSIAST”. NUMBER ONE ON THE 2011 “TOP 100” IS MARQUIS FRESCOBALDI’S CHIANTI RUFINA 2007 NIPOZZANO RISERVA AND 17 OUT OF 100 ARE MADE IN ITALY 15 December 2011
News THE HIGHEST AMOUNT SPENT ON WINES IN A DUTY FREE STORE? 49.905 EUROS, AT THE CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT IN PARIS. AN ASIAN PASSENGER WENT HOME WITH 6 BOTTLES OF PRESTIGIOUS FRENCH WINES: ROMANÉE CONTI, CHATEAU MARGAUX, LAFITE AND PETRUS 13 December 2011
News ITALY HAS ROOM TO GROW IN LIV-EX, ITS FOUNDER JAMES MILES TOLD WINENEWS. HE EXPLAINED THE VARIOUS INDEXES OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BENCHMARK IN THE WORLD FOR “FINE WINES” INVESTORS 13 December 2011
News ANGELINI ESTATES, WINE “DIVISION” OF THE ANGELINI PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP BOUGHT BERTANI’S HISTORIC BRAND AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA. EMILIO PEDRON (EX GIV) REMAINS PRESIDENT TO “INSURE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS” 12 December 2011
News ANGELINI ESTATES, WINE “DIVISION” OF THE ANGELINI PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP BOUGHT BERTANI’S HISTORIC BRAND AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA. EMILIO PEDRON (EX GIV) REMAINS PRESIDENT TO “INSURE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS” 09 December 2011
News THE ALCOHOL & TOBACCO TAX & TRADE BUREAU PROPOSES A REVOLUTIONARY WINE BOTTLE LABEL INDICATING ALLERGENS AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE, LEAVING LITTLE SPACE FOR DENOMINATION AND VINEYARD 06 December 2011
News INDIA COULD LOWER DUTIES ON WINE ACCORDING TO PRICE RANGES, WHICH IS PERFECT FOR ITALIAN WINES. IN THREE YEARS TAXES WILL DROP FROM 150% TO 40%, OPENING TO A POTENTIALLY INFINITE MARKET 05 December 2011
News VALORITALIA INSPECTED ONE BILLION DOC AND DOCG BOTTLES (75% OF QUALITY ITALIAN WINES). 215.000 OPINIONS ON DOC WINES IN 2011. DATIDOP.VALORITLIA.IT: ASSESSMENT AND DOC-DOCG BOTTLING COMPARISONS 02 December 2011
