News THE WINE “SPREAD” AWARDS ITALY: THE PRICE OF SUPER TUSCANS GREW 9% IN 2011, WHILE BORDEAUX PREMIER CRUS FELL 30%, REVEALS THE JULY LIV-EX REPORT THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME INTRODUCES THE LIV-EX SUPER TUSCAN 50 26 July 2012
News GOOD ITALIAN FOOD ACROSS THE BORDER? IN LONDON, BRUNELLO “5 CIRCLES” AND MR. MARONI’S “NATIONAL TEAM” OF ITALIAN WINES ACCOMPANY THE ITALIAN TEAM TO THE OLYMPICS, THE REAL SURPRISE FOR GOURMETS IS OUTSIDE THE GAMES ... EXCEPT FOR VINO (POLIS) 25 July 2012
News WHAT IF THERE WERE A “UNIVERSAL GRAFTHOLDER" TO PROTECT AGAINST THERMAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISEASE? THIS IS THE GOAL OF THE INTER-UNIVERSITY AND MADE IN ITALY "AGER" SERRES PROJECT, EXPLAINED BY THE CO-ORDINATOR, ATTILIO SCIENZA 25 July 2012
News AGRO FOOD PRODUCTS: AGRICULTURAL COMPENSATION “WEIGHS” 20% ON THE FINAL PRICE. WHAT MAKES UP THE REST? TAXES, LOGISTICS, DISTRIBUTIO AND SALES, REVEALS THE ISMEA REPORT "CHECK UP 2012: ITALIAN AGRO FOOD COMPETITIVENESS" 25 July 2012
News THE BRITISH MEDICAL ORGANIZATION, UK FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH, CALLS FOR A HEALTH "WARNING" LABEL ON BOTTLES OF WINE AND SPIRITS WHILE "THE DRINK BUSINESS" LISTS THE TOP 10 STUDIES ON THE BENEFITS OF MODERATE DRINKING... 20 July 2012
News SIDEWAYS? "THE DRINK BUSINESS" SAYS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK, REX PICKETT, ASKED THE FILM DIRECTOR ALEXANDER PAYNE TO SHOOT A NEW FILM BASED ON HIS NOVEL "VERTICAL" 18 July 2012
News QUALITY FOOD INTO EUROPEANS SHOPPING CARTS. 96% FIRST LOOK AT QUALITY, THEN PRICE (91%) AND ORIGIN (71%). AGRICULTURE PROTECTS RURAL LANDSCAPES (89%), REVEALS THE EUROBAROMETER SURVEY FOR THE EU COMMISSION 13 July 2012
News THE WORLD IS THIRSTY FOR WINE. CONSUMPTION IS UP. WHO DRINKS THE MOST WINE? FRANCE, THE USA AND ITALY. EXPORT VOLUME UP FROM 60 MILLION HECTOLITRES IN 2000 TO 99 MILLION IN 2011, REVEALS THE GERMAN "WEIN-PLUS" STUDY 12 July 2012
News ITALY PLAYS A PART IN STARBUCKS “REVOLUTION”: THE FAMOUS AMERICAN COFFEE SHOP CHAIN HAS BEEN SERVING WINE FOR A FEW YEARS, WITH GROWING SUCCESS. AND NOW HAS ALSO CHOSEN VILLA SANDI’S PROSECCO 12 July 2012
News ITALY PLAYS A PART IN STARBUCKS “REVOLUTION”: THE FAMOUS AMERICAN COFFEE SHOP CHAIN HAS BEEN SERVING WINE FOR A FEW YEARS, WITH GROWING SUCCESS. AND NOW HAS ALSO CHOSEN VILLA SANDI’S PROSECCO 12 July 2012
News SERGIO ZINGARELLI, OWNER OF ROCCA DELLE MACIE, IS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF CHIANTI CONSORTIUM (AS WINENEWS ANTICIPATED YESTERDAY). TWO NEW VICE-PRESIDENTS ALSO ELECTED: FILIPPO MAZZEI (MARQUIS MAZZEI) AND GIOVANNI MANETTI (Fontodi) 07 July 2012
News THE HIGH END JOINT VENTURE TO CONQUER CHINA IS TAKING SHAPE: HOW DID "TASTE CORTINA" COME ABOUT AND WHAT ARE ITS EXPECTATIONS? WE ASKED LUIGI BELLINI, WHO TOLD US ABOUT AN INNOVATIVE AND WINNING STRUCTURE 07 July 2012
News SOUTH KOREA IS ONE OF THE ASIAN MARKETS WHERE ITALY ALREADY EXPORTS 22 MILLION EUROS IN WINE, WHERE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE NECTAR OF BACCHUS IS MORE ADVANCED THAN EXPECTED AND PER CAPITA SPENDING CAPACITY IS VERY SIMILAR TO ITALY 06 July 2012
News SINCE JULY 2ND, BUONITALIA IS IN LIQUIDATION AND ITALY RISKS A POOR SHOW: 20 MILLION EUROS STILL IN THE TREASURY, WHILE CREDITORS ARE WAITING AND WORKERS MIGHT BE LIABLE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES 05 July 2012
News SINCE JULY 2ND, BUONITALIA IS IN LIQUIDATION AND ITALY RISKS A POOR SHOW: 20 MILLION EUROS STILL IN THE TREASURY, WHILE CREDITORS ARE WAITING AND WORKERS MIGHT BE LIABLE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES 04 July 2012
News THE EUROPEAN UNION SPENDS MORE IN PUBLIC FUNDS FOR AGRICULTURE THAN OTHER COUNTRIES, IS A MYTH: THE U.S. SPENDS 3 TIMES MORE- 442 EUROS PRO CAPITA AGAINST 151 EUROS, REVEALS THE MOVEMENT FOR WORLD AGRICULTURE, MOMAGRI STUDY 02 July 2012
News BRUNO GIACOSA, MAESTRO OF BAROLO AND ONE OF THE GREAT ITALIAN WINE ARTISANS, WILL RECEIVE THE FIRST HONORIS CAUSE DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CULINARY SCIENCE IN POLLENZO ON JULY 10TH, IN ALBA. 02 July 2012
News WINE & ARCHITECTURE, A WINNING "COUPLE" AND MORE AND MORE WINERIES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OF ITALY (BUT NOT ONLY) ARE DESIGNED BY TOP ARCHITECTS. THE “MARRIAGE” WAS CELEBRATED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEST "SPAZIO DIVINO”. 01 July 2012
News EUROPEAN WINE… HERITAGE OF HUMANITY: OLD WORLD WINE IS IN UKRAINE TO PROMOTE WINE CULTURE AS A UNESCO HERITAGE OF HUMANITY AND IN PARIS TO TALK ABOUT COOPERATION 15 June 2012
News SCANDAL IN BURGUNDY: 4 FAMOUS WINE MERCHANTS INVESTIGATED FOR FRAUD. 500.000 BOTTLES SOLD AS BURGUNDY HAD OTHER WINES ADDED AND ANOTHER MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND HAD WRONG LABELS 15 June 2012
News THE CHARM OF TUSCANY CONQUERED PRINCESS MARIA CAROLINA OF BOURBON- PARMA WHO MARRIED THE FRENCH MILLIONAIRE ALBERT BRENNINKMEIJER AT VILLA I COLLAZZI, TOASTING WITH FRESCOBALDI’S CHIANTI CLASSICO AND ATTEMS PINOT GRIGIO FROM FRIULI 15 June 2012
News THE NEW FRONTIER OF WINE IS CLOTHES: THE FIRST DRESS MADE OUT OF FABRIC PRODUCED WITH A FERMENTATION PROCESS SIMILAR TO THAT USED FOR ALCOHOL, PATENTED BY RESEARCHERS OF THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA UNIVERSITY 13 June 2012
News WINE, LIKE GOLD AND DIAMONDS, HOLDS ITS OWN ON THE MARKET AND PROVES A BETTER INVESTMENT THAN STOCK MARKET. FOLLOWING THE U.S. AND CHINA, FRANCE NOW HAS ITS FIRST WINE INVESTMENT FUND, UZES GRANDS CRUS 13 June 2012
News WHAT ARE THE BEST MOVIES ABOUT WINE? THE WINE MAGAZINE “THE DRINK BUSINESS” COMPILED ITS RANKING, “TOP TEN WINE MOVIES” AND THE FIRST THREE POSITIONS WENT TO “SIDEWAYS”, “BOTTLE SHOCK” AND “A GOOD YEAR” 13 June 2012
News ITALY VS FRANCE: "WE ARE BETTER ON HIGH TIER WINES AND ITALY IS BETTER ON MID TIER. BUT WE ARE ON THE SAME SIDE ON MANY ISSUES", SAYS SERGE DUBOIS, PRESIDENT OF UNION INTERNATIONALE DES OENOLOGUES 08 June 2012
News ASSOENOLOGI CONVENTION - STREAMLINING PRODUCTION COSTS AND ELIMINATING WASTE WITHOUT AFFECTING QUALITY ARE NOT CHOICES BUT A DUTY IMPOSED BY CRISIS AND ETHICS. WHY WINE IS BUSINESS AND HOW TO DO IT. CAVIT, ANTESI AND ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT EXPLAIN 07 June 2012
News MEXICO VS ITALY 1-0: THE LAND OF THE MAYAS BEATS THE BELPAESE ON THE WEB. "MEXICAN FOOD" IS THE MOST GOOGLED KEYWORD IN THE WORLD. ITALY WINS THE SILVER MEDAL AND THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CLICKS COME FROM AUSTRALIA, ACCORDING TO FOOD140 SURVEY 06 June 2012
News ITALIAN WINE BASED SPIRITS: ITALIANS ARE DRINKING LESS (-10% IN 2011 OVER 2010), SO COMPANIES ARE RELYING ON EXPORTS OF GRAPPA, SYMBOL OF MADE IN ITALY SPIRITS, +18% BOTTLED AND +37% BULK 01 June 2012
News THE BEST WEBSITE? WINENEWS WON THE “2012 WINE OSCARS", THE PRESTIGIOUS PRIZE BIBENDA /SOMMELIERS DEDICATE TO LEADERS IN THE WINE WORLD. WINENEWS: "AN AWARD TO OUR TEAM FOR OUR DAILY NEWS...” 01 June 2012
News THE BEST PIZZAIOLO IN THE WORLD IS ITALIAN: "CAPUTO TROPHY" GOES TO MARCELLO D'ERASMO; SECOND PLACE TO GENNARO NASTI OF PIZZERIA "VIA TRIBUNALI" IN PORTLAND (OREGON) AND THIRD TAKEHIKO CHIBA OF PIZZERIA "PADRINO DEL SHOZAN" IN SENDAI (MIYAGI) 25 May 2012
News CITIES OF WINE: " THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT DOES NOT CARE ABOUT FOOD & WINE TOURISM... THIS SECTOR INSTEAD HAS THE NUMBERS TO EXIT THE CRISIS”. CITIES OF WINE-CENSIS: HERE'S THE “TRADING DESK” OF ITALIAN WINE & FOOD 21 May 2012
News NOT ONLY THE "STARS" DO IT, NOW NOBEL AWARD WINNERS ARE MAKING WINE, TOO. IN THE VINEYARDS, ALONG SIDE SINGERS AND ACTORS, THE AMERICAN ASTROPHYSICIST BRIAN SCHMIDT HONORED IN 2011 FOR HIS STUDY ON EXPANDING UNIVERSE 19 May 2012
News 1774 VINTAGE, 38.300 EUROS IS THE RECORD PRICE AT CHRISTIE’S AUCTION YESTERDAY IN GENEVA FOR “VIN JAUNE” THE “WINE OF KINGS, THE KING OF WINES”, PRODUCED IN THE JURA REGION OF FRANCE BY THE VERCEL FAMILY 19 May 2012
News ITALY, LEADER IN VALUE AND ALSO IN VOLUME IN THE STATES, WITH 22.9% IN QUANTITY OF WINE IMPORTED AND 32.2% IN VALUE ... EVEN THOUGH THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2012 IS DOWN COMPARED TO 2011: DATA FROM ITALIAN WINE & FOOD INSTITUTE 18 May 2012
News RICHARD GERE’S OWN BRUNELLO ... THE HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR CREATES HIS PRIVATE LABEL OF THE GREAT TUSCAN RED WINE PRODUCED BY SAN FILIPPO IN MONTALCINO FOR "BEDFORD POST", THE “OFFICER AND GENTLEMAN’S" RELAIS & CHATEÂU IN NEW YORK 16 May 2012
News CIBUS, THE SHOWCASE OF MADE IN ITALY. IT’S A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY FOR THE ECONOMY OF THE COUNTRY, WORTH 245 BILLION EUROS. CIA: "EXPORTS OF ITALIAN PASTA, CHEESE, WINE AND OIL KNOW NO CRISIS BUT NEED MORE SECTOR PROMOTION AND UNITY” 11 May 2012
News HOLLYWOOD STARS ARE CRAZY FOR MADE IN ITALY CUISINE. THE HUNT IS ON FOR CULINARY SPECIALTIES. TOP PREFERENCES: MOZZARELLA DI BUFALA AND PARMIGIANO REGGIANO 10 May 2012
News COUNTDOWN TO "DIVINE TUSCANY" (FLORENCE, MAY 17/20), THE DELUXE EVENT (STARTING WITH PARTICIPATION FEES) BY SUCKLING & IMG ARTISTS WITH THE TOP TUSCAN PRODUCERS. NEW FEATURES: GRAND TASTINGS AND NEW ENTRY WINERIES 07 May 2012
News ALCOHOL & ADVERTISING: THE DEBATE IS ON. THE PROBLEM IS ABUSE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES THAT HAVE NO CULTURE OF DRINKING. TALK OF BANS AND BEVERAGE COLOSSALS’ COMMITMENTS IN THE UK AND THE U.S. IS REVISING RULES ONLINE 05 May 2012
News CONSUMERS ARE DRINKING LESS BUT SPENDING MORE: WINES OVER 5 EUROS INCREASED 11% IN ITALY IN 2011 AND QUALITY–PRACTICAL (MEALS AND GIFTS) REPLACED THE PRICE-QUALITY RATIO. THAT IS WHY IN TUSCANY, NICOLÒ INCISA ROCCHETTA AND GIUSEPPE MEREGALLI ... 04 May 2012
