News THE ITALIAN RURAL LANDSCAPE YIELDS 10 BILLION EUROS PER YEAR. BUT OVER THE PAST 60 YEARS ILLEGAL BUILDING AND URBAN SPRAWL HAS CAUSED DAMAGES FOR 25 BILLION EUROS, SAYS CIA - ITALIAN FARMERS CONFEDERATION 23 September 2011
News WHICH BRAND OF ITALIAN WINE IS THE MOST “ADMIRED” IN THE WORLD? THE TUSCAN, ANTINORI. BUT THE CHILEAN CONCHA Y TORO IS NUMBER ONE ACCORDING TO THE BRITISH MONTHLY “DRINKS INTERNATIONAL” 19 September 2011
News PIEDMONT, TUSCANY AND FRIULI ARE THE SOMMELIERS’ PICK OF THE TOP ITALIAN WINE REGIONS, SAYS THE BIGGEST WINE GUIDE IN ITALY - AIS-BIBENDA’S DUEMILAVINI 2012. TOP WINERIES: ANTINORI, GAJA, MISTER COLLE MASSARI, FOLLOWED BY ALMERIA, VOERZIO AND BROVIA 19 September 2011
News MORE WEB IN THE WINE WORLD - EUROPEAN WINE BLOGGERS MEET IN BRESCIA (October 14 to 16) FOR THE “EUROPEAN WINE BLOGGER CONFERENCE”, THE ONLY INTERNATIONAL EVENT DEDICATED TO COUPLING THE TWO WORLDS 19 September 2011
News EXPORTS OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED FRENCH TERROIRS, BORDEAUX IN THE LEAD, SOAR IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 2011, BUT THE BRITISH MAGAZINE “DECANTER” SAYS THE BEST WINE FROM A BORDEAUX BLEND IS CHINESE 15 September 2011
News STUDYING IN FIELDS AND VINEYARDS: BOOM OF STUDENTS AT AGRICULTURE FACULTIES AND INSTITUTES. RECORD ENROLLMENT AT SAN MICHELE INSTITUTE IN ALTO ADIGE: 840 STUDENTS. MASTER DEGREE IN SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE 14 September 2011
News FLORENCE, OCTOBER 6TH: PANDOLFINI AUCTION IS “SHOWING” THE BEST OF THE BEST WINE PRODUCTION - SUPERTUSCANS (SOLAIA, ORNELLAIA, MASSETO, SASSICAIA), BAROLO (CONTERNO, GIACOSA, MASCARELLO) AND THE TOP LOTS LAFITE ROTHSCHILD AND MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1986 13 September 2011
News GLOBAL WARMING AND WINE: CHAMPAGNE MOVES TO SOUTH OF ENGLAND, AND ITALIAN VINEYARDS RISE IN ALTITUDE. ALCOHOL CONTENT IS ALSO ON THE RISE, REPORTS THE ANSA AGENCY 13 September 2011
News “WINE SPECTATOR”, THE MOST INFLUENTIAL MAGAZINE IN THE WORLD OF WINE IS COMING TO VERONA: TASTINGS AT THE TOP 100 ITALIAN WINERIES, PROLOGUE TO ”VINITALY” 2012 (IN THE NEW SUNDAY-WEDNESDAY FORMULA, MARCH 25TH TO 28TH) 13 September 2011
News CMO WINE STABILIZES THE MARKET, SALES ARE UP AND THIS YEAR’S HARVEST WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE SCARCEST EVER IN ITALY. “WINE IS NO LONGER COMING OUT OF OUR EARS”: OPTIMISM FROM ANGELO GAJA 12 September 2011
News ROSSO DI MONTALCINO IS STILL 100% SANGIOVESE. THE PROPOSED SPECIFICATION CHANGE FOR BRUNELLO’S “LITTLE BROTHER” DIDN’T PASS. BATTLE OVER, TIME AND THE MARKET WILL TELL ... FOCUS: THE NUMBERS & FEATURES OF ROSSO 08 September 2011
News CRAZY ABOUT BEES: AFTER PARIS AND NEW YORK, LONDON IS GETTING A SWARM OF BEES. THE BEEHIVES WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE ROOFS OF THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE AND THE HONEY WILL BE DONATED TO LISTED STOCK COMPANIES 06 September 2011
News THERE ARE FEWER BUT BIGGER WINERIES IN ITALY: IN 10 YEARS BUSINESSES DROPPED FROM 791.000 TO 383.000 (52% LESS), BUT THE AVERAGE SIZE HAS GROWN 82%, REVEALS FEDAGRI CONFCOOPERATIVE- ISTAT AGRICULTURE CENSUS 05 September 2011
News THERE ARE FEWER BUT BIGGER WINERIES IN ITALY: IN 10 YEARS BUSINESSES DROPPED FROM 791.000 TO 383.000 (52% LESS), BUT THE AVERAGE SIZE HAS GROWN 82%, REVEALS FEDAGRI CONFCOOPERATIVE- ISTAT AGRICULTURE CENSUS 02 September 2011
News SERVICE AREAS ARE A MUST FOR 57% OF ITALIANS AND A SHOWCASE FOR TOURISTS. BUT SLOW FOOD WARNS MADE IN ITALY REPUTATION IS AT RISK. THERE IS A REMEDY: “EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND ENJOY THE REALITY OF THE SMALL BUT TRUE ESSENCE OF ITALIAN LIFE STYLE” 01 September 2011
News SERVICE AREAS ARE A MUST FOR 57% OF ITALIANS AND A SHOWCASE FOR TOURISTS. BUT SLOW FOOD WARNS MADE IN ITALY REPUTATION IS AT RISK. THERE IS A REMEDY: “EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND ENJOY THE REALITY OF THE SMALL BUT TRUE ESSENCE OF ITALIAN LIFE STYLE” 29 August 2011
News RUFFINO CLOSER TO THE U.S.A.: THE FOLONARI FAMILY AT 50.1% AGREES TO TRANSFER 100% OF THE BRAND TO THE U.S. GIANT CONSTELLATION BRANDS (ALREADY AT 49.9%). “MADE IN ITALY” MANAGEMENT. FOCUS: U.S. OWNERS OF TUSCAN VINEYARDS 29 August 2011
News IN CALIFORNIA, SYMBOL OF WINE IN THE U.S.A., A CAMPAIGN TO APPLY LAWS FOR DOMESTIC USE AND SALE (TAXED), OF MARIJUANA IS BEING PROMOTED BY THE “REGULATE MARIJUANA LIKE WINE ACT” 19 August 2011
News ITALIANS ABROAD: 1 OUT OF 5 PREFERS "ITALIAN" CUISINE. ITALIAN TRAVELERS LIKE TO EXPERIMENT WITH LOCAL SPECIALTIES EVEN THOUGH "FAKE" MADE IN ITALY PRODUCTS ARE EVERYWHERE, REVEALS A COLDIRETTI SURVEY 18 August 2011
News WHEN THE ICE CREAM MAN BECOMES A "PSYCHOLOGIST": HERE ARE THE "PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILES" OF ICE CREAM FANS, ACCORDING TO THE "ANTICA GELATERIA DEL CORSO" SURVEY- FROM THE "SUPER SWEET TOOTH FANS WHO EAT ALL FLAVORS" TO THE "NOT VERY INTERESTED"... 17 August 2011
News EVEN FINE WINES ARE CAUGHT UP IN THE FURY OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS. LIV-EX INDEX FALLS WHILE MILLIONAIRE COLLECTORS IN EUROPE AND U.S.A. ARE DISCOURAGED BY OVER THE TOP PRICE INCREASES DICTATED BY ASIAN DEMAND 16 August 2011
News “AB ORIGIN” NOT JUST THE WINE, BUT ALSO ITALIAN CUTTINGS ARE GOING ABROAD. WHAT ARE THE REFERENCE MARKETS? EUROPE, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL AND U.S.A. CHINA, FOR NOW, CAN WAIT, SAYS RAUSCEDO OF THE VIVAI COOPERATIVE 12 August 2011
News READY-SET-GO: THE 2011 HARVEST HAS STARTED! THE CASTELLO BONOMI ESTATE (PALADIN) IN FRANCIACORTA CUT THE FIRST GRAPES FOR SPARKLING WINE AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST. VALENTI (UNIVERSITY OF MILAN) SAYS: THE NORTH IS EARLY, CENTRAL AND SOUTH IN THE NORM 09 August 2011
News “FERMENTATION”, THE BEST BLOG IN THE WORLD (IN ENGLISH) ABOUT WINE. EXPERTS AND READERS OF THE “2011 WINE BLOG AWARDS” VOTED IT NUMBER ONE AT THE “WINE BLOGGER CONFERENCE” 06 August 2011
News WHEN THE CHINESE MARKET, DOMINATED BY FRENCH WINES, GIVES THE TOP PRIZE TO AN ITALIAN WINE: ALLEGRINI’S 2007 AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA IS THE BEST OF THE OLD WORLD RED WINE, ACCORDING TO CHINA WINE CHALLENGE, THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPETITION IN CHINA 05 August 2011
News PROSECCO ROAD IN AUSTRALIA: ITALIAN ORIGIN GRAPE GROWERS HAVE CREATED A “WINE ROAD” IN KING VALLEY, DEDICATED TO THE FAMOUS VENETIAN GRAPEVINE. TALK ABOUT “ITALIAN SOUNDING”… 03 August 2011
News ITALIAN PASTA IN NUMBERS: 3.3 MILLION TONS PER YEAR PRODUCED BY 139 PASTA FACTORIES FOR 4.3 BILLION EUROS. THIS IS THE PICTURE OF THE PASTA INDUSTRY BY RICCARDO FELICETTI, MANUFACTURER AND PRESIDENT OF UNION OF ITALIAN PASTA MAKERS (UNIPI) 02 August 2011
News WORK IN DOWNING STREET, VACATION IN THE VINEYARDS OF TUSCANY: AFTER THE FORMER PREMIER TONY BLAIR VACATIONED AT THE CUSONA ESTATE (SAN GIMIGNANO), DAVID CAMERON CHOSE THE PETROLO ESTATE (VALDARNO) FOR HIS SUMMER HOLIDAYS… WITH A GLASS OF GOOD WINE 02 August 2011
News FRENCH WINE AND FOOD MERGE AND PRESENT THE SAME LOGO: BON APPETIT, DESIGNED BY SOPEXA AND THE MINISTRY. THE LOGO WILL BE ON PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS AND FOOD AND WINE LABELS 01 August 2011
News AN ANALYTICAL MAP OF BAROLO AND BARBARESCO TO INDICATE POTENTIALLY SUITABLE AREAS FOR PRODUCING THE TWO GREAT PIEDMONT WINES 01 August 2011
News THE RACE TO RAISE PRICES OF BORDEAUX WINES HAS BROUGHT BACK OPTIMISM IN FRANCE, BUT AUSSINO CELLARS, LEADER AMONG THE “WINE RETAILERS” IN CHINA DOES NOT LIKE THE TREND AND DROPS THE RIVE GAUCHE FOR THE MORE AFFORDABLE RIVE DROITE 22 July 2011
News THE WINE MARKET IS HEALTHY. RUMORS SAY THAT COLLE MASSARI IS CLOSE TO PURCHASING POGGIO DI SOTTO, NEGOTIATIONS INVOLVING ANGELINI ESTATES IN VENETO AND PIEDMONT. OFFICIAL NEWS, ATTEMS OF FRIULI GOES TO FRESCOBALDI 21 July 2011
News “BRAVEHEART” LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAY DOWN HIS ARMS IN CHIANTI: THE ACTOR, MEL GIBSON, IS HUNTING FOR A VILLA IN THE FAMOUS TUSCAN TERRITORY. KEY PREREQUISITE: PRODUCING VINEYARDS 20 July 2011
News 30 PENCE FOR A BOTTLE OF CHÂTEAU LAFITE 2004: ONLINE LOW BID WINE AUCTIONS (OR BETS?) ON THE UNIQUEWINEAUCTIONS.COM UK WEBSITE. SUCCESS OF A PHENOMENON THAT GOES BEYOND NUMBERS AND CONFIRMS GREAT WINES ARE OBJECTS OF DESIRE 18 July 2011
News AT THE BEACH, WITH THE FAMILY, PREFERABLY EATING ITALIAN FOOD. THIS IS HOW ITALIANS IMAGINE SUMMER LUNCH. THE BEST DISH TO EAT ON THE BEACH? RICE SALAD, REVEALS THE POLLI COOKING LAB SURVEY 18 July 2011
News PROSECCO IS A "DEMOCRATIC" SUCCESS, FROM "ENTRY LEVEL" TO "TOP QUALITY". THE SECRETS OF ITALIAN SPARKLING WINE SUCCESS AS TOLD BY BISOL AND CARPENÈ MALVOLTI. EVEN CHAMPAGNE MAKERS LIKE IT... 15 July 2011
News BACK TO THE BEGINNING WHEN GLOBAL MARKETS ARE THE TREND: GANCIA, HOME OF THE CLASSIC ITALIAN METHOD, IS CONCENTRATING ALL EFFORTS ON PIEDMONT SPARKLING WINES – ASTI, MOSCATO DOCG, ALTA LANGA. WINENEWS INTERVIEWED CEO PAOLO FONTANA 15 July 2011
News IN 10 YEARS FARMS HAVE DROPPED IN NUMBER (32.2% LESS) BUT ARE BIGGER IN SIZE (FROM 5.5 HECTARES to 7.9), AND THERE MORE WOMEN AND YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS, REVEAL THE (TEMPORARY) RESULTS FROM ISTAT SIXTH GENERAL CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 13 July 2011
News RISING FUEL COSTS HAVE PUSHED PRICE OF GAS TO A NEW RECORD HIGH AND NOW IT COSTS MORE THAN WINE, REVEALS COLDIRETTI 12 July 2011
News MORE AND MORE STUDENTS ARE CHOOSING THE FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND GETTING JOBS WITHIN ONE YEAR OF GRADUATION. THE CONFAGRICOLTURA/CENSIS STUDY TRACES THE IDENTIKIT OF THE MODERN FARMER: EDUCATED, INNOVATIVE AND WORLD MARKET-ORIENTED 11 July 2011
