News 298 MILLION EUROS FOR THE WINE SECTOR IN 2010. NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE EU TO ITALY’S NATIONAL PLAN. MINISTER ZAIA: “GREAT SATISFACTION. 60 MILLION MORE THAN IN 2009” 14 October 2009
News 2009 A RECORD YEAR FOR PRICE INCREASES BETWEEN FOOD PRODUCTION AND FINAL CONSUMPTION. CARROTS ARE EMBLEMATIC AT +1,100%. ACCORDING TO COLDIRETTI FARMERS RECEIVE PENNIES FOR THEIR GOODS WHILE RETAILERS MAKE LARGE PROFITS 13 October 2009
News A 10 MILLION EURO CAMPAIGN FOR FRIULANO WINE FROM THE FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA REGION 12 October 2009
News AUTUMN WINE AUCTION: OCTOBER 10 IN ROME GELARDINI & ROMANI WILL BE AUCTIONING OFF 200 LOTS OF GRAND WINES FROM THE COLLECTION OF AN EX ITALIAN PRESIDENT TO A UNIQUE SALMANAZAR OF ORNELLAIA 2006 09 October 2009
News A GUESS AT THE WINNERS OF GAMBERO ROSSO AWARDS: GIACOSA BEST WINERY, FINO FOR VITICULTURALIST, GATTINARA SAN GRATO ANTONIOLO BEST RED WINE, FIANO DI AVELLINO COLLI DI LAPIO ROMANI BEST WHITE, GRAAL CAVIT BEST SPUMANTE, AND BARATTIERI FOR SWEET WINE 08 October 2009
News WINENEWS PREVIEW – THE NEW MODIFICATIONS TO THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF POLITICS WINE REGULATION 164/92. THE GOAL IS TO APPROVE IT WITHIN SIX MONTHS 07 October 2009
News IT COMES FROM JAPAN AND IS MADE BY TOYOTA: A HANDHELD DEVICE ANALYZES BREATH AND THE FACE OF THE DRIVER. IF THE DRIVER IS DRUNK AT THE WHEEL, THE CAR DOESN’T START AND IT’S THE CAR THAT DECIDES. 05 October 2009
News TASTE AN ALMOST EXTINCT GRAPE VARIETY, PRODUCED FROM A 350-YEAR-OLD VINE AT THE SOUTH TYROLEAN SISSI GARDENS AT CASTEL TRAUTTMANSDORFF... THE HOLIDAY PACKAGE “GARDENS AND WINE” (IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER) 02 October 2009
News ANGELO GAJA PROMOTES THE “CONSTITUTION” OF EUROPEAN WINE WITH HONORS. AN INTERESTING TITLE THAT WE ALSO PROPOSE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND “CMO WINE”... 01 October 2009
News OCTOBER 8 - THE 2010 “L’ESPRESSO“ GUIDE WINE AUCTION AT PANDOLFINI HOUSE IN FLORENCE: FROM TIGNANELLO 1993 TO APPARITA 1990 AND MONFORTINO 1990 TO GAJA BARBARESCO 1983. PLENTY OF BURGUNDY, AND THE STAR OF “SIDEWAYS” CHEVAL BLANC 1961 28 September 2009
News THE “ITALIAN TALENT” COLLECTIVE BRAND IS BACK TO CLEAR UP THE CASE ON ITALIAN SPARKLING WINES... CLAUDIO RIZZOLI (ROTARI) PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTE ITALIAN TALENT, THE BRAND GIVES CLASSIC ITALIAN SPARKLING METHOD A CHANCE TO REACH FOREIGN MARKETS 28 September 2009
News GRAPE HARVESTING HAS BEGUN IN CHAMPAGNE. QUALITY IS EXCELLENT AND WINE PRODUCERS HOPE FOR A VINTAGE YEAR. MEANWHILE, YIELD LOWERED 30% OVER 2008 TO KEEP STOCKS DOWN AND COUNTER PRICE DROPS. 25 September 2009
News “LEADING PRICES FALL”. STAGNANT MARKETS AND PRODUCTS UNSOLD ON MAIN FOREIGN MARKETS... HARVESTING UNDER THE NEGATIVE CLOUD OF CRISIS.CONFAGRICOLTURA CALLS FOR “SALES AIDS”. REQUEST FOR GRUBBING 25,928 ACRES. 24 September 2009
News NEW RULES FROM TEXT ON ROAD SAFETY MUST BE APPROVED BY THE SENATE WHEN PARLIAMENT RESUMES WORK 21 September 2009
News PIERO ANTINORI, PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTE OF “MAJOR BRANDS” QUALITY ITALIAN WINE: “CRISIS? MAJOR BRANDS HOLD THEIR OWN” 21 September 2009
News THE WINE DIAPER HAS ARRIVED FOR WINE ENTHUSIASTS WHO MUST FLY WITH THEIR PRECIOUS BOTTLES OF WINE 21 August 2009
News SLOW FOOD SETS THE DATE FOR A GLOBAL “TERRA MADRE DAY”: DECEMBER 10. SLOW FOOD USA LAUNCHES “TIME FOR LUNCH”, A CAMPAIGN FOR REAL FOOD IN SCHOOL CAFFETERIAS 20 August 2009
News AMARONE, BRUNELLO, BAROLO, CHIANTI CLASSICO TO BE USED LIKE PARMIGIANO REGGIANO AS A CREDIT GUARANTEE FOR LOANS FROM BANKS. WINENEWS ASKED GIANNI ZONIN WHAT HE THOUGHT: “AN EXCELLENT IDEA AND THE CONSORTIUMS COULD REPRESENT A FURTHER GUARANTEE” 18 August 2009
News THE ‘NEW YORK TIMES’ CREATES A WINE CLUB IN AN ATTEMPT BEAT THE ADVERTISING CRISIS 14 August 2009
News LONG TERM ECONOMIC POLICIES FOR ITALY’S WINE SECTOR? A SIMPLE ANALYSIS OF THE FRENCH WINE SECTOR PROVIDES A PRECISE STRATEGY TO INCREASE QUALITY AND REDUCE QUANTITY 13 August 2009
News THE “HONEY TRAVELLER”: HEALTH CONSCIOUS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE, CHOOSES LESS FREQUENTED DESTINATIONS, PREFERS ACQUISITIONS DIRECTLY FROM PRODUCER, AND HUNTS OUT UNIQUE AND ARTISANAL TYPES OF HONEY 10 August 2009
News THE CHIANTI CLASSICO CONSORTIUM IS THE FIRST TO ADOPT “BLOCAGE” AS AN ANTICRISIS MEASURE AND TO AVOID LOSING A PART OF THE 2009 GRAPE HARVEST, WHICH IS SET TO BE ANOTHER EXCELLENT VINTAGE 07 August 2009
News WITHOUT REGARD OF LOCAL RELIGIOUS LAW, A WINEBAR OPENS AT THE DUBAI AIRPORT, SELLING SOME OF THE RAREST WINES IN THE WORLD 06 August 2009
News FRANCE AND SPAIN DOING WELL IN IMPLEMENTING THE EUROPEAN WINE CMO. A WINENEWS STUDY REVEALS THAT THESE COUNTRIES HAVE REACTED POSITIVELY TO THE NEW EUROPEAN NORMS FOR THIS IMPORTANT ECONOMIC SECTOR 04 August 2009
News AN UNFAIR EXCHANGE: 4 KILOS OF PEACHES WORTH ONE ESPRESSO ACCORDING TO CONFAGRICOLTURA 03 August 2009
News EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES FOR BANKS AND ROYALTY. SCANDAL REVEALED BY THE ‘INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE’ 31 July 2009
News THE U.S. TO GIVE THE “UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY” THE AVA SEAL. WITH ITS 4.8 MILLION HECTARES IT’S THE LARGEST WINE DENOMINATION IN THE WORLD 30 July 2009
News ISMEA-ITALIAN WINE UNION STUDY: FORECASTS FOR CONTAINED GROWTH FOR THE 2009 GRAPE HARVEST. EXTIRPATION AND THINNING OUT OF GRAPES COUNTERBALANCES THE PRODUCTION OF GENERALLY HEALTHY ITALIAN VINEYARDS 29 July 2009
News MORE FOREIGN WINE AT LOWER PRICES: U.S. WINE IMPORTS TREND OF INCREASING QUANTITIES (22%) BUT DECREASING AMOUNTS IN VALUE (-14%) CONTINUED THROUGH MAY ACCORDING TO THE ITALIAN WINE & FOOD INSTITUTE 28 July 2009
News THE MAIN NEW WORLD WINE COUNTRIES (EXCEPT AUSTRALIA) HAVE UNITED TO CREATE A COMMON MARKET PLAN TO BEAT THE EUROPEAN UNION 27 July 2009
News THE “CUVEE GAME” BECOMES THE “CUVEE SCHOOL”. THE EVENT ORGANIZED BY CONTADI CASTALDI IS NO LONGER JUST A COMPETITION BUT A FORGE OF MASTERS IN THE ART OF SPARKLING WINE FROM FRANCIACORTA 24 July 2009
News AN EXCLUSIVE CAVEAU IN THE HEART OF ROME FOR THE U.S. AMBASSADOR. BUILT IN RECORD TIME (9 MONTHS), ON JULY 23 THE WINE CELLAR AT VILLA TAVERNA (CREATED BY AGNESE MAZZEI) IS OPENED AND HOLDS 5,000 BOTTLES DONATED BY THE MOST IMPORTANT ITALIAN WINERIES 22 July 2009
News BARACK OBAMA BRINGS WINE AND BEER BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE. AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF “ABSTINENCE”, THE PRESIDENT DRINKS AND OFFERS LIQUOR TO HIS GUESTS 21 July 2009
News FIVE CUPS OF COFFEE A DAY GOOD FOR PREVENTING AND EVEN CURING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE. A DISCOVERY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 20 July 2009
News THE MARKET ACCORDING TO PIERO VALDISERRA, MARKETING MANAGER FOR FRATELLI RINALDI, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT IMPORTERS. “IMPOSSIBLE TO GENERALIZE, BUT STILL WINES ARE SUFFERING, SPARKLING WINES ARE WITHSTANDING, COGNAC, CALVADOS, WHISKEY ARE STABLE” 20 July 2009
News GERMANY CREATES POWDERED WINE FOR MOUNTAINEERS. THE PACK OF 60 GRAMS OF POWDER MAKES A GLASS OF RED WINE. IT IS PRODUCED BY THE “TREK‘N EAT” COMPANY 16 July 2009
News THE TOP TEN WINES SOLD WORLDWIDE ACCORDING TO DATABANK, OWNER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN MAGAZINE, ‘WINE SPECTATOR’. ITALY’S MARTINI & ROSSI TAKE SECOND PLACE WITH ‘MARTINI’ AND CAVIRO FOURTH WITH ‘TAVARNELLO’ 15 July 2009
News A PRESS RELEASE AT VINEXPO BORDEAUX STATES OPTIMISM FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND A PREDICTION OF 3.5% GROWTH FOR THE WINE AND ALCOHOL MARKET WITH GLOBAL EARNINGS THAT WILL SURPASS 390 BILLION DOLLARS BY 2012 14 July 2009
News TUSCANY TOASTS THE RETURN OF ALGHIERI - AFTER 650 YEARS! AN HISTORIC APPOINTMENT AT THE ESTATE OF COUNT PIERALVISE SEREGO ALIGHIERI, DIRECT DESCENDANT OF DANTE, WITH DARIO CECCHINI AND MASI AGRICOLA 13 July 2009
News ITALIAN WINE & FOOD INSTITUTE: IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2009, ITALIAN WINE EXPORTS TO THE U.S. FALL. ITALY LOSES ITS FIRST PLACE POSITION TO AUSTRALIA FOR U.S. WINE IMPORTS 09 July 2009
