News THE NEW “REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL PLAN OF DENOMINATION OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHIC INDICATION WINES” ARE “ABSURD, ONEROUS AND DANGEROUS”, SAYS ARMANDO BOTTEON, EDITOR (FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS) OF THE MAGAZINE “WINE LEGISLATION” 31 May 2010
News THE COUNCILOR FOR AGRICULTURE OF FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA, CLAUDIO VIOLINO, ANNOUNCED: “10 MILLION EUROS TO PROMOTE FRIULIAN (EX TOCAI) WINE” 28 May 2010
News SLOW FOOD ITALY CONVENTION IN ABANO TERME: “WE’RE BECOMING POLITICALLY VISIBLE” PETRINI SAYS. RIGHT AND LEFT ARE PAST HISTORY. THE NEW WAY IS A HOLISTIC VISION OF THE WORLD...“ 26 May 2010
News VERSATILITY IS THE “KEY” TO TOMORROW’S CUISINE, SAY THE EXPERTS AND RESTAURATEURS AT THE FOCUS EVENT IN CONTADI CASTALDI ORGANIZED BY GIACOMO MOJOLI (POLYTECHNIC OF MILAN): “WE MUST LOOK AT WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE THROUGH NEW EYES” 26 May 2010
News UNESCO, THE PROSECCO HILLS OF CONEGLIANO AND VALDOBBIADENE PROPOSED FOR WORLD HERITAGE, ANNOUNCED GIANCARLO GALAN, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE. 25 May 2010
News CONCERTS, TASTING EVENTS, SHOWS, HAPPENINGS AT “OPEN CELLARS” ALL OVER ITALY ON MAY 30TH. PARTNERS ARE ENEL.SI, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, CONSORTIUM RILEGNO, HERTZ AND ITALIAN WINE CELLAR... 24 May 2010
News AMERICA IS BACK TO THE GARDEN TO FIGHT OBESITY AND THE CRISIS: FROM THE FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO BIG COMPANIES (TOYOTA, PEPSI, GOOGLE, YAHOO!) EMPLOYEES GROW VEGETABLES 21 May 2010
News ARGENTINA SAYS “ADIOS” T0 ITALIAN PASTA. AND ALSO TO GERMAN BEER AND MANY OTHER FOREIGN FOODS. BUENOS AIRES STOPS FOREIGN IMPORTS TO PROTECT DOMESTIC PRODUCTION, REPORTED THE PRESS AGENCY “IL VELINO” 19 May 2010
News EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING: THE WEAK EURO HELPS OUT ITALIAN WINE EXPORTS TO THE U.S.A. 18 May 2010
News THE “GELARDINI & ROMANI” SPRING AUCTION WILL BE HELD IN ROME ON MAY 20 COUNTING 1400 MAGNUMS AND JEROBOAMS. FROM BURGUNDY (LEFLAIVE, ROMANÉE CONTI...) TO CHAMPAGNE TO THE ITALIAN MONTEVETRANO, TERRA DI LAVORO, SAGRANTINO CAPRAI, TURRIGA BY ARGIOLAS 17 May 2010
News AT “THE STATE OF WINE”, CONFERENCE EMILIO PEDRON (GIV) SAID, “THE CRASH OF ORIGINAL PRICES IS NOT THE MARKET’S FAULT, IT’S THE PRODUCERS’ LACK OF MARKET CULTURE: VALUES ARE LOST, THE PRODUCT MINIMIZED. AND CONSUMER PRICES ARE INCREASING ...” 13 May 2010
News ”BIG BROTHER” IN YOUR SHOPPING CART. THE “FOOD LION” PROJECT IN THE U.S.A. WILL STUDY CONSUMER BEHAVIOR USING CAMERAS AND SOFTWARE FOR VISUAL RECOGNITION 11 May 2010
News AT “THE STATE OF WINE” CONFERENCE, ZONIN SAID, “WINE IS EIGHTH ON LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTION EARNINGS... PRODUCERS MUST RETURN TO DIRECT MARKETING TO GET BACK INTO CONTACT WITH CONSUMERS AND NOT RELY ON THE INTERVENTION OF MEDIAS” 10 May 2010
News NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SERVED IN PUBLIC PLACES AFTER 2 AM, READS THE AMENDMENT BY SENATOR GRILLO (PDL) ON THE BILL FOR THE NEW HIGHWAY CODE. ON MAY 4 IN THE SENATE, THEN THE HOUSE. 07 May 2010
News MONTEPULCIANO IS A TOP CHOICE EUROPEAN CITY, THANKS TO ITS NOBILE WINE. IT IS THE FOURTH MOST PREFERRED DESTINATION BY WINE TOURISTS ON THE TRIP ADVISOR STANDINGS AND THE MOST LOVED IN THE WEB COMMUNITY OF “GOURMAND” TRAVELERS 06 May 2010
News ITALIAN HAM, BACON AND MORTADELLA CONQUEST THE WORLD: IN 2009 EXPORTS WERE UP 3.6% IN QUANTITY AND 3.3% IN VALUE, SAYS THE ASSOCIATION OF MEAT INDUSTRIES (ASSICA) 03 May 2010
News PARMA, CAPITOL OF ”FOODLAND” AT “CIBUS” THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FAIR FROM 10 TO 13 MAY. TASTING AND MUCH MORE WITH THE BEST OF THE ITALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL FOOD INDUSTRY 03 May 2010
News AN AMERICAN BILLIONAIRE ACCUSES CHRISTIE’S OF SELLING FALSE VINTAGE WINES: WILLIAM KOCH FILES A SUIT AT NEW YORK COURTHOUSE (SOURCE: APCOM) 23 April 2010
News GARDENING IS MORE FUN THAN PLAYSTATION SAY 60% OF CHILDREN IN THE “FARM FRIENDLY EDUCATION” PROJECT BY COLDIRETTI. 21 April 2010
News CHILE: THE TITLE OF BEST SOMMELIER IN THE WORLD GOES TO THE ENGLISHMAN, GERARD BASSET 19 April 2010
News GERARD DEPARDIEU: “MY DREAM IS TO HAVE A SMALL VINEYARD IN FRIULI, PERHAPS WITH MY FRIEND AND WINEMAKER ROLAND MICHEL”, SAYS THE FRENCH ACTOR WITH AN ITALIAN HEART. “FRIULIAN WINE IS THE MOST ELEGANT IN THE WORLD” 16 April 2010
News GIACOMO TACHIS THE “FATHER” OF SASSICAIA AND TIGNANELLO WINES AND ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THE ITALIAN WINE “RENAISSANCE”, RETIRES TO PRIVATE LIFE 13 April 2010
News WINE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN PALERMO:THE “CONCOURS MONDIAL DE BRUXELLES”, ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL AWARDS IS ON STAGE FROM APRIL 23-25. THE 2010 EDITION WILL BE HELD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITALY. 12 April 2010
News COUNTER-TREND INVESTMENTS: THE PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP ANGELINI BUYS OUT PUIATTI, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS BRANDS OF WINE IN FRIULI. THE WINERY WILL ENHANCE THE “ANGELINI ESTATES” IN TUSCANY (MONTALCINO, MONTEPULCIANO, CHIANTI CLASSICO) AND THE MARCHE 09 April 2010
News A NEW STAR IS BORN IN THE WINE WORLD- THE “STAR OF BETHLEHEM” A WHITE WINE FROM THE CREMISAN WINERY, NEAR JERUSALEM. A SOCIAL PROJECT IN THE HOLY LAND WITH THE COLLABORATION OF THE WINE EXPERT RICCARDO COTARELLA 08 April 2010
News MINIMALIST TREND: WINE TASTING IS CHANGING TO SIMPLE AND BASIC, AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENT AND WALLET FRIENDLY. WINE ENTHUSIASTS ARE STEPPING AWAY FROM THE RITUALS AND CEREMONY OF RECENT YEARS. 06 April 2010
News VINITALY 2010 IN VERONA FROM 8-12 APRIL. ACCORDING TO THE WINE TASTERS ORGANIZATION CHINA IS GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER: ANOTHER PLAN TO PROMOTE THE CULTURE OF WINE IN PEKING 05 April 2010
News WINE & INSTITUTIONS - THE ITALIAN PRESIDENT GIORGIO NAPOLITANO WILL BE AT VINITALY ON APRIL 9TH 02 April 2010
News THE GERMANS SAY “ITALIAN WINE ÜBER ALLES”. IN THE HOME OF BEER, WINE EXPORTS FROM ITALY INCREASE (517 MILLION LITERS IN 2009, +4,1% OVER 2008) AS MUCH AS FRANCE, SPAIN AND CHILE ALL TOGETHER… 31 March 2010
News WINENEWS POLL - VINITALY THERE IS A GROWING INTEREST IN WINE IN THE FEMALE WORLD: 74% ATTEND WINE TASTING, 49% BUY GUIDES AND MAGAZINES, 73% BROWSE SITES AND BLOGS DAILY. THE WOMAN WHO KNOWS WINE IS ABSOLUTELY SEXY 25 March 2010
News “FINDING THE LOST BOTTLE”: THE TREND OF TASTING RARE AND OLD WINES IS DEFINITELY ON THE RISE AND OFFERED BY MORE AND MORE WINERIES BUT ALSO AT WINE EVENTS… 22 March 2010
News EXPO 2015 – “SHOWCASE OF MADE IN ITALY AND AGRO-FOOD INDUSTRY, SAYS PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI”. THE MINISTER OF HEALTH, FAZIO, SIGNS PROTOCOL FOR INITIATIVES ON FOOD SAFETY. AT EXPO 2015 IN PARMA THE INTERNATIONAL EVENT “CIBUS-EXPO” 17 March 2010
News BAD WEATHER - OVER 200 MILLION EUROS IN DAMAGES TO AGRICULTURE. CIA – THE ITALIAN FARMERS ASSOCIATION: “ DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY” 16 March 2010
News THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPROVED THE REFORM OF LAW 164/92! MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE LUCA ZAIA SAYS, “IT’S A HISTORICAL MEASURE THAT MARKS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN CONSOLIDATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ONE OF THE MAJOR INDUSTRIES IN ITALY “ 15 March 2010
News GIANNA NANNINI TALKS ABOUT THE WINES MADE ON HER FARM “LA CERTOSA” IN SIENA. HER THOUGHTS ON WINE AND HER HOMELAND ... ” TIME IS RUNNING WITHOUT THE WORLD”. GENERAL MANAGER OF ANTINORI WINERY RENZO COTARELLA IS THE SUPERVISOR 13 March 2010
News AN IMPERIAL TOAST: THE RETURN OF MAMERTINO, JULIUS CAESAR’S FAVORITE WINE! THE PLANETA WINERY, SYMBOL OF SICILIAN WINE, RE-DISCOVERED AND RECOVERED IT, IN AN “ARCHEO-ENOLOGY” ADVENTURE IN CAPO MILAZZO (MESSINA) 12 March 2010
News THE INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY “LA VIGNA” IN VICENZA, FOCUSES ON THE FARM WORLD, COUNTS 50,000 VOLUMES, IS UNIQUE IN ITS FIELD, A REFERENCE POINT FOR SCHOLARS AND PROMOTES PROGRESS IN AGRICULTURE 12 March 2010
News NO REMOVAL! VINEYARDS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WOODLAND PLANTS AND RECEIVE FINANCING FOR CONSERVATION, NOT PRODUCTION. THIS IS THE IDEA OF DARIO CARTABELLOTTA, DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF VINES AND WINES OF SICILY 10 March 2010
News WINE ENTHUSIAST TOASTS 30 YEARS OF DOCG WITH THE ITALIAN WINE ICONS: GAJA, PIO CESARE, BERTANI, BARONE RICASOLI, ANTINORI, SAN GUIDO, BIONDI SANTI, ORNELLAIA, PLANETA, MASTROBERARDINO, BOLLA, MIONETTO, SANTA MARGHERITA, RIUNITE AND RUFFINO 08 March 2010