News THE LUXURY GOODS GIANT LVMH DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH JUST OWNING CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM, KRUG AND CLOUDY BAY, AND HAS NOW BOUGHT THE SPANISH BODEGA NUMANTHIA-TERMES 19 February 2008
News WINE CREATORS REUNITE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN SPAIN. THE MOST IMPORTANT ENOLOGISTS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE WILL MEET AT WINECREATOR, SYMPOSIUM TO DISCUSS THE STATE OF WINE IN THE WORLD. ITALY WILL BE REPRESENTED BY COTARELLA, FERRINI, AND GENTILI 18 February 2008
News IS THE RECESSION IN THE U.S. AND ASIA BAD NEWS FOR ITALIAN WINE? “THE CRISIS MORTIFIES SOME ASPECTS BUT ALSO CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPANSION. WINE IS A VIRTUOUS EXAMPLE”, ACCORDING TO ICE PRESIDENT, UMBERTO VATTANI 15 February 2008
News THE ANCIENT WINE OF THE PHOENICIANS IS BACK THANKS TO TASCA D’ALMERITA: THE WHITAKER FOUNDATION HAS CHOSEN THE HISTORIC SICILIAN WINERY TO MANAGE ITS VINEYARDS ON THE ISLAND OF MOZIA 12 February 2008
News CALORIES, FAT, CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEIN, AND ALCOHOL: IF WINE IS A FOOD, THEN AMERICANS WANT ITS NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE LABEL. RESULTS OF A SURVEY BY THE “ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU” 08 February 2008
News “DENOMINATION CONTROLS MUST BE ENTRUSTED TO ‘THIRD PARTIES’, CONSORTIUMS CANNOT BE SELF-CERTIFIED”. ITALY’S AGRICULTURE MINISTER, DE CASTRO, SPEAKS ON THE GOVERNMENT’S PRIORITIES FOR WINE 07 February 2008
News THE COUNCIL OF ITALIAN MINISTERS RECONFIRMS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHIANTI AND CHIANTI CLASSICO WINES AND BANS THE PRODUCTION OF CHIANTI IN CHIANTI CLASSICO TERRITORY AND VICE VERSA. A NEEDED FORMALIZATION OF AN ACT THAT HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS SINCE 1996 06 February 2008
News ONCE AGAIN, THE ANNUAL APPOINTMENT AT VILLA FAVORITA IS ON (6-7 APRIL 2008). THE 5TH EDITION WILL BE SPONSORED BY ANGIOLINO MAULE’S, “VINNATUR”, AND WILL BRING MORE THAN 80 OF EUROPE’S WINEMAKERS INTO “SYMBIOSIS WITH NATURE” 05 February 2008
News EVEN PRIESTS ARE SCARED OF THE BREATHALYZER. WITH ITALY’S NEW DRUNK DRIVING LIMITS DRINKING THE “BLOOD OF CHRIST” COULD GET ONE INTO TROUBLE 04 February 2008
News BOTH PRICE AND CONSUMPTION OF PARMIGIANO REGGIANO INCREASED IN 2007. PARMIGIANO IS ALSO AWAITING ITS SENTENCE IN THE EU COURT, HAS SIGNED IMPORTANT NEW SPORTS SPONSORSHIPS, AND IS EXPECTING NEW CATTLE FEED REGULATIONS 02 February 2008
News MADE IN ITALY: MINISTER DE CASTRO DECLARES FOOD EXPORTS WORTH 24 BILLION EUROS. MID-TERM GOAL IS TO DEVELOP ENTERPRISES 31 January 2008
News SOAVE IS THE WINE OF ROMEO AND JULIET. THE VENETO WHITE HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE OFFICIAL WINE FOR “VERONA IN LOVE” (9-17 FEBRUARY), THE EVENT DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO ARE IN LOVE 30 January 2008
News THE CELEBRATED ‘MONA LISA’ WAS AN ANCESTOR OF THE GUICCIARDINI STROZZI FAMILY, THE FAMOUS PRODUCERS OF VERNACCIA DI SAN GIMIGNANO. THE IDENTITY OF DA VINCI’S PAINTING CONFIRMED BY A NOTE DISCOVERED IN AN INCUNABULUM AT THE LIBRARY OF HEIDELBERG 29 January 2008
News WINE SALES IN SUPERMARKETS GROW AND POLARIZE INTO TWO PRICE RANGES: UNDER 3 EUROS AND OVER 5. SUPERIOR QUALITY WINES ARE ALSO SELLING WELL ACCORDING TO A WINENEWS INTERVIEW WITH SERGIO SOAVI, MARKETING MANAGER OF COOP ITALIA 28 January 2008
News U.S. MARKET FORECASTS - THE NEW YORK ICE OFFICE HAS NO DOUBTS: “2007 WAS A RECORD BREAKING YEAR FOR WINE”. BUT THE STRONG EURO COULD BE A TOUGH HURDLE FOR CONTINUED COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN ITALIAN PRODUCERS AND U.S. IMPORTERS 25 January 2008
News TOP ITALIAN RED WINES MAKE THEIR PREMIER: AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA (25-27 JANUARY), CHIANTI CLASSICO (19-20 FEBRUARY), NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO (21 FEBRUARY), BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO (22-23 FEBRUARY), SICILIA EN PRIMEUR (5-9 MARCH) 24 January 2008
News ANGELO GAJA’S TEN WISHES FOR 2008. ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS ITALIAN WINEMAKERS IN THE WORLD WRITES TO WINENEWS WHAT HIS HOPES ARE FOR THE NEW YEAR 23 January 2008
News WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM (WEF) ALERT: ALARMING FOOD PRICE HIKE IS A PRIORITY FOR 2008 22 January 2008
News THE ITALIAN PARADOX: THE WHOLE WORLD IMITATES THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET BECAUSE IT’S THE BEST, WHILE ITALY IS DROPPING IT. IS IT A NEW DIET TREND? NO, IT’S A WAY TO SAVE MONEY 21 January 2008
News ENOLOGIST CARLO FERRINI AND THE FOUNDER OF CASTELLI BANFI IN MONTALCINO, JOHN MARIANI, GO TO NEW YORK FOR THE “2007 WINE STAR AWARDS”: THE PRESTIGIOUS MAGAZINE, WINE ENTHUSIAST, WILL BE AWARDING THE WINE WORLD’S VIP’S ON JANUARY 28 18 January 2008
News THE FIRST WINE MADE FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS ARRIVES FROM CHINA. IT’S RICHER IN RESERVATROL, THE ELEMENT THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF WINE 14 January 2008
News A STUDY DISCOVERS THE TOP ITALIAN RESTAURANTS THAT ALL OF THE TOP ITALIAN FOOD GUIDES AGREE ON. LE CALANDRE, ENOTECA PINCHIORRI AND GAMBERO ROSSO HEAD THE LIST 10 January 2008
News 2008 NEW YEAR’S FESTIVITIES: 2.8 BILLION EUROS WORTH OF SPUMANTE, COTECHINO, ETC, “DISAPPEAR” 07 January 2008
News STRESSED AND A FEW POUNDS HEAVIER AFTER THE HOLIDAYS? REGENERATE WITH A BIT OF WINE THERAPY: ON JANUARY 18 AT CASTELFRANCI IN IRPINIA A DAY WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF THE NECTAR OF THE GODS 07 January 2008
News INCREDIBLE BUT TRUE: TOCAI IS NOW WITHOUT A NAME. BUT THE LEGAL BATTLE OVER THE NAME OF ONE OF ITALY’S TOP WINES CONTINUES 05 January 2008
News WINE SALES AT CHRISTIE’S AND SOTHEBY’S GROW BY 22% AND 32% IN 2007, AND THE AUCTIONED WINE PRICES ARE UP BY 39% ACCORDING TO LONDON’S LIVE-EX 1OO INDEX. ONLY PETROLEUM BEAT OUT WINE FOR GROWTH… 04 January 2008
News CHRISTMAS 2007: ITALIANS GO STRAIGHT TO THE FARMERS – ONLINE – FOR THEIR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. THE NUMBER OF FARMS WHERE GOODS CAN BE BOUGHT ON THE INTERNET NOW AT 57,530 (+48% SINCE 2001) 02 January 2008
News WHAT ITALIANS WANT FOR CHRISTMAS: ACCORDING TO COLDIRETTI FOOD & WINE ARE THE PREFERRED GIFTS for 2007 02 January 2008
News THE TOCAI SOAP OPERA: A NEW TURN OF EVENTS FOR THE INTRIGUING STORY OF THIS NAME. “FRIULANO” IS SUSPENDED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CORMONS WINERY HAS WON THE APPEAL WITH THE COURTS IN LAZIO. DE CASTRO READY TO TAKE THE ORDINANCE TO THE STATE COUNCIL 27 December 2007
News REDIGAFFI BY TUA RITA AND BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO RISERVA 1955 BIONDI SANTI REACH TOP BIDS AT THE ROMANI & GELARDINI AUCTION. 378 LOTS FOR A TOTAL OF 90,000 EUROS. FRANCE’S CHAMPAGNES ALSO EARN HIGH BIDS PRICES WITH A ROMANEE CONTI 1970 AT 2,600 EUROS 27 December 2007
News FIRST, IT WAS SULPHITES. NOW, IT’S MILK AND EGGS. TOMORROW, WHO KNOWS… THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS BEGUN A BARRAGE OF OBLIGATORY INITIAITVES ON WINE BOTTLE LABELS. ARE THEY A TEST FOR A LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE THE SAME AS THAT FOR FOOD? 18 December 2007
News BECOMING A WINE PRODUCER WITHOUT OWNING A VINEYARD OR A WINERY? TODAY, THIS IS POSSIBLE WITH THE “ADOPT A BARREL” PROJECT AT THE VALDIPIATTA ESTATE IN MONTEPULCIANO. IT IS A WAY TO MAKE ONE’S OWN PERSONALIZED WINE. EVEN WINENEWS HAS DONE IT… 17 December 2007
News PLANETA’S SICILIAN WINES AT THE TOP OF THE CLASSIFICATION BY THE “GRAND JURY EUROPEEN”, ONE OF THE MOST EXCLUSIVE AND INFLUENTIAL WINE TASTING TEAMS IN THE WORLD… 16 December 2007
News DOM PERIGNON 1955, POL ROGER 1996, CRISTAL 1979, ROMANEE CONTI 1970, RICHEBOURG 1990, BIONDI SANTI 1955, IMPERIAL SASSICAIA 1999... THESE ARE THE IMPRESSIVE LOTS TO BE AUCTIONED OFF AT THE GELARDINI & ROMANI AUCTION IN ROME ON DECEMBER 15 12 December 2007
News ALCOHOL CURFEW STANDS FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE: THE NEW LAW THAT PROHIBITS ALCOHOL SALES IN PUBLIC AFTER 2 AM WILL STAY IN EFFECT FOR THE HOLDAYS AS WELL. BORNIGIA (PIPER): “AFTER TWO, YOU CAN MAKE TOASTS ONLY WITH COCA COLA, BUT AT PRIVATE PARTIES…” 11 December 2007
News THE BATTLE OF THE CORK CONTINUES TO DIVIDE THE ITALIAN WINE WORLD: THE MINSTER OF AGRICULTURE AND SOMMELIER DEFEND THE “REAL” CORK ; FEDERVINI AND NUMEROUS PRODUCERS DEFEND SYNTHETIC CORKS 10 December 2007
News RICHARD PARSONS, THE CAPTAIN OF THE MEDIA COLOSSAL TIME WARNER, WILL SOON ABANDON SHIP… GIVING HIM MORE TIME FOR WINE PRODUCTION AT HIS “IL PALAZZONE” ESTATE IN MONTALCINO 09 December 2007
News LUXURY GOES ONLINE...BUT WINE IS LEFT BEHIND. LITTLE CONTENT AND LITTLE USE OF E-COMMERCE FOR WINE COMPANY WEB SITES. THE RISK IS LOSING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EASY GLOBAL COMMUNICATION. WINENEWS SOLUTION: “WINERIES ON THE WEB” IS ON THE WAY 08 December 2007
