News OPTIMISM AND A REBOUND BY THE END OF THE YEAR: LEONARDO LO CASCIO, PRESIDENT OF WINEBOW (ONE OF THE TOP ITALIAN WINE IMPORTER IN THE U.S.) PLACES HIS BET 06 July 2009
News THE CRISIS IS CHANGING CONSUMPTION HABITS: AMERICANS HAVE NOT RENOUNCED WINE BUT NOW PREFER THOSE AT MORE ACCESSIBLE PRICES. THE TREND IS SIMILAR IN ITALY AND AT THE ‘WINE SHOW’ IN TURIN (24-26 OCTOBER) A SPECIAL EMPHASIS WILL BE ON ‘EVERYDAY’ WINES 03 July 2009
News ADVERTISING: FOOD & BEVERAGE GIANTS LIKE FERRERO, DANONE AND BARILLA ARE AMONG TOP 2009 SPENDERS IN ITALY, BUT INVESTMENTS MARKED 18% DECREASE. NOT GOOD FOR TELEVISION (-15.3%) AND PRESS (-25.6%), INTERNET DOING WELL (+6.7%),ACCORDING TO NIELSEN DATA 02 July 2009
News “THE CRISIS IS JUST A CRISIS AND WILL PASS”, SAYS ROBERT BEYNAT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF VINEXPO. “A MUCH MORE SERIOUS FACT IS THAT MANY ‘ANTI-ALCOHOLEXTREMISTS’, AS I CALL THEM, KEEP BLAMING EVERYTHING ON WINE” 01 July 2009
News THE “PATRIARCH” ARGIOLAS ANTONIO, BORN 1906, FOUNDER AND GUIDE OF THE ARGIOLAS CELLARS, RECENTLY PASSED AWAY 29 June 2009
News THE FEDERALIMENTARE CONGRESS IN PARMA: THE FOOD INDUSTRY IS HOLDING UP UNDER THE CRISIS. IN 2008 EXPORTS INCREASED BY 10%. ITALIANS SPEND ON FOOD AND BUY MORE VEGETABLES AND READY-TO-EAT PASTA DISHES. 23 June 2009
News 21% OF TOURISTS FROM NORTHWEST EUROPE CHOOSE ITALY FOR ITS FOOD SPECIALTIES, AND HALF OF THEM PREFER MEATS, CHEESE, OIL AND WINE AS SOUVENIRS, ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL“NATHAN THE WISE” 16 June 2009
News AMERICANS LOVE FRANCE: PRESIDENT OBAMA STATES THAT AMERICANS ADORE FRENCH FOOD AND WINE, AND ADDED THAT THE BOYCOTT OF FRENCH PRODUCTS IS NOW ONLY A MEMORY 15 June 2009
News IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO PURCHASE ITALIAN WINE AND MADE IN ITALY PRODUCTS AT GUGGENHEIM IN VENICE, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD. A SPACE WILL BE DEDICATED TO ITALIAN TASTE, THANKS TO BUONITALIA AND MINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURE AND CULTURE 10 June 2009
News IN CHIANTI EVEN DIRT ROADS HAVE A HUGE VALUE: THE FLORENTINE BANK OF CHIANTI IS THE FIRST IN ITALY TO GIVE SPECIAL FINANCING TO COUNTRY ROAD MAINTENANCE COMPANIES. 09 June 2009
News “THE BAROLO & BARBARESCO FESTIVAL” IN ROME LAUNCHES THE DEBUT OF THE GREAT WINES OF THE LANGA TERRITORY. BAROLO 2005 & BARBARESCO 2006: “TWO EXCELLENT QUALITY YEARS” ARRIVE ON THE SCENE 08 June 2009
News THE EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER FISCHER BOEL APPROVES PRODUCT INFO ON ALL LABELS. ON WINE FRONT FEDERDOC NOT SATISFIED. CONFAGRICOLTURA SAYS OK 05 June 2009
News BETWEEN PROHIBITION AND EXCESS, MODERATION WINS. ANTONIO ARGIOLAS FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE SARDINIAN WINE CELLAR IS 102 YEARS OLD AND DRINKS 2 GLASSES OF WINE A DAY... 03 June 2009
News LUXURY RESTAURANTS IN THE STATES FEEL THE CRISIS… GIORGIO ARMANI OPENS A RESTAURANT ON 5TH AVENUE 29 May 2009
News FRUIT “ SOMMELIER” IN SCHOOLS: ANNOUNCED BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH AND COLDIRETTI 27 May 2009
News THE TOP TEN LIST OF THE BEST WINE TOURISM SPOTS IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN JOURNAL “FORBES”: THE BANFI CASTLE IN MONTALCINO IS NUMBER ONE AND THE ONLY ITALIAN SITE ON THE LIST 26 May 2009
News ON MAY 29 AND 30 “TERRA MADRE” WILL BE IN TANZANIA TO START A COMMUNITY NETWORK OF FOOD BASED ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY. PROMOTED BY NGO CEFA, SLOW FOOD, SLOW FOOD FOUNDATION FOR BIODIVERSITY AND FAIR TRADE ITALY 25 May 2009
News ITALY’S MINISTER OF TOURISM MICHELA BRAMBILLA AND THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURAL POLICIES LUCA ZAIA BEGIN A NEW COURSE IN ENOGASTRONOMIC TOURISM IN ROME 20 May 2009
News ITALIAN WINE SALES FEEL THE CRISIS - IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 2009, 17.5% FALL IN QUANTITY AND 19.2% FALL IN VALUE. SPARKLING WINES ARE HOLDING UP WELL. WINE CONSUMPTION IS CHANGING IN THE STATES: LESS AT RESTAURANTS AND MORE AT HOME. 18 May 2009
News YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE CULTURE OF DRINKING: THE HABITS OF YOUNG ITALIANS COMPARED TO YOUNG ADULTS IN THREE OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES… A STUDY BY ISPO (Renato Mannheimer) FOR FEDERVINI 15 May 2009
News GETTING THROUGH THE CRISIS: MORE AND MORE PARISIANS RANSACK THEIR CELLARS AND TAKE BOTTLES OF WINE TO PAWN SHOPS 14 May 2009
News FORGET CHAMPAGNE AND OYSTERS: EXPERTS SAY THE REAL APHRODISIAC FOOD IS “MADE IN ITALY”. FIRST PLACE CHILI, FOLLOWED BY CHEESE AND HONEY 13 May 2009
News “COUNCIL ON INFORMATION ABOUT WINE” HELD IN BRUSSELS TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC INFO AND RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN EU 11 May 2009
News OPEN LETTER TO ITALY’S AGRICULTURAL MINISTER: “...SARKOZY LOWERED VAT TAX TO RE-LAUNCH RESTAURANTS… DO LIKEWISE FOR ITALIAN RESTAURANTS AND WINE, BASIC ELEMENT OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET…” 08 May 2009
News GOMBERG-FREDRIKSON & ASSOCIATES STUDY FOR THE CALIFORNIA WINE INSTITUTE: THE WINE MARKET IN THE U.S. FALLS IN VALUE, GROWS IN VOLUME 06 May 2009
News “COUNCIL ON INFORMATION ABOUT WINE” HELD IN BRUSSELS TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC INFO AND RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN EU 05 May 2009
News THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO APPLY A “PAVEMENT TAX” ON WINE AND BEER: AN UNFAIR TAX ON STORAGE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMIC CENTERS IN AMERICA 30 April 2009
News G8 AGRICULTURE - A 13 POINT DOCUMENT FOR THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY TOP THE INTERNATIONAL AGENDA 29 April 2009
News FINAL DECLARATION OF THE G8 AGRICULTURAL MINISTERS - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY TOP THE INTERNATIONAL AGENDA 28 April 2009
News ITALIAN WINE CONTINUES TO TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE OF ASIA’S MEGA-MARKETS. CHINA THE RECORD BREAKER: 6 OUT OF 10 BOTTLES ON THE ENTIRE MARKET ARE CONSUMED IN THIS COUNTRY. IN JAPAN, WINE IS A COMIC BOOK HERO: A MANGA CELEBRATES IT AND SALES BOOM 27 April 2009
News CHIANTI CLASSICO LIFESTYLE: THE SPREAD OF THE BLACK ROOSTER LABEL. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITALY, A WINE CONSORTIUM PUTS ITS LABEL ON MERCHANDISE RANGING FROM ESSENCES TO T-SHIRTS, NOTEBOOKS, AND MOUSEPADS 20 April 2009
News THE WORLD WINE MARKET RESISTS THE CRISIS: ACCORDING TO A VINEXPO/IWSR STUDY 2009 WILL BE AN ATYPICAL YEAR BUT IN 2012 EARNINGS WILL RISE TO 166 BILLION DOLLARS, +14% IN CONSUMPTION, ITALY WILL BE THE LEADING EXPORTER, CHINA AND RUSSIA TOP CONSUMERS 17 April 2009
News YOUNG WINE ENTREPRENEURS: “ALCOHOL LIMIT CHARTS ARE INCOMPREHENSIBLE”. EUROPEAN UNION GIVES GO AHEAD FOR “WINE IN MODERATION” CAMPAIGN 16 April 2009
News CRISIS AND AGRICULTURE- CONFAGRICOLTURA WANTS STATE LAND TO BE GIVEN TO PRIVATE ENTERPRISES (10 BILLION EUROS WORTH) 14 April 2009
News CONSUMPTION HABITS: THE COCOONING EFFECT SPREADS – ITALIANS ENJOY DRINKING WINE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, BUT NOW THEY PREFER TO DO IT AT HOME… TO SAVE MONEY AND AVOID BREATHALYZER TESTS 10 April 2009
