News “Wine Enthusiast’s” Top 100. The American cult magazine recognizes Italian wine: Barolo Cannubi Boschis 2001 of Luciano Sandrone takes sixth place, while three Brunello di Montalcino also place well. 18 December 2006
News “MADE IN ITALY” WINE EXPORT BOOM IN THE U.S. (+7.6%): A “GLOBAL” EFFECT ACCORDING TO COLDIRETTI 16 December 2006
News ITALIAN ENOGASTRONOMY NEEDS QUALIFIED HANDS: IT IS EASY TO FIND WORK FOR YOUNG EXPERTS 15 December 2006
News EVEN THE TERM “FRIULANO” IS A NO GO FOR THE ITALIAN WINE WORLD, NOW IN SERIOUS RISK OF HAVING NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THE NAME TOCAI. INITIAL DECLARATIONS BY MINISTER DE CASTRO 14 December 2006
News THE FIRST AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL WINE IS BORN; FRUIT OF THE VINE AND OF THE WORK OF THOSE WHO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. A SOPHISTICATED TESTIMONY FOR AN IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN: THE RIGHT TO FOOD AND TO A HEALTHY AND SUFFICIENT DIET 12 December 2006
News LA SCALA TOASTS WITH BELLAVISTA... THE TOP THEATRE IN ITALY OPENS WITH GRAND TRADITION, MAKING A TOAST WITH THE FAMOUS BUBBLES OF FRANCIACORTA BY VITTORIO MORETTI 11 December 2006
News MADE IN ITALY: COLDIRETTI CLAIMS FALSE FOODS WORTH 50 BILLION EUROS ON WORLD MARKET. THE ORGANIZATION PROPOSES A DINNER IN NAPLES WITH THE ‘FAKES’ FROM ABROAD 09 December 2006
News EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSES WARNINGS ON WINE LABELS SIMILAR TO THOSE ALREADY ON CIGARETTE PACKAGES TO LIMIT ALCOHOL ABUSE 07 December 2006
News ADOPT A SHEEP: THE ORIGINAL IDEA OF A SARDINIAN TO CONTINUE RAISING HIS FLOCK DURING TOUGH TIMES 06 December 2006
News ‘GENTLEMAN’ MAGAZINE’S TOP ITALIAN WINE PICKS: TERRA DI LAVORO, GALATRONA, MONTEVETRANO AND SERPICO. SELECTION BASED ON A CROSS MATCHING OF MOST IMPORTANT WINE GUIDES. ENOLOGIST COTARELLA ALSO AMONG “WINNERS”, GRABBING FOURTH SPOTS ON TOP 10 05 December 2006
News THE WAR OF ITALIAN BUBBLIES: THE FRANCIACORTA CONSORTIUM CLAIMS ITS UNIQUENESS AND DISTANCES ITSELF FROM THE ‘SPUMANTE FORUM’ AND THE PROPOSALS FOR THE SECTOR LAUNCHED BY VALDOBBIADENE LAST SEPTEMBER 04 December 2006
News GEORGE CLOONEY PREFERS THE WINES OF MAURIZIO ZANELLA: IN A RECENT INTERVIEW IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE, THE ACTOR REVEALS HE ONLY DRINKS THE RED WINE THAT HIS FRIEND IN FRANCIACORTA PRODUCES 04 December 2006
News TWIST OFF CAPS EVEN FOR DOC AND DOCG WINES? THE OPINION OF ANDREA SARTORI (PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN WINE UNION) AND PIERO MASTROBERARDINO (PRESIDENT OF FEDERVINI) 02 December 2006
News FOCUS – “THE WORLD OF WINE IN HIGH LEVEL RESTAURANTS”. THE OSSERVATORIO S. PELLEGRINO STUDIES THE TRENDS AND STYLES THAT EMERGE FROM THE MOST IMPORTANT RESTAURANTS ON THE FIVE CONTINENTS 01 December 2006
News THE BEST WINES IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE ENGLISH MAGAZINE ‘DECANTER’: AMONG THE “WINES OF THE YEAR 2006” ITALIAN NAMES LIKE BAROLO, BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, CHIANTI CLASSICO, AND VALPOLICELLA SUPERIORE 30 November 2006
News HOLLYWOOD DIVAS HIRE “DOP TRAINERS” TO GUARANTEE THE BEST ON THEIR DINNER TABLES 29 November 2006
News MARGINAL INCREASES FOR ITALIAN EXPORTS TO CHINA: 3.7 MILLION EURO QUOTA REACHED 28 November 2006
News “MADE IN MARCHE” PASTA ON THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND’S DINNER TABLE... A SMALL ARTISAN COMPANY BECOMES THE OFFICIAL SUPPLIER OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE 27 November 2006
News CHRISTIE’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY AUCTION IN LONDON CELEBRATED WITH FINE WINES AND HIGH KNOCK DOWNS: RECORD SUMS FOR FRENCH LABELS. GOOD BIDS FOR SASSICAIA, SOLAIA, AND ORNELLAIA. ANTINORI THE ONLY ITALIAN LABEL INCLUDED IN WINE TASTING TO HONOR THE PRESTIGIOUS 26 November 2006
News ITALIAN WINE EXPORTS GROW (+6.3%). U.S. IS THE MAIN CLIENT, BUT STRONG GROWTH ALSO IN JAPAN. COLDIRETTI: FIRST PLACE RANKING OF BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO IS CONFIRMATION OF THE STRENGTH OF “MADE IN ITALY” QUALITY GOODS 23 November 2006
News BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO “CASANOVA DI NERI” IS THE BEST WINE IN THE WORLD: THE FAMOUS RED TAKES THE NUMBER ONE SPOT IN THE WINE SPECTATOR “TOP 100” WORLD WINE CLASSIFICATION... THE SUPER TUSCAN OF BRANCAIA TAKES NINTH … 21 November 2006
News ITALIAN ENOGASTRONOMIC PATRIMONY WORTH 20 BILLION EUROS, AND HAS CONTRIBUTED TO RELAUNCHING TOURISM IN 2006 20 November 2006
News THE TOCAI FRIULANO CASE IS NOT CLOSED: THE GOVERNOR OF THE FRIULI VENEZIA REGION, RICCARDO ILLY, EXPLAINS WHY AT WINENEWS.TV 19 November 2006
News “WINE IS JOY AND HEALTH. DRINK WITH MODERATION”: THE LABELS OF SAN PATRIGNANO WINES. ANDREA MUCCIOLI LAUNCHES A PROPOSAL TO ITALIAN PRODUCERS FROM THE MICROPHONES OF WINENEWS.TV 17 November 2006
News AUCTIONS & SOLIDARITY - GELARDINI & ROMANI WINE AUCTION THE MEETING POINT BETWEEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR VINTAGE WINES IN ITALY. TWO AUCTIONS, WITH ALL OF THE TOP LABELS, 18 NOVEMBER IN MILAN AND 25 NOVEMBER IN ROME 15 November 2006
News SEEDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO SAVE BIODIVERSITY: A MANIFESTO MADE UP OF THE MAIN GUIDELINES ON HOW TO SAVE THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE 13 November 2006
News TRUFFLE FAIR BOOM: A 400 MILLION EURO BUSINESS... A 1 KG 200 GRAM TUBER FOUND IN THE WOODS OF SANT’AGATA FELTRIA (PESARO) 11 November 2006
News THE ‘MERANO INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL’ RETURNS FOR ITS 14TH EDITION NOVEMBER 11-13. A MUST SEE EVENT FOR THOSE WHO LOVE WINE AND QUALITY FOOD PRODUCTS 09 November 2006
News VINO NOVELLO, THE TESTER FOR 2006 WINES, NOW FOR SALE. THE PRIMEURS OF ITALIAN WINE ON THE SCENE IN VICENZA. RELEASE BEATS OUT FRENCH EQUIVALENT, BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU, NOT YET RELEASED 08 November 2006
News SALONE DEL GUSTO 2006 - MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, DE CASTRO, IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH WINENEWS: “FOOD EDUCATION MUST BEGIN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. I AM PREPARING TO LAUNCH AN INITIATIVE TOGETHER WITH COLLEAGUE FIORONI” 05 November 2006
News SALONE DEL GUSTO 2006 - A COMMUNITY OF ONE THOUSAND WINEMAKERS AT MONTPELLIER: THE MAIN GOAL OF THE “TERRA MADRE OF EUROPEAN WINE” 05 November 2006
News HONEY ALERT: ITALY HAS THE MOST TYPES OF HONEY IN ABSOLUTE BUT MAJORITY OF CONSUMERS BUY ANONYMOUS BRANDS WITHOUT CONSULTING LABELS. BOOM IN SALES IN DISCOUNT STORES. NOVELTIES FROM MONTALCINO 02 November 2006
News 2006 FORECASTS FOR ITALIAN OLIVE OIL: ACCORDING TO UNAPROL, AN INCREASE IN PRODUCTION AND QUALITY 02 November 2006
News THE NEAPOLITAN “VERACE” PIZZA ARRIVES IN JAPAN: PROTOCOL SIGNED IN NAPLES WITH PIZZA MAKERS FROM THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN 31 October 2006
News ONLY TWO ITALIAN WINE LABELS (GALATRONA 2004 FATTORIA DI PETROLO AND MONTEVETRANO 2004 MONTEVETRANO) HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED BY ALL FIVE TOP ITALIAN GUIDES: WINENEWS HAS THE PREVIEW 26 October 2006
News 12,000 EUROS FOR 12 BOTTLES OF DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI 2003. THE TOP SALES AT THE PANDOLFINI WINE AUCTION, ORGANIZED FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2006 ESPRESSO GUIDE. 110,000 EUROS RAISED 25 October 2006
News ITALIAN RESTAURANTS ABROAD ARE THE TRUE ENGINE FOR GROWTH FOR ITALIAN FOOD EXPORTS, PARTICULARLY WINE: AFFIRMATION BY PIEDMONTESE WINE PRODUCER, ANGELO GAJA 23 October 2006
News WINENEWS EXCLUSIVE – THE ADVENTURES IN THE WORLD OF WINE OF PAOLO BULGARI: PRODUCTION OF A HIGH-END LABEL IN THE VAL D’ORCIA AREA, WITH THE HELP OF THE MOST “INTERNATIONAL” ITALIAN ENOLOGIST, RICCARDO COTARELLA 20 October 2006
News NOT ALL AUTOCHTHONOUS ITALIAN GRAPES ARE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET: RESULTS OF AN OPINION POLL OF PRODUCERS, WINE ENTHUSIASTS, AND SECTOR WORKERS BY WINENEWS AND “VINUM LOCI” (EXPO AT GRADISCA D'ISONZO, 21-24 OCTOBER) 18 October 2006
