News THE CURIOSITY: ROME TO BE THE “CAPITAL” OF “CALICI DI STELLE” (WINE UNDER THE STARS) 2006, THE ENO-ASTRONOMY EVENT OF THE YEAR. 20 July 2006
News “CALICI DI STELLE”: A TOAST TO SAN LORENZO. APPOINTMENTS ACROSS ITALY TO TOAST THE NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING STARS WITH QUALITY WINE 18 July 2006
News MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE DE CASTRO: GENERAL STATES TO RELAUNCH ITALIAN WINE ON JULY 20. “LET’S GIVE VOICE TO THE PROTAGONISTS OF THE SECTOR” 17 July 2006
News ITALY’S SOCCER VICTORY SPARKS HOPES OF TRIUMPH IN THE BATTLE BETWEEN FRENCH AND ITALIAN WINES 15 July 2006
News THE “PUZZLE WINE”? NEW AND SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGIES MAY SOON PERMIT THE PIECE BY PIECE CREATION OF WINES IN LABORATORIES, MANIPULATED TO MEET MARKET DEMANDS 11 July 2006
News STUDY TO DEFINE EXACT DOSE OF WINE THAT IS HEALTHY TO DRINK. THE UNIVERSITY OF PISA RESEARCH BY AMEDEO ALPI, PLANT PHYSIOLOGIST, ALDO PINCHERA, WORLD RENOWNED ENDOCRINOLOGIST, AND GIACOMO TACHIS, THE “PRINCE” OF ENOLOGISTS 03 July 2006
News RUMORS - THE POPE’S A SOMMELIER. BENEDICT XVI NOMINATED “HONORARY SOMMELIER” BY THE ITALIAN SOMMELIER ASSOCIATION OF ROME (AIS) 29 June 2006
News THE SECOND FIRST TIME FOR MISTER RICCARDO COTARELLA... AFTER BEING THE FIRST IN BORDEAUX, COTARELLA TO BE THE FIRST ITALIAN ENOLOGIST TO HEAD TO INDIA TO WORK WITH THE BIGGEST ASIAN WINERY. WINENEWS ANALYZES DATA AND TENDENCIES OF THE INDIAN MARKET 26 June 2006
News WINE & LUXURY: “DIADEMA DIAMANTE” IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE BOTTLE OF WINE IN THE WORLD, WORTH 5.2 KARATS. BY THE RENOWNED CREATOR OF LUXURY GOODS FOR VIP’S, ALBERTO GIANNOTTI (VILLA OLMO DI IMPRUNETA, FLORENCE) 24 June 2006
News NORTH AMERICANS DRINK MORE, GERMANS DRINK CHEAPER, AND ALMOST ALL PREFER RED: THE RESULTS OF THE “FOREIGNERS AND WINE” STUDY BY IDEEUROPEE FOR ASTORIA WINES 24 June 2006
News WINENEWS NOMINATED FOR BEST “FOOD & WINE SITE” ALONGSIDE WINE SPECTATOR AND GAMBERO ROSSO AT THE LUIGI VERONELLI AWARDS. WINNERS CHOSEN JUNE 8 BY CLASS PUBLISHERS AND VERONELLI PUBLISHING IN MEMORY OF THE GREAT FOOD & WINE CRITIC 23 June 2006
News RIVELLA, ONE OF THE TOP WINE EXPERTS, FOR WINENEWS: “OAK WOOD CHIPS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MASS EUROPEAN WINE THAT IS EXPERIENCING VICIOUS COMPETITION FROM NEW WINEMAKERS WHO HAVE BEEN USING OAK CHIPS FOR DECADES RESULTING IN THEIR MARKET SUCCESS” 20 June 2006
News SLOW FOOD “SALONE DEL GUSTO 2006”: PRESIDIOS AND STRONGER BONDS WITH “TERRA MADRE”. “IT’S POSSIBLE TO DEVELOP WITHOUT GROWING” 19 June 2006
News FOOD & POLITICS: THE DEBUT OF A NEW FOOD GUIDE BY A MEMBER OF THE ITALIAN COMMUNISTS PARTY IN WHICH THE HAMMER AND SICKLE IS USED INSTEAD OF STARS AND FORKS FOR RESTAURANT REVIEWS 16 June 2006
News A PROJECT UNITING CORRADO AND MARCELLO FRATINI AND PIERO ANTINORI: THE ARGENTIERA ESTATE IN THE HEART OF BOLGHERI CONTINUES TO GROW, UNITING GREAT WINES, AN EXCLUSIVE WINE RESORT, AND A PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT 15 June 2006
News A FAREWELL TO CORKS? 75% OF CORK STOPPERS RISK EXTINCTION. WWF REPORT: 95% OF WINE CORKS WILL BE MADE OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS BY 2015 13 June 2006
News FROM MASS WINE TO TOP QUALITY: LAZIO REGION'S NEW SUCCESS. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS EARNINGS HAVE INCREASED AND REGION'S LABELS NOW ON RESTAURANT WINE LISTS 09 June 2006
News AND THE WINNERS OF THE 2006 WINE OSCARS ARE... ITALIAN SOMMELIER ASSOCIATION AWARDS TOP NAMES, FROM BELLAVISTA TO TENUTA SAN LEONARDO, FROM GAJA TO CANTINA DI SANTADI, FROM FORADORI TO ROCCA DELLE MACIE TO CANDIDO 08 June 2006
News SPOLETO AUCTION - RECORD SUMS FOR I SODI DI SAN NICCOLO’, SASSICAIA, ORNELLAIA, BERLUCCHI (IMPERIAL BOTTLE WITH LABEL DESIGN BY ARTIST POMODORO), AND REGALEALI BY TASCA D’ALMERITA ... 18,000 EUROS RAISED FOR CHILDREN’S AID PROJECTS 08 June 2006
News WINE CELLARS BECOME ARTIST’S ATELIER WITH ‘VIAGGIO IN SICILIA’: THE RETURN OF THE FASCINATING (NON PROFIT) PROJECT TO HELP REDISCOVER THE TERRITORY, ORGANIZED BY NUVOLE DI PALERMO AND THE PLANETA WINERY 01 June 2006
News EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: WINENEWS MEETS WITH RICHARD PARSONS, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF AOL TIME WARNER, AND BRUNELLO PRODUCER IN HIS SPARE TIME. A CONVERSATION ON WINE AND MORE WITH ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MANAGERS IN THE WORLD 31 May 2006
News IS DOC STILL NECESSARY FOR ITALIAN WINE? THE MARKET SAYS YES, BUT NUMBERS MUST BE REDUCED AND RIGORS AND GUARANTEES MUST BE UPDATED 30 May 2006
News THE MOST APPETIZING WINERIES FOR ENOTOURISTS? ACCORDING TO THE NEW GUIDE “LE DIMORE DI BACCO”, THEY ARE PLANETA, VENICA, BERLUCCHI, DONNAFUGATA, ZONIN 30 May 2006
News NEW CHAPTER IN TOCAI SAGA: AFTER HAVING LOST EUROPEAN BATTLE, ALTERNATIVE DENOMINATION “FRIULANO” IS NOW ALSO AT RISK. THE ODYSSEY OF ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ITALIAN WINES CONTINUES. ILLY PRESIDENT PROPOSES NEW NAME - “BLANC FURLAN” 27 May 2006
News EUROPEAN UNION: THE FOUR OPTIONS FOR WINE REFORM ARE READY. PROPOSAL BY COMMISSIONER MARIANN FISCHER BOEL AIMS TOWARDS RE-EQUILIBRATING PRODUCTION AND MORE SUBSIDIZATION 26 May 2006
News “OPEN CELLARS”, THE LARGEST WINE FESTIVAL IN ITALY, IS BACK. ON SUNDAY MAY 28 ONE THOUSAND WINERIES THAT MAKE UP THE WINE TOURISM MOVEMENT, FROM SICILY TO THE TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE, WILL OPEN THEIR DOORS TO ONE MILLION ENOTOURISTS 25 May 2006
News AFTER ROME’S ALL-NIGHTER, WINE WILL NOW GET ITS CHANCE TOO: “WINES OF THE WORLD” WILL CELEBRATE IN SPOLETO FROM DUSK TIL DAWN ON JUNE 3-4 25 May 2006
News DREAM WINE AUCTION: ‘MADE IN ITALY’ BRAND NAMES “DONATE” 56,300 EUROS TO MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO, ONE OF THE OLDEST MUSICAL INSTITUTIONS IN ITALY. RECORD BIDS FOR SASSICAIA, TRINORO, TIGNANELLO, ORNELLAIA, ALLEGRINI, FONTERUTOLI 24 May 2006
News CITTA DEL VINO: “THE ANTIQUE VINES OF SASSICAIA MUST BE PRESERVED”. THE COMPANY HAS BEGUN TO RENOVATE VINEYARDS BUT PROFESSOR SCIENZA (UNIVERSITY OF MILAN) HAS OFFERED TO PRESERVE THE ORIGINAL GRAPE VINES OF BOLGHERI 24 May 2006
News 25/27 MAY: WORKSHOPS AND TASTINGS PROMOTING ITALIAN WINE. VINITALY WORLD TOUR RESUMES IN RUSSIA. THE TOUR THEN CONTINUES IN THE USA, JAPAN AND CHINA 24 May 2006
News FRESCOBALDI LAUNCHES THE NEW HOLDING ‘TENUTE DI TOSCANA’. CASTELGIOCONDO, LUCE, AND ORNELLAIA UNITED WITH THE NEW JOINT ENDEAVOR OF FRESCOBALDI, MONDAVI AND SHEFLER 23 May 2006
News WOOD CHIPS YES, WOOD CHIPS NO: WINENEWS INTERVIEWS PIERO MASTROBERARDINO, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITALIAN WINE PRODUCERS - “IT IS A PRACTICE THAT SURELY DOES NOT REGARD QUALIFIED MADE IN ITALY PRODUCTION” 22 May 2006
News SLOW FOOD’S NEXT PRESIDENT TO BE ROBERTO BURDESE. CARLO PETRINI HEAD OF SLOW FOOD INTERNATIONAL 19 May 2006
News PRODI’S NEW GOVERNMENT: PAOLO DE CASTRO IS THE NEW MINISTER OF AGRICULTURAL POLITICS 19 May 2006
News CIBUS 2006 - ITALIAN FOOD & AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY INCREASED EARNINGS AND EXPORTS IN 2005, BUT ITALY LOSES POSITION AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AND SUFFERS FROM AGRO-PIRATRY ABROAD 18 May 2006
News WINENEWS POLL - SALES TRENDS: FROM PIEDMONT TO SICILY, FROM THE VENETO TO CAMPANIA, SIGNS ARE THE MARKET IS REAWAKENING ... BUT ABROAD NOT IN ITALY! 17 May 2006
News INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF VINE AND WINE (OIV) - ITALY NUMBER ONE EXPORTING COUNTRY IN 2005. GLOBAL WINE CONSUMPTION ON THE RISE, EXCEPT IN ITALY (51 LITERS) AND FRANCE. CHINA SOON TO ENTER THE “UN” OF WINE? 13 May 2006
News RUMORS & MEDIA – THE WEEKLY ‘IL MONDO’: “FIVE CONTENDERS FOR THE ‘GAMBERO ROSSO’. PUBLISHERS AND PRIVATE EQUITIES INTERESTED IN THE BONILLI & C. GROUP (WORTH 20 MILLION EUROS) 12 May 2006
