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WinesZonin turns 200
The Veneto wine group has reached its seventh generation
Zonin1821, among the top 5 wine producers in Italy, celebrates its first 200 years of history of the family business now in its seventh generation. Ca 'Bolani in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Castello del Poggio... more
WinesExport: Italian wines break records during the first semester
According to Uiv’s data, it’s possible to reach the absolute record of over € 7B
Durig 2021’s first semester the italian wine export exceeds 3 billion euros for the first time (3.3 to be precise), a value that projects expectations for this first post-pandemic year beyond the € 7 b... more
WinesLambrusco, Italian-Spanish Axis
Agreement between Cantina Carpi and Sorbara, the Spanish Bautista Martì and Lebovitz of Mantua
To join forces, even while maintaining its own identity, pooling know-how and resources to make the respective production chains even more efficient. This is the goal of the new business network consisting... more
WinesElectronic labels: the U-Label European digital platform is born
Pallini: "Federvini supports this important project with enthusiasm and conviction"
Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins (CEEV) and SpiritsEurope European associations of producers, respectively of wines and spirits, presented today in Brussels in the presence of the European Commissioner f... more
WinesFrescobaldi drinks Cragnotti's latest jewel
The Corte della Flora estate in Montepulciano has been taken over
Marchesi Frescobaldi is strengthened in Tuscany with the acquisition of an estate in the Nobile di Montepulciano, in a wine-growing area where it was not yet present. The group has concluded the acquisition... more
WinesFantini invests over € 10 million in a new bottling center
Hyper-technological, it was born in Ortona to support the growth of the Group
A stone's throw from the Group's headquarters, the large structure will be able to manage, with a very high level of integration between automation and human operations, a potential of 20 million bottles/year, on 20 thousand square meters covered. more
WinesChianti Consortium: production in decline but of high quality
"And let's hope in the rains" ... President Busi declares
"A little less, but very good. The 2021 production of Chianti wine will be reduced due to the spring frost. But the quality of the grapes is excellent. And we expect a wine that can enter the ranks of... more
WinesFratelli Martini (wines): the family will not give up control
Confirmed assignment to Mediobanca for "to consolidate and develop business"
With an unusual paid notice, published today in the business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, the wine company Fratelli Martini Secondo Luigi, specifies that the family has no intention of giving up control of... more
WinesDoc delle Venezie: Pinot grigio rosé becomes a case study
The best clones are selected for the production of the rosé type
The amendment to the DOC delle Venezie disciplinary has been published in the Official Gazette: the decree has been issued which will allow the terms "rosé", "rosé" or "coppery" to be used on the label more
WinesSicilian wine exports grew double-digit in the 1st quarter
The exploit certified by WineMonitor's survey: + 10% for reds, + 45% for whites
The export of Sicilian wines grew double-digit in the first four months of the year. This is certified by Wine Monitor, the Nomisma Observatory on the wine market, in its latest report. The numbers are... more
WinesChianti Classico is a candidate for Unesco
The support of the Tuscany region in the path to make it become a "heritage of humanity"
The memorandum of understanding in support of the candidacy of the Chianti Classico cultural landscape in the Unesco world heritage list represents a highly anticipated moment, "essential and essential... more
WinesMoët Hennessy and Campari: JV to create a premium player in the e-commerce
Schaus (Moët Hennessy): "It is a significant step forward in our e-commerce strategy, which was already a growing channel for wines and spirits"
Moët Hennessy and Campari Group together for the creation of an equal joint venture with the aim of investing in wine & spirits e-commerce companies and to build a European player specialized in this... more
WinesLuigi Moio new Oiv president
It is an intergovernmental and technical-scientific organization of the vineyard and wine
Satisfaction from the Unione Italiana Vini for the election of Luigi Moio to the presidency of the International Organization of Vine and Wine which took place today in Paris. For the president of Uiv,... more
WinesProsecco: the Italian market is worth 2 billion euros
Its protection represents a guarantee for all wine made in Italy
There are over 620 million bottles produced by the three Prosecco DOPs; of these, 370 million are exported. Overall, the most famous tricolor sparkling market in the world is worth 2 billion euros in annual... more
WinesThe Slow Wine Coalition is born
A worldwide network to implement a wine revolution in the name of sustainability
It aims to trace the path for a new revolution in the wine world, bringing together all the protagonists of the supply chain around the awareness that the role of wine can no longer be just the hedonistic... more
WinesProsecco. MP De Castro on request Croatian wine registration Prosek
The “Prosecco” denomination cannot be evoked in the EU. The Ig must be protected
"We cannot tolerate that the protected denomination 'Prosecco', one of the most emblematic at EU level, becomes the object of imitations and abuses, particularly in the European Union": this is how Paolo... more
WinesThe unstoppable rise of Asolo Prosecco Dop
The happy picture of the denomination traced during the Consortium's shareholders meeting
"The growth of Asolo Prosecco PDO is unstoppable: the data at the end of June show a leap forward of 25% compared to the first six months of 2020, when, moreover, the Asolo bubbles had already shown themselves... more
WinesMacrowine returns in virtual mode from 23 to 30 June
Digital event organized by Fem, and University of Verona and Turin
It is one of the most anticipated appointments in the world for scholars in the wine sector and has been postponed by a year due to the Covid 19 emergency. Macrowine is scheduled in virtual mode from 23... more
WinesItalian Wine Brands' big deal
Acquires Enoitalia for an Equity Value of 150 million euros
The first private group in the wine sector in Italy is born, with a total turnover of 405 million euros. more
WinesChianti wine: the positive sales trend continues
The numbers as of May 31: + 14% on 2020, + 8% on 2019
The positive sales trend of Chianti wine continues to strengthen: at 31 May the Consortium recorded a + 14% in sales compared to the same period of 2020 and + 8% over the period January-May of 2019, therefore... more
WinesThe first edition of Natural Born Wines starts
The fair of "natural winemakers" debuts on Sunday 20 and Monday 21 June 2021
On Sunday 20 and Monday 21 June 2021 operators and enthusiasts will meet in the garden of Villa Boschi (Verona) for the first edition of Natural Born Wines, the exhibition of natural winemakers. An appointment... more
WinesWine: Italian exports recovering on international markets
In March there was a + 12% in value
Despite the pandemic and the logistical and transport difficulties that have been affecting international trade for some time, Italy is bringing home an encouraging result on the wine front. According... more
WinesGruppo Dosio takes over Cantine Coppo
The typical characteristics of the Langhe and Monferrato are strengthened
Cantine Coppo, the prestigious historical winery of Canelli with 125 years of history, now becomes part of the Dosio Group: the two companies aim to preserve and enhance the typicality of the Langhe and... more
WinesCarpenè Malvolti grew in 2020 in volumes and turnover
Scimone (dg): "The research and innovation activity has never stopped: three new sparkling wine selections are born"
Exclusive interview with the CEO of the Conegliano company, who has just carried out an accurate restyling of the historic logo and coordinated image. more
WinesBardolino Dop Chiaretto: the emoticon dedicated to pink wine has been presented
Request forwarded to Unicode Consortium to "end the marginalization of rosé"
In support of the initiative, which also asks for an icon for this new global trend phenomenon, a petition is added during "100 Note in Rosa" more
WinesFedervini: Micaela Pallini is the new president
She replaces Sandro Boscaini. All the leaders of the association have been renewed
The General Assembly of Federvini, the Italian confindustrial association of producers of wines, spirits and vinegars, today elected the new leaders: Micaela Pallini (Pallini), former President of the... more
WinesReopenings, wine events in attendance are back
Fattoria Colle di Trequanda, in the Crete Senesi, presented the program of visits
A summer Wine Experience in Tuscany of great red wines, guests of the sixteenth-century rural village of the Fattoria del Colle di Trequanda, overlooking the suggestive Crete Senesi. A new and unique program... more
WinesConcours Mondial de Bruxelles launches Food & Rosé Selection
The challenge on the perfect match between food and rosé wine
From 4 to 6 June in L'Aquila a unique event dedicated to the best European rosés, including tastings and meetings on the major issues related to pink drinks. Over 120 labels competing from 11 countries more
WinesEuropean visibility for Alto Adige Dop wines
Protagonists of the "Europe, where quality is at home" campaign
The last year of the campaign that promotes PDO and PGI products continues. Gewürztraminer is the icon and symbol of South Tyrolean viticulture, the "great aromatic" appreciated all over the world for its high gastronomic aptitude more
WinesConegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOP rides change
Anticipation of the 2020 economic report
The Dop records the holding of volumes and values, the shifting of volumes to new channels and expansion in the large-scale retail trade. Growth in new markets is decided, while it holds in most of the historical ones. more
WinesTannico goes shopping in France
Venteàlapropriété acquired with a capital increase of 32 million
Tannico, a well-stocked online wine shop, today signed an agreement for the acquisition of a majority stake in Venteàlapropriété, a company founded in 2008 and active on the French market in the sale of... more
WinesBrussels: water in wines with designation of origin?
Coldiretti responds to European Commission's proposal
"Removing alcohol from wine and adding water is the latest Brussels gimmick for the wine sector already under attack with the proposal to introduce alarmist labels to discourage its consumption foreseen... more
WinesThe Chiarli family celebrates 160 years of wine production
A family history dedicated to Lambrusco, which spans five generations
The Chiarli family celebrates 160 years of wine production, more than a century and a half. Which means that the Modenese Group was taking its first steps while making Italy with Garibaldi's Thousand.... more
WinesPrivate Equity: Clessidra buys Mondodelvino
With Botter it aims at sector leadership
Clessidra Private Equity Sgr, on behalf of the Clessidra Capital Partners 3 fund, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a majority stake in Mondodelvino, an Italian wine group led by the Martini... more
Wines400 small Italian wineries open abroad with online
Tannico and Agenzia Ice support the made in Italy companies
Tannico, an online wine shop, has signed an agreement with the Ice Agency for the promotion abroad and the internationalization of Italian companies, headed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International... more
Wines"En Primeur" arrive on Vindome
The wine trading platform will be the first app to sell Bordeaux wines online
Vindome, the first app dedicated to online investment in fine wines, is ready to turn the spotlight on the "Semaine des Primeurs", one of the appointments of the world wine calendar, scheduled from 26... more
WinesItalian Wine Brands launches bonds for 130 million
Ammunition to make acquisitions "in the fragmented Italian wine&food market"
The board of Italian Wine Brands, considering the favorable market conditions, has approved the issue of a senior, non-convertible, unsubordinated and unsecured bond loan for a nominal amount between a... more
WinesFake Made in Italy: Chianti continues to win in Europe
The court once again affirms the reputation and distinctive character of the Black Rooster symbol
In September 2017 a company in Rome requested the registration in class 33 (wines) of a trademark with an image similar to that of the Gallo Nero trademark. The Chianti Classico Wine Consortium immediately... more
WinesMr Diesel goes up to Masi Agricola
Now Renzo Rosso is the 4th shareholder, with 7.5% of the capital
Red Circle Investments, the investment company of Renzo Rosso, owner of Diesel (and of the Diesel Farm winery, on the Vicentini Hills), is still growing in Masi Agricola, one of the most important names... more
WinesSales boom for Chianti Dop
One million more bottles than in 2020 in the 1st quarter
Director Bani "An excellent sign that gives us hope for the rest of the current year" more
WinesBrunello di Montalcino: 1Q record
The super vintage 2016 makes requests fly
A record start to the year for the sales of Brunello di Montalcino. The 2015 reserve and especially the 2016 super vintage, in fact, make deliveries of State bands for ready-to-sell bottles fly, pulverizing... more
WinesChianti starts from China
The Consortium will be present at Vinitaly Chengdu 2021 and opens a channel on WeChat
Despite the health emergency and the restrictions due to Covid19, the relationship between China and the Chianti Wine Consortium continues to consolidate and is ready to implement two important initiatives:... more
WinesVenice uncorks Merlot for its 1600th anniversary
The consortium wines Venezia creates a celebratory bottle for the occasion
If there is a wine that is intimately and deeply connected to the Venetian culture, its people and the city of Venice, it is certainly the Venezia DOP Merlot. A sincere, authentic wine, capable of meeting... more
WinesIt's official: Morellino di Scansano Dop can be called Tuscan
OJ publishes amendment to the specification that allows you to insert the word "Toscana" on the label
With the publication in the Official Gazette No. 68 of 19 March 2021, the possibility of inserting the wording “Toscana” on the label of Morellino di Scansano controlled and guaranteed designation of... more
WinesCovid weighs on Masi, profit drops to 0.8 million in 2020
"Difficult forecast" for 2021, too many uncertainties
Covid weighs on Masi Agricola. Profit drops to 0.8 million in 2020 against 4.3 million the previous year. Revenues fell by 20.4% and stood at 51.7 million euros due to the activation or the tightening... more
WinesChianti wine star of e-commerce in China
Second research of the major digital platform for agri-food
The demand for Chianti wine on the Chinese market is growing: according to reports from Pinduoduo, the largest e-commerce platform for the agri-food industry in China, Chianti is among the most requested... more
WinesClessidra buys the majority stake of Casa Vinicola Botter
IDea Taste of Italy fund sells its stake
Clessidra Sgr has finalised today the acquisition of a majority stake in Casa Vinicola Botter SpA, a Venetian company among the world’s leading exporters of Italian wine owned by the Botter family and I... more
WinesThe sixty years of activity of Fattoria Mantellassi
The Italian family history in the new book by Andrea Zanfi
Andrea Zanfi, in the new book "La scommessa del Morellino", ("The Morellino bet") goes behind the scenes of the family that occupies the first place in the production of Morellino DOCG, the famous wine. more
WinesWines under attack
European plan to fight cancer alarms producers
The European Commission's Plan to Fight Cancer provides, among other things, to label alcohol in such a way that the risk associated with its consumption is highlighted. Wine producers are all in agreement: it is neither the way nor the right time to attack the sector. more
WinesJay-Z toasts with Lvmh
The French group takes over its champagne through Moet Hennecy
The French luxury giant LVMH has reached an agreement for the purchase - through Moet Hennesy - of 50% of the champagne brand Armand de Brignac owned by the famous American rapper and music producer Jay-Z,... more