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WinesWine in Moderation Day, 2nd Edition: "The Best Wine? The One You Can Remember..."
Italian Federvini joins the international initiative for moderate and responsible consumption
The second edition of Wine in Moderation Day (WiM Day) is celebrated tomorrow around the world, an international campaign promoted by the association of the same name that supports projects and initiatives... more
WinesCaviro inaugurates cutting-edge agrivoltaic plant
It combines green energy production and vine protection. 1.5 million invested
In line with its commitment to the circular economy and sustainability, Caviro Group, the most important cooperative winery in Italy, has inaugurated the largest advanced Agrivoltaic system in Italy, built... more
WinesAntinori looks at America: +9% in sales
But net profit sharply down (-22%) in 2023, target of 400 million euros turnover remains
A few months after the "Yankee" turn, which led to the purchase of an important vineyard on the US West Coast (read EFA News), the Antinori Group presented its 2023 financial statements. Sales of the Tuscan... more
WinesLvmh beats Ferrari: the Trentino winery down from the podium of Formula 1
From 2025 the victories of the drivers celebrated with champagne by Arnault
Formula 1 is preparing to celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2025 and announces a change of guard that does not please the Italian. Yes, because it has been announced that LVMH will become a Global Partner... more
WinesCopa Cogeca, proposals to support the wine sector
Luca Rigotti: "The situation calls for action at all levels: local, national and European"
What measures can the EU take to support its wine sector? The answer is contained in a series of "concrete proposals" that Luca Rigotti, grape producer (he heads the group Mezzacorona) and chairman of... more
WinesGreat manoeuvres in the luxury wine Usa: 1.9 billion for Duckhorn
The Californian company has been acquired by Butterfly equity
A transaction of almost 2 billion dollars can only be defined as a "great maneuver", especially if it concerns the luxury wine sector. It all happened in the US yesterday, when Butterfly Equity, a private... more
WinesLvmh gives wine without alcohol
Acquired a stake in the sparkling wine producer French Bloom
Lvmh gives wine, but without alcohol. Louis Vuitton, the French king of luxury, has acquired a minority stake in the French brand of soft drinks French Bloom. The financial details of the transaction have... more
WinesVITÆVINO: italian campaign for responsible consumption begins
Declaration in support of wine culture also signed by Minister of Agriculture Lollobrigida
The European campaign in support of the VITÆVINO Declaration, promoted at a continental level by the wine sector organizations Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins (Ceev), Confédération Européenne des V... more
WinesPinot Grigio delle Venezie: bottlings over 1.1 million hl since the beginning of 2024
The volume stock is equal to approximately 500 thousand hl, in line with last year
The market trend of Pinot Grigio Doc Delle Venezie, the first Italian still white DOC wine by geographical area and export volumes, remains stable, according to a note. The picture provided by Triveneta... more
WinesCantina Settecani: export boom (+23%)
Shareholders' meeting confirms president and vice president. Revenues stable at 6.2 million euros, estimated collections growing
The annual assembly of Cantina Settecani unanimously approved the 2023-2024 financial statement. The main results were the confirmation of Paolo Martinelli in the role of president, the entry of two new... more
WinesMarchesi Frescobaldi: revenues rise to 166 million euros in 2023
However, growth abroad is slowing down, margins at 29%, net profit stable
For the Marchesi Frescobaldi family, business is going well and growing, particularly in Italy. The 2023 budget of the Tuscan wine group shows growing sales: 166 million euros, compared to 155 million... more
WinesRecord bottle for the Italian winery Bibi Graetz
Unique piece of Color 2016 from 27 liters sold to over 102 thousand euros
Bibi Graetz, a wine producer from Fiesole in the hills of Florence, has set a new record for Italian wine: a unique bottle of Colore 2016 of 27 liters has become the most expensive Italian bottle ever... more
WinesIl Borro acquires the Pinino winery in the Montalcino area
Operation will allow the Ferragamo family to enrich the offer with Brunello
Important acquisition for Il Borro Toscana, the estate of Ferruccio Ferragamo 's family, which announces that it has taken over the Pinino winery, based in the renowned area of Montalcino (Tuscany). "This... more
WinesAntinori grows in Usa by acquiring Col Solare in Washington State
The cellar of the Tuscan Marquises rises to 100% of the winery of Washington
Antinori takes control of Col Solare by acquiring full ownership of the US winery located in Washington State, from Ste Michelle Wine Estate, with whom he co-founded the company in 1995 in a 50% joint... more
WinesEtilika: capital increase of 2 million euros
Italian start-up focuses on AI-driven virtual sommelier and new markets, including non-European ones
Etilika, a start-up born in Rome in 2019 and today among the main online wine shops in Italy, announces the start of a capital increase of 2 million euros, open to both investors and enthusiasts of the... more
WinesPallini: "Unilateral measures and trade tensions weigh on the free movement of goods"
Federvini's President raises alarm at the opening of the spiritsEUROPE assembly
The General Assembly of spiritsEUROPE, the European association representing 31 national associations and 11 multinational companies, kicked off today in Rome. The annual event, this year hosted in Italy,... more
WinesAlba more and more "fair": Vinum gets the qualification of International kermesse
The 47th edition of the event of the Piedmontese grand cru will be called International Vinum Fair
Alba, Unesco creative city for gastronomy, can boast of being home to two international fairs. In fact, the official communication of the Piedmont Region has arrived with which the qualification of "International"... more
WinesAntinori bets on robots for its vineyards
The historic Tuscan winery has entered the capital of France's Vitibot
Antinori, one of Italy's oldest family-owned wineries, has entered the capital of VitiBot, a company based in Reims, France, among the leaders in the field of vineyard robotics, part of the Sdf Group,... more
WinesAt auction, a Piedmontese monastery with vineyard
The estate is Agricola Montefiorito: it costs 3.9 million euros including 13 hectares of vines and 30,000 bottles
Sotheby's auction house is auctioning off a 17th-century monastery with commercial vineyards in Piedmont. The target price is 3.9 million Euros and bidding will open on May 23. This is a monastery in Asti:... more
WinesWine to Asia: everything is ready for the second edition
120 Italian wineries at the Shenzhen exhibition, where Grana Padano is the exclusive partner
Wine to Asia has reached its second edition. Promoted by Vinitaly, the international wine and spirits exhibition is scheduled in Shenzhen, at the Convention Center (Futian), from 9 to 11 May 2024. Organized... more
WinesCantine Toso: turnover of 45 million euros in 2023
Exports also performed well, covering 65% of the turnover. 4 million invested in innovation since 2020
The Cantine Toso, among the largest private Piedmontese wineries, closed 2023 with 45 million euros, marking a +25% compared to 2022, strongly conditioned by the international geopolitical situation. The... more
WinesCarpenè Malvolti celebrates 100 years of Prosecco
At Vinitaly, the commemoration of the first registration with a label of the prized sparkling wine
The first hundred years of Prosecco. A lot has passed since Etile Carpenè - the second generation of the family - in 1924 - brought one of the most strategic decisions in the field of communication to... more
WinesThe International Wine Conference opens today in Franciacorta (Italy)
First ministerial meeting of the International Vine and Wine Organization, which turns 100 years old
30 delegations from wine-producing nations around the world will be at the work table: ministers, deputy ministers and ambassadors will meet on 12-13 April more
WinesEnd of the war between Masi and Renzo Rosso
Mr. Diesel leaves the winery: sold his 10% to the Masi brothers
The war started a few months ago between Masi and Renzo Rosso, who held 10% of Masi until a few days ago, ends. After months of dealings and threats of lawsuits, the last of which on february 20 by launched... more
WinesVino Nobile Montepulciano: export record in Germany
66% of bottled wine is destined for the foreign market but the Italian share is growing
The Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano returns to the Prowein in Dusseldorf which will take place from 10 to 12 March in the pavilions of the German fair where it will be present with a collective... more
WinesBordeaux, the crisis continues for the king of the French Reds
Drop of 4% of areas: the legendary wine could fall below the million hectoliters produced
The difficulties of Bordeaux, a wine of French excellence in one of the most emblematic regions of France are continuing. The red alert, it can be said, comes from the Economic Department of the Interprofessional... more
WinesEuropean Federation of Origin Wines: Ricci Curbastro re-elected president
The challenge of the new mandate will be to confirm the economic dynamism of the EU wine denominations
During the General Assembly of the members of the European Federation of Origin Wines (Efow), Riccardo Ricci Curbastro , Franciacorta producer, president of Equalitas and past president of Federdoc, was... more
WinesFive Italian wines in the Decanter supertop ranking
The prestigious English magazine crowns with 100/100 Amarone Allegrini, Barolo, Brunello, Masseto and Ornallaia
Five Italian wines are among those considered "dreamy" by the English magazine Decanter, one of the Bibles of world wine. Let’s see them, the five "top-scoring wines" to which Decanter has awarded 100/100, t... more
WinesGlobal red wine consumption is declining
According to OIV data, the production has collapsed by 25% in less than twenty years
The last twenty years marks an epochal change in the world of wine consumption: red wines are decreasing in absolute terms, while whites and rosés are on the rise. The data, updated to 2021, come from... more
WinesProsecco DOC in China: GI protection confirmed
The Australians have been defeated once again. President Zanette: "Our territories' uniqueness is safeguarded"
The Consortium for the Protection of Prosecco Doc has obtained a new victory against Australian Wine and Grape Inc. (Agwi), confirming the validity of the registration in China of the trademark "普罗塞克" (Pu Luo... more
WinesWine labelling: a ruling from the EU Court of Justice that set the "precedent"
A wine-grower may indicate its own winery even if the pressing takes place elsewhere
This presupposes, however, that, for the necessary period, only the eponymous wine-grower uses the leased press and that it manages the pressing and controls it strictly and permanently more
WinesEU labels: producers again on a war footing
New Commission guidelines risk ruining thousands of businesses
Ceev and Uiv protest: "Our future in a black hole" more
WinesCaviro Group appoints new export manager
The company's choice falls on Luisa Bortolotto who announces an "avant-garde" approach
Luisa Bortolotto is the new foreign sales manager of Caviro Sca, a winery that exports to over 80 countries and which, for years, has stood out for the valorization of the grapes, sustainability and innovation.... more
WinesBrunello di Montalcino in three continents
The 32nd edition of Benvenuto Brunello will arrive in nine major cities from 17 to 28 November
For the second consecutive year, Brunello di Montalcino faces its autumn world tour. The 32nd edition of Benvenuto Brunello includes nine stages from 17 to 28 November. London, New York, Dallas, Miami,... more
WinesBillion-dollar operation in luxury wines
Australian Treasury Wine Estates acquires the american Daou
Great manoeuvres in wine luxury in the Australia-Usa axis. Treasury Wine Estates, the Australian wine production and distribution company based in Melbourne (formerly the wine division of the international... more
WinesChampagne Armand de Brignac announces Blanc de Noirs Assemblage Number Four
New creation in the Cuvée range, an intense and generous expression of Pinot Noir
An extremely rare and precious Champagne, which rested for 7 years in the cellar until disgorgement, which took place on 20 April 2023 more
WinesUiv on wine imports in Latin America: CAGR of 9.2% in the last 20 years
According to a report, the region is still a small but rapidly expanding market
According to the data presented in the recent report Exportaciones mundiales de vino a América Latina, Latin America is still a small wine market but has been rapidly expanding for at least two decades,... more
WinesSchenk Italian Wineries grows in the semester
The group announces the purchase of new vineyards in Montepulciano
In the first half of 2023, the Schenk Italian Wineries Group grew with an aggregate turnover of 66.8 million euros at 30 June (+14% compared to the same period last year) and a shipped volume of 21.9 million... more
WinesMarchesi Frescobaldi acquires Domaine Roy & fils in Oregon
The American cellar uses the natural cooling effect of the soil
Marchesi Frescobaldi, one of the leading Italian wineries, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Domaine Roy & fils, one of the most prestigious producers in Oregon... more
WinesRosso di Montalcino: 2022 sales almost +20%
Consortium refers to a national exploit and the growth of exports
Abroad, the US market is growing above all (+40%) which covers 30% of the world total. more
WinesCarpenè Malvolti to conquer America
800 Cornell University students video-connected for the lectio magistralis on the history of prosecco
Carpenè Malvolti takes the chair and crosses the ocean. 800 students of Cornell University in New York followed yesterday evening the lectio magistralis via video link from Italy, concerning the history... more
WinesBordeaux: the fall of the gods
The French government allocates 38 million euros for the grubbing up of 9500 hectares of vines
The scourge of flavescence dorée is accompanied by a drop in consumption of 32% and a drop in wine sales of 6.2%. more
WinesItalian sparkling wines: 1 billion bottles produced (+4%) in 2022
The trump card is exports, especially as regards Prosecco (+22%)
The production of Italian sparkling wines in 2022 is closing again and almost 1 billion bottles (978 million). This was revealed by the Osservatorio Uiv-Vinitaly, which processed the bottling data collected... more
WinesAntinori Winery on the top in the world
First as most admired wine brand 2023
Italian wine climbs to the top of the world with the historic Tuscan winery Marchesi Antinori being named The World's most admired wine brand 2023, the first Italian winery in history to top Drinks International's... more
WinesUkraine: solidarity project to relaunch "Strade del Vino"
Before the war, there were 41,300 hectares of vineyards, for a total production of 1.33 million hectoliters
A solidarity project for the relaunch of Strade del Vino dell'Ucraina. From the Euganean Hills comes a proposal for the reconstruction of rural territories tormented by the war through the rebirth of organized... more
WinesBottega: 2022 turnover rises to 86 million (+30%)
Market expansion driven by grappa and prosecco. Seven new openings in 2023
Despite the war in Ukraine, energy and glass price increases, and the difficulty in finding qualified seasonal personnel, the Bottega Treviso based winery grew, especially thanks to the success of its... more
WinesMoët Hennessy increasingly Rosé
The Company acquires Côtes de Provence wine producer Château Minuty
Moët Hennessy has acquired a majority stake in Côtes de Provence wine producer Château Minuty. The figure for the transaction was not disclosed. The Minuty portfolio includes a collection of wines developed fr... more
WinesRenzo Rosso still focuses on wine (this time from the Langhe)
Mr. Diesel with the Brave Wine holding invests in the Josetta Saffirio brand
It's called Brave Wine and it's the company that Mr. Diesel, Renzo Rosso created to manage investments in the high-end wine sector. The new holding will have to manage its activities in this branch of... more
WinesSignorvino conquers La Giuva in Valpolicella
The brand of the Calzedonia group acquires the cellar of the former football coach Malesani
Sandro Veronesi is the founder and patron of the Calzedonia Group as well as creator of the Signorvino brand, the new owner of the Cantina La Giuva, in Valpolicella, a historic winery producing native... more
WinesCantina Soave closes 2022 with a +16% turnover
The company changes its name to Cadis 1898, also incorporating Montecchia, Illasi and Terre del Lago
Cantina di Soave concludes 2022 with a growing turnover and changes its name, taking on the acronym which takes up the initials of its original name associated with the year of birth. On its 125th anniversary,... more