The wine news for Friday 7 June 2024!

Prosecco Doc: Giancarlo Guidolin is the new president of the Consortium

Giancarlo Guidolin is the new president of the Prosecco Doc Consortium, appointed on Thursday 6 June. After a tense tug of war, Guidolin succeeds Stefano Zanette, who returns to being a councilor after 12 years of presidency. The short-term objective is a more collegial management of the consortium, supported by three vice-presidents: Alessandro Botter, Giangiacomo Gallarati Scotti Bonaldi and Mattia Mattiuzzo.

Chandon Garden Spritz: the creator Ana Paula Bartolucci talks about ready to drink

Ana Paula Bartolucci, winemaker from Chandon Argentina, reflects on no alcohol and ready to drink. According to Bartolucci, countries like Italy and Argentina are not yet ready for no alcohol, but ready to drinks with moderate alcohol content are having success. Bartolucci, 31, is Chandon Argentina's first female winemaker and developed the Chandon Garden Spritz, which has attracted controversy for its similarity to the Italian spritz.

Green light to the sub-areas of Valpolicella

Valpolicella will have 11 sub-zones, confirms the president of the Consortium Christian Marchesini. The process of defining the subzones, entrusted to the pedologist Giuseppe Benciolini, will involve all the designations of origin, such as Amarone, Recioto, Valpolicella and Ripasso. The subzones will include Illasi, Valpantena, Val di Mezzane, Val Squaranto, Avesa Quinzano and Negrar.

Cantina Gorgo wins the Wine Architecture Medal

The renovation project of the Gorgo winery, carried out by the Bricolo Falsarella Associati studio, won the Wine Architecture Medal. The intervention enhanced the orchard model, combining materiality and sense of composition and responding to the objectives of transformation, care and enhancement of the landscape.

Tenute Tomasella's "Tuesday Evening Aperitifs" are back

With summer, Tenute Tomasella announces the return of "Tuesday evening aperitifs" from 18 June to July. Located in the province of Treviso, the company invites enthusiasts to spend evenings in the estate's park, tasting excellent wines and enjoying the summer environment.

Jesi: “Wines and vinyls” for a weekend of music and food and wine

Next weekend, the “Vini e Vinili” event will liven up the historic center of Jesi with a combination of food and wine and music. Organized by the Jesi Città da Vivere association and other partners, the event will take place on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June in Piazza Federico II, with vinyl stands and spaces dedicated to food and beverage.

NFTs were not the future of wine

The wine-related NFT market, which looked promising during the pandemic, has not revolutionized the industry as expected. Start-ups and promises of guaranteed authenticity and safe investments have not lived up to initial expectations.

Abruzzo: “ADO” project for the valorisation of the viticultural heritage

The Consorzio Tutela Vini D'Abruzzo presented the project “ADO – Areas of the four DOs of Abruzzo for a modern characterization”. Funded by the 2014-2020 RDP, the project uses modern technologies to map the entire region, combining meteorological and viticultural data to enhance the territory.

Granit 960: the Kerner of Cantina Valle Isarco

Cantina Valle Isarco presents Granit 960, a pure Kerner vinified in a granite container from the South Tyrolean valleys. With a thousand bottles produced in 2024, the wine represents a great expression of the grape variety and the territory.

Cantine Marisa Cuomo: heroic viticulture between land and sea

The Marisa Cuomo Cellars practice heroic viticulture, cultivating vineyards overlooking the Gulf of Salerno. Andrea Ferraioli has recovered the centuries-old winemaking tradition of the Furore Coast, producing high quality wines with advanced techniques.

Cantina Bertazzo 1840 relaunches Friularo

The Bertazzo 1840 winery valorises Bagnoli Friularo, a typical Venetian wine. With a long history that began in 1840, the Bertazzo family continues to promote this local excellence and other DOC wine productions.

Discovery of mammoth bones in an Austrian cellar

Mammoth bones were discovered during renovation work in an Austrian cellar in Gobelsburg. The discovery, the most significant of the last hundred years, was made by the National Academy of Sciences.

Calabria wins 16 medals at the Città del Vino competition

Calabria won 16 medals, including 4 Grand Gold Medals, at the Città del Vino International Wine Competition. The medals were awarded to various local wines, highlighting the excellence of Calabrian wine production.

Excellences of Lake Como and Valtellina to discover in Colico in Cantina

The Pro Loco Colico and the Colico in Cantina organizational committee announce the eleventh edition of the most anticipated food and wine event of the Colico summer. The event will be held on Saturday 15th, Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd June in the hamlet of Villatico, with two routes that will lead visitors to discover the production realities of Lake Como and Valtellina.

The best rosé in the world is Italian: Siddura's Cannonau di Sardegna Doc Rosato Nudo 2023

Siddura's Cannonau di Sardegna Doc Rosato Nudo 2023 was elected best rosé in the world in the 2024 “50 Great Rosé Wines of the World Competition” in Barcelona. Italy, despite being in fifth place for rosé consumption, boasts exceptional quality which has allowed this wine to emerge internationally.

Serie A Banca d'Alba: Cantina Terre del Barolo Albese rises to 9

Cantina Terre del Barolo Albese won its ninth point in the Serie A Banca d'Alba by overcoming Vetrerie Giacosa Spaccio Faccia Ceva. The team, led by Paolo Vachhetto, built on the success in the second half, closing with a final score of 9-4.

“Alcohol abuse must be fought. But drinking wine moderately has more benefits than not drinking at all."

Attilio Giacosa, president of Irvas, underlines the benefits of moderate wine consumption, citing scientific studies that demonstrate how this can have positive effects on cardiovascular diseases. Giacosa argues that wine should not be demonized like other alcoholic beverages.

World wine trade does not recover: first quarter at -8.7%

Wine imports continue to decline in the first quarter of 2024. According to Nomisma's Wine Monitor, global purchases fell by 8.7%, with Italy, despite doing better than average, recording a decline of 0.9 %.

'Abbey Wines': from tomorrow the showcase of winemaking monasteries

"Abbey Wines" returns from 7 to 9 June in the Fossanova Abbey, in Priverno, in the province of Latina. The event celebrates monastery wine production, with the participation of over 30 wineries, including important French monasteries and Georgia with its famous amphora wines.

Masaf declares exceptional adverse weather conditions in 2023

The Minister of Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida, declared a state of exceptional adverse weather conditions for 2023, allowing exemptions for the restructuring of vineyards affected by downy mildew, reducing the limit of the minimum necessary expenditure from 30% to 3%.

Rubinelli Vajol: the poet of Amarone

Nicola Scienza, together with his uncles Renzo and Alberto Rubinelli, leads the Rubinelli Vajol company. The winery, located in a 10-hectare basin, boasts tuff soil which allows for optimal water management, resulting in the production of high quality Amarone.

Invasion of Spanish wine in Italy

Due to a poor harvest, Italy imported large quantities of wine from Spain. In the first nine months of 2023, imports of white wine and Spanish must increased by 66% and 674%, respectively.

“Made in Italy” agricultural machinery exceeds one billion euros in sales

In 2023, foreign sales of Italian agricultural machinery exceeded one billion euros, with growth of 19% compared to 2022. The wine sector represents approximately 50% of sales, driven by European orders.

Confagricoltura at “Vini d'Abbazia”: president Giansanti at the round table on wine, tourism and culture

Confagricoltura Latina will also participate in the third edition of "Vini d'Abbazia", which takes place from 7 to 9 June in Fossanova. The event aims to rediscover and enhance local wine production, with a focus on quality and promotion.

Local wines: winning companies awarded

Today, 6 June, at the Edmund Mach Foundation in San Michele, the awards ceremony for the "Vini del Territorio" competition, now in its seventh edition, was held. The event saw the participation of important exponents of the wine sector.

SUMMER EVENINGS FULL OF TASTE: THE “TUESDAY EVENING APERITIFS” OF TENUTE TOMASELLA ARE BACK

Tenute Tomasella announces the return of "Tuesday evening aperitifs" starting from June 18th. The event, which will take place every Tuesday in June and July, invites wine enthusiasts to enjoy summer evenings in the wonderful park of the estate in the province of Treviso.

Sicilian grapes: appreciable requests from Germany to Malta

The Sicilian grape season has started with great enthusiasm, with increasing requests from European markets such as Germany, Poland, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Malta. The quality of Sicilian grapes is highly appreciated, with Brix degrees from 14 to 16°.

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