The wine news for Tuesday 4 June 2024.

Collio Award 2024: The "Best foreign popular journalistic article" was awarded to Michael Godel for "Another fine Collio Experience". Davide Bortone won in the Italian category with "Viva il Collio (Bianco) as long as we don't talk about it". The award, promoted by the Collio Wine Protection Consortium, was celebrated in Cormòns for the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Consortium.

Victory for the Cormòns winery: The Ribolla Gialla Doc Collio 2023 from the Cormòns winery won the “Calici di Ribolla” at the Ribolla Gialla Wine Festival with a score of 87/100, standing out for its territorial characteristics.

Borderwine at Villa Manin: The Cross-Border Natural Wine Exhibition will be held on Sunday 16th and Monday 17th June in the park of Villa Manin in Passariano. With around 70 wineries and 300 labels up for tasting, the event will feature producers from Italy, Austria, Slovenia and beyond.

Liberalizing Ontario's Wine Market: Effective August 1, 2024, Ontario's market for wine, beer, cider and other beverages will be liberalized, with 8,500 new outlets authorized by October 31, 2024, giving consumers more purchasing options.

Wine holes in Florence: The historic “wine holes” have become a tourist attraction, with thousands of social videos showing tourists sipping Tuscan wine from these small doors.

Mediterraneo Packaging Award: The Vaccaro family won for the label design of the Metodo Classico vintage Sicilia DOC 2021 and the organic EVO oil. The design depicts a twisted log, a symbol of the family's resilience in the Belìce Valley.

11 thousand hectares of agricultural land in Italy up for auction: The seventh edition of the National Agricultural Land Bank offers 11,000 hectares of agricultural land, with facilitated access to young people. The catalog can be consulted online, and the technical data sheets are available for interested parties.

New president of Uni.Doc Fvg: Marco Rabino, production director of Jermann, is the new president of Uni.Doc Fvg. Rabino thanked them for their trust and underlined the importance of the work to be done in the regional wine sector.

Roberto Anselmi and the Soave vineyards: Roberto Anselmi, with his courage and passion, drove through the mud to show his vineyards on Monte Foscarino. Its vineyards are protected from the desires of roe deer and characterized by natural grassing.

BEVI docu-series: Airing on Sky Arte, the third season of "BEVI The art of winemaking" explores historic Italian cellars, the relationship between wine, art and architecture, and themes such as environmental sustainability.

Award for the best wine architecture: The “Il brolo della Cantina Gorgo” project in Custoza won the first edition of the “The medal for wine architecture” competition. The Bricolo Falsarella studio carried out the recovery and expansion of the cellar on the Custoza hills.

Unique farmhouse in Lazio: The “Le Botti” farmhouse in Terracina offers modern "barrique cellar" cuisine. The Pandolfo family turned a tragic expropriation in Tunisia into a success story by founding Cantina San'Andrea in Southern Lazio.

Regional certification of "minimum residue" wines: The Cantina Produttori di Ramuscello is the first in Friuli Venezia Giulia to obtain the "Minimum Residue" certification from Ceviq, guaranteeing that pesticide residues in wines are less than 90% of the legal limit.

According to Marco: Fresh and drinkable Valpolicella: Marco Speri, with his long experience among the Valpolicella vineyards, promotes a modern vision of wine, aimed at finesse and lightness, far from excessive structure. His company, Secondo Marco, founded in 2008, embodies this philosophy, inherited from the historic family company, Speri viticultori.

Vinea Ventis winery: visit and dinner among the vineyards of Franciacorta: Discover the secrets of Franciacorta wines with a dinner with show cooking among the vineyards of the Vinea Ventis winery. Claudia and Francesco will guide visitors through an immersive evening of nature and tastings.

The best wine architecture is Veronese: The "Il brolo della Cantina Gorgo" project in Custoza (VR), created by the Bricolo Falsarella studio, won the first edition of "The wine architecture medal", awarded for its valorisation sustainability of wine-growing landscapes.

Brunello di Montalcino sales in the US: 17% in the first quarter: Wine Spectator's Bruce Sanderson celebrates the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino vintage as "phenomenal". Sales in the United States grew 17% in the first quarter of 2024, with over 125 tastings achieving ratings of 90/100 and above.

Cardiovascular diseases and moderate wine consumption: A new study highlights the benefits of moderate wine consumption for cardiovascular health, underlining the importance of being informed, in an era in which young people are moving away from wine and healthy lifestyles prevail.

Vespa wine on Frecciarossa: The wine produced by Bruno Vespa in his Apulian farm, known for having hosted Prime Minister Meloni, is sold on Frecciarossa trains. A letter from a reader has raised controversy, highlighted by Francesco Merlo in Repubblica.

Paolo Manzone and Barolo Meriame: an indissoluble combination: The Paolo Manzone winery, part of the Wine Bank Club, offers a unique tasting of six vintages of Barolo Meriame. This initiative celebrates Italian wine excellence and the historical memory of quality wine production.

Wine imports decline in Q1, but Italian wine resists: Despite a general decline in wine imports in the world of 8.7%, Italian wine recorded a smaller decline of 0.9% thanks to the positive performances in United States, United Kingdom, Canada and China, according to Nomisma's Wine Monitor.

Dinner of the Winemakers of Radda: Saturday 15 June at 7.30 pm, in the historic Piazza Ferrucci of Radda in Chianti, "The Dinner" of the Winemakers of Radda 2024 will be held. The 2020 vintage of "53017" will be presented as a preview and Francesco Berardinelli, chef of the 'Barlèsh' restaurant, will sign the menu.

The 10 Morellino del Cuore in Florence: On Wednesday 19 June, at Olio Restaurant in Florence, the 10 Morellino del Cuore 2024 will be presented. The event will offer a preview tasting of the selected wines, the result of the collaboration between the Morellino di Scansano Protection Consortium Docg and well-known experts in the sector.

790 hectares of agricultural land in the province of Arezzo up for auction: Ismea is auctioning more than 1,800 hectares of agricultural land in Tuscany, with the aim of encouraging the creation of agricultural businesses. Letizia Cesani of Coldiretti Toscana underlines the importance of this initiative for young farmers.

Thanks for listening, we remind you that today's wine press review was offered by QUIDQUID. See you tomorrow.