Wine Idea's wine news for March 20, 2025!

Coastal Wines in Lucca

• Event: Wines of the Coasts
• Where: Royal College of Lucca
• When: March 30th and 31st (11am-7pm)
• Participants: 80 wineries, over 300 labels to taste
• Theme: Wines influenced by proximity to the sea (Liguria, Adriatic, Tyrrhenian coasts, islands)
• Target: Industry professionals, journalists, enthusiasts

Women of Wine

• Column: “Women of Wine” (Langhe, Roero and Monferrato)
• Protagonists: Prominent female figures in the wine world
• Objective: To tell stories of courage, evolution and tradition
• Example: Cantina Serio and Battista Borgogno, over 120 years of history

The Wines of the Great Volcano

• Event: Press conference
• Where: Frascati, Valadier Walls
• When: March 22nd
• Organized by: Fisar Roma and Castelli Romani, Municipality of Frascati, Frascati Science Association
• Theme: Promotion of local wine, in particular Frascati Superiore (Docg)
• Participants: Councilor for Agriculture, Delegate for Productive Activities, Fisar Sommelier

Wineforum 2025/2026

• Event: Vinòforum Premium Edition
• Where: Piazza di Siena, Villa Borghese, Rome
• When: September 8-14
• What's new: A two-year program of events to strengthen Rome's identity as the capital of wine

Coldiretti protest in Parma

• Protest: 820 Treviso farmers against lab-created foods
• Where: Parma, Efsa headquarters
• When: March 19th
• Organization: Coldiretti Treviso
• Objective: Strict application of the precautionary principle on new ultra-processed products

Best wines from Abruzzo

• Wines to try:
  • Terre Aquilane IGT
  • Terre Tollesi DOCG
  • Pescara Hills IGT
  • Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG
• Characteristic: Wide variety of terroir (mountains, hills, coast)

ProWein 2025

• Participants: 42,000 professionals from 128 countries, 4,200 exhibitors from 65 nations
• Result: 30% decrease in exhibitors compared to previous editions
• Comment: The international profile remains solid despite the market difficulties

Kaltern Cellars

• Where: Caldaro, South Tyrol
• Production: 430 hectares, 550 members, over 4 million bottles per year
• Symbolic wine: Vernatsch (historical identity of the territory)

Verona Cellars - G.Low

• News: Low alcohol wines (White from Garganega and Trebbiano, Rosé from Corvina and Merlot)
• Characteristic: Natural production, early harvest and controlled fermentation
• Official Debut: Vinitaly 2025

Italian wine export

• Growth in 2024: 5.5% (8.1 billion euros)
• Bubbles: 19% by value and 12% by volume
• Forecast: Recovery in 2026 with stabilization of prices and increase in purchasing power

Insights

• Important Vintages: The 2024 Vintage Promises Fresh and Acidic Wines, Comparison with Previous Vintages
• Resilience Study: Presented by Jean-Marie Cardebat and Davide Gaeta, focus on Masi Agricola

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