Wine press review for Friday, October 24, 2025!

The style is agile, informative, and consistent, with a professional yet engaging tone, suitable for an audience of industry professionals and enthusiasts.

Italian Wineries

Recioto della Valpolicella becomes a Slow Food Presidium. Seven Veronese wineries are relaunching Recioto, a quintessential Valpolicella wine mentioned by Pliny the Elder. The Slow Food Presidium was created to save a product that is steadily declining, currently accounting for just 0.6% of the denomination's total production.

Antonio Spurio is the new director of the Cantina di Pitigliano. An experienced agronomist, Spurio will lead the historic Maremma cooperative into a new phase of development and innovation, with a focus on international markets.

Paternoster, a century of Vulture The Lucanian winery celebrates 100 years of history with the restoration of the ancient underground caves of Barone Rotondo, now transformed into the Aglianico Caveau.

The Queen's Birthday and the Nals Margreid Winery. In Margreid (Bolzano), the century-old "Regina" vine from 1601, vinified exclusively by GRASPO, is being celebrated. This year also marks the 40th anniversary of the Nals Margreid Winery.

Orvieto bids farewell to Luigi Barberani. Luigi Barberani, founder of the eponymous winery and a pioneer of Umbrian wine, has passed away. With him, one of the great exponents of noble rot and modern Orvieto has passed away.

Tasting weekend at the Fratelli Vogadori Winery. Guided tastings and vineyard tours in the heart of the Valpolicella Classica region. An immersive experience dedicated to the great red wines of Verona.

Italian Wine and Oenology

The Bubble of the Year is a Franciacorta: The Bosio family's Nature '21 has won over critics. A wine that combines freshness, elegance, and territorial identity.

"Great Wines," "Innovative," "Local," and "Value/Price": the Top 100 by Vitae 2026. AIS presents the new "Vitae" guide, featuring over 10,000 wines tasted blind. See you at the Stazione Leopolda on November 15th for the official presentation.

"I produce rare wines, but don't call them natural": enologist Emiliano Falsini speaks. The Tuscan enologist, with 13 Tre Bicchieri-awarded wines, explains his philosophy: technical rigor, experience, and identity beyond the labels.

Glass Bottles: The Environmental Challenge of Wine The wine sector is called upon to reduce the impact of bottle production, paving the way for a more sustainable agricultural supply chain.

Wine and luxury, between image and substance. Criticism is growing of "facade" marketing strategies: too much investment in low-profile luxury media and little attention to real content.

Vinix: the cooperative wine social network. This community that allows group purchases at advantageous prices confirms its position as an alternative model for small and medium-sized producers and informed consumers.

Mandatory harvest and production declarations 2025/26 Reminder for companies: deadline is November 30th for the harvest declaration and December 15th for the wine or must production declaration.

International Enology

Burgundy: Market between slowdown and opportunity. After two abundant harvests, 2024 marks a contraction in production (-36.6% in grapes and musts), but inventories and demand remain solid.

The secret of Burgundy whites? Longevity. The Bourgogne Wine Board's "Volta" project studies the ability of Burgundian whites to defy time, even in times of climate change.

Hefty fines in California for abandoning vineyards. Authorities are cracking down on vineyard abandonment, which has become a source of pests and disease. The phenomenon already affects thousands of hectares.

Bordeaux to manage Paris' urban vineyards Château Mauvinon has been awarded the consultancy contract for the management of the city's vineyards, including the historic Clos Montmartre, planted in the 12th century.

Wine told in 3D: synesthesia as a sensorial language Artists and winemakers experiment with new forms of synesthetic tasting to tell the story of wine through images, sounds, and visual perceptions.

Wine Events and Initiatives

An all-female wine list: Niko Romito and Bulgari Hotels A wine list dedicated to 22 Italian organic winemakers: talent, courage, and sustainability in a permanent project in Bulgari restaurants around the world.

Women of Wine in Sardinia: A study trip exploring wine, longevity, and the Blue Zone. The heart of the event: the roundtable discussion "Wine and Longevity" in Lanusei on October 25th.

Cantine d'Inverno 2025 in Carsoli: The first edition of the Abruzzo wine & food fest: wine, gastronomy, and tradition among the Authentic Villages of Italy.

Red, meat, fire: an evening at the Beefbar in Milan. Signature tasting with Hofstätter, Pio Cesare, and Tenuta Sette Ponti, during Milan Wine Week.

“Vino in Osteria” Award to Enoteca Spontanea in Florence. Slow Food recognition for the ability to create authentic and genuine experiences in a convivial and refined environment.

Conference "Wine as a Tool for Promoting Made in Italy" Live webcast at 4 pm from the Refectory Hall of Palazzo San Macuto, with greetings from Chamber Vice President Giorgio Mulè.

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