wine press review for Sunday 22 June 2025.

The news are grouped by thematic category : Italian wineries , Italian wine and Italian oenology .

ITALIAN WINERIES

Stories of success and passion

• I Barisèi, a Franciacorta peasant that looks far ahead In Nigoline, the Bariselli family continues a centuries-old tradition by focusing on biodynamics and long refinements.
• Monteverro: Tuscan Dream Come True In Capalbio, Georg Weber creates a winery of excellence guided by vision, passion and rigor.
• Buglioni, from fashion to wine The Veronese winery born from a dream: Amarone as the protagonist, but also quality everyday labels.
• Terrenostre celebrates 63 years of cooperative viticulture In Cossano Belbo, 450 hectares of vineyards and Moscato d'Asti at the heart of a community of over 200 members.

Chronicle from the cellars

• Farewell to Marco Bernardi The president of the Cantina Sociale Bergamasca and historic winemaker, a key figure in the Orobic sector, has passed away.
• Frascati: the illegal winery-spa that divides the Municipality A paradoxical story between winemaking and illegal construction a stone's throw from Rome.

ITALIAN WINE

Industry crisis

• Collapse of exports and unsold wine: Piedmont on its knees Over 190,000 hectoliters stuck in the cellar. The DOC Barbera, Dolcetto, Cortese and Moscato are the hardest hit.
• Consortia on alert: “We need the General States of Wine immediately” The 15 Piedmont Consortia ask the Region for an urgent intervention table.
• Extraordinary distillation as an emergency solution? Confagricoltura calls for immediate structural measures for the sector.
• Wine tourism saves small producers In a dramatic context, family businesses are resisting thanks to experiential tourism.

Festivals, culture and territory

• Heritage Wine Fest between Puglia and Molise Nine summer events among castles and villages with wine, culture and traditions.
• Pordenonelegge in cantina 2025 Three evenings in the Prosecco DOC cellars with great authors such as Chiara Valerio and Antonio Manzini.
• Winemakers in the square: success in Chieti Tastings, territory and sharing in the historic center of the Abruzzo city.
• All Down in the Cellar in Velletri The festival that blends wine, science and culture is back. At the center: the Italy of wine.
• Enorme 2025: craftsmanship and villages of Sannio Third edition in the Castello dell'Ettore di Apice with over 50 winemakers from all over the world.

ITALIAN OENOLOGY

Insights, climate change and new challenges

• Vineyards at altitude: the Brentonico case The climate pushes viticulture ever higher. Criteria are being studied to guide expansion.
• The future of wine according to Pietrangelo Buttafuoco “Wine is an industrial and cultural intuition: excellence and myth merge in the glass.”
• The global wine market between climatic and geopolitical challenges. Parallel analysis of the Italian and French situation: structural changes and evolving habits.

Innovation and health

• Dealcoholized wines: first regulatory glimmers With the new tax decree, the picture is unblocked. It will soon be possible to produce low-alcohol wines.
• Alcohol-Free Wine: A Health Dilemma and New Consumer Trends Between the beneficial properties of resveratrol and the toxicity of alcohol, scenarios for alternative products are opening up.

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