Wine press review for Sunday, August 24, 2025

Italian wineries

• Cantina di Riva: new expansion for the Metodo Classico. The full "Trentodoc Brezza Riva" range is presented, with underwater aging for the "Silente." A project that combines innovation and territorial identity.
• Bio Cantina Sociale Orsogna: the 'Ghiuppitt' grape variety rediscovered. Archaeobotanical and biodiversity conservation work in collaboration with the Maiella National Park.
• Andreola and the heroic bubbles of Valdobbiadene. A manual and painstaking viticulture that becomes DOCG excellence in the hills of Col San Martino.

Italian wine and Italian oenology

• 2025 Harvest: Mixed Signals. Yields in Asti fell by 15%, prompting calls for extraordinary measures; in Veneto, however, excellent quantities and quality, according to a Veneto Agricoltura report.
• The paradox of Italian wine: perhaps the best in the world, but it's not enough. The substance is there, but France has been able to express itself better: an abundance of grapes and wine today risks turning into a problem.
• WineHunter Awards Best Wines: Historic First for Italy. For the first time, all Italian regions have entered the Platinum Selection. This achievement will be celebrated at the 2025 Merano WineFestival.

International

• WSET Diploma 2024/25: Italy takes center stage. Aglianico, Barolo, Moscato d'Asti, and Lambrusco di Sorbara have been selected among the 42 wines chosen by the British institution for the official exams.

Duties and markets

• US tariffs at 15%: alarm for Italian wine. The UIV estimates losses of up to €317 million, with a risk of reaching €460 million. Iconic appellations such as Moscato d'Asti, Pinot Grigio, Chianti Classico, and Prosecco are affected.
• Tuscany under pressure: consumption crisis in the USA Anti-alcohol media campaigns in the United States are undermining the reputation of wine and the Mediterranean style, in favor of local products.
• “Demonized and Taxed”: Italian Wine Targeted in the US The new American health narrative could drastically reduce consumption, worsening the impact of tariffs.
• Brescia wineries: estimated impact of €10 million. Coldiretti: "An unbalanced agreement favoring the US, with serious consequences for exports and supply chains."

Wine events

• Wine Nights at Conegliano Castle: Tastings and tradition in the evocative setting of the castle, with the participation of local Pro Loco organizations.
• Open Cellars during Harvest 2025 September and October among vineyards, traditional snacks and conviviality throughout Italy.
• Cinema in the Cellar between Veneto and Friuli From August 25th to 30th, six evenings dedicated to sports and extraordinary feats told through documentaries and special guests.
• Sip of Italy – New York, September 11 Over 90 Italian wineries and 300 selected wines will be protagonists at City Winery for the major event organized by Wine Enthusiast.
• Brindisi withdraws, Mesagne relaunches. The Brindisi event has been canceled, and the "Trofeo Master del Susumaniello" will be held on September 12th with AIS.
• “La Cantina del Nuovo Liscio”: book and concerts The book becomes an event: on September 7th in Fontanelice and on October 4th at the MEI in Faenza, between music and Romagna folk tradition.

Agriculture and territory

• Veneto: Over €1 million for public mountain dairy farms. Regional support to strengthen a sector that is a symbol of the landscape and agri-food tradition.
• Lecce: Aggravated fraud, assets seized from a farmer. Over 1,200 fictitious hirings were declared between 2013 and 2022 to unduly obtain €6.2 million in social benefits.

Closure

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