Wine press review for Sunday, August 31, 2025

Italian wineries

• The 2025 harvest has begun in the Cesari vineyards of Castel San Pietro Terme and Montecatone di Imola: the Umberto Cesari winery opens the harvest with excellent quality prospects. Balanced sugars and acidity, intense aromas, and fresh, complex wines.
• The harvest ritual in the Langhe . A bountiful and promising vintage in the Langhe. A sigh of relief amidst daily toil and weather concerns, but with great expectations for the new crop.
• Veneto – Ca' Rugate: Valpolicella, Soave, and Lessini The Tessari family continues the tradition with wines from native grape varieties and an increasingly sustainable approach.
• Cantina San Paolo, 200 members and vineyards up to 700 meters. A model of sustainability in Alto Adige: historic vines, breathtaking landscapes, and wines of great character such as the Pinot Bianco Sanctissimus.
• More cellar burglaries: Biancavigna in Conegliano hit. Small thefts and break-ins have been reported, with investigations underway by the Carabinieri.
• Booming cellar stocks: market alarm. Record unsold stock according to "Cantina Italia." In Tuscany, over 5 million hectoliters are sitting idle: Frescobaldi (UIV) calls for national management of yields.

Italian wine

• Ranking of Italy's largest wineries : 115 companies drive the sector: the sample covers 63% of total turnover (14.5 billion in 2024). Argea leads the way with over 460 million euros.
• Three Cuneo-based companies make the national top 5. Piedmont confirms its strength: companies rooted in the Granda region stand out for their turnover and exports.
• Lambrusco Ancestrale, between politics and identity. An ironic analysis of Lambrusco's cultural positioning and its "alternative" audience.
• If we drink less wine, it's seven categories of people's fault. An editorial that denounces communication errors and excessive prices in restaurants, contributing to the decline in consumption.
• Wine and Young People: Declining Consumption and New Communication Strategies Michele Farruggio: We need less technical and more evocative language to reach new generations.

Italian enology

• Generational change in agriculture, a key issue to be resolved. Fewer and fewer young people are choosing agriculture: youth-run businesses have declined by 8.5% since 2018. Land and credit remain the main obstacles.

International enology

• Wine, fruit, and vegetable prices are rising across Europe . Climate and water scarcity are driving the price increases. By 2050, EU agricultural losses could reach €25 billion annually.
• Friuli and American duties: a sector in transformation. Exports to the USA risk hard blows, but the sector is used to adapting.
• Geneva reviews foreign wine imports. MEPs are calling for a reduction in imported volumes to protect local production and adjust quotas to current consumption.
• Trump's Tariffs Suspended, Battle Won in New York The small Vos Selections, an importer of Italian wines, has obtained a court order halting the punitive tariffs.
• Eleven great bubbles from around the world, without Champagne. An international overview of the best labels, including a Greek rosé from xinòmavro.
• The oldest winery in the world: Areni, Armenia 4000 BC Prehistoric winemaking tools discovered: wine as an agricultural and spiritual element of early civilizations.

Wine events

• The 2025 Olive Oil Festival in Sardinia will take place for the first time in Riola Sardo, focusing on the Semidana cultivar and reflecting on the olive oil supply chain.
• September holidays for 8.5 million Italians. Many choose the countryside and wine regions to enjoy experiences linked to the grape harvest and nature.
• Wine tourism in Piedmont: experiences among vineyards and UNESCO villages. Tastings, food pairings, and cultural itineraries in the Roero and Langhe hills.
• UmbriaWine Festival, September 12–14, 42 Umbrian wineries will enliven the squares and gardens of Perugia's historic center.
• Valtidone Winery Wins Three Gold and One Silver at Italy's Most Important Wine Competition

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