Wine Press Review for Sunday, July 27, 2025.

Italian Wineries

👉 Crisis at the Terre d'Oltrepò Winery: is it headed for receivership? The deadline to nominate a candidate for the new board of directors of the historic Pavia cooperative is July 29th. After the board elected on July 11th rejected the position, a last-ditch rescue attempt is underway. Meanwhile, Pier Achille Lanfranchi, mayor of Fortunago, has withdrawn from the race.

👉 Abruzzo: strategic merger between Cantina Frentana, San Giacomo, and Sangro. A cooperative with 600 members and over 1,200 hectares is created in the province of Chieti. The goal: to compete in global markets while remaining rooted in the local area.

👉 Brindisi wineries for the Appian Way: wine and UNESCO heritage One year after the Appian Way was recognized as a UNESCO site, the wineries of the Brindisi area are uniting to enhance the territory through viticulture.

👉 Promotion and fraud: trial in Puglia for misuse of EU funds The Puglia Wine Tourism Movement is under investigation for alleged fraud involving European funds intended for food and wine promotion.

Italian Wine and Italian Oenology

👉 Chianti looks to the world: Asia, the Americas and new rules. Consortium president Giovanni Busi calls for peace, promotion and reforms on the plantings to boost Chianti DOCG.

👉 Sicilia En Primeur: Women in Wine Focus on Grillo The white grape variety, symbol of the Sicilian sun and wind, is the protagonist of wine tourism and the future strategies of Assovini Sicilia.

👉 Marco Caprai: "Fewer grapes, more quality. United abroad." With integral vinification, innovation comes from Sagrantino. Caprai and Rolland sign a new production philosophy.

👉 Italian wine in crisis: falling consumption, tariffs, full stocks With 40 million hectoliters unsold, the Italian wine sector is facing an unprecedented structural crisis.

👉 Vinodabere awards Sardinia's best sparkling wines for 2026. Three wines rated 100/100: two Vermentinos and one Cannonau. The island confirms its growing excellence in the Italian sparkling wine scene.

👉 "You Make the Wine": Andrea Moser Launches Experiential Winemaking With the AMProject project, enthusiasts can become winemakers for a year, choosing their style, refinements, and blends.

International

👉 EU funds black winemakers in South Africa: controversy in Italy. €15 million earmarked for South African producers, but only if they are "black." The League is up in arms, calling it "unfair competition."

👉 Champagne reduces production: fewer bottles, a more stable market . The Comité Champagne sets the limit at 9,000 kg/ha. Production is reduced to avoid excessive stocks, not to drive up prices.

👉 Armenia, cradle of wine: the book "Armenian Wines" is born Enrico Dal Bianco recounts the ancestral viticulture of Ararat, where the oldest known winery is located (6,100 years ago).

👉 European wine exports down 2% in the first four months of 2025. Among the challenges: US tariffs and unstable markets. Wine remains one of the main EU agri-food exports, but it is struggling.

👉 Wine Origins Alliance: 20 Years of Protecting Appellations The international organization continues to protect geographical indications in the digital world and in global treaties.

👉 Carry-on luggage: yes to wine bottles over 100 ml. Finally, you can carry up to 2 liters of liquids. A turning point for wine tourism, celebrated by Alessio Planeta on Mount Etna.

Wine Events

👉 Le Notti del Vino arrives in Montebelluna (TV) On Tuesday, July 29, the pedestrian area will transform into an open-air lounge to celebrate wine, local cuisine, music, and culture.

👉 Calici di Stelle 2025: wine and pizza under the stars MTV celebrates the union between wine and Neapolitan pizza with experiential events throughout Italy, including tastings, cooking shows, and concerts.

👉 Cirò Wine Festival 2025: the first Calabrian DOCG celebrates From August 4th to 10th, Cirò celebrates its DOCG certification with a week of events including culture, tastings, and tradition.

👉 "Ardesio DiVino", "Fiera del Parmigiano" and the poetry of taste Events between Valtellina, Valseriana and Friuli combine food, wine, art and culture, in the name of the "Veronelli spirit".

👉 Mediterranean Wine Symposium: Spotlight on Cyprus On the forgotten island, ancestral vines and some of the highest vineyards in Europe reveal the winemaking value of a unique land.

By QUIDQUID – The Daily Voice of Wine. Thanks for listening. See you tomorrow with more stories from the world of wine!