Wine press review for Thursday, May 7, 2026!

Italian wineries

Ceretto opens Le Brunate in the La Morra cru. In the heart of the Langhe, Le Brunate opens, a new Ceretto space combining wine, cuisine, contemporary art, and landscape. A table immersed in the Barolo vineyards, with works and artistic references that strengthen the connection between territory, hospitality, and culture.

Tenuta Casali offers a "Murder Mystery Picnic" at Mercato Saraceno. The winery combines tastings, nature, and entertainment: on Saturday, May 9th, visitors can enjoy an experience including a farm snack, estate wines, and mysteries to solve among the vines.

Cantine Dei, between architecture, music, and Nobile di Montepulciano In Montepulciano, Cantine Dei is presented as an example of the integration of landscape, sustainable architecture, travertine, music, and excellent wine production.

Organic wine from 22 female producers enters Bvlgari restaurants. Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts promotes Italian organic wine with a menu dedicated to 22 female producers, from north to south, focusing on sustainability, territorial identity, and biodiversity.

The Marsciano Nord wineries launch the "Winery Passport." A grassroots territorial promotion tool is being developed in Umbria, designed to showcase an agricultural and winemaking microdistrict founded on community, quality, and respect for the environment.

Italian wine and Italian oenology

Mastroberardino: Wine must return to being a leader in change. Piero Mastroberardino calls on the industry to shift gears: less passive defense and more promotion of the positive values of wine, from the Mediterranean diet to social interaction, from the region to the economy.

Cooperation to combat vineyard abandonment. Declining profitability and a lack of generational turnover are putting many Italian winegrowing areas at risk. Cooperation is seen as a key social and economic tool for keeping these areas alive.

€6.5 million to promote non-EU Emilia-Romagna wines. The Emilia-Romagna Region is launching a new call for proposals for 2026-2027 to support the international presence of wineries, with particular attention to smaller businesses.

Premium vineyards remain strategic assets According to Alexander Hall of Knight Frank, despite the slower wine market, quality vineyards remain attractive alternative assets, especially in countries like Italy, which are rich in prestigious terroirs.

Wine must be brought back to the center of the table. A critical reflection invites us to overcome excessive prices and collectible logic, recovering the convivial, cultural and everyday value of wine.

Spritz, the symbol of the Italian aperitif. Focus on the recipe for the Spritz, an Italian cocktail that has become international, made with prosecco or white wine, Aperol or Campari, soda, ice, and orange.

Truffles as an ally of wine In the Marche region, a new approach to revitalization is proposed: combining wine and truffles as integrated territorial experiences, capable of enhancing culture, forests, cuisine, and local identity.

Oslavia and the seven winemakers of Ribolla In Gorizia, the story of Ribolla di Oslavia becomes a story of borders, resilience and viticultural rebirth, thanks to producers such as Radikon, Gravner, Prinčič and La Castellada.

Pietro Monti: Wine Beyond Sight A story that explores the relationship between wine, disability, and sensitivity, demonstrating how the wine experience is not only visual, but also cultural, tactile, olfactory, and human.

International

US tariffs: wine imports to decline in 2025. American tariffs and declining consumption have impacted wine imports into the United States. According to the data analyzed, the decline has primarily affected key markets such as New York, California, and Texas.

Dom Pérignon presents three vintages together The French maison has simultaneously launched Dom Pérignon Vintage 2017, Vintage 2008 Plénitude 2 and Rosé Vintage 2010, focusing on the concept of harmony as a stylistic key.

Cross-border Wine and Rose Festival At the Winery of Friendship and Peace, located between Italy and Slovenia, 17 winemakers will participate in an event dedicated to rosé, sparkling rosé, and floral white wines, a symbol of collaboration between border territories.

Wine events

Majenca 2026 in San Dorligo della Valle From May 7th to 12th, the historic event dedicated to wine, oil, art, music, and the local community returns, with popular wine tastings and cultural initiatives.

Verona Natural Wine in Montorio: A day with 32 Veronese natural wine producers, free tastings, and a special Ribolla vertical tasting with Mateja Gravner.

Vertical tasting of the “Capo di Stato” in Udine The AIS Friuli Venezia Giulia is organizing a tasting dedicated to the famous wine of Loredan Gasparini, with six historic vintages guided by producer Lorenzo Palla.

Grignolino&Co. Preview in Casale Monferrato On Sunday, May 10th, wine, literature, music, and tastings will enliven the Casale Monferrato Castle to showcase Grignolino and the Casale Monferrato region.

Wine Notes in Aieta In the Calabrian village, from May 8th to 10th, music, wine and local traditions meet in the setting of the “Vino da aMare” event.

Collective Agricultural Identity Itineraries in Vinci On May 10th, the calendar restarts in Tuscany, with a journey through Leonardo's places, food stops, local wines and the promotion of agricultural identity.

The Casa del Moscato di Saracena is born. A permanent space dedicated to Moscato di Saracena, a unique passito wine in the world for its production method and identity, is taking shape in Calabria.

The fourth edition of the Intravino Cup dedicated to Brunello di Montalcino has begun, with 64 Brunello wineries competing for popular votes, humor, and enthusiast participation.

Campania Stories 2026 The second day of the event is dedicated to Campania's red wines, with a focus on Aglianico, Piedirosso, Lacryma Christi, and other regional varietals.

Gourmet Cellars in Cogne From June 5th to 7th, the Aosta Valley event dedicated to local dishes, regional wines, craft beers, and mountain conviviality returns.

Open Cellars in Tuscany The event organized by the Tuscan Wine Tourism Movement returns on May 30th and 31st, increasingly focused on organized, innovative, and accessible wine tourism experiences.

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