Wine press review for Thursday, October 2, 2025

Italian wineries

• Harvest in Oltrepò Pavese: Cantine Ermes Canneto leads the way in terms of quintals pressed, followed by Torrevilla with 47,000 quintals. A year of excellent quality for sparkling wine bases.
• Cantina di Venosa (Basilicata): revenues of €8.8 million and an investment of €3.4 million for a new wine tourism facility.
• Cavit (Trentino): €26 million for a new winery dedicated to TrentoDoc Altemasi sparkling wines.
• Roeno Winery (Valdadige): Gambero Rosso Three Glasses for its 2023 Rivoli Pinot Grigio and the “Young Producer of the Year Oscar” for Martina Centa.
• Tuscan wine tourism: a hospitality model based on identity, sustainability, and landscape.
• Castelli Romani: new prospects with the Tenuta Ariccia (organic and sustainable), Tenuta Montecompatri (organic Frascati DOC), the Cantina Storica Castelli Romani (over a century of history), and a prestigious estate in Albano Laziale with a villa and wine tourism operations.

Italian wine and Italian oenology

• Tre Bicchieri 2026 – Friuli Venezia Giulia: 24 award-winning wines, with particular attention to aging potential and blends.
• 3 Star Producers 2026: 138 companies awarded the highest recognition, with 10 new entries from Piedmont, Tuscany, Puglia, and Sicily.
• Book "Corks, Heels, and Miracles": Maddalena Mazzeschi ironically recounts 40 years of wine communication.
• Identità di Vino No. 200: the milestone of the historic wine newsletter.

International

• Prosecco is booming in the US: from zero to $531 million in 15 years, it now accounts for 31% of Italian wine consumption by value. A success across the board among millennials and women.
• Vinitaly.USA (Chicago, October 5-6): focus dedicated to the growth of Prosecco (178% in the last 7 years).
• Consumer crisis in Europe: Germany proposes a "pan-European" plan to uproot vineyards, following the French example of Bordeaux (90,000 hectares uprooted).

Wine events

• “50 Shades of Pinot Noir” (Voghera): over 9,000 tastings and a resounding success for the sixth edition.
• Nice is Nice (Nizza Monferrato, October 4-6): 70 producers and 120 labels for tasting, with a focus also on Bolgheri DOC and typical local products.
• WineSicily (Palermo, October 11-13): 50 Sicilian wineries, over 400 labels, and dedicated masterclasses.
• Autumn festivals in Lazio: the highlight is the 100th edition of the Marino Grape Festival, featuring its famous wine-spinning fountains.

Territories and itineraries

• Alto Adige Wine Road: 150 km of vineyards, castles, and villages at the foot of the Dolomites.
• Municipality of Falciano del Massico (Caserta): joins the National Association of Wine Cities.

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