Wine Press Review for Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Italian Wineries

• Ceretto : "Americans are in for a big blow: wines at 20%" – Entrepreneur Federico Ceretto reports from New York on the consequences of the tariffs imposed by Trump, with prices set to rise significantly.
• Producers of Manduria : 2025 harvest at 40% compared to 2024, thanks to optimal climatic conditions and excellent quality bunches.
• Cantina Valtidone : record number of international awards, 14 wines recognized in Canada and Germany.
• Ennio Ottaviani : Rebola 2023 among the 50 best Italian white wines, alongside top wines Livio Felluga and Terlano.
• Tenuta La Margherita : “Il Tarassaco,” an ancestral estate with old-world charm, brings innovation and tradition to the Food Valley.

Italian Wine and Italian Oenology

• Rankings and typicality : the 4 best typical Umbrian wines, with Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG in the foreground.
• National harvest : "bitter record harvest" – production exceeds 45 million hectoliters, but consumption and duties are holding back the market.
• Debate : Doctor Franco Berrino attacks Valpolicella and Prosecco on TV: "Don't drink them, they're grown in terrible places." The Consortium protests.

International Wine

• US tariffs : The Court of Appeals rules Trump's tariffs unlawful. Federvini remains cautious: "The climate is uncertain."
• Who appealed : Victor Schwartz's company Vos Selections, one of the main players in the case against the tariffs.
• Global markets : according to Nomisma Wine Monitor, Italian exports are slightly growing (1.5% in value, 2.1% in volume) but with strong imbalances between different countries.
• Italy–USA exports : first three months sharp increase (22%), but drop in the second quarter (-7%) with tariffs in force.
• Liv-Ex Analysis : Sophia Gilmour comments on the fine wine investment crisis: "A cyclical market, confidence needs to be rebuilt."

Wine Events

• Vicoli in Calice (Chieti, September 5–6): wine, music, and art in the alleys of Civitella.
• Calici di Jazz (Montegrotto Terme, August 30–31): Villa Draghi with jazz, gospel, and tastings.
• Vinimilo 2025 (Etna, August 29 – September 14): 45th edition, 47 events, tastings, and technical training.
• Viticulture Day (Fara Novarese, September 9): focus on 39 years of integrated pest management in vineyards.
• Cocco…Wine 2025 (Cocconato, September 5–7): three days of tastings and Piedmontese tradition.
• Montefalco, "Penso Positivo" : solidarity, wine, and music in the heart of Umbria.

Background news

• Accountants and agriculture : incompatibility for registered professionals who operate as professional agricultural entrepreneurs (Iap).

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