WINE PRESS REVIEW for Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Italian wineries

• Marco Donati, the legend of Teroldego – A family story spanning six generations and over 150 harvests, set in the Piana Rotaliana.
• The Siddùra winery gives new impetus to its great reds – Dalla Gallura, a project that brings Cannonau and other varieties to international levels, winning top-level awards.
• Bianco 6 Gemme 2024 – Cantina del Tufaio – The new Loreti generation renews the style with long fermentations and natural refermented wines.
• Garda Passito Brolo dei Giusti 2020 – Cantine di Verona – An elegant passito that showcases the potential of the Garda vineyards.
• Vernaccia di Oristano 2002 – Silvio Carta – Among the 100 nominees for the Platinum Award The WineHunter: a masterpiece for meditation.
• "Wine tourism can grow" – Tenuta Bonzara – Serene production and hopes for a market revitalization, focusing on tourism and new sales channels.
• Iceland in the Cellar – Pegoraro (Colli Berici) – An event that combines Venetian grape varieties and Nordic influences.

Italian wine

• The 2025 harvest is early in Veneto and Alto Adige – Pinot and Chardonnay have already been picked; Glera begins on September 5th, followed by Merlot, Corvina, and Garganega. Healthy grapes and excellent prospects.
• Asti DOCG and Alto Adige, a harvest with tariffs in the balance – An excellent quality year, but the US risks slowing exports.
• Between harvest and market, strategies for red wines – Full cellars and a structural decline in consumption: production needs to be rethought.
• Sicilian Wine: ARCA, the Catarratto Association, is born – Six wineries join forces to promote this historic native grape variety.
• US tariffs, a "bloodbath" on Sicilian wine – Assovini warns: the North American market is irreplaceable for 82% of its member companies.
• Zibibbo d'Oro in Calabria – The Terre della Costa Viola Cooperative's work promoting the grape variety has been recognized.

Italian enology

• Aleatico Battani wins a gold medal at the 2025 Berliner Wine Trophy – A success for the Marciana Marina (Elba) winery.

International enology

• Wine Taxes: A Comparison of the EU, UK, and US – Data from the American Association of Wine Economists: Highest excise duties in Ireland, Finland, and the UK; 15% tariffs on European wines in the US.
• France: Disappointed by US tariffs – Paris calls for new negotiations, complaining of an "unbalanced" agreement.
• US exports to Canada plummet – Up to -97% in the spring months of 2025.
• Wines under the bombs in Ukraine – The resistance of winemakers who continue to produce despite the war.
• Meghan Markle debuts her organic rosé – The former duchess launches the “As Ever” brand in California.

Wine events

• "Le Notti del Vino" in Fregona – Tastings, music, and guided tours of the bell tower on Saturday, August 30th.
• Susumaniello and Negroamaro Wine Festival: a back-and-forth – The wineries respond to Mayor Marchionna: "There's no division among producers."
• “In the Sign of Bacchus” – Exhibition and tasting at Verginese (FE) – Guided tour on September 4th, including ceramics and wines.

Ideas and reflections

• Full cellars and empty beaches – An analysis of changing consumer habits and the illusion of eternal success.

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