Wine Press Review – Friday 20 June 2025

The main sections are: Italian Wineries , Italian Wine , and Italian Enology .

ITALIAN WINERIES

🔸 Siddùra triumphs at Decanter 2025: three platinum medals for Sardinian wine The Gallura winery wins three prestigious awards at the Decanter World Wine Awards. Maìa, Èrema and Nùali stand out among over 18,000 wines from all over the world. An absolute record for Italy.

🔸 Ruffino, Tuscan ambassador in the world between history, estates and sustainability From Chianti Classico to Bolgheri, the historic Tuscan winery confirms its centrality in Italian and global winemaking. Six estates, refined hospitality and attention to the territory.

🔸 Cantina del Taburno looks to the future with a sparkling wine hub Renovations, technological innovations and an ambitious goal: to become a point of reference for sparkling wine in the South. Falanghina will be the protagonist of the new challenge.

🔸 Cantina Marilina, devastation in Syracuse: fire destroys 2 hectares of Tannat Tragedy in Sicily. The flames hit the twenty-year-old vineyards of the Marilina winery. "In a few minutes everything burned," says the owner.

🔸 Cantina Orsogna: 130 fishponds to be protected for biodiversity The Abruzzo Bio Cantina launches a research and conservation project for ancient agricultural fishponds, precious water basins in the landscape between Maiella and the Adriatic.

🔸 Cantina Lunae: Vermentino di Liguria tells its story in Milan Diego Bosoni presents Vermentino dei Colli di Luni at Portrait Milano. A story of family, passion and roots.

🔸 Il Porcellino di Cusciano, an Abruzzo trattoria with a surprising selection of wines In the village of Montorio al Vomano, Simone Saraceni enhances local cuisine and a cellar of substance, conquering palates and attention.

ITALIAN WINE

🔸 Montefalco presents the new vintages: focus on Sagrantino 2021 On June 17 and 18, the Consorzio Tutela Vini Montefalco welcomes the press and operators to discover the wines of the Montefalco and Spoleto denominations.

🔸 “Abruzzo in Bolla”: 50 wineries from all over Italy in L'Aquila From 21 to 23 June at Palazzo dell'Emiciclo, over 200 labels and masterclasses celebrate Italian sparkling wines, between Langhe, Etna and Salento.

🔸 Tuscany leads the way in quality-price ratio: the most popular wineries in 2025 According to a study of social media and online reviews, Tuscan wineries dominate the rankings for accessible and popular wine experiences.

🔸 Montefalco, a positive year but the reds suffer: "The highway code also weighs" The Consortium reports the drop in the average price per bottle and the difficulties linked to changes in consumption, especially for red wines.

🔸 Record stocks in Italian cellars: 46.6 million hectoliters ICQRF data updated to May 2025 signal risks of overproduction in view of the imminent harvest. 55% of the stored wine is DOP.

🔸 Piedmont in difficulty: "Extraordinary distillation needed for DOC and DOCG" Confagricoltura Cuneo raises the alarm: over 19 million liters unsold. Barbera and Dolcetto-based wines are the most affected.

🔸 EU Wine Package gets green light from European Council The new measures aim to strengthen the sector's competitiveness, reduce oversupply and stimulate rural wine tourism.

🔸 Italian wine in slow motion: sales and overproduction alarm Comparison between 2024 and 2025 stocks highlights a slowdown in demand. Situation under observation by the Uiv.

🔸 “Tutti giù in Cantina” returns to Velletri: culture and wine protagonists from 20 to 22 June Tenth edition of the Wine Culture Festival organized by CREA: three days of tastings, conferences and shows.

ITALIAN OENOLOGY

🔸 The title of Enotecnico is law: official recognition of post-diploma specialization Law 79/2025 establishes the educational and professional value of the enotecnico. Fondazione Edmund Mach and Assoenologi: "A goal awaited for years".

🔸 FIS and Vinitaly celebrate 45 years of “Forum della Cultura del Vino” On July 5th at the Rome Cavalieri, tastings, special guests and a strong message: wine as a tool for sharing and cultural heritage.

🔸 “Champagne E-Learning”: the free course from the Comité Champagne in Italy Also available in Italian, the program offers three certified training levels to learn more about Champagne.

🔸 Health warning on the label: the countries that already adopt them France, Lithuania, Ireland and Germany have already introduced health warnings on bottles. The debate is also open in Italy and the EU.

🔸 USA, U-turn on wine consumption limits The new guidelines may not include the announced restrictions. Pressure from the industry and economic risks favor a more cautious approach.

🔸 “No more dragons on labels”: the warning of Chinese Master of Wine Xing Wei During ProWine Hong Kong, the expert invites producers to overcome visual stereotypes to truly conquer the Asian market.

🔸 Wine crisis in France and Spain: decreasing consumption and uprooted vineyards While in France hectares after hectares are being uprooted, Spain records -2.4% in volumes consumed in 2024. The global market continues to suffer.

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