Wine Press Review Monday, August 25, 2025

Italian Wineries

• “My wine is born from eggs” – In Ferrere, Giorgio experiments with stoneware amphorae for fermentation: “sterile” and pure wines that taste only of grapes.
• From Valtellina to Sicily: Two Wine Nomads – A traveling winery bringing its winemaking project to Pantelleria this year.
• On Etna, a place of the heart – The Cambria family transforms their family home into a boutique hotel immersed in the vineyards at 800 meters above sea level.
• Sardinia, in the Sinis Valley, the Vernaccia from Cantina Contini – The oldest winery on the island, with its history, centuries-old barrels, and new regional networks.
• “Whites harvested in just a few days” – At the Tomisa winery (Castel de' Britti), an accelerated harvest for Chardonnay, Pignoletto, and Merlot.
• Untold 2026 – Lombard wineries Calatroni, Caruna, De' Federici, and La Perla named among the best in Italy.
• Iuvanum and the rediscovery of Ghiuppitt – The organic winery in Orsogna reintroduces an ancient Sangiovese ecotype, intertwining archaeology and viticulture.

Italian Wine

• Record-breaking harvest – Abbonanza in Veneto: great expectations for Prosecco, Valpolicella, and Veronese reds.
• Franciacorta harvest – Ideal weather conditions: healthy and abundant grapes, a very promising vintage.
• Vicenza grape harvest up 15% – Veneto's forecast is excellent, but the threat of tariffs weighs heavily on the sector.
• Luca Guerrieri: "They're denigrating wine" – The Marche entrepreneur calls for pride and appreciation for the sector.
• Secret Abruzzo – A journey through vineyards, wines, and traditions: the story of an authentic and surprising territory.

Italian Oenology

• Agriculture Bonus 2025 – Grants of up to €600,000 for those who invest in biomethane and reduce their environmental impact.
• Change (so as not to die) – Sales crisis and unsold wine: wine tourism emerges as a way to relaunch.

International

• US tariffs: a blow to Campania wines – Shipments down 60%, costs skyrocketing.
• The future of Italian wine – An unstable global market, companies struggling with storage and reduced vineyard production.
• Urso: "The Green Deal is the real tax" – Criticism of the CO2 regulation, call for technological neutrality.
• Coldiretti Veneto: $1 billion at risk – New EU-US tariff agreement threatens wine, olive oil, pasta, and meat.
• Abruzzo against tariffs – Exports grow from €33 million to €54 million to the United States, despite tariff barriers.

Wine Events

• Open Cellars during Harvest – From September to October, experiences among the rows of vines and lavishly laid tables throughout Italy.
• Small is beautiful – An event in Catania dedicated to small Etna producers.

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