WINE PRESS REVIEW – Monday, August 4, 2025

Welcome back to our daily update with the latest and greatest news from the world of wine, both in Italy and around the world.

ITALIAN WINERIES

Buglioni Winery: Wine Tourism between Verona and Valpolicella. The Buglioni Winery is a prime example of the Verona area's excellence, boasting 60 hectares of organic vineyards and a comprehensive wine tourism offering that includes hospitality, dining, and tastings. At the heart of it all is the charming Dimora Buglioni.

Caleffi Winery and Boxing: Usini Toasts New Sparkling Wines A special event at the Caleffi Winery in Spineda featured former champion Silvano Usini tasting the new Classic Method sparkling wines "Septhima" and "Dheva," made in the historic Cremona vineyard.

Terre d'Oltrepò Winery: Everything's ready for the harvest in Broni. The Broni facility confirms full operations, with grape deliveries scheduled for August 11th. While awaiting the appointment of a commissioner, management reassures: "We're 100% ready."

La Semente: Wine, Inclusion, and Territory in Umbria. At the La Semente agricultural social cooperative, wine also becomes a tool for inclusion. A virtuous story of hard work, biodiversity, and dignity, praised even by Giorgione.

De Beaumont: The Baron of Wine and Ungrafted Barbera In Castelvetere sul Calore, Fabio de Beaumont enhances the family's winemaking heritage by focusing on ancient methods and a deep connection to the land.

ITALIAN WINE AND ITALIAN ENOLOGY

Cirò Classico achieves DOCG status: a turning point for Calabrian wine. The Cirò Wine Festival celebrates the DOCG recognition for Cirò Classico. A historic achievement for the Calabrian red, a symbol of quality and identity.

Coup de coeur: the wines that stay in your heart according to Slow Wine. Work on the Slow Wine guide has been completed: from 1,500 wines tasted, the "coup de coeur" wines stand out, those wines that strike you with their emotion and uniqueness.

Library of the Former Experimental Cellar of Barletta: Saving Ancient Grape Varieties . A public meeting on August 1st to discuss biodiversity and the promotion of extinct or endangered grape varieties. A hidden heritage that deserves new life.

Torricella Peligna: "sacred roses" and spiritual biodiversity The Bio Cantina Sociale Orsogna promotes a project that combines botanical memory and spirituality, recovering ancestral varieties in Abruzzo.

Confimi Verona: the former ice house becomes a Wine Museum. A proposal to convert the former ice house into a future Wine Museum. Verona, home to Vinitaly, is aiming to become a cultural and conference center for Italian wine.

INTERNATIONAL

US wine tariffs: risk for mid-range wines. Possible tariffs of up to 15% threaten the stability of the US market. Broker Marco Storai warns of the danger for mid-range wines and the urgent need to strengthen relations with importers.

Organic wine: a rapidly growing global market. According to Grand View Research, the organic sector will grow to $21.48 billion by 2030, with a boom in canned wines (14.2% CAGR). Millennials and sustainability are driving the green revolution.

Wine and the Mediterranean Diet: WHO's No Concerns Producers. The WHO's exclusion of wine from the Mediterranean diet is fueling new tensions in the sector. The Chianti Consortium raises the alarm: "It's a heavy blow."

Shocking book about alcohol conquers Germany Mia Gatow recounts her experience with alcohol withdrawal in the essay Rausch und Klarheit , which is making German readers and the media reflect deeply on their relationship with wine.

WINE EVENTS

Le Notti del Vino 2025: Barolo among stars and tastings. The event celebrating the great Piedmontese wine returns to Barolo. Tastings, music, and culture in the heart of the village with special packages and widespread hospitality.

Vinalia 2025 in Guardia Sanframondi: 32nd edition . From August 4th to 10th, one of Campania's most beloved food and wine events returns, featuring culture, cooking demonstrations, and tastings. Theme: "Spes Contra Spem."

Ardesio DiVino: wines, regions, and food and wine culture. Winemakers from Italy, France, Slovenia, and Portugal are the protagonists of a celebration of taste. There's also room for homemade pasta with Don Pasta and Rina Poletti.

WINE ITINERARIES

Natural wine on the Tuscan coast: nine wine shops to discover. Between Lucca, Pisa, and Livorno, the natural wine revolution is also conquering the coast. Wine shops that don't just sell wine, but also tell stories and promote meetings with winemakers.

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