Wine Press Review | Thursday 19 June 2025

ITALIAN WINERIES

Mister Amarone: “Wine is a heritage to be passed on” Sandro Boscaini, president of Masi Agricola, a symbol of Italian winemaking excellence, talks about his family’s 250-year legacy in wine, exporting from Valpolicella to 140 countries.

More and more France in Italian cellars: Duclos wine coach for San Felice The French "wine colonization" continues: after Geoffroy (Bellavista) and Brun (Ferrari), Thomas Duclos arrives to lead the quality of San Felice, in the Chianti Classico area.

“Di-vino e Di-verso”: the Asprinio of social redemption Vitematta produces 500 bottles from land confiscated from the Camorra. Labels designed by autistic children, vineyards cultivated by adults with fragility: the Asprinio di Aversa becomes a symbol of rebirth.

Ferraris Agricola adopts the first intelligent atomizer The Piedmontese winery is the first to test an innovative technology that reduces the use of pesticides by 73%: cutting-edge precision viticulture.

ITALIAN WINE

Italian wine forms a system in the USA: Vinitaly.Usa n.2 in Chicago Duties, growth declines and promotional strategies. Italy tries to keep pace in the USA with a new edition of wine2wine and targeted initiatives.

Export April 2025: Italy in difficulty in the United States Data from the UIV Observatory report a 7.5% drop in volume and 9.2% in value. The post-duties are making themselves felt: US exports slow down sharply.

Bottega (Prosecco): “EU-US agreement at 10% or it will be a catastrophe” The Veneto company raises the alarm: “If duties exceed 10%, the US market will become unsustainable”. Relations with American large-scale retail trade at risk.

Tuscany: bubbles and new products, Cecchi re-elected to the Igt Consortium Focus on innovation and expansion of the sparkling wine segment: bubbles are the protagonists of the new three-year course led by Cesare Cecchi.

Tramonto DiVino restarts from Correggio The 2025 edition of the Emilia-Romagna taste roadshow is underway, with over 200 labels and PDO and PGI products for tasting.

“Tutti giù in Cantina”: culture and glasses in Velletri The Wine Culture Festival returns with its tenth edition: tastings, talks, readings and shows in the historic Cantina Sperimentale.

Valle Isarco, the kingdom of Kerner Aromatic and fresh vine, Kerner finds its maximum expression in the 300 hectares of the Valle Isarco, second only to Japan in terms of production.

Summer wine? With ice (and peppers) The trend of chilled white wine with pepper cubes is all the rage on social media. Viral provocation or taste breakthrough? Purists are horrified.

Lombardy: 2.5 million euros to promote wine outside the EU The Region launches the OCM Promotion call. Beduschi: “A concrete opportunity for Lombard companies on third-party markets”.

ITALIAN OENOLOGY

Wine Professions 2025: Investing in People Export managers, trade marketers, winemakers, technical directors and purchasing managers: these are the figures most sought after by Italian wineries according to Michael Page.

DWWA 2025: Italy on the podium, more medals than 2024 Italy wins 6 “Best in Show” and 138 high-level medals, exceeding the results of 2024. First “Best in Show” for a Taurasi DOCG.

55.6% of Italian wine is DOP: Veneto in the lead The ICQRF report shows that over 80% of Italian wine is certified. Veneto holds over a quarter of national stocks.

Piedmont: the first Piwi aromatics in the field Experimentation on resistant varieties has begun. The project aims to combine quality, typicality and sustainability with the support of the Asti Docg Consortium.

Between climate crisis and new trends: is the future of dealcoholized wines? An investigation into the changing taste and the growing attention towards light and sustainable wines. From the time of Parker to the wine of the future.

Bhutan and the vine that rises: the new geography of wine AIS Lazio reports the Himalayan challenge of wine. The Kingdom of Bhutan could become the new frontier of high-altitude viticulture.

HIGHLIGHTED EVENT | GORIZIA, JUNE 21 The Great Verticals of the Cities of Wine: a tribute to Friulano Grand finale of the traveling wine project: 8 Friulian wineries celebrate the evolution of Tocai/Friulano. Also included in a guided tasting is Montasio Dop.

By QUIDQUID | The Wine Press Review – June 19, 2025 We’ll be back tomorrow with the freshest news from the world of Italian wine.