WINE PRESS REVIEW – THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025

The best news about the world of wine

ITALIAN WINERIES

Santa Barbara Winery: A hillside celebration to celebrate successes. Over a thousand people celebrated Cantina Santa Barbara's major milestones with Stefano Antonucci, including three wines included in the 50 Great White Wines list . It was an unforgettable party with music, prizes, and a wealth of gratitude.

Cantina Contini (Cabras) awarded among the Italian Excellences 2025. Prestigious recognition for Cantina Contini 1898, a bastion of Sardinian winemaking: recognized for quality, tradition, and connection to the territory.

Tenute Lu Spada: Evolving Wine Tourism Between Experiences and Community From the Wine Club to vineyard dinners, the Apulian company offers a new language of wine: accessible, emotional, and popular.

Terre d'Oltrepò: Harvest amid crisis and lack of response. Amid local uncertainty and the lack of government measures, the Broni cooperative winery is experiencing a critical moment. Coldiretti and politicians are calling for urgent action.

ITALIAN WINE AND NATIONAL OENOLOGY

Strategies to combat the crisis: yield cuts in Roero and Langa. The Barolo-Barbaresco and Roero Consortia are adopting preventive measures by reducing yields for Langhe Nebbiolo, Barbera d'Alba, and Roero Arneis.

Sardinian Barbera: a rediscovered identity through history and genetics. A variety long confused with Piedmontese Barbera, rediscovered as part of the Bovale group. An example of viticultural heritage in need of rewriting.

GR.ASPO: A Journey Through Italy's Forgotten Grape Varieties. An ambitious project to rediscover and promote rare varieties such as Brepona, Quaiara, and Dindarella. A national treasure worth preserving.

Brunello Academy: training looks to the future. The Brunello di Montalcino Consortium's project trains international professionals to spread the culture of Brunello throughout the world.

CIA to the Government: "Promotion and structural measures are needed." The Italian Farmers' Confederation is calling for urgent action to address tariffs, changes in consumption, and rising production costs.

2025 vintage: good in the vineyard, but market and climate are worrying. Positive signals are arriving from the province of Alessandria for the harvest, but fears remain regarding duties and low-alcohol trends.

INTERNATIONAL OENOLOGY

US: New tariffs up to 41%, EU hit 15% The Trump administration is recalibrating global trade: new tariffs on chips, semiconductors, and products from dozens of countries, including European wine.

Australia: Wine exports are recovering strongly, with 123% coming from China. Wine Australia has announced excellent results thanks to the reopening of the Chinese market. After years of trade tensions, things are starting to breathe again.

WINE EVENTS

Calici Euganei 2025: Arquà Petrarca among stars and tastings. Three magical evenings on August 8-10 featuring music, Euganean Hills wine, and local flavors. An event that unites emotion and territory.

🎭 Castelvecchio DiVino In Vino: Abruzzo's finest wines take center stage. The 13th edition of the festival in the heart of the Subequana Valley offers tastings, art, and tradition from August 8th to 10th. A sensory and cultural journey.

Reflections of the Stars – Venosa Winery: Aglianico and music On August 10th, Roy Paci and the best Italian underwater wines will liven up the Lucanian night in an evening of astronomy and great wines.

Suber Mixology in Suvereto: wine and cocktails meet. This Tuscan village showcases the fusion of mixology and local viticulture. Innovation and tradition in the heart of the Maremma.

Wine Bank: event in Acqui Terme on August 19th. Tastings of Slow Food Presidia and native varieties from Liguria to Piedmont, with special guests and a lively narrative of local wine.

European Wine Embassy in Rimini: Meeting with China. Yangzhou delegation visits the diplomatic headquarters of the Wine Cities: a bridge between cultures, flavors, and wine tourism innovation.

Eolia: a wine, a love story From Signum in Salina to La Tenda Rossa in Florence, a romantic and authentic tale of how passion and territory can blend in the bottle.

Slow Wine 2026: Final tastings for the guide . The national blind tastings for the next edition are being completed in Bra. Over 250 collaborators are working on an increasingly authoritative guide.

Conclusion

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