Wine Press Review - Wednesday 15 April 2025

Focus Vinitaly 2025

Our Tastings – Part 2: The Whites That Impressed Us

After the bubbles, today the spotlight turns on the white wines of Vinitaly 2025. Among the best tastings:

• Parusso, Rovella Langhe DOC (2022) – Pure Sauvignon from over twenty-year-old vines in Monforte d'Alba and Castiglione Falletto. Elegant, citrusy, complex, with long-life potential.
• La Vis, Ritratti Chardonnay Trentino DOC – Part of a historic project that enhances the territory, history and landscape of Trentino. The "Ritratti" line was born in 1988 with six iconic labels.

Vinitaly n.57: duties, business and global challenges

The tariff edition ended with a positive balance despite the climate of uncertainty.

• 97,000 visitors from 130 countries , 4,000 exhibitors and over 30,000 foreign buyers , including 3,000 from the USA.
• Washington promotion announced ahead of Vinitaly USA - Chicago , October 2025.
• Among the most authoritative voices: Cotarella , Martini , Donnafugata .

Opinions: Cotarella, Martini, Licitra

• Riccardo Cotarella (Assoenologi) : “Duties are not the problem. We are the ones who don’t know how to tell the story of our wine.”
• Gianni Martini (Fratelli Martini) : “Clear-mindedness is needed, duties are not the September 11th of wine.”
• Giovanni Carlo Licitra (LBG Sicilia) : “95% of our turnover is export: we need a strategy.”

Awards and protagonists

• Marco Donati Winery (Trentino) awarded with the Gran Medaglia di Cangrande : 150 years of history, respect for the territory and innovation.

The 12 wines that tell the story of Vinitaly 2025

From Valle d'Aosta to Sicily, a tour of Italy's wine in 12 labels selected by Identità di Vino.

Market and Industry

The “over 100 club”: the top 27 of Italian wine

In 2024, 27 Italian wineries exceeded 100 million in turnover , for a total of over 6 billion euros . On the podium:

1. Cantine Riunite & Civ (€676.6 million)
2. Argea (€464.2 million)
3. Italian Wine Brands (€402 million)

Stock as of March 31, 2025

• 52.8 million hl of wine in the cellar (-0.7% compared to 2024)
• 58.6% of the stocks are concentrated in the North, with Prosecco DOC in the lead (11.7%).

Nomisma: USA loves Italian wine

According to the Wine Monitor - Unicredit study, 25% of Americans will increase their consumption of Italian wine within 12 months.

Manager of the future: the Luiss master is born - Italia del Vino

The Wine Business Program 2025 kicks off at Villa Blanc, with training in English, internships and a focus on export, AI and sustainability.

International

China: Wine is all about short videos

On Douyin, Xiaohongshu and Kuaishou , the next challenge of Italian wine towards young urban and rural consumers is being played out.

Who's Who: Top 100 Importers in China

Detailed list of top Chinese buyers released, with analysis by region and entry strategy.

Territory, wine tourism and wine culture

Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG: the 45th Exhibition in Miane is underway

From April 18th for two weeks, events, tastings, music and typical products in the heart of Prosecco Superiore.

“Wine Festival” in Clavesana

Three days of aperitifs, dinners and events to discover the new vintages of the Langa. Great success with the public.

May in the Cellar: Western Liguria opens its doors

Every weekend in May, tours and tastings at km0 thanks to the Vite in Riviera network. Wine tourism, storytelling and hospitality.

Innovation & stories from the vineyard

HELIX 2.0: the cap of the future? It's made of cork and screwed

From Amorim Cork Italia comes the cap that combines sustainability and practicality. No corkscrew, but always with style.

Carpineti and the wine labyrinth

In Cori (Lazio), Cantina Carpineti presents the largest vine labyrinth in the world . An ode to the identity of the territory between art, nature and biodynamic viticulture.

Solaris and botrytis: the mouldy plants that challenge France

In the Belluno area, the Della Colletta family bets on Solaris and wins international awards with its passito wines.

The Canavese and Erbaluce: identity and rebirth

The story of a family winery that has been cultivating Erbaluce on a pergola for over a century, in the Ivrea morainic area. “We are not the Cinderella of Piedmont.”

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