2025

“No Alcohol, No Party”: EU Ruling Bans the Term “Gin” for Non-Alcoholic Beverages

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A non-alcoholic beverage cannot be marketed as “Gin”. This was ruled by the Court of Justice of the European Union in case C-563/24, which pitted a German association for combating unfair competition against PB Vi Goods, producer of the beverage “Virgin Gin Alkoholfrei“. The judges noted that the designation “Gin” is legally reserved for an […]

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2025 Vintage in Germany: Pinots shine but yields fluctuate across the 13 wine regions

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The Deutsches Weininstitut (DWI) assesses the 2025 harvest in Germany. A complex picture: often high quality, fluctuating quantities. High-quality Pinot and red grapes; however, yields are very variable depending on weather conditions and local characteristics. AHR: “FRUITY WINES WITH INTENSE COLOR” In the Ahr valley, the vintage was marked by significant damage from wild boar

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Spanish Cava, its own blessing and curse, toasts to Meeting 2025

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Nowhere in the world is there a more contradictorily dynamic appellation than Spanish Cava. In no other wine-growing region does the tension between past and future, between industry and craftsmanship, between identity and mass market, manifest itself so clearly as in the hills of Catalonia—or rather, of Comtats de Barcelona, where over 90% of production

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Fratelli Branca Distillerie celebra 180 anni con il World Amaro Day

Fratelli Branca Distillerie celebrates 180 years with World Amaro Day

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In the historic headquarters of Fratelli Branca Distillerie, amidst the scents of herbs and ancient woods, the second edition of World Amaro Day took place—the day dedicated to one of the most authentic symbols of Italian craftsmanship. A special edition, coinciding with the 180th anniversary of the Distillery, which transformed the occasion into a collective

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Birrifici Aperti Unionbirrai: craft beer day returns on November 16

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On Sunday, November 16, Birrifici Aperti Unionbirrai returns, the national day promoted by the association of small independent craft breweries. An invitation to enter breweries throughout Italy to discover the artisanal brewing world up close. The slogan chosen for the 2025 edition, “We open the doors, you bring the thirst,” captures the convivial and inclusive

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Il Chianti cambia strategia: via la "Gran Selezione", arriva il Rosé DOCG

Chianti changes strategy: out with “Gran Selezione”, in with Rosé DOCG

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The Chianti Wine Consortium, Tuscany’s largest with approximately 800,000 hectoliters produced, is changing strategy to respond to the difficulties of recent years, marked by falling prices and sales. The new course focuses on rosé, with the introduction of the “Chianti Rosé” category into the production regulations, and definitively abandons the idea of “Gran Selezione“, the

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Oltrepò pavese senti Andrea Giorgi «A Terre d Oltrepò mi hanno fatto fuori. Ero scomodo» inchiesta glicerina spumanti eurospin assoluzione ex direttore cooperativa

Oltrepò, hear Andrea Giorgi: “They got rid of me at Terre. I was inconvenient”

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After five years of investigation, hearings, and sensational headlines, the Pavia Court has closed one of the most controversial proceedings in the recent history of Lombard wine. With the verdict filed on October 30, 2025, the judge fully acquitted Andrea Giorgi, Alessio Gaiaschi, and Andrea Rossi “because the act does not constitute a crime.” A

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Cava Meeting 2025 celebra Cava Elaborador Integral, i Récoltant-Manipulant spagnoli modello Champagne metodo classico spagnolo 13 cava virtuosi da assaggiare

Cava Meeting 2025 Celebrates Elaborador Integral, Spain’s Récoltant-Manipulant

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The opening dinner of Cava Meeting 2025 took place yesterday in Sitges, Catalonia, entirely dedicated to the “Elaborador Integral“—Spanish producers who oversee the entire Cava production cycle—from pressing to vinification to bottling—within their own estate. This aspect is indicated by a special mark established by the Consejo Regulador of D.O. Cava, which can be affixed

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Cava Meeting 2025 la tre giorni del metodo classico spagnolo

Cava Meeting 2025: three days of Spanish traditional method

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Cava Meeting 2025 kicks off today: three days of discussion and tastings dedicated to the Spanish traditional method. From November 9 to 11, 2025, the city of Sitges, on the Catalan coast, will host Cava Meeting 2025, the benchmark event for the world of Cava. The event, promoted by the Consejo Regulador del Cava (DO

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Assoenologi analyzes the future of wine between Low and No-Alcohol

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The wine sector is undergoing a transition phase. Consumption is falling, consumer habits are changing, and new generations are looking for different experiences than in the past. These themes were the focus of the technical conference “Wine and consumption, the new instructions for use – Experiments between Low and No-Alcohol“, organized by Assoenologi as part

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