2025

Collio Evolution 2025: Confidence from Nomisma research on wine and wine tourism

/ Wine News, Wine Tourism

Collio Evolution 2025 kicked off this afternoon, the first institutional event dedicated to the Collio denomination, promoted by the Consorzio Tutela Vini Collio. The event, scheduled until Monday, October 27, between Gorizia and Cormons, opened with the conference “Collio Evolution: the future starts from the Present,” hosted at the Prefecture of Gorizia. During the meeting, […]

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Barolo en Primeur 2025 exceeds one million euros: record auction in the Langhe

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A new record for Barolo en Primeur, the international charity auction promoted by Fondazione CRC and Fondazione CRC Donare ETS with the Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Dogliani. The fifth edition, held at the Castle of Grinzane Cavour, raised €1,108,300 during the main evening alone. These funds are destined for social and

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Wine and luxury, anything but a crisis: showcase publications are a joke of an investment

/ Editorials, Wine News

Despite difficult times, between a consumption crisis and various attempts at repositioning, Italian wine continues to spend, rather than invest. Many companies—wineries, but not only—simply choose to “appear” in publications that call themselves “luxury,” convinced they are gaining prestige and new markets. In reality, dear producers, you should know that these are often empty spaces,

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Borgogna mercato del vino tra rallentamento e opportunità (2)

Burgundy: Wine Market Between Slowdown and Opportunity

/ International - News & Wine, Market and Consumption, Wine Analysis and Trends

The wines of Burgundy confirm their resilience despite an unstable international economic context and a decrease in global demand. The 2024-2025 campaign recorded a harvest slightly above 1.2 million hectoliters, equivalent to over 161 million bottles, the second lowest in the last 15 years after 2021. Following two abundant vintages in 2022 and 2023, stocks

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Antonio Spurio nuovo direttore Cantina di Pitigliano

Antonio Spurio Named New Director of Cantina di Pitigliano

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Cantina di Pitigliano has appointed Antonio Spurio as its new director. The decision comes at the end of a lengthy selection process and marks the beginning of a new phase for the historic Maremma cooperative. An agronomist and wine consultant, Spurio boasts over twenty years of experience in the sector, with expertise ranging from production

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Le famiglie Cavagna di Gualdana e Piccinelli acquisiscono la Tenuta del Pizzolo nuovo corso per l’Oltrepò Pavese Gilberto e Giacinta Cavagna e Paolo Emilio Piccinelli

The Cavagna di Gualdana and Piccinelli families acquire Tenuta del Pizzolo: a new chapter for Oltrepò Pavese

/ Wine Analysis and Trends

The Cavagna di Gualdana and Piccinelli families have finalized the acquisition of Tenuta del Pizzolo, a winery located in the hamlet of the same name in Santa Giuletta (PV). The estate, managed until now by Emilio Moroni and his family, covers 16 hectares and is home to a rich variety of grape types: from Pinot

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Nobile di Montepulciano +4,8% sul mercato USA in controtendenza al vino italiano

Nobile di Montepulciano: +4.8% on the US market, bucking the trend for Italian wine

/ Wine Analysis and Trends

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano confirms its status as one of the most appreciated Italian excellences in the United States. According to the latest findings from the Unione Italiana Vini (UIV) Observatory, presented on October 21 in Montepulciano, the Tuscan red shows figures in clear contrast to the general trend of Italian wine overseas. In the

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Torna il Barbera d Asti Wine Festival born sustainable 2025

The Barbera d’Asti Wine Festival Returns

/ Wine Calendar, Wine News

Asti is preparing to host the second edition of the Barbera D’Asti Wine Festival in Piazza Alfieri, scheduled from November 7 to 10, 2025, a widespread event celebrating the region’s oenological excellence through an experiential journey combining tradition, innovation, and sustainability. Following the success of the first edition, the Festival returns with an even richer

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Champagne Day 2025: 4 perfect bottles

/ International - News & Wine, Wine Calendar, Wine News

Four bottles to celebrate Champagne Day 2025, scheduled for tomorrow, October 24. Four interpretations that showcase the elegance and complexity of the wine that symbolizes celebration, to be taken seriously but without too much formality, in Italy. As suggested by the Bureau du Champagne Italy, French bubbles can also successfully accompany simple Italian cured meats,

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Lugana: 2025 harvest of high quality and growing sustainability

/ Wine Analysis and Trends

The 2025 harvest of Lugana DOC has concluded, confirming the excellent health of the Lake Garda vineyard and an increasingly widespread commitment to sustainable viticulture. Compared to recent vintages, grape ripening was about ten days early until the end of August, then slowed due to heavy late-summer rains. A hot, dry June accelerated phenological phases,

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