2025

Winemag Guide 2026: Wineries and Wines of the Year. The Keyword is “Authenticity”

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Time for announcements for the Winemag Guide 2026, which once again brings together the best Italian wines and the best wineries in Italy, selected through a rigorous blind tasting. A work of analysis and comparison that rewards territorial identity beyond commercial potential, capturing the state of the art of Italian wine in 2025. The keyword […]

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Bollicine e No Alcool il mercato internazionale del vino cambia volto (5)

Bubbles and Alcohol-Free: The International Wine Market Changes Face

/ Market and Consumption, No-Low Alcohol, Wine Analysis and Trends, Wine News

Sparkling wines and low or zero-alcohol wines are the protagonists of a changing international wine market. This is what emerges from the report presented by Alexandra Wrann and Dr. Anja Zimmer of A2Wine during the recent ProWein Preview in Dusseldorf. New trends and a paradigm shift show sparkling wines in continuous growth, with NoLo (No

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Bruno Paillard, 40 anni di Riserva Perpetua lo Champagne come archivio

Bruno Paillard, 40 Years of Perpetual Reserve: Champagne as Archive

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Forty years of a vision that has redefined the concept of time in Champagne. In 1985, a young Maison decided to embark on an unprecedented path: creating a Perpetual Reserve, a living and continuously evolving blend, destined to become a stylistic signature. That choice, pioneering at the time, was born from a precise conviction: Champagne

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Il Gin & Tonic perfetto (a casa) per festeggiare l’International G&T Day (7)

The Perfect Gin & Tonic (at Home) to Celebrate International G&T Day

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International G&T Day is celebrated on October 19. The Gin & Tonic remains one of the favorite drinks not only in Italy (where according to statistics it ranks second only to Spritz and Mojito) but also internationally. So let’s leave the Ready to Drink G&Ts on the supermarket shelf and make our perfect drink at

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Vernaccia di San Gimignano: Manrico Biagini Confirmed as Consortium President

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The Members’ Assembly of the Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Consortium has confirmed Manrico Biagini as president and elected the new Board of Directors, which will guide the consortium’s activities in the coming years. Members include Davide Ancillotti (Cantine Vivito), Andrea Arrigoni (Pietraserena), Manrico Biagini (Signano), Lisanna Boschini (Collemucioli), Andrea Ciappi (Casa alle Vacche), Massimo

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Il Consorzio del Vermouth di Torino ha ottenuto il riconoscimento del MASAF (2)

The Consorzio del Vermouth di Torino has obtained recognition from MASAF

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry has officially recognized the Consorzio di Tutela del Vermouth di Torino, marking a historic milestone for the promotion and protection of the renowned Piedmontese aromatized wine. The institutional recognition grants the Consortium full powers to defend the PGI Vermouth/Vermut di Torino designation, the only PGI recognized in

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Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG: balance and quality for the 2025 harvest

/ Wine Analysis and Trends

The Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG appellation anticipates a positive outcome for the 2025 harvest. A vintage that tested the adaptability and flexibility of winegrowers, as well as the vine itself. The quality profile promises to be interesting, maintaining the recognizable expressive diversity of the Rive. Weather conditions, fluctuating but not extreme, required careful vineyard management.

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Vermouth di Torino Bruno Malavasi è il nuovo presidente del Consorzio (1)

Vermouth di Torino: Bruno Malavasi is the new president of the Consortium

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Bruno Malavasi is the new president of the Vermouth di Torino Consortium. The election took place on October 3, during the first meeting of the new Board of Directors, renewed last June in Pollenzo on the occasion of the General Assembly of Vermouth di Torino. A professional with long-standing experience in the Campari Group, Malavasi

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In Pinot Nero we trust. Oltrepò pavese scommette forte sul Classese

In Pinot Nero we trust. Oltrepò bets big on Classese

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Which consortium brand for sparkling wine gives such importance to Pinot Nero worldwide that it includes it in the DOCG regulations at a minimum percentage of 85%? Hint: it’s not Champagne, it’s not Franciacorta. It is—or rather, will be, once the bureaucratic process is complete—Classese, the DOCG Classic Method sparkling wine of the Oltrepò Pavese

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Telmont, la maison di Champagne che ha preso il green per una cosa (davvero) seria. 100% biologico entro 2031 e lancio Réserve de la Terre Rosé leonardo di caprio

The Champagne house that takes “green” (really) seriously

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“We want to produce the best possible Champagne, without any compromise when it comes to sustainability.” With these words Alexis Lyon, global brand manager of Champagne Telmont, summed up the philosophy of the French house, which was a guest last night at Casa Azzoguidi, in Bologna, for the official Italian presentation of Réserve de la

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