Davide Bortone

Cronista di nera convertito al nettare di Bacco, nel mondo dell'informazione da oltre 15 anni, tra carta stampata e online, dirigo winemag.it. Collaboro inoltre come corrispondente per una delle testate internazionali più autorevoli del settore, in lingua inglese. Edito con cadenza annuale la "Guida Top 100 Migliori vini italiani" e partecipo come giurato ai più importanti concorsi enologici internazionali. Oltre alle piazze tradizionali, studio con grande curiosità i mercati emergenti, seguendone dinamiche, trend ed evoluzioni. Negli anni ho maturato una particolare esperienza nei vini dei Balcani e dei Paesi dell'Est Europa, tanto da aver curato la selezione vini per un importatore leader in Italia. Nel 2024 mi è stato assegnato un premio nazionale di giornalismo enogastronomico.

Wines aged at sea, Cotarella: “Like natural wines, misguided gimmicks”

/ Wine Analysis and Trends, Wine News

Wines aged at sea, whether off the coast of Portofino or in mountain lakes? For Cotarella, they are simply “misguided gimmicks.” The president of Assoenologi defined one of the latest Italian wine trends this way, speaking yesterday morning at the conference for the 60th anniversary of the Union Internationale des Œnologues, held at the Hotel […]

Wines aged at sea, Cotarella: “Like natural wines, misguided gimmicks” Read More »

Concours des Grands Vins du Monde di Macon quello che nessuno vi dirà sul concorso dei grandi vini del mondo di macon in borgogna, prima edizione nel 2025

Concours des Grands Vins du Monde in Macon: What No One Will Tell You

/ Editorials, Wine News

In a wine world seeing plummeting consumption, within an international context that will reshape the viticultural landscape and the map of wineries in major global wine regions, some wine competitions continue to appear arrogant. Detached from the real problems of the sector. And, above all, driven by an irrepressible and incomprehensible spirit of self-referentiality. Proof

Concours des Grands Vins du Monde in Macon: What No One Will Tell You Read More »

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

/ Editorials, International - News & Wine, Wine News

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

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

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”

/ Wine News

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

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

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

/ International - News & Wine

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

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

Santa Maddalena sul mercato italiano storia, prospettive e limiti intervista a Daniele Galler responsabile vendite Cantina Bolzano Kellerei Bozen

Santa Maddalena on the Italian market: history, prospects, and limitations

/ Wine Analysis and Trends, Wine News

There is much talk about Alto Adige wines for their great whites and reds. Somewhat less about the region’s Cinderella: Santa Maddalena wine. A red from Alto Adige that combines elegance, freshness, and versatility. Medium-bodied with a not overly intense color, it stands out for its easy drinkability and aromas of violet, marzipan, rose, and

Santa Maddalena on the Italian market: history, prospects, and limitations Read More »

Collio (in) Evolution without the Produttori di Cormòns cooperative

/ Editorials, Wine News

According to the Treccani, the meaning of “evolution” is closely linked to “unfolding, development, and orderly movement toward a goal.” In biological terms, it indicates the progressive accumulation of modifications in a living being, leading to changes in form and function over time, as described by the theory of evolution. More broadly, it refers to

Collio (in) Evolution without the Produttori di Cormòns cooperative Read More »

Friulano Revolution at Collio Evolution 2025

/ Wine News, Wine Previews, Winemag Guide

collio evolution 2025 best friulano Best Friulano 2024 Collio Doc. Fresh, savory, harmonious. Subtle and easy-drinking, fruit driven as the English would say. Or full and structured. The snapshot of the Friulano wines presented at Collio Evolution 2025, the first edition of the Consorzio Collio format that took place last weekend between Gorizia and Cormons,

Friulano Revolution at Collio Evolution 2025 Read More »

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,

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

Champagne Day 2025, Bureau Italia «Abbinatelo ai salumi». Quale Champagne scegliere per abbinamento con lardo, mortadella, coppa, salame, prosciutto, 'nduja

Champagne Day 2025, Bureau Italia: “Pair it with cured meats”

/ Wine Calendar, Wine News

Just days before Champagne Day 2025, Bureau du Champagne Italia organized an exclusive preview for a select group of journalists in central Milan. After last year’s focus on Italian cheeses, this year’s attention turned to cured meats, chosen to highlight the characteristics of different types of Champagne. Anything but niche products. “We want people to

Champagne Day 2025, Bureau Italia: “Pair it with cured meats” Read More »