After years of diplomatic and commercial tension over identity issues such as the Prosecco name, the European Union is showing a softer line toward Australia on the wine front. This is the paradox emerging from the new free trade agreement between Canberra and Brussels, announced on March 24, 2026, after eight years of negotiations. An […]
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An international wine axis looking toward Japan is being born in the Langhe. In Neviglie, in the heart of the Barbaresco Langa, a memorandum of understanding was signed between five Piedmontese producers and the Yoichi district on the island of Hokkaido. An agreement that marks a significant step in wine relations between Europe and Asia.
Langhe: Pact with Yoichi, the new frontier of Japanese wine Read More »
Schiava, feminine plural. It’s forbidden to imagine just a few singular details on the identity card of Caldaro Schiava. This is what the Kalterersee 2026 Preview tells us, held last weekend, organized by Wein.Kaltern. An opportunity to rediscover, through the 2025 vintage wines, common features such as “eye color”: that lighter or darker red that’s
Kalterersee 2026 Preview: Drinkability and Longevity of Caldaro Schiava Read More »
When identity is the fixed point, stylistic interpretations are merely details of the same painting. And teamwork emerges above all else, in a clear and unequivocal way. On the logical thread that links the vintages. On the unified reaction to climate adversity. On the very ability to make Timorasso recognizable, from steel to new wood,
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There is a moment, in certain professional circles, when time stops being just a unit of measurement and becomes a problem. Not for those moving forward, but for those standing still. A dinner between wine producers and journalists of different ages can thus turn into an institutional crisis. A joke, a misplaced laugh. Applause directed
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Langhe Doc now occupies an increasingly central position in the mosaic of Piedmont denominations. Established in 1994 with the aim of uniting and promoting a territory already world-famous—Langhe and Roero—it has progressively transformed into a key tool for interpreting the Langhe from a contemporary perspective, without losing its link to tradition and without the—often negative—aura
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The trade agreement between Australia and the European Union significantly shifts the balance of the international wine trade, with direct effects on one of Italy’s most sensitive issues: the name Prosecco, which Australia will use only domestically and no longer abroad. This is the central point emerging from the conclusion of negotiations between the two
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Cantine Leonardo da Vinci has been placed in compulsory administrative liquidation by the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy. The measure regarding the winery in Vinci (Florence) is contained in the decree of February 11, 2026, published in the Official Gazette on February 26, 2026. The decision follows an investigation that established a condition
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Wine Romania is entering a new phase. It is not determined by a denomination, nor a single company, but by an infrastructure: the A7 motorway, renamed the “Vineyard Highway”. An axis destined to change the accessibility of Romanian Moldavia and, with it, the country’s wine tourism potential. Alongside this scenario is an equally significant signal:
Wine Romania, A7 and Vinarium: The Ploiești-Iași “Vineyard Highway” is born Read More »
Michel Rolland died suddenly on the night between March 19 and 20 in Bordeaux. He was 78 years old. His passing closes a decisive era for international oenology. A world-renowned oenologist and consultant, born in Libourne in 1947, Rolland deeply marked the stylistic evolution of contemporary wine, from Bordeaux to the planet’s main wine-growing regions.
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