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.

Fivi shock Les Crêtes esce dalla Federazione vignaioli indipendenti intervista esclusiva winemag giulio corti direttore commerciale cantina valle d'aosta

Fivi shock: Les Crêtes leaves the Independent Winemakers Federation

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From founder to resigner. Les Crêtes leaves the Italian Independent Winemakers Federation, causing yet another earthquake within Fivi. The first of 2026. And the first since the change of guard at the top, with the election—in February 2025—of president Rita Babini, after Lorenzo Cesconi’s (troubled) term. That of the renowned Valle d’Aosta winery is an […]

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Vino dealcolato meno alcol ma più zucchero è bello

Dealcoholized wine: less alcohol but is more sugar better?

/ Alcohol and Health, Wine News

Some believe that dealcoholized wines are—at least in part—a response to trends toward a diet more focused on alcohol’s caloric intake and health. But looking closely at the issue, (nutritional) labels in hand, the result is paradoxical. And no one is talking about it. Dealcoholized wine may be lower in calories due to the alcohol

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Ruspe sul Ronco della Chiesa, vigneto-monumento del Collio Friulano di cantina Borgo del Tiglio Disperazione del vignaiolo Nicola Manferrari (16)

Bulldozers on Ronco della Chiesa, a monument-vineyard of Collio Friulano?

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A monument-vineyard in a “red zone.” This is Ronco della Chiesa from the Borgo del Tiglio winery, now threatened by bulldozers. After the landslide that hit Brazzano di Cormons on the night between November 16 and 17, 2025, the future of one of the most symbolic vineyards of Collio Friulano depends on slope stabilization projects.

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Consorzio Vino Marsala Doc nel backstage con Benedetto Renda intervista esclusiva davide bortone winemag

Consorzio Vino Marsala DOC: Behind the Scenes with Benedetto Renda

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“We’ll be back very soon with a new look.” There’s no better image than that of the Consorzio Vino Marsala website to convey, almost prophetically, the current state of the renowned Sicilian fortified wine denomination. A sector that, after years of stagnation and a phase that led to liquidation, is trying to get back on

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Terre d'Oltrepò spaventa le banche verso la dichiarazione di insolvenza richiesta al tribunale di pavia dal commissario

Terre d’Oltrepò alarms banks: heading toward insolvency declaration

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The Terre d’Oltrepò crisis, a historic wine cooperative in Oltrepò Pavese based in Casteggio, enters a decisive phase. The liquidation commissioner has filed with the Pavia Civil Court a petition for judicial declaration of insolvency. In simple terms, a judge is being asked to officially certify that the cooperative is no longer able to regularly

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Migliori Marsala punteggi a Vergine, Superiore, Semisecco e Dolce winemag davide bortone scores

Best Marsala DOC: Scores for Vergine, Superiore, Semisecco, and Dolce

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Marsala DOC remains one of the most complex great Italian wines to explain. It is often reduced to a stereotyped image: a sweet, “cooking” wine. Linked to the past rather than the present. In reality, production regulated in the province of Trapani—excluding the municipalities of Alcamo, Favignana, and Pantelleria—creates an intricate universe. Here, style, color,

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Amarone Famiglie Storiche punteggi ultime 7 annate in commercio nel 2026. Allegrini, Begali, Bertani, Brigaldara, Guerrieri Rizzardi, Masi, Speri, Tedeschi, Tenuta Sant Antonio, Tommasi, Torre d Orti, Zenato

Amarone Famiglie Storiche: scores for the 7 vintages on the market in 2026

/ Wine News, Winemag Guide

The latest vintages of Amarone della Valpolicella crafted by the member wineries of the Famiglie Storiche present a nuanced picture, made up of different interpretations united by a growing search for balance between concentration, freshness, and stylistic precision. Tastings of the 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 vintages have highlighted wines capable of

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Furmint ungherese e Kolorko turco hanno lo stesso profilo genetico la scoperta di José Vouillamoz e Seyit Karagözoğlu a Wine Paris 2026

Hungarian Furmint and Turkish Kolorko share the same genetic profile

/ International - News & Wine, Wine News

The rare Turkish grape variety Kolorko has the same genetic profile as Hungarian Furmint. The discovery was announced at Wine Paris 2026 by José Vouillamoz, one of the world’s leading grapevine geneticists, together with Seyit Karagözoğlu, founder of Paşaeli Wines, a winery active in western Turkey. DNA analysis revealed a genetic match between Kolorko and

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Migliori Roero Arneis 2024 il Nebbiolo bianco è la sorpresa di Grandi Langhe 2026 punteggi scores davide bortone winemag

Best Roero Arneis 2024: the “white Nebbiolo” is the surprise of Grandi Langhe 2026

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Best Roero Arneis 2024: the “white Nebbiolo” is the surprise of Grandi Langhe 2026. The Roero Arneis 2024 arrived at Grandi Langhe 2026 with a technical profile that, on paper, did not suggest any particular brilliance. Yet, in the glass, the so-called “white Nebbiolo” showed an ability to interpret the vintage beyond expectations, becoming one

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Migliori vini della Slovacchia 100+ punteggi Winemag tra Riesling, Grüner Veltliner e Frankovka score winemag davide bortone

Best wines of Slovakia: 100+ Winemag scores across Riesling, Grüner Veltliner, and Frankovka

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The best wines of Slovakia are much more than a simple curiosity for Central and Eastern European enthusiasts. The tasting of over 100 labels, with more than 100 Winemag scores and a peak reaching 96/100, reveals a country capable of producing international-level Riesling, Grüner Veltliner, and Frankovka modrá. BEST WINES OF SLOVAKIA: 100+ WINEMAG SCORES

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