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.

Winzer Krems Grüner Veltliner 2025 qualità territoriale a prezzo contenuto

Winzer Krems Grüner Veltliner 2025: regional quality, affordable price

/ International - News & Wine, Wine Previews

In the Austrian wine landscape, Winzer Krems remains one of the most solid and recognizable cooperative entities. The winery, based at Sandgrube 13 in Krems, brings together approximately 800 members and represents one of the main interpreters of Grüner Veltliner, Austria’s flagship grape variety. With the 2025 vintage, tasted as a preview by Winemag, the […]

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Vinitaly: Real deal or just spam?

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With just a few days to go until Vinitaly 2026, scheduled to take place at Verona Fiere from April 12 to 16, widespread concerns are emerging among wine industry professionals. Buyers, export managers, and sales reps are reporting critical issues, particularly related to the matchmaking system and the management of contacts between companies and buyers.

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L Italietta del Prosecco forte con la Croazia del prosek, debole con Australia

Prosecco’s ‘Little Italy’: Strong with Croatia, Weak with Australia

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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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Langhe, patto con Yoichi nuova frontiera del vino giapponese Bera, Adriano Marco e Vittorio, Cantina del Pino, Diego Morra e Luigi Giordano

Langhe: Pact with Yoichi, the new frontier of Japanese wine

/ International - News & Wine, Sustainability and Innovation, Wine News

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.

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Anteprima Kalterersee beva e longevità della Schiava di Caldaro (6)

Kalterersee 2026 Preview: Drinkability and Longevity of Caldaro Schiava

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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

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Derthona Due.Zero da anteprima a manifesto dei Colli Tortonesi analisi evento e annate 2023 e 2024 timorasso

Derthona Due.Zero: From “Preview” to Manifesto of the Colli Tortonesi

/ Wine News, Wine Previews

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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Cari produttori di vino non fate complimenti ai giovani giornalisti di vino

Dear producers, don’t compliment young wine journalists

/ Editorials, Wine News

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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Mosaico Langhe Doc, migliori assaggi dal Nebbiolo al Sauvignon

Mosaico Langhe Doc: The best tastings from Nebbiolo to Sauvignon

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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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Prosecco Australia, accordo Ue userà nome solo in patria

Australian Prosecco, EU Agreement: Name to Be Used Only Domestically

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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 in liquidazione coatta

Cantine Leonardo da Vinci in compulsory liquidation

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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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