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.

Cari ristoratori, il vino vi pesa Convertitevi! Al diritto di tappo

Dear restaurateurs, is wine weighing you down? Convert! To corkage fees

/ Editorials, Wine News

For some time now, the message coming from restaurants has been clear, even if rarely stated: wine has become a problem. Not an asset. Not an identity element. Rather, an inconvenient item. Costs. Storage. Tied-up capital. Staff to train (at best). Customers increasingly wary or misinformed by the natural wine “expert” cousin, who only drinks […]

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Enrico Serafino Lounge reinventa accoglienza allo stadio tardini di parma Inaugurazione con presidente Kyle J. Krause Krause Group (1)

Enrico Serafino Lounge reinvents stadium hospitality in Parma

/ Wine News, Wineries

The Ennio Tardini Stadium in Parma is expanding its hospitality offering with the inauguration of the Enrico Serafino Lounge, a new space dedicated to premium hospitality that combines sport, wine, and conviviality. The project stems from the collaboration between Parma Calcio 1913 and Enrico Serafino 1878, both part of Krause Group Italia, and is part

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Žilavka (Zilavka), vino bianco autoctono della Bosnia Erzegovina 10 da provare. Podrumi Vukoje di Trebinje Trebigne e la crescita del vino bosniaco con Radovan Vukoje

Žilavka: The native white wine of Bosnia and Herzegovina to discover

/ International - News & Wine, Wine News

Žilavka (often transcribed as Zilavka) is one of the most representative white grapes of Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly southern Herzegovina. It is a historic variety, linked to an area of strong agricultural and cultural identity. Today, it is at the center of a qualitative enhancement process involving both agronomic research and increasingly successful oenological choices.

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Retro etichette vini Xtrawine in Italia c'è un grande problema di trasparenza barolo vigne piemontesi

Xtrawine wine back labels: there is a major transparency issue in Italy

/ Editorials, Wine News

Transparency in Italian wine continues to be an unresolved issue. Not due to a lack of regulations, but because of the systematic use of gray areas permitted by European legislation. The case of Barolo “Vigne Piemontesi”, on sale at Xtrawine, is emblematic and deserves a detailed analysis. It clearly demonstrates how far the system is

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Terre d'Oltrepò a Collis Veneto Wine Group Confronto in Regione Lombardia chi è collis heritage e veneto wine group

Terre d’Oltrepò to Collis Veneto Wine Group? Meeting at Lombardy Region

/ Wine News

The summit convened by regional Councilor for Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests, Alessandro Beduschi, was held today at Palazzo Lombardia to assess the situation of Terre d’Oltrepò, Lombardy’s largest cooperative winery. The meeting was attended by liquidation commissioner Luigi Zingone, sole director of the Spa Giampaolo Cocconi, and regional and provincial representatives of Confcooperative. Also

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Liv-Ex Power 100 Report 2025 segnali di ripresa dopo un biennio difficile

Liv-Ex Power 100 Report 2025: signs of recovery after a difficult two-year period

/ Wine Analysis and Trends, Wine News

The fine wine secondary market closes 2025 in a different climate compared to the previous year. The Liv-ex Power 100 Report (December 2025) describes a context that remains challenging for the overall trading that occurs after the producer’s first official sale (hence the definition “secondary market”). But with some indicators improving. The Liv-ex indices have

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Alta Langa Docg 2025, 3 5 milioni bottiglie. Vendite oltre 2 milioni più 10 per cento

Alta Langa DOCG 2025, 3.5 million bottles. Sales exceed 2 million (+10%)

/ Wine News

3.5 million bottles potentially eligible for the Alta Langa DOCG appellation were obtained from the 2025 harvest. This figure captures the expansion phase of the Piedmontese appellation dedicated exclusively to the classic method and is accompanied by structural growth in the sector, both in production and market terms. According to Alta Langa Consortium data, 2025

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gennaio 2025 del vino italiano e internazionale. Il racconto anno appena trascorso tra le wine news italiane ed estere di Winemag .it

Back to | January 2025 in Italian and international wine

/ Wine News

January 2025 opened with a busy agenda of key topics for Italian and international wine, covered on Winemag.it in the Wine News and International – News & Wine categories. At the center were the dynamics of the Consortia (between new memberships and disputes), the role of large-scale retail and consumption, the first “political” discussions of

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Il vino nel 2025 italiano e internazionale un anno raccontato mese per mese da Winemag wine news e guida vini

Wine in 2025: A Year Told Month by Month by Winemag

/ Editorials, Wine News

2025 was a transitional year for Italian and international wine. Not a simple cyclical slowdown, but a deeper phase of transformation that challenged production models, narratives, and established certainties. This is why Winemag has chosen to tell its story once again month by month, through a series of twelve articles that will retrace—starting tomorrow, January

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