“My name is Hu Zhijian, I am 42 years old and I come from Fujian, specifically from Wuyishan. I arrived in Italy in 2007, after finishing my studies in China. My father had already been here for many years and then my whole family moved to Italy.” It was necessary to translate the questions from […]
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The 2025 harvest in Lombardy delivers high-quality grapes and an improvement over the previous vintage, but unfolds in an increasingly complex economic scenario. Below-average production, slowing consumption, rising costs, and tensions in international markets prompt Ascovilo to draw attention to the need for a systemic approach and to strengthen the role of Consortia in supporting
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The European wine industry is not facing a temporary crisis. It is facing a reckoning that comes after years of inability to read the market. The support plan approved in early December by the European Commission certifies this difficulty. Faced with falling consumption, struggling exports, and obsolete production models, the response remains defensive. But above
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In the world of wine, there is a two-letter title that allows no shortcuts. It is not enough to know how to taste, or to have a good olfactory memory. You need method. Rigor. Analytical skills. Mental clarity. Roderick “Rod” Smith, President of the Institute of Masters of Wine, made this clear from the start
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Best Rosso di Montalcino 2024, 2023, 2022 at Benvenuto Brunello 2025: here is the Winemag ranking and all the scores. Rosso di Montalcino increasingly confirms itself as an immediate reading of the territory and the vintages. A Tuscan denomination capable of clearly conveying climatic differences and agronomic choices. The tasting of the 2024, 2023, and
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In 2025, Organizata Shqiptare e Sommelierisë (OSHS), the Albanian Sommelier Association, turns twenty. The celebratory ceremony took place at the Maritim Hotel Plaza in Tirana on the evening of December 12. Members, trainers, and representatives of the Albanian wine world gathered here—those who, over these two decades, have accompanied the growth of sommellerie in the
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Prošek is not “Italian sounding”: the sweet wine of Dalmatia has nothing to do with Italian Prosecco. Here are the best from Dalmatia. Prošek is a traditional sweet wine from Dalmatia. A style deeply rooted in Croatian winemaking history. It is often the subject of terminological and stylistic misunderstandings outside its context of origin. Italy
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Sometimes the past tells the story of the present better than a photograph taken here and now with the latest Polaroid model. The snapshot of Prokupac Day 2025—held in Belgrade in mid-October—reveals the profound change made by Serbian producers to what was, and is even more so today, one of the iconic grape varieties of
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Not just the Concours mondial de Bruxelles, which will return to Calabria in March 2026 after the 2022 edition, which cost over €300,000. The Merano Wine Festival is also benefiting from Italy’s new eldorado of publicly funded wine events. The southern Italian region plans to invest heavily in promoting the wine sector. And it appears
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A survey conducted by the non-profit association Calabria Wild Wine has brought to light nine grape varieties with a previously unknown genetic profile. The working group—Calabrian professionals and entrepreneurs aiming to recover and protect ancient local grape varieties at risk of extinction by cultivating, studying, and telling their story—also reports links between certain Calabrian grapes
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