In the month of February 2025, Winemag.it continued to lead the coverage of Italian and international wine news, with a particular focus on political and regulatory issues, market dynamics, sustainability, and the first concrete signs of the sector’s structural difficulties. A month that was less “institutional” than January 2025, but denser in content related to strategic choices and economic consequences for producers, consortia, and distribution.
FEBRUARY 2025: WINE NEWS FROM WINEMAG
One of the central themes concerned the relationship between wine and the European Union, with articles analyzing the impact of EU policies on labeling, health, and the communication of wine products. The debate over health warnings and possible restrictions on promotion found its place in the wine news, highlighting the positions of the Italian sector and the concerns of the Protection Consortia regarding the cultural and commercial defense of wine.
In parallel, Winemag.it explored the theme of the consumption crisis, with data and analysis showing a slowdown, especially in mature markets. February also marked a more explicit reflection on the premium segment, amid positioning difficulties and the need to revise language, pricing, and sales channels. In this context, restaurants and the Horeca sector were covered as a sensitive thermometer of the industry’s health.
SUSTAINABILITY AT THE HEART OF THE ITALIAN WINE DEBATE
Ample space was dedicated to sustainability, not just as a marketing lever but as a production necessity. Winemag reported news on environmental protocols, certifications, and new trends in the vineyard, with growing attention to the real costs of the green transition for wineries, especially small and medium-sized ones.
On the Italian front, February saw new internal tensions emerge within certain denominations, with public stances, assemblies, and requests for the reform of production regulations. The issue of consortium governance returned to the forefront, along with the question of producer representation and relationships with bottlers and large groups.
WINE CRISIS, A GLOBAL PROBLEM
The Foreign – News & Wine section completed the picture with news and tastings from France, Spain, Slovenia, and the United States, including export data, strategies for reducing vineyard surface area, and public support policies. In particular, February highlighted how the crisis is not just Italian, but structural and global, with different responses from country to country.
Overall, February 2025 emerged as a month of analysis and awareness, in which Winemag.it consolidated its role as a critical observer of the unresolved issues in contemporary wine.
FEBRUARY 2025 WITH WINEMAG
- Angelo Gaja plants Erbaluce: following in the footsteps of Remo Falconieri from Cieck?
- Oltrepò, a turning point: Classese Traditional Method and more weight for winemakers in the Consortium
- Danny De Vito and Oltrepò Classese: the Pavese Traditional Method at the cinema
- The Wine Family: the wine competition organized by the Pădurarus in Romania
- Best Custoza DOC: the mystery of excellent white wines that few people know
- Custoza Superiore boom: +300% in three years. Roberta Bricolo: “A winning bet”
- Fivi meets Lollobrigida on bureaucratic simplification and the future of Italian wine
- Champagne? No, English sparkling “blind”. The test of a Michelin-starred restaurant
- CONCERTO Project: how Nobile di Montepulciano “governs sustainability”
- Online auctions for fine wines and Champagne: the bestsellers on Catawiki in 2024
- Fivi, election day backstory. Between a furious row and dealcoholized wines, here are the vice presidents
- Rita Babini new Fivi president. The winemakers elected to the 2025-2028 Board of Directors
- What happened to FIVI and why the 2025 elections are crucial
- Fivi, Lorenzo Cesconi does not run for re-election. And goes into hiding
- Red wine crisis? “Oenological adaptation is needed,” according to De Biasi (San Felice Wine Estates)
- «Dealcoholized wines? We must improve quality». Word of Massimo Romani from Argea
- 2024 Italian Retail Wine Sales: analysis at the 11th Wine Monitor Forum
- What are the Pievi of Nobile di Montepulciano
- Sarzi Amadè takes over Castello di Volpaia: a prophecy with a Gran Selezione flavor
- In Tuscany, the 2025 National Vermentino Wine Competition
- Morellino di Scansano Consortium launches Vinometro on VisitMorellino
- Possible Trump wine tariffs: petition launched by US distributors
- Notte Rossa: the best Primitivo di Manduria Riserva at the supermarket
- Highway Code, Umbria wine consortia write to Salvini
- Ateco Code 74.99.41 for Sommeliers and Wine Merchants is a reality
- Vipava Valley: the hidden paradise of Slovenia’s orange wines
- Best Amarone 2020 at Opera Prima 2025
- Good luck, Amarone
- Let Sassicaia die, along with all the Ben Ryés
