Editorials

The Editorials section of Winemag.it features reflections, analysis, and commentary on the most current topics in Italian and international wine. A space for in-depth exploration by Davide Bortone, dedicated to interpreting changes in the sector, Consortium decisions, market policies, and new dynamics in wine communication.
Winemag.it editorials offer an independent and critical perspective, grounded in journalistic experience and direct knowledge of the territory. Each article aims to stimulate debate and provide useful interpretations for producers, operators, journalists, and enthusiasts.
A reference point for those seeking not just news, but also context, vision, and analysis on the present and future of wine.

Spanish Cava, its own blessing and curse, toasts to Meeting 2025

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Nowhere in the world is there a more contradictorily dynamic appellation than Spanish Cava. In no other wine-growing region does the tension between past and future, between industry and craftsmanship, between identity and mass market, manifest itself so clearly as in the hills of Catalonia—or rather, of Comtats de Barcelona, where over 90% of production […]

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Collio (in) Evolution without the Produttori di Cormòns cooperative

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According to the Treccani, the meaning of “evolution” is closely linked to “unfolding, development, and orderly movement toward a goal.” In biological terms, it indicates the progressive accumulation of modifications in a living being, leading to changes in form and function over time, as described by the theory of evolution. More broadly, it refers to

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Wine and luxury, anything but a crisis: showcase publications are a joke of an investment

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Despite difficult times, between a consumption crisis and various attempts at repositioning, Italian wine continues to spend, rather than invest. Many companies—wineries, but not only—simply choose to “appear” in publications that call themselves “luxury,” convinced they are gaining prestige and new markets. In reality, dear producers, you should know that these are often empty spaces,

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Leoncavallo eviction: farewell to resistant wine and La Terra Trema?

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The Milanese social center has been evicted; over the years, it had provided space for initiatives related to the world of natural wine. With the police operation, a chapter that combined barricades and tastings—between politics and carafes of “bulk red” in bottles—comes to a close. The eviction likely also ends the season of the “rebel

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Summer Barbera boom in Costigliole d’Asti: a lesson for an Italian wine industry in crisis

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Piedmont’s symbolic red, served at a temperature of 11 degrees, is a hit with foreign tourists and local visitors alike. The event, conceived by the Municipality of Costigliole in collaboration with AIS sommelier teams, is a success that was far from guaranteed. It is the result of meticulous preparation and a new way of storytelling

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Wines awarded at wine competitions: OIV to increase the percentage

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Among the resolutions that the International Organisation of Vine and Wine may adopt at its upcoming general assembly in Moldova, there is one concerning the percentage of samples awarded a medal. It could increase from 30 to 32-33%: here’s why The world of international wine competitions is fascinating, but its dynamics are often unknown, even

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