International – News & Wine

International – News & Wine brings together news, insights, and analysis from the international wine world. This section follows current events in major producing countries, foreign markets, appellations, producers, and global wine business trends. It also covers agricultural policies, exports, international trade fairs, and the economic dynamics influencing the wine sector outside of Italy.

Borgogna: il settore del vino stretto tra calo dei consumi e pressioni normative

Burgundy: the wine sector caught between declining consumption and regulatory pressures

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At the joint press conference of the “Vente des Vins” of the Hospices de Beaune and the Comité Bourgogne, Laurent Delaunay and François Labet, co-presidents of the Interprofession des vins de Bourgogne, expressed concerns about a sector undergoing profound transformation. The context is marked by climate change, international instability, and a structural decline in consumption

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Vernaccia di San Gimignano: in Argentina cancellato il marchio “San Gimignano”

Vernaccia di San Gimignano: “San Gimignano” trademark canceled in Argentina

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The Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Consortium has achieved a new success in protecting the Protected Designation of Origin. The Argentine Court of Appeals has granted the Consortium’s appeal and ordered the cancellation of the “San Gimignano” trademark, registered by the winery Mevi S.A. and used for a wine line with a label depicting the

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Vendemmia 2026 in Germania: produzione stabile, qualità delle uve molto buona

2025 Vintage in Germany: Pinots shine but yields fluctuate across the 13 wine regions

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The Deutsches Weininstitut (DWI) assesses the 2025 harvest in Germany. A complex picture: often high quality, fluctuating quantities. High-quality Pinot and red grapes; however, yields are very variable depending on weather conditions and local characteristics. AHR: “FRUITY WINES WITH INTENSE COLOR” In the Ahr valley, the vintage was marked by significant damage from wild boar

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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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Cava Meeting 2025 celebra Cava Elaborador Integral, i Récoltant-Manipulant spagnoli modello Champagne metodo classico spagnolo 13 cava virtuosi da assaggiare

Cava Meeting 2025 Celebrates Elaborador Integral, Spain’s Récoltant-Manipulant

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The opening dinner of Cava Meeting 2025 took place yesterday in Sitges, Catalonia, entirely dedicated to the “Elaborador Integral“—Spanish producers who oversee the entire Cava production cycle—from pressing to vinification to bottling—within their own estate. This aspect is indicated by a special mark established by the Consejo Regulador of D.O. Cava, which can be affixed

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Cava Meeting 2025 la tre giorni del metodo classico spagnolo

Cava Meeting 2025: three days of Spanish traditional method

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Cava Meeting 2025 kicks off today: three days of discussion and tastings dedicated to the Spanish traditional method. From November 9 to 11, 2025, the city of Sitges, on the Catalan coast, will host Cava Meeting 2025, the benchmark event for the world of Cava. The event, promoted by the Consejo Regulador del Cava (DO

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Champagne, resa di mercato a 8.800 kg/ha per la vendemmia 2026. Il CIVC punta a ridurre le scorte

Champagne Road to 2050: sustainability and innovation as guiding principles

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Champagne confirms itself as a global model of excellence in combining tradition, innovation, and environmental responsibility. Innovation that focuses primarily on environmental sustainability. The “Road to 2050” project was presented by Domenico Avolio, Director at Champagne Bureau of CIVC in Italy, during the IULM Alumni Day on October 24 on the occasion of Champagne Day.

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Sarah Harrison is the new Executive Director of the Institute of Masters of Wine

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The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) has appointed Sarah Harrison as its new Executive Director. The appointment, effective immediately, follows a highly competitive selection process. Harrison will lead the institute’s global strategy, stakeholder relations, and operations. The goal is to strengthen the IMW’s role as a benchmark for excellence and education in the global

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Borgogna mercato del vino tra rallentamento e opportunità (2)

Burgundy: Wine Market Between Slowdown and Opportunity

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The wines of Burgundy confirm their resilience despite an unstable international economic context and a decrease in global demand. The 2024-2025 campaign recorded a harvest slightly above 1.2 million hectoliters, equivalent to over 161 million bottles, the second lowest in the last 15 years after 2021. Following two abundant vintages in 2022 and 2023, stocks

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Champagne Day 2025: 4 perfect bottles

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Four bottles to celebrate Champagne Day 2025, scheduled for tomorrow, October 24. Four interpretations that showcase the elegance and complexity of the wine that symbolizes celebration, to be taken seriously but without too much formality, in Italy. As suggested by the Bureau du Champagne Italy, French bubbles can also successfully accompany simple Italian cured meats,

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