Wine Analysis and Trends

Wine Analysis and Trends gathers insights, data, critical readings, and news on the evolution of the wine sector. The section covers markets, consumption, production, agricultural policies, innovation, and economic scenarios that influence wine in Italy and abroad. A space for analysis to interpret the changes and dynamics of the wine world.

Vini della Jura senz alcol Brut Dargent amplia la gamma con la linea Free les grands chais de france

Jura Alcohol-Free Wines: Brut Dargent Expands Range with Free Line

/ International - News & Wine, No-Low Alcohol

French bubbles aren’t just Champagne, especially during Dry January. Alongside the best-known appellations, there’s a diverse landscape of sparkling wines inspired by the style and production methods of the country’s Northeast. While maintaining a more accessible price positioning. Among these is Brut Dargent, a brand of Jura sparkling wines now also available in the alcohol-free […]

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Etna Doc in crescita +6,7% rispetto al 2024 secondo i dati ufficiali

Etna DOC on the rise: +6.7% compared to 2024 according to official data

/ Market and Consumption, Wine Analysis and Trends, Wine News

Etna DOC continues to grow. Official data shows an increase of 6.7% compared to 2024, a result that confirms the denomination’s consolidation on the market. This growth particularly affects white wines and sparkling wines, while reds show a decline that the Consorzio suggests viewing from a broader perspective. The president of the Consorzio di Tutela

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Colazione e pranzo prima di una degustazione di vino cosa mangiare

Breakfast and lunch before a wine tasting: what to eat?

/ Alcohol and Health, Wine News

For wine professionals—journalists, critics, sommeliers, buyers—managing nutrition before a day of tastings is not a minor detail. Numerous studies indicate that consuming a balanced meal before drinking alcohol slows down ethanol absorption. Not only that: it reduces blood peaks and improves glycemic stability. All these factors directly affect mental clarity, physical endurance, and the quality

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Accordo Ue-Mercosur, sì del Coreper. Federvini «Opportunità strategica»

EU-Mercosur Agreement, Coreper gives the green light. Federvini: “A strategic opportunity”

/ Regulations and Policies

The European Union’s Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) has issued a favorable opinion on the adoption of the bilateral safeguard regulation and the continuation of the process leading to the approval of the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur. The vote represents a key step toward the formal signing of the deal, expected

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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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Decreto produzione vini dealcolati in Italia via libera del Ministero cosa prevede il decreto sul vino dealcolato italiano. Il commento di Federvini

Decree on dealcoholized wine production in Italy: Ministry gives green light

/ No-Low Alcohol, Wine News

Italy takes a formal and long-awaited step toward regulating the production of dealcoholized and partially dealcoholized wines. With the signing of the decree between the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, the excise duty tax regime and operational framework for producing this type of wine are defined.

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Cantina Settecani chiude 2025 in crescita ricavi 8 7%, export in espansione lambrusco grasparossa di castelvetro

Cantina Settecani closes 2025 with growth: revenues +8.7%, exports expanding

/ Wine Analysis and Trends, Wine News

Cantina Settecani closes 2025 with positive results, confirming a path of progressive growth despite an international context marked by stagnant consumption. The Modenese wine cooperative, which brings together 130 winegrowers and manages approximately 300 hectares of vineyards between Castelvetro, Castelnuovo Rangone, and Spilamberto, recorded revenues of 6.75 million euros, an 8.7% increase compared to the

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Professionisti del vino e salute. Come evitare la pancia del degustatore

Wine professionals and health: How to avoid the “taster’s belly”?

/ Alcohol and Health, Wine News

For wine professionals, nutrition is not a secondary issue. Sommeliers, winemakers, buyers, critics, communicators, and industry operators face daily tastings, travel, evening events, and irregular schedules. In this context, calorie management—particularly those from alcohol, but also from a diet that is often difficult to manage systematically—becomes a central issue of health, sensory clarity, and professional

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Vendemmia 2025 Lombardia, Ascovilo «Qualità alta, mercato sotto pressione» parla presidente giovanna prandini

2025 Lombardy Harvest, Ascovilo: “High Quality, Market Under Pressure”

/ Wine Analysis and Trends, Wine News

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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Inclusione sociale nel comparto vitivinicolo progetto pilota a Treviso

Social inclusion in the wine sector: pilot project in Treviso

/ Education, Sustainability and Innovation

Promoting social inclusion and responding in a structured way to the labor shortage in the wine sector. With this objective, a pilot project was launched in 2025 in the province of Treviso, born from the needs that emerged in the Dialogue Table promoted by the Diocese of Vittorio Veneto. The initiative involves the Protection Consortia

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