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Best wines of Mallorca DO Pla i Llevant scores (Mallorca, Balearic Islands). One of the two designations of origin on the island of Mallorca, Balearic Islands
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Best Wines of Majorca: DO Binissalem Scores (Mallorca, Balearic Islands). One of the two denominations of origin in Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands.
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The 2026 harvest has begun in Germany with exceptional earliness. Following the very early start of picking for grapes destined for Federweißer, the German new wine, the main harvest has also already started in most wineries. The most significant data point of the vintage is the speed of grape ripening. High summer temperatures have accelerated
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Marchese Vittorio Frescobaldi, one of the leading figures in the birth of modern Tuscan and Italian viticulture and winemaking, died during the night at the age of 97. A Knight of Labor and vice president of Confagricoltura from 1986 to 1990, Frescobaldi contributed to the international growth of Tuscan wine and the promotion of some
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Best Valle d’Aosta wines: exclusive tasting and scores for 66 labels, vintages 2025, 2024, and back to 2018
Best Valle d’Aosta wines: exclusive tasting and scores for 66 labels Read More »
2026 Mallorca harvest begins early: 15,829 quintali of grapes already collected. Current figures refer to Igp Vi de la Terra Mallorca only.
2026 Mallorca harvest begins early: 15,829 quintali of grapes already collected Read More »
The DOC Etna continues to grow and expand its supply chain. From 2012 to 2025, claiming growers increased from 202 to 509, while certifications rose from 79 to 641. Certified wine volumes climbed from 9,426 to 46,152 hectoliters. These are the data from the Observatory of the Regional Institute of Wine and Oil (IRVO), presented
DOC Etna: growers doubled, sparkling wines on the rise Read More »
The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) announces seven new Masters of Wine in 2026. Alice Archer (UK), Owain Hughes (UK), Weiran Liu (China), Gabriella Macari (USA), Tiago Macena (Portugal), Jake Skakun (Canada), and Sue Tolson (Hungary) have passed all three stages of the MW exam. With the four new MWs announced in February, the
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The 2026 harvest has already begun in several areas of Alto Adige. High summer temperatures, combined with an exceptionally warm spring, have accelerated grape ripening. According to the Alto Adige Wine Consortium, this is the earliest start to the harvest ever recorded in the region. The first grapes harvested are from the earliest-ripening vineyards, intended
2026 Harvest: Earliest in Alto Adige History Read More »
Is the wine crisis more frightening, or those who must solve it? Without real change in leadership, just as public support risks being cut, everything becomes more difficult.
Wine crisis or those tasked with solving it: which is more alarming? Read More »
