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Wines aged at sea, whether off the coast of Portofino or in mountain lakes? For Cotarella, they are simply “misguided gimmicks.” The president of Assoenologi defined one of the latest Italian wine trends this way, speaking yesterday morning at the conference for the 60th anniversary of the Union Internationale des Œnologues, held at the Hotel
Wines aged at sea, Cotarella: “Like natural wines, misguided gimmicks” Read More »
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
Vernaccia di San Gimignano: “San Gimignano” trademark canceled in Argentina Read More »
In a wine world seeing plummeting consumption, within an international context that will reshape the viticultural landscape and the map of wineries in major global wine regions, some wine competitions continue to appear arrogant. Detached from the real problems of the sector. And, above all, driven by an irrepressible and incomprehensible spirit of self-referentiality. Proof
Concours des Grands Vins du Monde in Macon: What No One Will Tell You Read More »
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
2025 Vintage in Germany: Pinots shine but yields fluctuate across the 13 wine regions Read More »
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
Spanish Cava, its own blessing and curse, toasts to Meeting 2025 Read More »
The Chianti Wine Consortium, Tuscany’s largest with approximately 800,000 hectoliters produced, is changing strategy to respond to the difficulties of recent years, marked by falling prices and sales. The new course focuses on rosé, with the introduction of the “Chianti Rosé” category into the production regulations, and definitively abandons the idea of “Gran Selezione“, the
Chianti changes strategy: out with “Gran Selezione”, in with Rosé DOCG Read More »
After five years of investigation, hearings, and sensational headlines, the Pavia Court has closed one of the most controversial proceedings in the recent history of Lombard wine. With the verdict filed on October 30, 2025, the judge fully acquitted Andrea Giorgi, Alessio Gaiaschi, and Andrea Rossi “because the act does not constitute a crime.” A
Oltrepò, hear Andrea Giorgi: “They got rid of me at Terre. I was inconvenient” Read More »
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
Cava Meeting 2025 Celebrates Elaborador Integral, Spain’s Récoltant-Manipulant Read More »
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
Cava Meeting 2025: three days of Spanish traditional method Read More »
The wine sector is undergoing a transition phase. Consumption is falling, consumer habits are changing, and new generations are looking for different experiences than in the past. These themes were the focus of the technical conference “Wine and consumption, the new instructions for use – Experiments between Low and No-Alcohol“, organized by Assoenologi as part
Assoenologi analyzes the future of wine between Low and No-Alcohol Read More »
