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The Wine News section of Winemag.it gathers the main daily news from the Italian and international wine world. From Consortium decisions to legislative updates, winery strategies to market trends, and updates on sustainability, exports, and viticulture.
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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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Collio Evolution 2025: Confidence from Nomisma research on wine and wine tourism

/ Wine News, Wine Tourism

Collio Evolution 2025 kicked off this afternoon, the first institutional event dedicated to the Collio denomination, promoted by the Consorzio Tutela Vini Collio. The event, scheduled until Monday, October 27, between Gorizia and Cormons, opened with the conference “Collio Evolution: the future starts from the Present,” hosted at the Prefecture of Gorizia. During the meeting,

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Barolo en Primeur 2025 exceeds one million euros: record auction in the Langhe

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A new record for Barolo en Primeur, the international charity auction promoted by Fondazione CRC and Fondazione CRC Donare ETS with the Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Dogliani. The fifth edition, held at the Castle of Grinzane Cavour, raised €1,108,300 during the main evening alone. These funds are destined for social and

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

/ Editorials, Wine News

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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Borgogna mercato del vino tra rallentamento e opportunità (2)

Burgundy: Wine Market Between Slowdown and Opportunity

/ International - News & Wine, Market and Consumption, Wine Analysis and Trends

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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Antonio Spurio nuovo direttore Cantina di Pitigliano

Antonio Spurio Named New Director of Cantina di Pitigliano

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Cantina di Pitigliano has appointed Antonio Spurio as its new director. The decision comes at the end of a lengthy selection process and marks the beginning of a new phase for the historic Maremma cooperative. An agronomist and wine consultant, Spurio boasts over twenty years of experience in the sector, with expertise ranging from production

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Torna il Barbera d Asti Wine Festival born sustainable 2025

The Barbera d’Asti Wine Festival Returns

/ Wine Calendar, Wine News

Asti is preparing to host the second edition of the Barbera D’Asti Wine Festival in Piazza Alfieri, scheduled from November 7 to 10, 2025, a widespread event celebrating the region’s oenological excellence through an experiential journey combining tradition, innovation, and sustainability. Following the success of the first edition, the Festival returns with an even richer

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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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Champagne Day 2025, Bureau Italia «Abbinatelo ai salumi». Quale Champagne scegliere per abbinamento con lardo, mortadella, coppa, salame, prosciutto, 'nduja

Champagne Day 2025, Bureau Italia: “Pair it with cured meats”

/ Wine Calendar, Wine News

Just days before Champagne Day 2025, Bureau du Champagne Italia organized an exclusive preview for a select group of journalists in central Milan. After last year’s focus on Italian cheeses, this year’s attention turned to cured meats, chosen to highlight the characteristics of different types of Champagne. Anything but niche products. “We want people to

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Sequerciani, Organic Winery of the Year 2026 | Winemag Guide

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Sequerciani is the Organic Winery of the year in the 2026 Winemag Guide. A project, that of the Gavorrano (Grosseto) winery, which goes far beyond just wine. Territory and nature are at the center of a true microcosm. The estate, founded by Swiss entrepreneur Ruedi Gerber and led by a young and dynamic team, operates

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