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Vini dealcolati, il decaffeinato (amaro) di Martin Foradori Hofstätter «In Italia troppi Don Chisciotte»

Dealcoholized wines, Hofstätter’s (bitter) decaf: “Too many Don Quixotes in Italy”

/ Letters, Wine News

There is something deeply ironic about the way certain debates cyclically reappear in the wine world. Sparking this reflection is the boom of decaffeinated coffee in Italy. A phenomenon that, on closer inspection, says much more than a simple change in caffeine-related habits. And which, in the words of Martin Foradori Hofstätter, ends up surprisingly […]

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Morto Nicola Sarzi Amadè, fondatore storica distribuzione vini e distillati

Nicola Sarzi Amadè, founder of historic wine and spirits distribution company, dies

/ Wine News

On Sunday, December 21, Nicola Sarzi Amadè, founder of the namesake company specializing in the distribution of fine wines and spirits, passed away. With his passing, the Italian wine world loses one of its most authoritative and recognizable figures. Sarzi Amadè was a rigorous and visionary interpreter of contemporary enology. A man of style and

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Mixology Experience 2026: International Business and Training

/ Spirits, Spirits Events

Mixology Experience returns from May 11 to 14, 2026 in Hall 6 of Rho-Fiera Milano. The event, born from a Bartender.it project, confirms its position in the professional beverage landscape as a meeting point for companies, buyers, and Horeca operators. The event follows the results achieved in the 2025 edition within TuttoFood Milano, characterized by

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Sparkling Wines and HoReCa in Italy: Current Outlook and Strategies for Competing

/ Education, Market and Consumption, Wine Analysis and Trends

The beverage market in the HoReCa channel in Italy is going through a complex phase. This is what emerges from the data presented by Bruno Berni, Business Development Manager at CFI Group, during the last edition of Durello&Friends. Consumption is showing signs of a slowdown, while the sparkling wine segment maintains a central role, supported

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Durello&Friends 2025 carattere e prospettive per il Monti Lessini Doc (2)

Durello&Friends 2025: Character and Prospects for Monti Lessini DOC

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

Durello&Friends 2025, an event organized by the Consorzio Tutela Vini Lessini on November 21 at the Winter Garden of the Crowne Plaza in Verona, offered a national forum on Italian Classic Method. The event took on particular significance for the DOC, with the entry into force of the modified production regulations. From this year, Classic

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