{"id":101175,"date":"2026-01-28T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/dear-restaurateurs-is-wine-weighing-you-down-convert-to-corkage-fees\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:32:39","slug":"dear-restaurateurs-is-wine-weighing-you-down-convert-to-corkage-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/dear-restaurateurs-is-wine-weighing-you-down-convert-to-corkage-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear restaurateurs, is wine weighing you down? Convert! To corkage fees"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"align wp-block-bssb-social-share\" id=\"bssbSocialShare-1\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;socials&quot;:[{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;socialNetworks&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;facebook&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-facebook-f&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#1877f2&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}},{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;socialNetworks&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;linkedin&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-linkedin-in&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#0a66c2&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}},{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;mobileMessenger&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;whatsapp&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-whatsapp&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#25d366&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}}],&quot;align&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alignment&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#0000&quot;},&quot;size&quot;:&quot;28px&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;14px&quot;,&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;10px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;10px&quot;,&quot;border&quot;:{&quot;radius&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;},&quot;shadow&quot;:[],&quot;direction&quot;:&quot;row&quot;}\">\r\n\t<div class=\"bssbStyle\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<ul class=\"bssbSocialShare\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-0\" data-social=\"facebook\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-1\" data-social=\"linkedin\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-2\" data-social=\"whatsapp\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For some time now, the <strong>message coming from restaurants<\/strong> has been clear, even if rarely stated: <strong>wine has become a problem. Not an asset<\/strong>. Not an identity element. Rather, an inconvenient item. Costs. Storage. Tied-up capital. Staff to train (at best). Customers increasingly wary or misinformed by the natural wine &#8220;expert&#8221; cousin, who only drinks sulfite-free and P\u00e9t-Nat. The result is plain to see. <strong>Wine lists<\/strong> increasingly thin, often lazy. Sometimes embarrassing, compared to the good level of the cuisine. A question lingers without ever being truly addressed: if wine weighs so heavily, <strong>why do some restaurateurs continue to pretend otherwise?<\/strong>          <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-8226bf30\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>WINE LISTS CUT TO THE BONE &#8220;BECAUSE PEOPLE DON&#8217;T DRINK ANYMORE&#8221;<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years, <strong>many wine lists have been simplified, to the point of subtraction<\/strong>. Few labels. Cautious choices. Only reassuring names. Translation: less risk. Less tied-up capital. Less time devoted to storytelling. A choice understandable in some ways, especially in an unstable economic context.       <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the problem isn&#8217;t the reduction itself: it&#8217;s <strong>the absence of a project and a connection between cuisine and wine<\/strong>. Cutting wine lists instead of rethinking the model means giving up a fundamental part of the gastronomic experience. Leaving wine in a gray area. Between obligation and annoyance.   <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-791bb5b6\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>SKY-HIGH WINE MARKUPS AT RESTAURANTS<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then there&#8217;s the pricing issue. <strong>High markups, often calculated automatically<\/strong> (x3, x4), that turn the bottle into a food deterrent. Customers react in various ways. They drink less. They choose by the glass, among those four remaining affordable wines. Or they give up entirely.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this scenario, <strong>corkage fees continue to be seen as a threat, when they could become a solution<\/strong>. Not a free-for-all or a way for the kitchen to disengage from its role in accompanying wine. But a regulated, transparent tool. Capable of <strong>bringing wine back to center stage without placing the entire burden on the restaurateur<\/strong>.   <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-carousel uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-7c622083     uagb-post__arrow-outside uagb-slick-carousel uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-1 is-carousel uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1\" data-total=\"3\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/cmb-armenia-2026-russian-judges-and-wines-at-concours-mondial-de-bruxelles\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Guerra-tarallucci-e-vino-al-CMB-Armenia-giudici-e-vini-della-Russia.-La-scelta-del-Concours-Mondial-de-Bruxelles-e-i-malumori-tra-i-giurati-non-solo-dell-ucraina.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"War, all&#039;s well that ends with wine: Russian judges and wines at CMB Armenia. The choice of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles and the discontent among the jurors, not only from Ukraine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Guerra-tarallucci-e-vino-al-CMB-Armenia-giudici-e-vini-della-Russia.-La-scelta-del-Concours-Mondial-de-Bruxelles-e-i-malumori-tra-i-giurati-non-solo-dell-ucraina.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Guerra-tarallucci-e-vino-al-CMB-Armenia-giudici-e-vini-della-Russia.-La-scelta-del-Concours-Mondial-de-Bruxelles-e-i-malumori-tra-i-giurati-non-solo-dell-ucraina-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/cmb-armenia-2026-russian-judges-and-wines-at-concours-mondial-de-bruxelles\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">CMB Armenia 2026: Russian judges and wines at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-admin-users dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/author\/davide-bortone\/\" rel=\"author\">Davide Bortone<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-07-11T13:15:01+02:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t11 July 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tCMB Armenia 2026: Russian judges and wines. The choice of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. Discontent among jurors, not only from Ukraine  \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/cmb-armenia-2026-russian-judges-and-wines-at-concours-mondial-de-bruxelles\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read the editorial<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/oltrepo-colle-del-bricco-gold-at-grow-du-monde-reopens-the-riesling-italico-case\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oltrepo-pavese-oro-Colle-del-Bricco-a-Grow-du-Monde-riapre-il-caso-Riesling-italico.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese, Colle del Bricco gold at Grow du Monde reopens the Riesling Italico case Khione 2024 gold medal grow du monde 2026 moravia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oltrepo-pavese-oro-Colle-del-Bricco-a-Grow-du-Monde-riapre-il-caso-Riesling-italico.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oltrepo-pavese-oro-Colle-del-Bricco-a-Grow-du-Monde-riapre-il-caso-Riesling-italico-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/oltrepo-colle-del-bricco-gold-at-grow-du-monde-reopens-the-riesling-italico-case\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Oltrep\u00f2, Colle del Bricco gold at Grow du Monde reopens the Riesling Italico case<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-admin-users dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/author\/davide-bortone\/\" rel=\"author\">Davide Bortone<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-06-26T07:00:00+02:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t26 June 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>With nearly 400 samples entered, the 2026 edition of Grow du Monde, held in Moravia\u2014the production heart of Riesling Italico in the Czech Republic\u2014will be remembered as a record-breaking one. Records in numbers, participation, and attention from the public and professionals: sommelier, buyers, producers, and&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/oltrepo-colle-del-bricco-gold-at-grow-du-monde-reopens-the-riesling-italico-case\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read the editorial<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/armenia-e1-6-million-in-public-funds-for-cmb-concours-mondial-de-bruxelles\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Armenia-1-6-milioni-di-euro-di-soldi-pubblici-per-ospitare-CMB-Concours-Mondial-de-Bruxelles-presidente-Vinopres-Baudouin-Havaux-direttore-figlio-Quentin-Havaux.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Armenia \u20ac1.6 million in public money to host CMB Concours Mondial de Bruxelles president Vinopres Baudouin Havaux director son Quentin Havaux\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Armenia-1-6-milioni-di-euro-di-soldi-pubblici-per-ospitare-CMB-Concours-Mondial-de-Bruxelles-presidente-Vinopres-Baudouin-Havaux-direttore-figlio-Quentin-Havaux.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Armenia-1-6-milioni-di-euro-di-soldi-pubblici-per-ospitare-CMB-Concours-Mondial-de-Bruxelles-presidente-Vinopres-Baudouin-Havaux-direttore-figlio-Quentin-Havaux-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/armenia-e1-6-million-in-public-funds-for-cmb-concours-mondial-de-bruxelles\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Armenia: \u20ac1.6 Million in Public Funds for CMB Concours Mondial de Bruxelles<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-admin-users dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/author\/davide-bortone\/\" rel=\"author\">Davide Bortone<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-05-27T23:52:35+02:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t27 May 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tArmenia: \u20ac1.6 Million in Public Funds for CMB Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. Public funds for the event of the Belgian company Vinopres, owned by the Havaux family \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/armenia-e1-6-million-in-public-funds-for-cmb-concours-mondial-de-bruxelles\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read the editorial<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/when-the-doc-ends-up-at-the-police-station\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/quando-la-doc-finisce-in-questura-editoriale-satirico-lite-produttori-vino.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"when the doc ends up at the police station satirical editorial wine producers clash\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/quando-la-doc-finisce-in-questura-editoriale-satirico-lite-produttori-vino.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/quando-la-doc-finisce-in-questura-editoriale-satirico-lite-produttori-vino-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/when-the-doc-ends-up-at-the-police-station\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">When the DOC ends up at the police station<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-admin-users dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/author\/davide-bortone\/\" rel=\"author\">Davide Bortone<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-05-20T07:00:00+02:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t20 May 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is a moment in the life of every wine denomination when it must choose what to be when it grows up. An identity-driven wine. A territorial symbol. An agricultural flagship. Or a legal file. Until recently, Turlup\u00ec di Scorzavacca Superiore was a fragrant, spicy,&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/when-the-doc-ends-up-at-the-police-station\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read the editorial<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/i-had-dinner-with-two-vintages-of-ben-rye-donnafugata-without-pairing-them-with-dessert\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ho-cenato-con-due-annate-di-Ben-Rye-Donnafugata-senza-abbinarle-al-dolce-passito-di-pantelleria-2013-2017-sicilia-en-primeur-2026-jose-rallo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"I had dinner with two vintages of Ben Ry\u00e9 Donnafugata without pairing them with dessert passito di pantelleria 2013 2017 sicilia en primeur 2026 jos\u00e8 rallo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ho-cenato-con-due-annate-di-Ben-Rye-Donnafugata-senza-abbinarle-al-dolce-passito-di-pantelleria-2013-2017-sicilia-en-primeur-2026-jose-rallo.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ho-cenato-con-due-annate-di-Ben-Rye-Donnafugata-senza-abbinarle-al-dolce-passito-di-pantelleria-2013-2017-sicilia-en-primeur-2026-jose-rallo-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/i-had-dinner-with-two-vintages-of-ben-rye-donnafugata-without-pairing-them-with-dessert\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">I had dinner with two vintages of Ben Ry\u00e9 Donnafugata without pairing them with dessert<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-admin-users dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/author\/davide-bortone\/\" rel=\"author\">Davide Bortone<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-05-18T07:00:00+02:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t18 May 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe latest visit to Pantelleria teaches us that Ben Ry\u00e9 is not (only) a wine to be relegated to the end of the meal. It is a passito, of course. It is one of the most recognized Italian sweet wines in the world, certainly. But&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/i-had-dinner-with-two-vintages-of-ben-rye-donnafugata-without-pairing-them-with-dessert\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read the editorial<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/sicily-en-primeur-2026-a-mini-vinitaly-betting-on-wine-tourism\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sicilia-en-Primeur-2026-un-Vinitaly-mini-scommessa-enoturismo-palermo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sicily en Primeur 2026, a mini Vinitaly betting on wine tourism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sicilia-en-Primeur-2026-un-Vinitaly-mini-scommessa-enoturismo-palermo.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sicilia-en-Primeur-2026-un-Vinitaly-mini-scommessa-enoturismo-palermo-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/sicily-en-primeur-2026-a-mini-vinitaly-betting-on-wine-tourism\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Sicily en Primeur 2026, a &#8220;mini Vinitaly&#8221;: betting on wine tourism<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-admin-users dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/author\/davide-bortone\/\" rel=\"author\">Davide Bortone<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-05-12T08:25:00+02:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t12 May 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>IN BREVE Sicily en Primeur 2026 positions itself as a &#8220;mini Vinitaly&#8221; of wine tourism, emphasizing wine, territories, and hospitality. The event shifts focus from simply tasting new vintages to an integrated experience that combines wine and Sicilian culture. The wine tourism report presented at&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/sicily-en-primeur-2026-a-mini-vinitaly-betting-on-wine-tourism\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read the editorial<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/how-good-this-schioppettino-rose-is-it-makes-you-want-to-put-it-in-your-mouth\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Che-buono-lo-Schioppettino-rosato-Ti-viene-voglia-di-metterlo-in-bocca.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Che buono lo Schioppettino rosato \u00abTi viene voglia di metterlo in bocca\u00bb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Che-buono-lo-Schioppettino-rosato-Ti-viene-voglia-di-metterlo-in-bocca.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Che-buono-lo-Schioppettino-rosato-Ti-viene-voglia-di-metterlo-in-bocca-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/how-good-this-schioppettino-rose-is-it-makes-you-want-to-put-it-in-your-mouth\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">How good this Schioppettino ros\u00e9 is: &#8220;It makes you want to put it in your mouth&#8221;<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-admin-users dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/author\/davide-bortone\/\" rel=\"author\">Davide Bortone<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-04-21T00:29:48+02:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t21 April 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Schioppettino Ros\u00e9, we are the only ones making it in this territory. A very Proven\u00e7al French style. Aesthetically fascinating and striking. It makes you want to drink it and put it in your mouth.&#8221; Sexualization and wine: the winery&#8217;s reel for Vinitaly 2026 reopens the&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/how-good-this-schioppettino-rose-is-it-makes-you-want-to-put-it-in-your-mouth\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read the editorial<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/primitivo-di-manduria-rosato-is-the-new-doc-stealing-market-share-or-creating-it\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Primitivo-di-Manduria-Rosato-la-nuova-Doc-ruba-mercato.-O-lo-crea-modifica-disciplinare-primitivo-di-manduria-versione-rose.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Primitivo di Manduria Rosato, la nuova Doc ruba mercato. O lo crea modifica disciplinare primitivo di manduria versione ros\u00e9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Primitivo-di-Manduria-Rosato-la-nuova-Doc-ruba-mercato.-O-lo-crea-modifica-disciplinare-primitivo-di-manduria-versione-rose.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Primitivo-di-Manduria-Rosato-la-nuova-Doc-ruba-mercato.-O-lo-crea-modifica-disciplinare-primitivo-di-manduria-versione-rose-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/primitivo-di-manduria-rosato-is-the-new-doc-stealing-market-share-or-creating-it\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Primitivo di Manduria Rosato: Is the &#8220;new DOC&#8221; stealing market share or creating it?<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-admin-users dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/author\/davide-bortone\/\" rel=\"author\">Davide Bortone<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-04-20T00:26:38+02:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t20 April 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Primitivo di Manduria Rosato. Not a new DOC, but a new category that the Puglia wine protection Consortium has asked the ministry to introduce. A minor revolution for one of Italy&#8217;s most exported red wines, especially in the medium-low price bracket. On paper, the idea&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/primitivo-di-manduria-rosato-is-the-new-doc-stealing-market-share-or-creating-it\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read the editorial<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/cracco-a-half-glass-of-wine-is-a-half-baked-idea-when-do-we-get-the-half-plate\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caro-Cracco-il-mezzo-calice-e-una-mezza-idea.-A-quando-il-mezzo-piatto-editoriale-davide-bortone-winemag-intervista-corriere-della-sera-vinitaly-2026-chef-stellato.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Caro Cracco, il mezzo calice \u00e8 una mezza idea. A quando il mezzo piatto editoriale davide bortone winemag intervista corriere della sera vinitaly 2026 chef stellato\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caro-Cracco-il-mezzo-calice-e-una-mezza-idea.-A-quando-il-mezzo-piatto-editoriale-davide-bortone-winemag-intervista-corriere-della-sera-vinitaly-2026-chef-stellato.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caro-Cracco-il-mezzo-calice-e-una-mezza-idea.-A-quando-il-mezzo-piatto-editoriale-davide-bortone-winemag-intervista-corriere-della-sera-vinitaly-2026-chef-stellato-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/cracco-a-half-glass-of-wine-is-a-half-baked-idea-when-do-we-get-the-half-plate\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Cracco, a half-glass of wine is a half-baked idea. When do we get the half-plate?<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-admin-users dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/author\/davide-bortone\/\" rel=\"author\">Davide Bortone<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-04-17T00:39:16+02:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t17 April 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In an interview with Corriere della Sera on the occasion of Vinitaly 2026, the renowned Italian chef Carlo Cracco hits the nail on the head regarding a real issue: wine consumption is shrinking, prices are heavy, and wine must be made more accessible. Hence the&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/cracco-a-half-glass-of-wine-is-a-half-baked-idea-when-do-we-get-the-half-plate\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read the editorial<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-02aa8b78\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>CORKAGE FEE AS A MODEL, NOT AN EXCEPTION<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Accepting that a customer brings their own bottle<\/strong>, paying a fair contribution for service and glassware, doesn&#8217;t mean devaluing the restaurant&#8217;s work. On the contrary: it means recognizing that wine can also be experienced outside a purely commercial logic. Or, better yet, <strong>wine brought by the customer<\/strong> can be a driver for choosing one dish over another, or an extra course, in a well-constructed menu.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In many countries it&#8217;s established practice. In Italy it remains <strong>a taboo, often more cultural than economic<\/strong>. Yet it could lighten cellars, <strong>reduce pricing tensions and stimulate a more mature relationship with drinkers<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-f19dacd3\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>LESS EGO, MORE OPEN-MINDEDNESS<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps that&#8217;s precisely the point. There&#8217;s no need to have a hundred labels if they&#8217;re not being discussed or sold. Better a few conscious choices, a curated by-the-glass offering. 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