{"id":99556,"date":"2026-04-07T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/riesling-italico-oltrepo-pavese-believe-in-it-time-for-redemption-at-grow-du-monde\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T00:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:18:11","slug":"riesling-italico-oltrepo-pavese-believe-in-it-time-for-redemption-at-grow-du-monde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/riesling-italico-oltrepo-pavese-believe-in-it-time-for-redemption-at-grow-du-monde\/","title":{"rendered":"Riesling Italico, Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese believe in it! Time for redemption at Grow du Monde"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-ai-summarize yoast-ai-summarize\"><h6>IN BREVE<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list yoast-ai-summarize-list\">\n<li>The Grow du Monde competition is an opportunity for Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese wineries to promote Riesling Italico, an exclusive event dedicated to this variety.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Despite its potential, Riesling Italico is undervalued in Italy and often confused with Rhine Riesling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The inability to mention it on the label poses a serious problem of clarity for Italian consumers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Producers can register their wines for the Grow du Monde 2026 competition, to be held in the Czech Republic, by May 14, 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The success of Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese wineries at the 2024 edition held in Hungary confirms the potential of Riesling Italico.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\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\">A concrete opportunity for <strong>Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese wineries<\/strong>. <strong>Grow du Monde<\/strong> returns, the <strong>international competition<\/strong> entirely dedicated to <strong>Riesling Italico<\/strong>, the only global event focused on this variety. Among the international judges invited to participate in the 2026 edition, hosted this year by the Czech Republic, I will also be there.  <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-51a80269\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>GROW, THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR RIESLING ITALICO<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I consider <strong>Riesling Italico one of the great missed opportunities for Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese wine<\/strong>. According to studies by the CNR &#8211; National Research Council, this vine is deeply and historically linked to the hilly strip between Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese and the Tortona area, as demonstrated by the discovery of its only known &#8220;parent,&#8221; <strong>Coccalona Nera<\/strong>, right on the border between the two territories of Lombardy and Piedmont. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Grow du Monde competition represents today the <strong>main and only international forum for this variety<\/strong> and brings together <strong>producers, technicians, journalists, and Masters of Wine from various European nations<\/strong>. In countries like Croatia, where it takes the name <strong>Gra\u0161evina<\/strong>, or Hungary, where it is known as <strong>Olaszrizling<\/strong>, Riesling Italico is the centerpiece of denominations that highlight its unique characteristics. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Italy, however, this variety is incredibly mistreated. To the point that, due to bureaucratic issues that no one bothers to resolve, <strong>Riesling Italico cannot even be mentioned on the label<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-ba358136\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>THE BUREAUCRATIC KNOT: ITALICO AND RHINE ARE NOT &#8220;RELATED&#8221;<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This poses a <strong>very serious problem of clarity for consumers<\/strong>, since under the word \u201cRiesling,\u201d and in the fermentation tank, grape varieties that have nothing in common from a genetic point of view, namely <strong>Rhine Riesling and Riesling Italico<\/strong>, end up being grouped together.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A problem that is magnified enormously in <strong>Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese, the wine region that holds the highest number of hectares of Riesling Italico<\/strong> in Italy, with as many as <strong>854.92 hectares<\/strong> recorded in April 2025. There were as many as 1,206.13 in 2015, according to the data provided to me by the Consortium, compared to only 178.23 for \u201cRhine\u201d Riesling, which is currently growing compared to the 142 hectares of 10 years ago.\u201d <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grow du Monde includes several categories, from young to mature wines, as well as sweet, sparkling, orange, and cuv\u00e9es, with a minimum of 50% Riesling Italico in the required types. Evaluations are entrusted to the international jury and lead to the awarding of <strong>Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals, as well as special recognition<\/strong> for the best expressions of the variety. <\/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-d0bce5d0     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=\"1\" 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\/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 journalists arrived from various countries to measure the state&#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 article<\/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\/welschriesling-a-brazilian-study-on-3-clones-for-white-and-sparkling-wines\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Riesling-italico-lo-studio-brasiliano-sui-3-cloni-da-bianchi-e-spumanti.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Riesling italico, lo studio (brasiliano) sui 3 cloni da bianchi e spumanti\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Riesling-italico-lo-studio-brasiliano-sui-3-cloni-da-bianchi-e-spumanti.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Riesling-italico-lo-studio-brasiliano-sui-3-cloni-da-bianchi-e-spumanti-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\/welschriesling-a-brazilian-study-on-3-clones-for-white-and-sparkling-wines\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Welschriesling: A (Brazilian) study on 3 clones for white and sparkling wines<\/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=\"2026-04-06T14:22:38+02:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t6 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 BREVE Welschriesling is crucial in the production of white and sparkling wines in Brazil, covering approximately 292 hectares in the Veran\u00f3polis region. The research examined three Welschriesling clones (all Italian)\u2014ISV-1, RI12V23, and VCR-365\u2014to identify the best ones for local conditions. The RI12V23 clone stands out for its productivity and grape quality. It produces&#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\/welschriesling-a-brazilian-study-on-3-clones-for-white-and-sparkling-wines\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read the article<\/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\/riesling-italico-this-unknown-grape\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Riesling-italico-questo-sconosciuto.-Stato-di-abbandono-vitigno-unico-genitore-conosciuto-coccalona-nera-nessuna-relazione-con-riesling-renano.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Riesling italico, questo sconosciuto. Stato di abbandono vitigno unico genitore conosciuto coccalona nera nessuna relazione con riesling renano\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Riesling-italico-questo-sconosciuto.-Stato-di-abbandono-vitigno-unico-genitore-conosciuto-coccalona-nera-nessuna-relazione-con-riesling-renano.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Riesling-italico-questo-sconosciuto.-Stato-di-abbandono-vitigno-unico-genitore-conosciuto-coccalona-nera-nessuna-relazione-con-riesling-renano-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\/riesling-italico-this-unknown-grape\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Riesling Italico, This Unknown Grape<\/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\/wp_6291901\/\" rel=\"author\">Redazione WineMag.it<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2025-08-15T12:39:51+02:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t15 August 2025\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>State of the art, or rather of abandonment, of a grape variety historically present in Northern Italy, of which only one &#8220;parent&#8221; is known: Coccalona Nera. There is in fact no kinship or relationship between Italico and Rhine Riesling. In Italy, Riesling Italico today occupies a rather limited area, concentrated mainly in Lombardy, in&#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\/riesling-italico-this-unknown-grape\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read the article<\/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-2628628a\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE<\/strong> GROW DU MONDE COMPETITION<\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Registration for the 2026 edition is open to wineries producing Riesling Italico, both as a single variety and in blends. Interested Italian companies can <strong>register their wines by May 14, 2026<\/strong>, with sample delivery (4 bottles per label) by May 20, 2026, at the <strong>National Wine Center in Valtice, Czech Republic<\/strong>. The participation fee is 70 euros per sample, with discounts for multiple entries. For information and support, write to <a href=\"mailto:d.bortone@winemag.it\">d.bortone@winemag.it<\/a> and <a href=\"mailto:grow2026@vinarskecentrum.cz\">grow2026@vinarskecentrum.cz<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participation in the competition (official website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.growdumonde.eu\/\">https:\/\/www.growdumonde.eu\/<\/a>, where the application form is available) therefore represents <strong>a lever for international visibility for a grape variety that has significant weight in Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese<\/strong> in terms of vineyard area and can find new prospects for promotion.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-48ba0c61\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>FROM THE COMPETITION TO A NEW TERRITORIAL AWARENESS<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abParticipation in Grow du Monde by Oltrep\u00f2 wineries, already highly appreciated by international judges during the 2024 edition of the competition held in Hungary, can kickstart a <strong>broader discussion on the still unexpressed potential of a grape that, in Oltrep\u00f2, is second in hectares only to Pinot Grigio<\/strong>. And it is sixth in the total count of surface area, after <strong>Pinot Nero, Croatina, and Barbera<\/strong>, preceded only by \u201cPinot Gris\u201d itself. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A figure that speaks volumes about the opportunities for a potential enhancement and promotion of Riesling Italico, especially when considering the <strong>consumption trends favoring types of white wines<\/strong> that have exactly the characteristics of Italico.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-6a0ff5fb\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>OLTREP\u00d2 PAVESE ALREADY A PROTAGONIST AT GROW DU MONDE 2024<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/riesling-italico-medaglie-oltrepo-pavese-grow-du-monde-2024-balatonfured\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 edition of the competition,<\/a> held in Hungary, in Balatonf\u00fcred, along the shores of Lake Balaton, marked <strong>Italy&#8217;s debut, with Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese as the protagonist<\/strong>. Over 350 wines were in the competition, coming from seven countries: <strong>Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Slovakia, and Italy<\/strong>. For the Oltrep\u00f2 wineries, it was a significant participation.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cantina Scuropasso &#8211; Roccapietra<\/strong> by Fabio Marazzi won a gold medal with an average of 91.33 points. Silver medals went to <strong>Colle del Bricco<\/strong> by Matteo Maggi and <strong>Azienda Agricola La Sbercia<\/strong>, which also obtained two bronzes with its sparkling wines, making it one of the most awarded wineries of the edition. A result that confirms the potential of Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese&#8217;s Riesling Italico in international comparison and strengthens interest in the 2026 edition of the competition.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-winemag-it-davide-bortone-wine-magazine-italiano-guida-vini-wine-news wp-block-embed-winemag-it-davide-bortone-wine-magazine-italiano-guida-vini-wine-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eY0TplAVCc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/riesling-italico-lo-studio-brasiliano-sui-3-cloni-da-bianchi-e-spumanti\/\">Riesling italico, lo studio (brasiliano) sui 3 cloni da bianchi e spumanti<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cRiesling italico, lo studio (brasiliano) sui 3 cloni da bianchi e spumanti\u201d \u2014 Winemag.it - Davide Bortone: wine magazine italiano, guida vini, wine news\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/riesling-italico-lo-studio-brasiliano-sui-3-cloni-da-bianchi-e-spumanti\/embed\/#?secret=1UAR2z9P25#?secret=eY0TplAVCc\" data-secret=\"eY0TplAVCc\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A concrete opportunity for Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese wineries. Grow du Monde returns, the international competition entirely dedicated to Riesling Italico, the only global event focused on this variety. Among the international judges invited to participate in the 2026 edition, hosted this year by the Czech Republic, I will also be there. 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