Valoritalia 2026 Report: Italian Wine Slows Down

Redazione DoctorWine17 June 202617 June 2026

by Redazione DoctorWine17 June 202617 June 20260

Italian wine sales are slowing: bottling volumes down 5.4% in 2026. Smaller appellations are suffering the most. Following the 2.1% decline recorded in 2025, the first five months of the year confirm the slump in consumption. DOC and DOCG wines...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Beggar’s chicken

Redazione DoctorWine25 April 202622 April 2026

by Redazione DoctorWine25 April 202622 April 20260

Chinese recipe from the book “I Grandi Cru d’Italia Meet the Cuisine of India, China and Japan,” where it is presented in combination with 2020 San Leonardo Vigneti delle Dolomiti, our red wine of the year 2026. The Committee Grandi...

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La Foresteria Planeta, garden and hospitality

Redazione DoctorWine16 April 20269 April 2026

by Redazione DoctorWine16 April 20269 April 20260

Reopens in Menfi La Foresteria Wine Resort: herb garden leads a season between cuisine, wellness and stays surrounded by vineyards, with rooms dedicated to aromatic plants and sea views. Among vineyards, light and the sea On the top of a...

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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano: celebrations for the 400th anniversary of Francesco Redi’s birth

Redazione DoctorWine17 February 202619 February 2026

by Redazione DoctorWine17 February 202619 February 20260

The first part of the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Preview closes with satisfaction from the organizers. To Mauro Rosati (director of the Qualivita Foundation) the GrifoNobile 2026 Award. Now the focus is all on February 22 and 23, with the...

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Pork cheek braised in red wine

Redazione DoctorWine20 December 202515 December 2025

by Redazione DoctorWine20 December 202515 December 20250

This black Caserta pork cheek braised in red wine, potato cream sauce and crispy leek is proposed by chef Alfonso Pepe of the5*L Ara Maris Hotel in Sorrento. We pair it with Barbera d’Asti Superiore La luna e i falò...

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New openings December 2025 – update

Redazione DoctorWine18 December 202518 December 2025

by Redazione DoctorWine18 December 202518 December 20250

In this column we give an account of the month's new restaurant and wine bar openings up and down the peninsula. These are, it should be pointed out, reports and not reviews, as none of us have yet had the...

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Barolo en Primeur 2025

Redazione DoctorWine30 October 202530 October 2025

by Redazione DoctorWine30 October 202530 October 20250

Beaten 1,108,300 euros at Grinzane Cavour Castle for the Barolo en primeur 2025 charity auction. For Donato Lanati, a charity auction that unites in the sign of giving. At stake is the 2024 vintage: special vintage, bright and elegant wines....

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Seals DoctorWine 2026: Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria

Redazione DoctorWine16 September 202523 September 2025

by Redazione DoctorWine16 September 202523 September 20250

From now on you will find individual Seals divided by Region, each wine preceded by its score, starting with the highest. 95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal....

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wine2wine Vinitaly Business Forum 2025

Redazione DoctorWine16 September 202516 September 2025

by Redazione DoctorWine16 September 202516 September 20250

The first international edition of wine2wine Vinitaly Business Forum kicks off. The debut will be held in Chicago on October 5 and 6, 2025 at Navy Pier in conjunction with Vinitaly USA. The two-day program is divided into different thematic...

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New openings June 2025

Redazione DoctorWine19 June 202528 January 2026

by Redazione DoctorWine19 June 202528 January 20260

In this column we give an account of the month's new restaurant and wine bar openings up and down the peninsula. These are, it should be pointed out, reports and not reviews, as none of us have yet had the...

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Ado Abruzzo: Consortium study on the region’s viticultural vocation

Redazione DoctorWine11 March 202511 March 2025

by Redazione DoctorWine11 March 202511 March 20250

Ado Abruzzo, the Consorzio Tutela Vini d’Abruzzo’s Four D.O. Areals study on the region’s viticultural suitability. Ado Abruzzo, more than 155 thousand plots, totaling 33,964 hectares under vine, with 118 varieties. Of these, the Montepulciano grape variety presents more than...

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Il Borro in winter

Redazione DoctorWine30 January 202527 January 2025

by Redazione DoctorWine30 January 202527 January 20250

From January 24 to March 1, 2025, Il Borro resort opens its doors on weekends for a unique experience between wellness and nature. An exclusive retreat to discover Tuscany in a season of quiet and wonder. Getting to Il Borro,...

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Tolaini (Chianti Classico) acquires Sardinian winery Pala

Redazione DoctorWine18 October 202421 October 2024

by Redazione DoctorWine18 October 202421 October 20240

Mario Pala and family-owners of the eponymous winery in Serdiana (near Cagliari)-have closed the sales agreement with Lia Tolaini, head of the Tolaini winery in Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena. Yesterday, Thursday, Oct. 17, the Pala family, among the most important wine...

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Second edition of Art in San Leonardo

Redazione DoctorWine15 March 202415 March 2024

by Redazione DoctorWine15 March 202415 March 20240

For the second edition of "Art in San Leonardo," artist Marzia Migliora creates an "Artist's Book" named The Revolution of Time and dresses 999 bottles of San Leonardo 2019. San Leonardo 2019 with its intense and balanced elegance again this...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Tuna and cacciatore

Redazione DoctorWine16 December 20231 December 2025

by Redazione DoctorWine16 December 20231 December 20250

The Messina restaurant Casa e Putia offers this recipe with marinated tuna, crispy cacciatora, extra virgin olive oil, tuna sauce with candied capers from Salina. We pair it with Trentino Bianco Riserva Conte Alessandro 2018 Tenute Sajni Fasanotti. Ingredients: 500...

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In the heart of Florence opens Strozzi Bistrò

Redazione DoctorWine11 October 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine11 October 202314 December 20230

New opening: Strozzi Bistrò: the beginning of a new journey between art and taste. Inside Palazzo Strozzi, a culinary experience between artistic contaminations and signature design. Combining art, taste and design in one space in the heart of Florence, the...

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Rebel and Rascasse, the club with a cosmopolitan soul in downtown Treviglio

Redazione DoctorWine11 October 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine11 October 202314 December 20230

New opening: Contemporary cuisine, natural wines, seasonal cocktails and craft beer: Rebel and Rascasse brings a fresh, smart concept to Treviglio. Rebel and Rascasse was born as a union of two worlds, that of natural wine and that of craft...

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Lay Court: the new spin off of Ginger.

Redazione DoctorWine5 October 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine5 October 202314 December 20230

New opening: Corte Laica: an 18th-century palace in the heart of Rome on Via del Corso welcomes healthy and tasty food with a deep green footprint. Rome is such a vast and fascinating city that you never stop discovering it....

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Special Awards 2024

Redazione DoctorWine29 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine29 September 202314 December 20230

The point of the special awards we give in the Essential Guide that help shed light on the state of our vitienology is simple: to bring under the lens certain wines above all, but also companies, people, and projects that...

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Best wines from single grape 2024

Redazione DoctorWine28 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine28 September 202314 December 20230

The following is the special ranking that rewards the best wines produced from a single grape variety, among the main ones grown in Italy, both indigenous and international. To be exact, at least 85 percent are derived from a single...

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Best wines by value for money 2024

Redazione DoctorWine27 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine27 September 202314 December 20230

There are 560 wines in the pages of the guide that have the "thumbs up," that is, our symbol for good value for money. From these, we have chosen the 10 that have the best value for money. To make...

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Are you buying it? Don’t drink too much

Redazione DoctorWine25 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine25 September 202314 December 20230

Moderate alcohol consumption campaign kicks off in Rome. The project created by Sapienza students becomes a Federvini campaign spread in collaboration with the Municipality of Rome Capital. The joint initiative aims to promote awareness about moderate alcohol consumption among the...

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Double and triple “faces” 2024

Redazione DoctorWine25 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine25 September 202314 December 20230

Here we have lined up the qualitative apex of our pyramid for this tenth edition of the Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy. These are for us the top Italian wines for the coming season, absolutely great wines that,...

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The 5 seminars in Milan

Redazione DoctorWine24 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine24 September 202314 December 20230

During the presentation weekend of the Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy 2024, we organized five seminars: Sassicaia-San Leonardo and Supertuscan on Saturday; Bubbles, Alto Adige and Barolo on Sunday. Before presenting the seminars, we prefer to mention an...

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Sunday, October 1: Essential Guide Presentation in Milan

Redazione DoctorWine22 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine22 September 202314 December 20230

On Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1, 2023, a grand tasting will take place in Milan to celebrate the release of the tenth edition of DoctorWine’s Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy 2024. An unforgettable weekend for a...

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“One Hundred for One Hundred Sicily” bottles arrive.

Redazione DoctorWine21 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine21 September 202314 December 20230

O-I Glass, one of the world’s leading manufacturers, on a global scale, of glass packaging for the food and beverage industry, in partnership with the SOStain Sicilia Foundation, officially announces the arrival on the market of “One Hundred by One...

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Saturday, September 30: Essential Guide Presentation in Milan

Redazione DoctorWine21 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine21 September 202314 December 20230

On Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1, 2023, a grand tasting will take place in Milan to celebrate the release of the tenth edition of DoctorWine’s Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy 2024. An unforgettable weekend for a...

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Faccini 2024: Piedmont Aosta Valley and Liguria

Redazione DoctorWine21 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine21 September 202314 December 20230

95, 96 e 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to win the Faccino DoctorWine. Beyond that, double-face (98/100) and triple-face (99 and 100/100) are triggered. From now on you will find individual facets divided by region, each...

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ISi Bistrot Genova Concept arrives in Cargnano

Redazione DoctorWine20 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine20 September 202314 December 20230

New opening: In collaboration with Isotta Alzona, Ivano Ricchebono announces what will be an unmissable gastronomic destination featuring him. There are those who know him from the show “It’s Always Noon,” those who when in Genoa can’t help but stop...

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Faccini 2024: Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia

Redazione DoctorWine20 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine20 September 202314 December 20230

95, 96 e 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to win the Faccino DoctorWine. Beyond that, double-face (98/100) and triple-face (99 and 100/100) are triggered. From now on you will find individual facets divided by region, each...