Pot-Pourri
Pot-pourri, like the scented composition made with dried flower petals and essential oils, encompasses many articles of different topics, a kind of corollary to the central topics of the site.
France flattens, while Tuscany plants
In Tuscany from February 15, you can apply for permission to plant new vineyards. The region has defined the criteria, the share of maximum area that can be applied for and the share of minimum guaranteed area for the issuance...
Asti and Monferrato: ’24 successes and ’25 ambitions.
Growth of Barbera d’Asti Superiore and new initiatives to make the Barbera grape variety capable of winning over a wider audience. The Consorzio Barbera d’Asti e Vini del Monferrato ends 2024 with outstanding results, consolidating the position of its 14...
Interview with Professor Giorgio Calabrese
Education is the key word to learn how and how much wine to drink in order not to cause harm to our bodies and enjoy a good glass of wine, we talk about it with Giorgio Calabrese. Wine consumption in...
New discovery on rootstocks M
Not only a barrier against drought and limestone but a vehicle for superior wine quality: the latest surprising discovery about M-selected rootstocks. The research team from the University of Milan led by Professors Attilio Scienza and Lucio Brancadoro with support...
Alcohol and health: NASEM report provides clarity
New perspectives on alcohol consumption and its effects on human health. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report sheds light on the risks and benefits of moderate consumption. The debate in the United States over the link...
The 10 most read articles of 2024
Here is the very special ranking of the 10 most read articles in this 2024 just behind us on DoctorWine. The reasoned opinion is what interests us most. We intentionally left out of this ranking the articles dedicated to the...
Natural wines: Riccardo Polegato talks about it
“The concept of natural wine is, at best, a clever marketing strategy; at worst, a deception.” the word of Riccardo Polegato, a producer from Friuli and owner of La Viarte. And here he explains why. Riccardo Polegato, born in 1996,...
Here is the Tasting Commission of Enoteca Italiana di Siena
The work of the Tasting Commission of Enoteca Italiana Siena begins, which will have to select the wines that will be featured in the premises of the Fortezza Medicea. Among the professionals chosen is our Stefania Vinciguerra. After greetings from...
Again EU criminalizes wine
Once again, wine is demonized, in the crosshairs of the European Union. A stigma campaign is underway in which it is directly stated that alcohol causes breast cancer. Federdoc and Efow – the European Federation of Geographical Indication Wines –...
Journey to Franciacorta, a book, a diary
Treccani celebrates Franciacorta with the book “Viaggio in Franciacorta,” a kind of diary, signed and lived by Armando Castagno. The tale of a territory to explore with the five senses, between nature and good wine. A travelogue, a personal and...
Angelo Gaja’s article in La Stampa on Sunday 24
Here is what Angelo Gaja wrote for the Piedmont newspaper La Stampa on Sunday, Nov. 24. The Langhe at the crossroads and the courage to dare. But our wines are not workhorses. It is a mistake to expect Barolo and...
Montecucco biodistrict is born
A new model of agricultural sustainability for Tuscany and the future of local communities. At the Bertarelli Foundation Forum the presentation of the tenth regional biodistrict: Montecucco. The new Montecucco Organic District, the tenth in Tuscany, has been officially established,...
The centuries-old challenge of Italian wine terraces
The Consortium for the Protection of Valpolicella Wines announces a conference entitled “Climate change and hydrogeological instability: the centuries-old challenge of Italian wine terraces. History, problems and technological solutions to safeguard one of the UNESCO heritages.” The event will be...
Interview with Andrea Moser
Andrea Moser is a winemaker and manager, a strategic consultant who helps wine companies develop their identity in the market. We interviewed him to learn about his new projects. Trentino-born, class of 1982. After working Nine years for Franz Haas...
Zero alcohol but lots of business
At Simei-the Milan trade show of Unione italiana vini (UIV), the world leader in machinery for oenology and beverages-dealcification technologies are attracting the most interest. Zero alcohol but lots of business, dealcolate technologies fly at Simei. “In the States we...
Barolo en primeur 2024: €1,027,000 raised for solidarity projects
Barolo en primeur makes record number of donations and brings the total raised to 3 million 398 thousand € in four years in support of 73 solidarity projects. Appointment in October 2025 for the fifth edition. Barolo en primeur 2024:...
Cesarine and Borghi più Belli d’Italia together
Cesarine and Borghi più Belli d’Italia join forces to promote sustainable tourism and lesser-known destinations. A new agreement to enhance Italian villages and local communities through gastronomic experiences that combine taste and tradition. Cesarine, Italy’s oldest network of home cooks...
What future for wine. What wine for the future
Strengthening its export quotas especially to the United States, sustainability, new canons of communication and constant observation of new consumer trends while always safeguarding identity and authenticity. These are the key words of seven market makers in the Italian wine...
Ventiventi, “green” soul and “young” body
Given the three owners and staff members, the average age in the Ventiventi winery is 27. The land, Emilia-Romagna, has known the vineyard for millennia. And if it is true, as it happens, that new inspirations can be born from...
Collio Consortium confirms its commitment to sustainability
The journey of the Consorzio Tutela Vini Collio under the banner of sustainability continues in its role as an Associate Operator of the National Quality System of Integrated Production (SQNPI). Applications are growing from area wineries to obtain SQNPI certification,...
A docufilm celebrates 20 years of the Istituto Grandi Marchi
In Rome, the first screening of the docufilm celebrating the first 20 years of activity of the Istituto del Vino Italiano di Qualità – Grandi Marchi, from the living voice of the leading winemakers. ForMinister Lollobrigida, “Istituto Grandi Marchi is...
Etile Carpené, the father of Prosecco, has passed away.
Etile Carpenè, the father of prosecco and the first to produce bubbles in the hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, has passed away at the age of 80. Etile Carpené, “father” of the famous Carpené Malvolti prosecco , passed away yesterday,...
New strategic arrangement for Caviro
The wine division is divided into two new segments: Cantine Caviro and Tenute Caviro. The premium hub is strengthened with the appointment of Giovanni Lai, who adds Leonardo da Vinci to Cesari’s leadership. New strategy for Caviro, Italy’s largest winery,...
86 UGAs recognized for Alto Adige wines.
Official confirmation by the Ministry of 86 individual areas documented down to the smallest detail. With this recognition, South Tyrol’s wine sector takes another step in the direction of uniqueness. Zoning ensures that in the future. the optimal grape variety...
Barolo en Primeur returns
The 4th edition of Barolo en Primeur is scheduled to take place next October 25 in Grinzane Cavour. Philanthropists from around the world will be connected live from New York and London. So many new developments this year, among the...
Dialogue between viticulture and mountain landscape
“Monte Baldo trentino: dialogue between viticulture and mountain landscape.” A day of in-depth study, the protagonist was mountain viticulture, told by the voices of experts in the field in an alternating dialogue with winemakers active in the area. Introduced by...
Alberto Rabachin is the Best Sommelier Fisar 2024
Twenty-four-year-old Alberto Rabachin, originally from Vigevano, won the competition among Fisar delegates who compete each year for Best Sommelier at the National Congress. During the 52nd National Congress of Fisar-the Italian Hotel and Restaurant Federation-held in early October, Alberto Rabachin...
Uiv: yes to renovation, no to unconditional grubbing up of vineyards
The sector is at a crossroads and there is a need for renewal. Good the proposal of recovering unused funds, lowering the alcohol content and to the promotion in EU. No to unconditional grubbings, yes to curbing yields, expanding the...
“Braida” is Historic Mark of National Interest
“Braida,” a symbol of Piedmontese wine in the world, has been awarded the prestigious Historic Mark of National Interest conferred by the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy, a recognition that celebrates the winemaking tradition of excellence. This public...
Most striking errors
All (or almost all) of the typos in the The Essential Guide to Italian Wine 2025, at least the most egregious errors. The Essential Guide 2025 is now in the hands of thousands of people who will have begun flipping...