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.
GDO and wine: the interpretation of data
Data intelligence and market sensitivity: the new frontier of wine category management in GDO. Pietro Rocchelli tells us about it. Retail has long since entered the age of data. But in wine, it is not the technology itself that will...
Tired hag Befana nursery rhyme
“Even the hag has a right to rest”, we repost the nursery rhyme that Stefania Vinciguerra created, thinking of a Befana who is now exhausted after so much night work. New Year’s Eve recedes So runs the Befana, to bring...
Arnaldo Caprai has died
Arnaldo Caprai, historic entrepreneur and Sagrantino ambassador to the world, has died. Arnaldo Caprai, a leading figure in Umbrian and national entrepreneurship, has died at the age of 92. He was known for transforming Sagrantino di Montefalco into an internationally...
The 10 most read articles in 2025
Once again this year we bring you the very special ranking of the 10 most read articles on DoctorWine in the year just ended. A clear picture emerges. On the one hand, the interest is in drinking well without bleeding...
Jalisco es México: colors, sounds and flavors of the Mexican heartland
Colors, sounds, tastes and traditions-Jalisco is the most authentic soul of Mexico. From the Pacific coast to Guadalajara, from mariachis to tequila to Pueblos Mágicos and raicilla, an immersive journey into the region that more than any other embodies Mexican...
Gensy 2025: wellness becomes culture
Gensy* was not simply a convention, nor was it a food and wine event in the traditional sense. The 2025 edition of the association’s biennial convention Ulysses’ Sicily rather marked a moment of collective reflection on what it means today...
No alcohol wines: the sector grows, but the decree stands still
While the global market for no and low alcohol wines accelerates, Italy remains at the post. The Italian Wine Union (UIV) urges the government: without the Mef-Masaf implementing decree, dealcolation in our country is still effectively banned, despite investments already...
Italian cuisine Unesco heritage: historic recognition
Italian cuisine officially enters Unesco‘s Intangible Cultural Heritage: an achievement that rewards biodiversity, territory, agrifood supply chains and culinary traditions. From the world of agriculture to the wine sector, passing through PDO and PGI excellence, all the Made in Italy...
WanderWine, discovering wine through play
ni WanderWine – play, explore, learn – is the board game designed by Marco Di Giovanni that brings wine knowledge under the tree. When we talk about alternative ways to spread wine knowledge, I challenge any of you to name...
Perlemilia: the logo that celebrates Emilian bubbles
Perlemilia is the new logo dedicated to Emilian bubbles, which was born from the idea of enhancing the growing quality of the region’s Metodo Classico, Charmat and Rifermentati sparkling wines. The name recalls the “pearls” of bubbles and aims to...
Luigi Cataldi Madonna passed away
Luigi Cataldi Madonna has passed away at the age of 69 in Ofena (AQ). A sudden illness took him from his loved ones, and the wine world has lost one of Abruzzo’s wine pioneers. Luigi Cataldi Madonna passed away this...
Montespertoli: a decisive step for territorial identity
Montespertoli presents the new vineyard map signed Enogea. The map work created by Alessandro Masnaghetti offers a comprehensive snapshot of Montespertoli’s vineyards, highlighting the history, geology and viticultural vocation of the area. The map marks the start of a structured...
Wine Calabria in Rome: a 2026 in the sign of “Extraordinary Calabria”
Wine Calabria presents in Rome the balance of a successful year and the guidelines of the 2026 promotion, under the sign of “Calabria Straordinaria.” Presences in the main international fairs are confirmed, the link with Vinitaly is strengthened and attention...
Partesa 2025 Wine Club
Learning from the past to rewrite the future. This was the atmosphere at the big event held for Partesa for Wine Club 2025. The choice of venue was not accidental: the event was held in the charming former Convent of...
Alessandrojacopo Boncompagni Ludovisi of Fiorano has left us
Prince Alessandrojacopo Boncompagni Ludovisi, a member of one of Italy’s oldest noble families and a leading figure in the promotion of Lazio’s artistic and agricultural heritage, has left us far too soon. He was only 53 years old and had...
Farewell to Hideyuki Miyakawa, founder of Bulichella
Hideyuki Miyakawa, the Japanese visionary who combined design, organic farming and a love for Tuscany in his life, has died at 88. Hideyuki Miyakawa, founder of the Bulichella estate in Suvereto and a leading figure in Tuscan viticulture, has passed...
Collio that resists: the solidarity of the Consortium
The images of the past few days will remain in the memory of Collio for a long time: incessant rain, landslides, overwhelmed houses, injured vineyards, broken roads. A single night was enough to devastate an entire territory. President Luca Raccaro...
Telefono Rosa: Da Robertino and La-Vis united for the cause
The November 25 dinner in Rome combined solidarity, art and a wine project celebrating the Trentino region. Not simply a dinner, but an opportunity to talk and reflect on important issues in a convivial and welcoming setting. When wine becomes...
Wine Cities: more role for municipalities in agribusiness policies
The National Association of Wine Cities endorses ANCI’s Pisa Charter to strengthen the role of municipalities in agribusiness policies, sustainability, taste museums and agricultural supply chains. TheNational Association of Wine Cities, which brings together more than 500 Italian wine-producing municipalities,...
Wine GDO: the value of experience
How GDO can help restore meaning to wine for the contemporary consumer. We hope for an awareness of the GDO wine sector by more boldly exploiting its potential and enhancing its expertise. Wine is no longer at the center of...
Interview with Roberto Di Meo
Reduction winemaking to enhance the aromatic characteristics of Irpinian grape varieties. Producing wines that defy time. In conversation with Roberto Di Meo to learn his secrets. For us, Antonella Amodio. Fine winemaker and refiner of white wines of rare longevity,...
Confcooperative: focus on promotion and innovation
Relaunching the competitiveness of Italian wine: promotion, innovation and conscious consumption for the future of the CAP post 2027. Confcooperative debates the future of wine at the conference organized in Rome in the presence of Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida. The...
Leccio d’Oro 2025 for Brunello ambassadors
Announced the winners of the Leccio D’Oro 2025, the award that the Consorzio del Brunello di Montalcino gives to its “ambassadors” in Italy and abroad. The special Communication and Digital Media award debuts. Winners of the Leccio d’Oro 2025 announced....
Farewell to Maria Grazia Lungarotti, the cultured soul of Umbrian wine
Maria Grazia Marchetti Lungarotti, art historian, intellectual and co-founder with her husband Giorgio Lungarotti of one of Italy’s most prestigious wineries, passed away today at the age of 97. A figure of rare elegance and competence, Maria Grazie Lungarotti has...
Garda Doc, amended production regutaions
New types, such as Low Alcohol and Cremant, new grape varieties, such as Müller Thurgau and Rebo, and production updates for the Garda Doc appellation, a Doc in evolution. Amendments to the production regulations for Garda Doc wines approved. The...
Schioppettino di Prepotto: a revival is sought
The Schioppettino di Prepotto Producers’ Association, founded in 2002 to protect and promote the quality of this unique area, is working to revive a little-known but much-loved appellation for those who know it. Schioppettino di Prepotto is a subzone of...
Flos Olei 2026: Italy international reference
Leading the way for Flos Olei Tuscany and Puglia. Spanish Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil of the Year, Tuscany Company of the Year. Spain, Croatia, Greece, South Africa and Chile are also in the rankings. Rome is getting ready to...
Riccardo Cotarella: Wine, my life
Riccardo Cotarella writes an autobiography, delivering to the press memories of his life in the wine world. “Wine, My Life” could only be the title of the autobiography by Riccardo Cotarella, an internationally renowned oenologist, president of Assoenologi since 2013...
Barolo en Primeur 2025
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....
Large-scale retail: the rationalization of assortments
azi Fewer labels, more selection: how assortment rationalization is changing the rules for wine producers in GDO. In recent years, large-scale retail has been firmly on the path of assortment rationalization . At one time, variety was considered a value...