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.
Italian fine wines grow in 2023 (+3.6%), French slow down (-3.3%)
2023 was Italy’s year for the fine wine market. The Italian sector closes by recording an overall growth of +3.6 percent, which compares with the slowdown recorded by the French market, down -3.3 percent. Against the trend of these countries,...
Italian wine consumption in the large-scale retail trade falls (-3.1%)
According to the Uiv-Ismea Observatory in 2023volumes of wine in the large-scale retail trade dropped by 3.1 percent, to 3 billion euros. Trends in the medium term: consumption down 8% from 2019, but PDO wines hold up. Common wines and...
Piwi Italy association officially born
For the Piwi Italia association, wines from resistant varieties, inspired by nature. Registered last Friday the articles of incorporation, between March and June the first meeting. Piwi Italy officially becomes an association, starts the Sustainable revolution in vineyards. Following the...
Ezio Rivella passed away
Ezio Rivella, winemaker from Asti, a knight of labor and one of the most prominent figures in Italian winemaking in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, passed away tonight in Rome at the age of 91. His many public and private...
Changes to the production regulations of the Valdarno di Sopra D.O. approved
The MASAF Wine Committee approves the changes to the specification of the Valdarno di Sopra DOC, now we are waiting for the decree that will make them operational. This will soon be followed by a further change affecting “vineyard” (“vigna”...
From Report missed opportunity for public service
Frescobaldi: Wrong to tar a grass with "Bar Sport" considerations. “We believe that Report’s investigation of wine aired on Sunday, December 17 was A missed public service opportunity for the RAI masthead. We firmly believe that free journalism is necessary...
Italian sparkling wines one step closer to 1 billion quota
A third of the sparkling wine produced in Italy will go abroad for the holidays. We will uncork about 95 million bottles in Italy; the low-cost segment is growing. Italian sparkling wines will have to wait at least 12 months...
Flos Olei 2024, the guide to the world’s EVO oils, arrives
This is custom heading element Flos Olei 2024, the 15th edition of the first and only guide dedicated to extra virgin olive oil internationally, is finally available. Once again this year’s volume, edited by Marco Oreggia and Laura Marinelli, features...
Climate change and sustainability in the wine sector
The Consorzio Barbera d'Asti e Vini del Monferrato addressed the issue of climate change and sustainability in the wine sector, presenting data and new research as part of a conference all about the consequences of climate change in agriculture and...
The DoctorWine App
The DoctorWine App is available in Italian and English, for both iOS and Android devices, and contains the 2023 edition of The Essential Guide to Italian Wine and Eating and Sleeping Among the Vineyards. In the section dedicated to the Essential...
Special Awards 2024
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...
Best wines from single grape 2024
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...
Best wines by value for money 2024
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...
The producers Three Stars 2024
In addition to the rating of wines in cents, with facsimiles graphically representing the awards, there is also a system of rating wineries from zero to three stars in The Essential Guide to Italian Wines. Of course, 3 stars is...
Are you buying it? Don’t drink too much
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...
Double and triple “faces” 2024
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,...
The 5 seminars in Milan
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...
Sunday, October 1: Essential Guide Presentation in Milan
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...
DoctorWine Seals 2024: Tuscany
95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal. Further than that, double-seal (98/100) and triple-seal (99 and 100/100) are triggered. From now on you will find individual Seals divided...
“One Hundred for One Hundred Sicily” bottles arrive.
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...
Saturday, September 30: Essential Guide Presentation in Milan
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...
Faccini 2024: Piedmont Aosta Valley and Liguria
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...
Faccini 2024: Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia
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...
Wine and work: the employment challenge
Fourth edition of Wine and Work: Equalitas and Lights On Work together on the theme of the employment challenge. Equalitas President Riccardo Ricci Curbastro: “Social sustainability key piece for wine companies. Invest in training as a lever for personal as...
Faccini 2024: South Tyrol and Trentino
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...
The winners of the 42nd Masi Prize
Theme: Roots and Perspectives. Awards: CIVILTA’ VENETA: Mario Cannella, Andrea Rinaldo, Stevanato Group; CIVILTA’ DEL VINO: Yuko and Shin Kibayashi; GROSSO D’ORO VENEZIANO: Rakhshan Banietemad. Also for the 42nd edition of the Masi Prize will be 5 high-value personalities to...
Faccini 2024: Sicily and Sardinia
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...
Faccini 2024: Campania Lazio and Umbria
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...
Faccini 2024: Lombardy Emilia and Romagna
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...
Faccini 2024: Marche Abruzzo and Molise
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...