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.
34 years of Sauvignon Sanct Valentin
Story of a revolutionary wine and the Sanct Valentin line, the flagship of the Cantina Produttori San Michele Appiano. It was 1990 when a young Hans Terzer, a visionary winemaker at Cantina San Michele Appiano, introduced the 1989 Sauvignon Sanct...
Wine and heart disease
Moderate wine consumption-consumed responsibly within a proper dietary lifestyle-reduces the risk of heart disease. Recent studies confirm the “J Curve.” Researchers from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) publish evidence on the health impact of moderate alcohol consumption within a...
Four flavors plus one. The Umami
Umami is a flavor that is relatively new to us in the West, but rooted in Eastern cuisines, synthesizing salty, sweet, and bitter and found in soy sauce. As well as among the descriptors of several long-lived wines. It is...
Is Italian evo oil in danger?
Is Italian evo oil in danger? According to Qualivita: “PDO PGI unique contrast to the Ibericization of Italian olive growing.” This was discussed in Siena during a roundtable with Origin Italia and Consorzi di tutela for urgent action to support...
Duca di Salaparuta 200 years of oenological challenge
The historic Sicilian winery Duca di Salaparuta celebrates the milestone of 200 vintages with a series of initiatives involving Bagheria, which has always been a hub of excellence between painting, culture and food and wine. It is history and territory...
Cantine Aperte 2024: record edition
From the Alps to the islands, participation by large numbers from all regions. Cantine Aperte, Italy’s biggest wine tourism phenomenon, kicked off the season with a weekend of tastings, excitement and encounters across the Peninsula. The 32nd edition of Italy’s...
Domus Artium Reserve is born
With the launch of this new wine lounge, a private club for lovers of art and taste, wine is gaining status. Domus Artium Reserve is born. It was presented in Milan, at the Mengoni Room of the Cracco restaurant in...
Four flavors plus one. The Bitter
Ready for the four flavors plus one, bitterness. How many times have we twisted our mouths at this taste that is generally contrary to our preferences since these, we saw in the “second episode,” from childhood are naturally predisposed toward...
Colli Berici: a catalog field to save rare grape varieties from extinction
On Friday, May 17 the project was presented at “The Vineyard” Library together with the GRASPO association: an experimental catalog field to address today’s climate challenges and save rare grape varieties from extinction. The Consorzio Tutela Vini Colli Berici e...
Great success for Best Wine Stars 2024
The fifth edition of Best Wine Stars, the Milanese tasting event that enlivened Palazzo del Ghiaccio for three days thanks to the presence of Italian and international companies from the food, wine and spirits sectors, has concluded. Enzo Carbone, Founder...
Four flavors plus one. The Salty
Here we come to the third flavor: the salty. We are all familiar with it and crave it on our plates, to the point that a bland, drab, dull, silly, or whatever you want to call a salt-free food, we...
Wine consumption in Italy: everyday declines but not the plateau
The revolution in wine consumption patterns in Italy continues: more occasional (at 60 percent), more women, greater awareness. Increasing “cheating” with other drinks. UIV elaborations based on Istat for the past 12 years. In 2023, 29.4 million wine consumers in...
Four flavors plus one. The Sweet.
We saw last Thursday the first of the four flavors (plus one) that make up the flavor family: sour, sweet, salty, bitter and umami. Today is the time for dessert. It is the most beloved flavor and possesses the longest...
Cibus: Made in Italy food is worth 193 billion
The Italian food industry at the center of the country’s economy is worth 193 billion and is crucial to the export of Made in Italy in the world. Cibus: Made in Italy food is worth 193 billion. This is according...
Four flavors plus one. The sour
We have been taught since childhood that there are four flavors: sour, sweet, salty and bitter. For the past few decades, umami, which comes from Eastern cultures and has entered "our taste buds" with the boom in ethnic cuisines, has...
Sagrantino Museum is born in Montefalco
An engaging immersive and sensory journey within the St. Francis Museum Complex, starting from the ancient Franciscan cellars to the discovery of the territory. On display are materials from the 18th and 19th centuries related to grape processing and winery...
Vigna Resilience: in Naples, the first vineyard managed by suburban students
The goal of the Vigna Resilience project is to promote integration and education and to enhance a brownfield site with deep historical and archaeological value. An educational vineyard to promote new forms of integration and training for children from the...
What happens to corks?
The agreement between Winelivery and Amorim Cork Italy allows them to give it a second life. A small gesture for a big impact: sustainability and charity. On the occasion of World Earth Day, the following take the field. Winelivery and...
Dealcolates: there is interest but they cannot be produced
One million new consumers in Italy are interested in dealcolate products, but they cannot be produced here. In the U.S., “rentals” are already worth $1 billion. “In Italy, 36 percent of consumers are interested in consuming dealcolate drinks; in the...
Third International Wine Competition on Vermentino kicks off
The third edition of the International Wine Competition on Vermentino will be held in Cagliari, Sardinia, on May 22, 23 and 24. Vermentino is one of the best-known and best-known grapes throughout the Mediterranean basin and in Italy as well...
RiminiRebola at Vinitaly
The Rimini area is also present in 2024 with the RiminiRebola group at Vinitaly, in the pavilion of the Consorzio Vini di Romagna. Rimini Rebola Doc, fits in among the 4 Romagna protagonists at Vinitaly (Romagna Sangiovese Doc, Albana Docg,...
Wild Wines in Rome
Not just natural wines, but really wild wines in Rome. At least that is how the wines are defined in the title of the Roman event dedicated to them. An "alternative" event, which managed to capture the interest of hundreds...
Vermentino Grand Prix 2024
Here are the top ten Vermentinos of the Maremma Toscana DOC according to the fifth edition of the competition initiated by the Consortium, which has been committed to enhancing the potential of this grape variety for years. Vermentino Grand Prix...
Vinitaly 2024: traffic, transportation and parking
Vinitaly 2024, traffic, transportation and parking to better manage the arrival of operators and events. Veronafiere strengthens collaboration with the City of Verona and the city system. The 56th edition of Vinitaly is just around the corner. The most important...
Health alarmist label warnings also in Belgium
After Ireland, health alarmist label warnings also in Belgium: The world of Made-in-Italy wines and spirits in apprehension over a Belgian proposal to introduce a health warning in all advertising messages, including labels. In January of this year, the Kingdom...
The lion of Gradisca
Marco Felluga passed away yesterday. He was 96 years old and went to join his brother Livio who left years ago at more than 100. Marco was one of the giants of Italian wine. He founded the winery in Gradisca...
The most purchased wines in Gdo
A preview of the "Circana for Vinitaly" study to be presented on April 15 at Vinitaly on the most purchased wines in Italy in large-scale distribution. The two rankings of best-selling and "emerging" wines in large-scale distribution. 2023 difficult year...
Memorandum of Understanding for the Sustainable Development of Wine Enterprises
Equalitas and FederBio together for an approach that integrates Organic certification with the Equalitas Sustainable Wine standard. Objective: to concretely promote the culture and practice of sustainability along the wine supply chain. On Wednesday, March 20 ,a memorandum of understanding...
Second edition of Art in San Leonardo
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...
New perspectives for the oil sector
The O.L.I.O (Osservatorio Laboratorio Internazionale Olio Evo) FORUM, at the Veronafiere Auditorium, aimed to get a structured and proactive reflection started in Verona to relaunch the olive oil sector and build a shared planning process that would focus on the...