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.
The future of wine technicians
At the Edmund Mach Foundation (FEM) the point of Italian wine schools to discuss the future of wine technicians. The assembly of the network of Italian wine schools coordinated by the Mach Foundation was held in San Michele in recent...
Yesterday, the first masterclass in DoctorWine’s Milanese “house of wine”
It ended with great enjoyment and satisfaction of the selected participants the first masterclass that DoctorWine organized in Milan in the newly established "house of wine" in Milan, dedicated to Amarone della Valpolicella. Yesterday’s opening night was entrusted to the...
Pietro Russo is the third Italian Master of Wine
Oenologist, Sicilian, 38-year-old Pietro Russo is the third Italian Master of Wine to be awarded the title by the prestigious English institute. "The production chain will be able to count on a technical representative, who can give further visibility to...
Consumption in Europe “inherently moderate”
Wine consumption in Europe is "inherently moderate." These were the words of Lamberto Frescobaldi, president of the Italian Wine Union (UIV), at the conference Moderate wine consumption and the Mediterranean diet, held yesterday in Brussels. “According to the WHO, wine...
Cotarella’s interview on the Report broadcast
The president of Assoenologi, Riccardo Cotarella, gave an interview to the Rai 3 television program, Report, which aired on Sunday evening, Feb. 18, 2024. Professor Vittorio Gerbi from the University of Turin also spoke. In this video we offer an...
Calici&Spicchi , the first book on wine/pizza pairing
At last, the indispensable tool to discover Antonella Amodio's sensory journey through 101 pairings with the right wine-from the traditional Margherita pizza to the most creative. Let's learn how to choose the ideal wine for the pizza we eat: Goblets&Spicchi...
New initiative of the Ministry of Tourism
The Digital Hub of Tourism (TDH), Italia.it, thanks to PNRR funds, wants to connect tourism supply and demand. A new initiative by the Ministry of Tourism to boost the growth of the sector. A new initiative created by the Ministry...
Primanteprima and the Tuscan vineyard
Nearly 61 thousand hectares of which 95.7 percent are devoted to appellation wines. Today in Florence and live streaming, market and export trends of Made in Tuscany wine production are unveiled: starting at 4 p.m. in the Chamber of Commerce,...
In Milan, a new “wine place” by DoctorWine
Kicking off the calendar of courses and meetings for the public (Spazio Bacchetti, Gallaratese/Musocco area). It starts on Thursday, February 22, with an evening dedicated to Amarone. Good news for all wine lovers in and around Milan who, starting Thursday,...
To learn all about PIWIs, The Resistant Viticulture
After the signing of the bylaws of the new association PIWI Italia, the presentation of the book "PIWI, La viticoltura Resistente" was held with the presence of authors Ivano Asperti and Luca Gonzato. In this new and unprecedented 340-page volume,...
No-Lo wine: Italian contracting in the U.S.
Italian no and low alcohol wines are marketed by American companies. According to Castelletti (UIV), regulatory intervention is urgently needed; our competitors are two years ahead. For American consumers, they account for 28 percent of total purchases of Italian wine...
The “Soave Identity Project” kicks off.
Kicking off the “Soave Identity Project” on this basis: Consortium unanimously approves reduction in yields per hectare for greater competitiveness. With the increase to 30 percent of checks by the SIQURIA certification body, Soave’s is among the top DOCs in...
AIOST First Semester Course Presentation
Presented with great enthusiasm the Calendar 2024, first semester, of the courses organized by the Italian Association of Oyster Farms (AIOST), the first association in Italy dedicated to the training of a new professional figure in the restaurant industry :...
Vinóforum 2024 will be held at Circo Massimo
The new location and many other new features presented at the Vinòforum Class press conference. Vinòforum Class was the occasion to present the 2024 calendar of activities signed Vinòforum and to give the news that many had been waiting for....
“Langhe (not) for sale, the identity and value of community”
At Changes 2024 the theme of the value of community and identity of wine territories. Explore owners’ perceptions of out-of-land investments and their inclinations toward selling and protecting community value. Wine lands, in Italy as well as abroad, are increasingly...
Vignaioli Valle di Mezzane
“Vignaioli Valle di Mezzane”: this is the name chosen for the Group in which 13 producers from the Eastern Veronese area, between the Valpolicella and Soave wine appellations, have come together. Thirteen farms that live and work in the Mezzane...
Let’s defend wine from the attacks of “Wine no more”
Adopt the “Mondavi defense” to defend Italian wine from attacks by the World Health Organization and the global “Wine no more” wave. How can the WHO attack a culture, that of wine, planning to destroy it, without anyone lifting a...
Presentation in London of The Essential Guide to Italian Wine 2024
On Monday, January 29, British press and trade - joined by wine lovers - will attend the presentation of The Essential Guide to Italian Wines 2024 by DoctorWine. DoctorWine flies to London to present the 2024 edition (in English) of...
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...
Sunday October 8: The Essential Guide Presentation in Rome
After the presentation in Milan, it is the turn of Rome. A grand tasting will also take place in the capital to celebrate the release of the tenth edition of DoctorWine’s The Essential Guide to Italian Wine 2024. The Milan weekend...
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...