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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....
Luigi Barberani has left us
Luigi Barberani, a prominent figure in Umbrian oenology, has passed away at the age of 87: The Orvieto area loses a convinced interpreter of its territory. Born in the Orvieto area, he was the son of Vittorio Barberani, who founded...
Andrea Rossi joins the board of oriGIn
The president of the Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Andrea Rossi, the only Italian representative for the wine sector on the board of the Global Alliance of Geographical Indications. Andrea Rossi, president of the Consorzio del Vino Nobile di...
Donato D’Angelo, Vulture producer, has died.
Less than a day after the news of Cesare Pillon’s passing, we must sadly note another: that of Donato D’Angelo, a wine producer in Vulture. Donato D’Angelo, one of the most respected names in Lucanian wine, has passed away. With...
Farewell to Cesare Pillon, sharp pen of the wine world
Sad news has just reached the newsroom: Cesare Pillon, a great journalist and longtime friend, has died. Cesare Pillon, 94, a Turinese from a family of Venetian descent, has passed away. An educated and curious journalist, Pillon was among the...
Istituto Grandi Marchi honors Japanese journalist Isao Miyajima
Award ceremony in Rome dedicated to big names in the industry and important considerations on the evolution of the wine world. New markets, strong roots, innovative stylistic approach and modern language. After the trip to the Far East, which saw...
Syrah and Cabernet Franc in the new Suvereto Docg
Approved by MASAF are changes to the specification for the Maremma Suvereto Docg appellation that focus on the area’s relationship with its main grape varieties. And with Tuscany. With its publication in the Official Gazette (nr 222 of 24-09-25), the...
The Friulan makes its film debut with Make a Wish
White wine, the standard-bearer of Friuli Venezia Giulia, stars in the first territorial product placement operation in film for the region. Not only cinema: the new film Esprimi un desiderio (Make a Wish) by Volfango De Biasi brings to the...
Wine for Earth talk show: Sustainability essentials
At Wine for Earth, the talk show outlining the sustainable future of the wine industry. Sunday, October 5 at 10 a.m. at the Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan. It will be a high-profile moment of discussion that will characterize...
Montevetrano has been acquired by Tenuta Ulisse
Campania’s historic Montevetrano winery has been acquired by Tenuta Ulisse. Silvia Imparato remains as guarantor of the iconic winery’s production quality. Abruzzo-based Tenuta Ulisse winery has acquired Montevetrano, one of Campania’s iconic wineries. Silvia Imparato, who created the winery in...
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles: Fortified Wines toward UNESCO
At the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles the nomination of the historic fortified wines of the “Sun Belt” as a UNESCO Intangible World Heritage Site. The candidacy of the historic fortified wines of the “Fascia del Sole” as a UNESCO Intangible...
wine2wine Vinitaly Business Forum 2025
The first international edition of wine2wine Vinitaly Business Forum kicks off. The debut will be held in Chicago on October 5 and 6, 2025 at Navy Pier in conjunction with Vinitaly USA. The two-day program is divided into different thematic...
Ampelio Bucci passed away
Today the Italian wine world lost one of its greatest men. Ampelio Bucci passed away at the age of 89. Terrible news. Ampelio Bucci is gone. He had not been well for several months but we hoped he would recover....
Cirò now has its own DOCG: Cirò Classico
Cirò Rosso Riserva becomes DOCG under the new name Cirò Classico. Cirò Bianco, Cirò Rosato, Cirò Rosso, Cirò Rosso Classico, Cirò Rosso Classico Superiore and Cirò Rosso Superiore remain within the DOC. Wine Calabria celebrates with the 18th edition of...
Sant’Anna Master of Pisa: Italian Wines and World Markets
The first-level university master’s program “Italian Wines and World Markets,” now in its 11th edition, has opened enrollment for the 2025-26 academic year. Organized by the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa in collaboration with three Tuscan universities and the AIS,...
Verdicchio Castelli di Jesi, storage decided
The Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC is extending the storage measure until June 30, 2026, to safeguard the market and the appellation. This was decided in Jesi (Ancona) by the members’ meeting of the Marche Institute for the Protection...
Orvieto Doc at 10 degrees
New specification approved, allowing 10-degree alcohol content for Orvieto Doc. First wines on the market and research project for a more modern and sustainable appellation. The Consorzio Tutela Vini di Orvieto announces a historic step for the denomination: with the...
“The Future of Fine Wine in Europe” in Strasbourg with Assoenologi
Assoenologi at the European Parliament with DoctorWine contributors Sissi Baratella and Sara Fracassetti: the only all-female speaker before European Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen. In the presence of the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen, the meeting “The Future...
Sustainability of wine supply chain from welfare at work
Equalitas presents Distretti del Vino e della Sicurezza: sustainability of the wine supply chain starts with well-being at work. Training, protection and rights: the Nobile di Montepulciano pilot project launches a sustainable and safe model that can be replicated by...
Italian Wine Union: we react to difficulties
According to the Italian Wine Union, it is necessary to adjust the Single Wine Text to react to the difficulties. Wine supply exceeds demand, with the next harvest there is a risk of 90 million hectoliters in the cellar with...
Filippo Butussi, new president of the Friuli Colli Orientali and Ramandolo Consortium.
Friuli Colli Orientali and Ramandolo Consortium: new board of directors elected. The new president is Filippo Butussi. After the end-of-term greeting of outgoing president Paolo Valle, who led the Board of Directors for the last two terms (and a total...
Valoritalia presents the Annual Report of wine in Italy.
Valoritalia presents the Annual Report of wine in Italy: 9.23 billion the value of certified wine in 2024. A year of consolidation for tricolor enology in the face of the condition of global instability and the recent uncertainty regarding U.S....
Francesco Liantonio re-elected president of the Consorzio Tutela Vini Doc Castel del Monte
Consorzio di Tutela Vini Doc Castel del Monte: continuity, promotion and sustainability at the center of the new mandate Francesco Liantonio has been re-elected as president of the Consorzio di Tutela Vini Doc Castel del Monte, thus confirming the trust...
Cesare Cecchi confirmed as president of the Consorzio Vino Toscana
Cesare Cecchi will be the president of the Tuscan Wine Consortium for a third consecutive term. He was appointed by the Consorzio’s new board of directors, elected by the assembly last May 23. The vice presidents are Ancillotti and Frescobaldi....
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano: Andrea Rossi confirmed as president
This will be the third three-year term as president of the Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano for Andrea Rossi and third also for Rossi’s vice presidents, Susanna Crociani and Luca Tiberini. Andrea Rossi will be the president of the...
Sissi Baratella talks about Prosecco Superiore Conegliano Valdobbiadene.
In the first weekend of June, Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore will be the protagonist of a new storytelling project, entrusted to the voice and gaze of our collaborator Sissi Baratella, oenologist, journalist and wine popularizer. In collaboration with the Consorzio...
Giacomo Bartolommei new president Consorzio Vino Brunello di Montalcino
Giacomo Bartolommei is the new president of the Consorzio Vino Brunello di Montalcino. Youngest ever. The new president of the Consorzio Vino Brunello di Montalcino has been appointed. He is Giacomo Bartolommei, the youngest in the denomination’s history. Also appointed...
Vino Nobile, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and Minister Salvini
“Tuscans have broken the p…..” Vice Premier Matteo Salvini’s (unfortunate) joke “stolen” during an exchange with Abruzzo President Marco Marsilio. The Caroccio leader had responded thus to the Melonian governor who had said, “Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is better known and exported...
Equalitas, Riccardo Ricci Curbastro confirmed as president
Equalitas met to appoint directors to the new board of directors, which will serve until 2027, confirming Riccardo Ricci Curbastro as chairman. The new Equalitas Board of Directors in office until 2027 is as follows. Riccardo Ricci Curbastro (Chairman); Michele...