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Collio and Colli Orientali: historic agreement for promotion
The Consortia Collio and Friuli Colli Orientali and Ramandolo sign a historic agreement creating a ATI for the joint promotion of Friuli Venezia Giulia’s two wine territories. The goal is to strengthen the international visibility of the two appellations, combining...
Consorzio di tutela Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Docg supports Historic Landscapes Award
The Association of Rural Landscapes of Historical Interest(PRIS) establishes the first recognition for those who actively promote traditional agricultural and silvo-pastoral practices, and the Prosecco Protection Consortium supports it. An award for those who actively protect quality agricultural landscapes, an...
Uni Pisa: ultraviolet light enhances wine color and aromas
Research from theUniversity of Pisa, conducted in the vineyards of Tenuta dell’Ornellaia in Bolgheri and published in the scientific journal Plants, shows that targeted use of UV-C rays in the vineyard can improve grape quality. And it does not reduce...
Evo oil symbol of made in Italy and protagonist in Verona
Evo (extra virgin) olive oil is confirmed as a symbol of Italian cuisine and a driver of exports, despite market tensions. At SOL Expo 2026, March 1-3 at Veronafiere, focus on consumption, internationalization and new challenges for the sector. From...
Cristina Mercuri is the first Italian woman Master of Wine
L’Institute of Masters of Wine announced its new 2026 members in London: among them, Italy’s Cristina Mercuri. She is the first Italian woman to win the title and the fourth overall after Gabriele Gorelli, Andrea Lonardi and Pietro Russo. The...
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano: celebrations for the 400th anniversary of Francesco Redi’s birth
The first part of the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Preview closes with satisfaction from the organizers. To Mauro Rosati (director of the Qualivita Foundation) the GrifoNobile 2026 Award. Now the focus is all on February 22 and 23, with the...
Farewell to Davide Di Corato
The news of Davide Di Corato ‘s passing – totally unexpected – took all of us in the world of food and wine and journalism by surprise. Davide Di Corato died tragically in Sicily a few days ago, run over...
Laudemio: 2025 record vintage for Tuscany’s iconic extra virgin olive oil
Production at an all-time high, double-digit growth and a fine quality profile: Laudemio closes out 2025 as the best vintage ever in its 37-year history. Numbers never reached before The year 2025 officially enters the annals of the Laudemio, the...
Farewell to Daniela Coser, silent heart of Ronco dei Tassi
Founder of Ronco dei Tassi together with her husband Fabio, Daniela Coser has been a central and discreet figure in Friulian winemaking. Entrepreneurial vision, sense of family and deep love for the land guided a project that became a reference...
EU-India deal: wine opens, food follows
It is not the agreement that will explode Italian exports to India tomorrow, but it is the one that finally changes the rules of the game. With the gradual reduction of hitherto prohibitive duties, wine becomes the forerunner of a...
Gault&Millau debuts in Italy: guides from 2027, headquarters in Piedmont
The historic French haute cuisine guide Gault&Millau announces its entry into our country: gradual debut from 2027, one hundred Italian inspectors and headquarters in Piedmont. A new international guide for Italian restaurants After fifty years of history and an established...
Farewell to Carlo Speri, protagonist in Valpolicella
Carlo Speri, a central figure in Valpolicella viticulture. A historic protagonist in the establishment of Amarone in the world, passed away on January 6 at the age of 85. The funeral took place on January 9 in the parish church...
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...
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...
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...
Classese: the Oltrepò Pavese recomposes on the classic method and relaunches the territory
Oltrepò Pavese regains compactness and looks to the future with Classese . The historic name of its classic method is back on the label thanks to the approval of new regulations. A key step in a path of renewal involving...
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...
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...
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,...
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...