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Ado Abruzzo: Consortium study on the region’s viticultural vocation
Ado Abruzzo, the Consorzio Tutela Vini d’Abruzzo’s Four D.O. Areals study on the region’s viticultural suitability. Ado Abruzzo, more than 155 thousand plots, totaling 33,964 hectares under vine, with 118 varieties. Of these, the Montepulciano grape variety presents more than...
Sangiovese Grosso: ministerial approval for clones VdC2 and VdM1
With the Decree of February 7, 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry officially approved the VdC2 and VdM1 clones, selected and developed within the Bibbiano Estate under the initial push of Giulio Gambelli. A decades-long journey to...
Oltrepò Pavese, new bylaws and renewed specifications
Oltrepò Pavese, voted with a plebiscite two important innovations that mark a turning point from the past. A revolutionary new statute, more balanced, transparent and supply chain oriented, and the revamped DOCG regulations. It is a day that will remain...
Dear Minister Salvini … signed the Umbrian wine
In reference to the recent debate on the changes introduced by the new Highway Code, the Consorzi di Tutela dei vini dell’Umbria sent a letter to Minister Salvini, to draw attention to the “media terrorism” that is penalizing “one of...
Valentine’s Day 2025: romantic dinners at restaurants increase
Valentine’s Day is confirmed as one of the most beloved occasions for Italians to celebrate love, and the restaurant remains the preferred place to experience this special day. Dining out as a couple is the most popular way to celebrate...
Giampaolo Gravina passed away suddenly
Giampaolo Gravina passed away last night. Such a sudden and untimely loss of a friend and colleague has greatly affected all of us at DoctorWine. Giampaolo Gravina passed away last night. A graduate in Philosophy with Emilio Garroni, he was...
Farewell to Walter Mastroberardino
Walter Mastroberardino passed away at the age of ninety-two in his Montefusco home, surrounded by the affection of his children Paolo and Daniela, grandchildren and all family members. Walter Mastroberardino, founder of the Terredora Di Paolo winery, was born in...
France flattens, while Tuscany plants
In Tuscany from February 15, you can apply for permission to plant new vineyards. The region has defined the criteria, the share of maximum area that can be applied for and the share of minimum guaranteed area for the issuance...
Asti and Monferrato: ’24 successes and ’25 ambitions.
Growth of Barbera d’Asti Superiore and new initiatives to make the Barbera grape variety capable of winning over a wider audience. The Consorzio Barbera d’Asti e Vini del Monferrato ends 2024 with outstanding results, consolidating the position of its 14...
New discovery on rootstocks M
Not only a barrier against drought and limestone but a vehicle for superior wine quality: the latest surprising discovery about M-selected rootstocks. The research team from the University of Milan led by Professors Attilio Scienza and Lucio Brancadoro with support...
Alcohol and health: NASEM report provides clarity
New perspectives on alcohol consumption and its effects on human health. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report sheds light on the risks and benefits of moderate consumption. The debate in the United States over the link...
Here is the Tasting Commission of Enoteca Italiana di Siena
The work of the Tasting Commission of Enoteca Italiana Siena begins, which will have to select the wines that will be featured in the premises of the Fortezza Medicea. Among the professionals chosen is our Stefania Vinciguerra. After greetings from...
Again EU criminalizes wine
Once again, wine is demonized, in the crosshairs of the European Union. A stigma campaign is underway in which it is directly stated that alcohol causes breast cancer. Federdoc and Efow – the European Federation of Geographical Indication Wines –...
Montecucco biodistrict is born
A new model of agricultural sustainability for Tuscany and the future of local communities. At the Bertarelli Foundation Forum the presentation of the tenth regional biodistrict: Montecucco. The new Montecucco Organic District, the tenth in Tuscany, has been officially established,...
The centuries-old challenge of Italian wine terraces
The Consortium for the Protection of Valpolicella Wines announces a conference entitled “Climate change and hydrogeological instability: the centuries-old challenge of Italian wine terraces. History, problems and technological solutions to safeguard one of the UNESCO heritages.” The event will be...
Zero alcohol but lots of business
At Simei-the Milan trade show of Unione italiana vini (UIV), the world leader in machinery for oenology and beverages-dealcification technologies are attracting the most interest. Zero alcohol but lots of business, dealcolate technologies fly at Simei. “In the States we...
Barolo en primeur 2024: €1,027,000 raised for solidarity projects
Barolo en primeur makes record number of donations and brings the total raised to 3 million 398 thousand € in four years in support of 73 solidarity projects. Appointment in October 2025 for the fifth edition. Barolo en primeur 2024:...
Cesarine and Borghi più Belli d’Italia together
Cesarine and Borghi più Belli d’Italia join forces to promote sustainable tourism and lesser-known destinations. A new agreement to enhance Italian villages and local communities through gastronomic experiences that combine taste and tradition. Cesarine, Italy’s oldest network of home cooks...
What future for wine. What wine for the future
Strengthening its export quotas especially to the United States, sustainability, new canons of communication and constant observation of new consumer trends while always safeguarding identity and authenticity. These are the key words of seven market makers in the Italian wine...
Collio Consortium confirms its commitment to sustainability
The journey of the Consorzio Tutela Vini Collio under the banner of sustainability continues in its role as an Associate Operator of the National Quality System of Integrated Production (SQNPI). Applications are growing from area wineries to obtain SQNPI certification,...
A docufilm celebrates 20 years of the Istituto Grandi Marchi
In Rome, the first screening of the docufilm celebrating the first 20 years of activity of the Istituto del Vino Italiano di Qualità – Grandi Marchi, from the living voice of the leading winemakers. ForMinister Lollobrigida, “Istituto Grandi Marchi is...
Etile Carpené, the father of Prosecco, has passed away.
Etile Carpenè, the father of prosecco and the first to produce bubbles in the hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, has passed away at the age of 80. Etile Carpené, “father” of the famous Carpené Malvolti prosecco , passed away yesterday,...
New strategic arrangement for Caviro
The wine division is divided into two new segments: Cantine Caviro and Tenute Caviro. The premium hub is strengthened with the appointment of Giovanni Lai, who adds Leonardo da Vinci to Cesari’s leadership. New strategy for Caviro, Italy’s largest winery,...
86 UGAs recognized for Alto Adige wines.
Official confirmation by the Ministry of 86 individual areas documented down to the smallest detail. With this recognition, South Tyrol’s wine sector takes another step in the direction of uniqueness. Zoning ensures that in the future. the optimal grape variety...
Dialogue between viticulture and mountain landscape
“Monte Baldo trentino: dialogue between viticulture and mountain landscape.” A day of in-depth study, the protagonist was mountain viticulture, told by the voices of experts in the field in an alternating dialogue with winemakers active in the area. Introduced by...
Alberto Rabachin is the Best Sommelier Fisar 2024
Twenty-four-year-old Alberto Rabachin, originally from Vigevano, won the competition among Fisar delegates who compete each year for Best Sommelier at the National Congress. During the 52nd National Congress of Fisar-the Italian Hotel and Restaurant Federation-held in early October, Alberto Rabachin...
Uiv: yes to renovation, no to unconditional grubbing up of vineyards
The sector is at a crossroads and there is a need for renewal. Good the proposal of recovering unused funds, lowering the alcohol content and to the promotion in EU. No to unconditional grubbings, yes to curbing yields, expanding the...
“Braida” is Historic Mark of National Interest
“Braida,” a symbol of Piedmontese wine in the world, has been awarded the prestigious Historic Mark of National Interest conferred by the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy, a recognition that celebrates the winemaking tradition of excellence. This public...
CMO Promotion call, published the rankings
The publication – 2 months earlier than last year – of the rankings for the CMO Promotion call for proposals finally allows wine companies to better plan their campaigns in non-EU countries. Positive opinion of the Italian Wine Union “It...
The Italian wine industry launches the VITÆVINO Declaration.
The VITÆVINO Declaration, a European campaign for the protection of wine culture and conviviality promoted by the sector’s representative organizations CEEV, CEVI, COPA-COGECA and EFOW, was relaunched today in Italy by the sector’s national associations. The VITÆVINO Declaration can now...