Wine News

The perfect pairing? Wine and books

Viticulture and literature have much in common. It’s no coincidence that book clubs often include an alcoholic component to help ideas flow more freely, writes Gabriele Gorelli MW.

2025 was the year of Trump's tariffs – will 2026 be better for Italian wine in the US?

Thanks to decisions made in the White House, this year has been one of great uncertainty for European wine in the US market, but Charles Lazzara of Italian wine specialist Volio Imports tells Louis Thomas of his belief that "we...

Where is English sparkling wine going?

From regional PDOs to international exports, Louis Thomas looks at how traditional method sparkling wine from England is carving out a space for itself in the world.

Why Borgo Conventi's Luna di Ponca should be on your radar

Top Italian Wines Roadshow member Borgo Conventi in Collio, close to Italy's border with Slovenia, produces a range of wines, but perhaps its most celebrated is the Tre Bicchieri-winning Luna di Ponca.

Italian wineries rely on LinkedIn and Instagram for online communication

Piccini has been named the top digital winery of 2025 by Omnicom PR Group Italia, ahead of Mezzacorona and Frescobaldi. Online content is also seeing a rise in references to de-alcoholised wines and indigenous grape varieties.

Why it's an organic focus for Bertinga

Bertinga is the new kid on the block in Chianti Classico, but this Gaiole-based producer has already made a big impression in Tuscany's wine scene, thanks in part to its approach to viticulture.

'Italian wine has infinite potential in Africa'

Ahead of Gambero Rosso bringing the Top Italian Wines Roadshow to Lagos and Nairobi in January, Victoria Mulu-Munywoki, a sommelier, wine judge and consultant based in Kenya, offers her insight on these African markets and shares what Italian producers can...

Wine tourism gives €150 million boost to Montalcino

New data shows that almost 235,000 people visited the home of Brunello di Montalcino last year, an influx which is giving the region a major economic lift

'Watch out for Ireland: wine health warnings have only been postponed to 2028,' warns CEEV secretary

Ignacio Sànchez also reveals the behind-the-scenes of the Wine Package: “Approval expected by February, but vine uprooting will be a major battleground between the European Parliament and the EU Commission.”

Are wine's woes structural or cyclical?

As concerns about the health of the global wine industry continue to dominate trade media headlines, Louis Thomas speaks with leading wine economist Professor Simone Loose about where wine might have gone wrong.
1 2 3 159
linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram