Wine News

Harvest 2025 kicks off early — starting in Sicily

The first grapes are being picked by Cantine Ermes in the Trapani area. In terms of quantity, the cooperative reports a return to normal levels, with an average yield estimated between 70 and 90 quintals per hectare

Italy is increasingly the land of bubbles. Here's how wine production has changed over the past ten years

Not just Prosecco. From Classese in Oltrepò to the Akinas project in Sardinia, passing through Abruzzo’s Trabocco: here’s how all territories are embracing sparkling wine

15% US tariffs: deal with Europe on the horizon

Some products may be exempt, including alcoholic beverages. But Trump’s approval is still missing

Merano WineFestival invites the wine world to challenge itself and positions itself as a laboratory of ideas

The November event aims to explore new trends during a time of declining consumption and growth in the no-low alcohol segment

The wine world writes to the Government to request protection. Lollobrigida: “We will not step back”

Italian wine associations write to Lollobrigida: “We need an inter-institutional campaign based on science and balance to safeguard the identity of the sector”

15 excellent Cannonau wines from Mamoiada, one of the world’s finest fine wines

In the highlands of Nuoro, Sardinia’s quintessential red grape variety takes centre stage. Here’s a selection of the best Cannonau from Mamoiada we tasted during Mamojà Vives

At 86, she still makes limoncello the old-fashioned way: the recipe from a restaurant on the Sorrento coast

Nonna Giuseppina prepares limoncello using lemons and leaves from her garden and serves it every day at Antico Francischiello in Massa Lubrense

There is a vineyard-laboratory in the heart of Palermo that is becoming a regular stop for scholars and tourists

Two hundred square metres and 65 biotypes of ancient native grape varieties preserved within the Botanical Garden, which hosts over 5,000 plant species

“A 30% tariff is unsustainable – but it’s consumers who will pay the most.” Francesco Giovannini of Mezzacorona issues warning

The General Manager of the Trentino group also speaks of difficulties with the euro/dollar exchange rate and sees retail as the weakest link

"With 30% tariffs in the US, the entire Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC would be knocked out of the market" – The dire forecast from Alessandro Nicodemi

For Abruzzo wines, the United States represents the primary reference market: impossible to replace. That’s why the president of the Consortium rejects a diplomatic standoff
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