“The worst has yet to come for the world of wine,” said Andrea Sartori, president of the Unione Italiana Vini (Union of Italian Winemakers) in an interview with WineNews.it last week. “We are really suffering [in terms of] exports,” he told the web-based publication. “I expect a tough 2009 but probably a tough 2010 as [...]
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The following obituary was posted today on the Unione Sarda website (source: Pane al Pane, translation by VinoWire).
Antonio Argiolas has died. The King of Turriga, founder of the famous Serdiana winery, now managed by sons Franco and Pepetto Argiolas, “Tziu Antoni” [Uncle Antonio] has expired at 102 years of age after a truly extraordinary life. [...]
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In a statement issued this week, behemoth cooperative Cantina di Soave has signed an agreement with Constellation Brands making it the exclusive distributor of the U.S.-based distributor’s “new world products of excellence” in Italy — including brands Flagstone and Kumala (South Africa), Kim Crawford and Nobilo (New Zealand), Hardys (Australia), and Mondavi (California).
“This agreement,” said [...]
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The following editorial is an excerpt from VinoWire editor Franco Ziliani’s post Why didn’t Bruno Giacosa bottle his 2006 Barolo and Barbaresco?
In a statement on Bruno Giacosa’s decision not to bottle his 2006 Barolo and Barbaresco, Giacosa’s UK importer Armit wrote: “until recently Giacosa had not been able to personally judge the quality of the [...]
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According to reports posted by various Italian wine trade news services, a decree signed into law June 5, 2009 by Italy’s agriculture minister Luca Zaia will extend monitoring of Brunello di Montalcino by the Italian government’s ICQ (Central Quality Inspectorate) until December 31, 2009. On July 3, 2008, Zaia signed a decree that made the [...]
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The Italian enoblogosphere is an uproar this week over racist comments made during RAI Uno’s Sunday night broadcast of the Premio Internazionale del Vino (International Wine Awards), hosted by Bibenda (Italy’s leading glossy wine and spirits magazine). During the broadcast, presenter Massimiliano Ossini asked the audience what wine would pair best with U.S. President Barack [...]
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In what some have called a historic crossroads in Italo-Franco-enological relations, 12 Italian women winemakers and producers of “natural wines” poured their wines in Paris yesterday at “Les Italiennes montent à Paris, Dégustation de vins ‘naturels’ italiens” (Italian Women are coming to Paris: Italian “Natural Wine” Tasting). [...]
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Italy on Monday welcomed the European Commission’s decision to drop plans to permit the making of rosé wine by mixing red and white wines.
”We are glad to hear that Brussels has given up plans to authorise the blending of red and white wines to produce rosé wine,” Italian Agriculture Minister Luca Zaia said on [...]
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Above: Charles Scicolone (left) and Tom Maresca have been tasting and writing about Nebbiolo for more than three decades. The following is Tom’s response to Franco Ziliani’s editorial on new trends in oak aging in Langa.
Bravo, Franco! you are right on target about the gradually diminishing presence of new oak flavors in this year’s presentation [...]
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“Volcanoes” will be the theme of Vulcania 2009 (Friday, June 5) an international conference of “white wines” produced “from volcanic soils,” organized by the Consorzio di Soave (Soave Producers Association) in the historic center of the medieval township of Soave (province of Verona).
Vulcania 2009
10:30 a.m.
Sala Garriba (Piazza Antenna)
Soave (Verona)
For more information click here.
“In the classical [...]
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