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At the end of our journey through vineyards and cellars, which again this year took us from the Aosta Valley to the island of Pantelleria to compile the Italian Wines Guide 2025 by Gambero Rosso, we can affirm that Italy’s wine industry – despite the complex international challenges, which unfortunately affect our sector as well – is in a phase of...

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One of Italy’s top wine producing regions is the Langhe in Piemonte, northwestern Italy. Famous for both wine and white truffles, the vineyard covered hills topped with castles and pretty towns make this a great part of Italy for a leisurely visit. Langhe is the foggy area southwest of Alba, along the south bank of the Tanaro River, where some of I...

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Italian wine exports in the first 7 months of 2024 touch 4.6 billion euros, up 4.1% on the same period 2023, and improving on the performance of the first half of the year, when exports grew 3.1%, while keeping in line with the first half of the year, at +2.6% for 1.26 billion hectoliters. It is a small turnaround, after the 2024 turnaround, that b...

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Italian sparkling wines have overtaken French bubbly in the USA not only by volume but - for the first time - even by value. This performance was revealed - on the eve of Vinitaly.USA (Chicago, October 20-21) - by Uiv-Vinitaly Observatory analysis of SipSource data for August, which will be presented during the first overseas trade fair entirely de...

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A special toast to the 100th anniversary of the Chianti Classico Consortium, which protects one of Italy’s most beautiful territories, enclosed in the hills drawn by the Renaissance soul of Florence and the medieval soul of Siena: was celebrated, yesterday, at the Quirinale Palace, in Rome, by the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarell...

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The wine market, even in the U.S., is not shining, there is no shortage of economic difficulties, and there is great uncertainty ahead of the presidential election, now just around the corner. But overall, things are not so bad for Italian wine, which remains the absolute leader among imported wines in the world's most important market, and which i...

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The first edition of Vinitaly.USA (Chicago | 20-21 October) is the first Italian wine fair organized in the US market by Veronafiere and Fiere Italiane, in collaboration with ITA – Italian Trade Agency (ICE Agenzia). The event will launch the first Wine Business Forum: "Between Tradition and Innovation: The Future of Italian Wine on the American Ma...

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In this day and age, many of us find it hard to look ahead beyond our next week, day, or even hour. Things move pretty fast around here. But as I write this, there are wine producers in the Veneto region of Italy who are harvesting grapes with an eye on the future when the fruits of their labors will be at their best. They are the producers of one...

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When Master Sommelier Laura Maniec recommends a wine region that always over-delivers, one listens, as she has been a superstar in the New York City area for well over a decade. One of her numerous accolades was becoming one of 2013’s “Sommeliers of the Year” by Food & Wine Magazine. Today, she is the owner and CEO of Corkbuzz, a NYC wine bar with...

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In the first half of the year, Italian food and beverage exports rose by 7.1% in value, reaching €34 billion. This puts Italy on track to hit the €70 billion mark by the end of 2024. The sector’s performance contrasts sharply with a broader decline in national exports of goods and services, which fell by 1.1%, according to a report from research fi...

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