Italian Sommeliers Association
Italian Sommeliers is an open association committed to the promotion of the culture of wine
However much one tries to study wines, to be professional and precise during a wine tasting, we must admit that other factors can influence results. We need to understand how the brain builds associations and meanings around the brand and to recognize the unconscious drivers behind the preference for a particular wine.
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2019 Top 5 Wine Importers
USA is the biggest wine importers with almost 6.000 million US$ (around 5.400 million €) of bottled wine equivalent to almost 1.200 million bottles 75cl.
After the UK in the second place, China is the 3rd largest market (considering bottled wine only, if we include bulk wine Germany is the 3rd largest). Since sparkling wine is not significant, in 2019 China imported almost 2.300 million US$ (around 2.100 million €) of still bottled wines (<2 litres) equivalent to over 620 million bottles 75cl.
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Poggibonsi (Italy), 20 March 2020
In 2019 China imported bottled still wine amounted to 2.29 billion US$ (approximately 2.15 billion €) for over 474 million of litres (approximately 630 million bottles of 75cl), a decrease of -14.26% year-on-year.
Continue reading “2019 China import of Italian wine (-7.6%)”San Gimignano (Italy), 16th February 2020 – Vito Donatiello was invited to Anteprima Vernaccia San Gimignano 2020. The winemakers of the municipality of San Gimignano presented to the public, the trade and the press, the new vintages that will be released in 2020: the Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2019 and the Reserve 2018.
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Source: Organization International of Vine and Wine (OIV)
