Italian Sommeliers Association
Italian Sommeliers is an open association committed to the promotion of the culture of wine
Prices as low as 1.29 € undeniably make consumers happy. But is it any good for the growth and sustainability of the wine market?
The clip above was taken in Poggibonsi PAM supermarket (not a discount supermarket)
“Is it time to rethink wine guides and wine criticism?”
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List of 9 of most popular Italian wine guides (in order of seniority)
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Poggibonsi (Italy), 27 October 2020 – Vito Donatiello participated to the OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine) web conference in which Director General Pau Roca presented the first estimates of 2020 world wine production.
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The pandemic was not enough to convince Italian wineries to open the e-shopping channel.
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Good quality of the grapes, and in some cases excellent, for the 2020 vintage that promises to be very interesting. As per quantity, 2020 is in line with 2019, we expect 47.2 million hectolitres, -1% compared to 2019.
Continue reading “2020 harvest: which Italian Region is the largest wine producer?”An average decrease of 15% for Brunello, Nobile and Chianti.
Despite Italy is expected to remain the world’s leading wine producer with 47.2 million hectolitres, Tuscany is preparing for a good harvest but -15% production decline (estimated at 2.232 million hectolitres compared with 2.625 million hectolitres of last year, or 394 hectolitres less).
Continue reading “2020 Tuscany wine harvest overview: less but better”Good quality of the grapes, and in some cases excellent, for the 2020 vintage that promises to be very interesting.
As per quantity, 2020 is in line with 2019: expected 47.2 million hectolitres, -1% compared to 2019.
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Wine consumption away from home (hotels, restaurants, wine bars) by the end of 2020 is forecasted to fall 29% (in value, compared to 2019). The analysis of different channels and types of consumers was made by Trade Lab, a marketing company appointed by Federvini.
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