Italian Sommeliers Association
Italian Sommeliers is an open association committed to the promotion of the culture of wine
Jermann’s wines enter the galaxy of Marchesi Antinori. The agreement was reached to ensure continuity of the new generational change of the Gorizia company famous for its white wines and is the result of a personal relationship between two protagonists: Piero Antinori and Silvio Jermann.
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Poggibonsi (Italy), February 26th 2121 – Italy has its first Master of Wine: Gabriele Gorelli.
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The world’s largest trade pact was inked on Sunday Nov 15th, 2020, by the leaders of 15 countries after eight years of talks.
The participating countries account for 30% of the global economy and 1/3 of the world’s population.
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Siena, 4th November, 2020 – Once again, the jewels of Tuscan wines – Brunello and Chianti – are at the centre of illegal trade, stopped by Italian police.
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Breaking News | China shows muscles on Australia wines.
Wine industry sources say Australian wine imports will not clear Chinese customs after this Friday 6th November (China’s Ministry of Commerce did not confirm the news).
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Since today, August 18 2020, China’s Ministry of Commerce had begun an anti-dumping investigation into imports of wine from Australia following a call from the China Wine and Spirit Association (CAWS) on behalf of the domestic industry last month.
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The Bulk Wine Club has published the latest data relating to the 10 largest exporters and importers of bulk wine (packaging over 10 liters).
From January 2019 to January 2020, the global bulk wine trade reached 33.93 million hectoliters (13% of world wine production estimated at 260 mhl), for a total of 2,472 million euros. These figures represent a 2% increase in volume terms, but a 5.6% decrease in value. The average price fell 7.4% to 0.73 €/liter.
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The geographical term “Tuscany” will necessarily accompany all the labels of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Rosso di Montepulciano and Vin Santo di Montepulciano. The changes to the disciplinary of Montepulciano wines also published in the Official Journal of the EU.
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For the second time, Vito Donatiello has been awarded the prestigious title of “Italian Wine Ambassador” for his outstanding contribution to the promotion of Italian wine in Asia.
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Largest Italian wine export markets:
Source: WineMonitor based on ISTAT data, % of value year 2016