The famous Veneto wine was born in the last century by a fortunate chance.
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2020 Italian wine consumption on the premises: -29%
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.
Continue reading “2020 Italian wine consumption on the premises: -29%”The Bulk Wine Club has published the latest data: why Italy and France need to import such a large quantity of bulk wines?
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.
Continue reading “The Bulk Wine Club has published the latest data: why Italy and France need to import such a large quantity of bulk wines?”Wine performances, first semester 2020, on the Italian market: supermarkets +9%, online +102%
Wine consumption in Italy, heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, registered a tremendous drop on restaurants consumption and a consequent shift towards supermarkets*(+9%) and online (+102%) purchases compared to the same period of last year.
Continue reading “Wine performances, first semester 2020, on the Italian market: supermarkets +9%, online +102%”Wines and territories: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, geographical term “Tuscany” mandatory on the label
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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… del vino amo raccontare tutto quello che c’è prima del bicchiere, perché dal bicchiere in poi ognuno se la gioca come vuole …
Continue reading “Of the wine I love to tell you everything that there is before the glass …”Wine tastings: a delicate balance between objective and subjective factors.
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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