Italian Sommeliers Association
Italian Sommeliers is an open association committed to the promotion of the culture of wine
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)
Singapore, December 1st 2019 – For the very first time, Château de Pommard visited Singapore. Its event – Burgundy Experience – explored the mosaic of terroirs and compare the multiple expressions of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
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Singapore, 23 November 2019 – In the last few years during visits to wine exhibitions in Asia I have noticed an increase of “new” styles of wine presented: “Appassimento” – dried grapes wine – and “Governo” wine. While I will talk about the former next time, today I would like to focus on the latter.
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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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The first 8 months of 2019 confirm Australia China’s largest wine exporter, with over 550 million US$ and 35% of market share, before France (2nd with 487 million US$) and Chile (3rd with 193 million US$), according to CAWS (Chinese Association of Wine & Spirit Importers).
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Browsing in a fine supermarket in the modern city-state of Singapore, I was suddenly shocked when I noticed a bottle of PriSecco, shameless copy of Prosecco, one of the most famous Italian sparkling wines in the world.
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While there are thousands of grape varieties and dozens of wine glass styles to suit different types of wine, there are only a few standard wine bottle shapes and sizes.
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Singapore’s wine market will grow to reach US$ 1.4 billion by 2021, driven by consumption of premium still wine, despite the country’s punitive ‘sin’ taxes on alcohol, according to the data and research company GlobalData.
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