Not a bad day when a sommelier gets to taste 19 different Champagnes in minutes! 🍾
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Isn’t it surprising to see that salami tops the list of Italian agri-food exports to Vietnam?
Isn’t it surprising to see that salami tops the list of Italian 🇮🇹 agri-food exports to Vietnam 🇻🇳, even surpassing pasta 🍝 and being five times more than cheeses 🧀!
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As per the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, exports have more than doubled in just two years. They went from €12.4 million in 2020 to €27.6 million in 2022! 📈
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I attended a seminar today about opportunities in Vietnam, and I’m still amazed by the facts I learned!
Did you know that the average age in Vietnam is just 32.5 years? That’s right, over half of the population is under 33! 🎉
Continue reading “The average age in Vietnam is just 32.5 years”On-trade and off-trade balance in the post-pandemic.
As reported by Wine World Magazine, in 2019, before the pandemic, on-trade ($ 197 billion) and off-trade ($ 178 billion) generated roughly equal wine sales values.
Continue reading “On-trade and off-trade balance in the post-pandemic.”Really Duckhorn puts his well-respected name on a can of seltzer?
Wine traditionalism vs modernism is an old big debate, where do you stand?
Continue reading “Really Duckhorn puts his well-respected name on a can of seltzer?”2020 harvest: which Italian Region is the largest wine producer?
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.
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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).
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