Buyer’s Spotlight with Jason Millar: Bolgheri beyond Sassicaia and Ornellaia
Published: 19 March, 2024
Jason Millar takes stock of Bolgheri, which offers so much more than its starriest names.
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Friday read: Alto Adige – land of diversity, coops and the 1ha plot
Published: 06 October, 2023
Alto Adige is one of the smallest wine-producing regions in Italy. Nestled in between the Alps and the Dolomites, it acts as a kind of gateway between its neighbours in Austria and the rest of Italy proper, with wineries’ dual citizenship highlighted in the commonplace appearance of both Cantina and Kellerei on labels.
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Friday Read: Lugana's long road to the limelight
Published: 08 September, 2023
Lugana, often see as an also-ran compared to the likes of Gavi and Soave, is emerging with new styles, including sparkling, to highlight the distinctive characteristics of the Turbiana grape.
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Biondi-Santi: New future for an Italian legend
Published: 06 September, 2023
Legendary Tuscan producer Biondi-Santi, described back in 1932 as the ‘inventor of Brunello di Montalcino’, has seen many evolutions in its 150-year+ history. A recent tasting however, revealed an estate which has benefitted from renewed investment, plus a new CEO, who has continued to lead the portfolio into a new era under French ownership.
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Friday read: Aeolian eruption
Published: 21 July, 2023
Like millions of cinema-goers, my interest in the Aeolian Islands was first piqued as a child watching Professor Otto Lidenbrook and his friends emerge from their Journey to the Centre of the Earth onto the volcanic island of Stromboli, drifting away on their raft as it erupts. More recently, it has been awakened by a brief trip to the remote seven island chain to taste some of the impressive wines being produced in the rich volcanic soils.
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Vinitaly Academy launches Buyer Program in the UK
Published: 15 March, 2022
Vinitaly International Academy, the educational arm of the Verona show which aims to showcase the breath and diversity of the Italian peninsula, is launching a brand new focus in the UK.
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Carson & Carnevale Wines becomes UK distributor for Tuscany’s San Giusto a Rentennano
Published: 14 October, 2021
London-based wine importer and wholesaler Carson & Carnevale Wines (C&C Wines) has been appointed as the UK importer and distributor for Tuscany’s San Giusto a Rentennano.
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Harpers to host Spanish and Italian wine session at Bellavita Expo
Published: 22 September, 2021
Harpers will be hosting a session at the Bellavita F&B trade show which is being held at the Business Design Centre in London on 25 to 26 October.
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Q&A: Patricia Tóth, winemaker, Planeta
Published: 27 July, 2021
Presiding over winemaking at the innovative and cosmopolitan Sicilian trailblazer Planeta, Patricia Tóth is one of the island’s biggest champions. Andrew Catchpole asks her about Sicily’s appeal
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Prosecco elects new president
Published: 26 July, 2021
Consorzio of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG has elected a new president, Elvira Maria Bortolomiol.
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Jascots lists Amarone producer Tommaso Bussola
Published: 13 July, 2021
Jascots Wine Merchants has added Valpolicella producer Tommaso Bussola to its portfolio.
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Hallgarten expands Italian portfolio
Published: 30 June, 2021
Hallgarten & Novum Wines has expanded its Italian portfolio, introducing 16 wines from five different producers in Northern and Central Italy.
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Former I Heart bods launch own wine business
Published: 15 June, 2021
Two former senior members of Freixenet Copestick’s I Heart team have joined forces to launch their own mainstream wine brand.
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Prosecco partners with Eataly
Published: 09 June, 2021
Consorzio of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG has partnered with Italian gourmet superstore Eataly.
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Vermentino driving force behind DOC Maremma Toscana growth
Published: 29 April, 2021
The Consorzio Tutela Vini della Maremma Toscana is forging ahead with its project to promote Vermentino which, in 2020 for the first time, was the appellation’s most-bottled grape variety.
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Jascots adds Campania producer Mastroberardino
Published: 10 March, 2021
Jascots Wine Merchants has added Campania producer Mastroberardino to its Italian portfolio.
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Rosé Prosecco launch boosts overall Prosecco growth
Published: 19 January, 2021
The Prosecco DOC Consortium has reported 2.8% volume growth for 2020 compared to the certified volumes recorded the previous year.
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DOC Maremma Toscana first Tuscan PDO to use bivarietal label
Published: 11 January, 2021
The European Union (EU) has given Consorzio Tutela Vini della Maremma Toscana the green light to use a bivarietal (wines that blend two grape varietals) label, marking a first for a Tuscany PDO wine.
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Freixenet returns to TV screens
Published: 12 November, 2020
Freixenet has unveiled a new commercial aimed at showcasing its sparkling range as well as its Italian still wine collection launched earlier this year.
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C&C Wines expands Italian and Spanish portfolios
Published: 10 November, 2020
Carson & Carnevale Wines (C&C Wines) has been appointed the UK agent for Chianti Classico winery Tenuta Villa Trasqua and Ribera del Duero’s Bodegas y Viñedos Monteabellón.
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