Canine and Italian wine producers, wine news.
ITALIAN WINERIES
Contini 1898 Winery: 2025 Vintage Gets Off to a Positive Start. The historic Cabras winery is returning to growth: increased quantity, confirmed quality, and a production schedule increasingly adapted to the climate.
Col Dovigo Winery (Breganze DOC): a family history and a wine tourism vocation. Profile of a Venetian winery of excellence, combining a volcanic microclimate, distinctive wines, and structured wine tourism.
Cantine Due Palme: Melissa Maci reappointed as president. Continuity at the helm of the Apulian cooperative amid a challenging market environment, amid declining consumption and new strategies for sustainability and value-for-money.
Bertolani Alfredo Winery: A shower of awards for its Brut di Spergola. The classic method “Bertolani Brut” receives 94 points and the 4 Viti in the 2026 Vitae Guide: a recognition of excellence for Emilia.
Argiano and Sarzi Amadè: an alliance for Brunello di Montalcino. Exclusive distribution agreement for the Italian market: a new strategic phase for Argiano in the high-end segment.
ITALIAN WINE AND ITALIAN ENOLOGY
Veneto is a national leader: production and exports grow in 2025. Vineyard area exceeds 104,000 hectares, Prosecco is central, and exports are on the rise: Veneto confirms its position as the driving force of Italian wine.
Record stocks: over 60 million hectoliters in the cellar. Surplus alert according to Cantina Italia: stocks at a ten-year high, pressure on prices and the supply chain.
Langhe Nebbiolo DOC now available in bag-in-box. The Consortium approves the modification to the specifications: an open debate on tradition and new formats.
Lambrusco, a plural identity between past and revival. A reflection on the ten souls of Lambrusco and its evolution after the “Italian red cola” era.
Diamond dust against counterfeiting Feudi Spada adopts Dust Identity technology (MIT) to protect bottles with unclonable physical signatures.
Fewer and fewer pesticides available. Drastic reduction in authorized active substances: a growing technical challenge for plant protection.
Wine in the Age of Surplus: From Quantity to Design. A Structural Analysis of the Global Consumer Crisis (OIV): Unbalanced Inventories, Incentives for Culling in France, and a Necessary Paradigm Shift.
Conventional wine according to Nicolas Joly The biodynamic pioneer criticizes industrial winemaking: “wine made in the cellar, not in the vineyard.”
In vino “novitas”: new Slow Food Presidia Promoting Abruzzo Cotta and Recioto della Valpolicella as wine and cultural heritage.
INTERNATIONAL
Champagne in crisis: 60 million bottles lost in three years. 2025 sales at 266 million (-2%): domestic market in decline and structural difficulties post-pandemic.
Oniwines strengthens its position in Champagne. The Oniverse group is looking at new acquisitions in Northern Italy and France and is focusing on hospitality in the cellar.
Dry January, Lonely January – The Economist The decline in wine prices speaks to a social crisis: less conviviality, less shared time, fewer rituals.
Alcohol-free debuts at Wine Paris 2026. The “Be No” area is born: a strategic response to new consumer trends and the changing market.
WINE EVENTS, CULTURE AND TRAINING
Prosecco and denominations conference – Godega di Sant’Urbano (January 30) Focus on markets, sustainability and new viticultural authorisations, prelude to the Antica Fiera di Godega.
Taste Alto Piemonte 2026 – Milan, March 9 Grand tasting of the 10 Alto Piemonte appellations at the Westin Palace.
5th PIWI Wine Show 141 labels from resistant grape varieties awarded: sustainability as a technical and commercial lever.
Sicilian Wine Tourism Movement: Federica Fina appointed new president. New governance to strengthen hospitality, territorial synergies, and regional promotion.
Wine changes its story – Rimini, January 24th. Meetings on wine, health, and the Mediterranean diet promoted by Enio Ottaviani and HeresLAB.
Wine and Health: A Discussion in Rimini. Scientific dissemination with Dr. Michele Scognamiglio on conscious consumption.
Call for Papers 2026 – Enotria, Rivista del Vino (UIV) The historic scientific journal is back: an interdisciplinary discussion on the future of the sector is underway.
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