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Italian wineries
Terre d’Oltrepò Crisis: A Landmark Winery Between Liquidation and Relaunch. Lombardy’s largest cooperative remains in forced liquidation: arrears to suppliers (2024 harvest), uncertainty for 2025, declining deliveries, and a future still unclear.
Sixty years of Cantine Lunae: Liguria’s wine according to Bosoni. In 2026, the company celebrates 60 years: focus on traditional grape varieties, vocation of the land, protection of the territory and constant qualitative growth.
Ampeleia renews its visual identity: new names and labels. A measured and consistent rebranding: new bottles debut (Ampeleia, 16 File, 30 File) and other styles coming soon. Distribution in Italy and international markets.
Wine tourism and sustainability: the Sicilian winery that has been innovating for nearly 200 years. A long entrepreneurial history, evolving towards a modern supply chain model and promoting indigenous products; a winemaking and aging cellar as a development asset.
The Collio winemaker who chose to wait. An “artisan” and rigorous profile: organic, low yields, densely planted and a distinctive choice of late release of the wines (at least 5 years), with a focus on depth and flavour retention.
Monks’ wines among frescoes: a 700-year-old vineyard oasis in Monte Oliveto Maggiore (Crete Senesi): a blend of art, spirituality, and agricultural tradition, with the vineyard as a historic part of the “Ora et labora” (work and labor).
Wine in the Castelli Romani: the wineries to know, according to a local chef. A detailed map of producers and territorial style: the story of an area undergoing transformation, more distinctive, more “eco-conscious,” and less standardized.
The 7 best Veneto wines: from Amarone to Prosecco. Overview by region/province: from the meditative face of Valpolicella to the convivial symbol of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG.
Should the innkeeper return to making his own wine? A story/experiment in Versilia: “Osteria-style” micro-winemaking as a contemporary return to a short supply chain and the recognizable origin of what you drink.
Tragedy in a cellar in San Polo di Piave: trial begins. The trial opens with a focus on safety in confined spaces (tanks) and organizational responsibilities.
Italian wine and Italian oenology
Resveratrol and red wine: how many glasses to “protect your heart”? An in-depth study on polyphenols and their potential cardiovascular effects (be careful how scientific data is translated into “recommended doses”).
Wine crisis? Beware of self-fulfilling prophecies. A critical analysis of “catastrophism”: confirmation bias, clickbaiting, and a partial understanding of trends risk influencing supply chain and market decisions.
Trebbiano Toscano Metella 2024 Di Marzio Focus on label/territory with cultural appeal (Cecilia Metella) and style story.
Barbera d’Asti Le Orme 2023 (Michele Chiarlo) in Wine Spectator’s Top 10 Wine Values International recognition for its quality-price ratio and diffusion on the US market, with significant scores and volumes.
International
Canada: Italian wine leads a growing premium market. ICE Toronto data: strong Italian imports (value and share), positive trends for whites/rosés/sparkling wines (Prosecco in evidence), and a dominant presence on restaurant menus.
The highest vineyard in the world (Tibet) at 3,700 meters: new ambitions Extreme viticulture and “geographical storytelling”: first exports (e.g. to Hong Kong) and certified record.
France: Grape sugar to sweeten the red wine crisis. Opening to an innovative practice also within the AOC perimeter: “consumer-driven” reading to capture softer tastes and new consumers.
From university to wine in the USA: the story of Salvatore Napolitano. A life change and cultural journey that led to wine production and marketing in the United States.
Wine events
Grandi Langhe 2026 at the OGR in Turin (26–27 January) Professional “en primeur” tastings of Piedmont: Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero and a wider panorama (Alto Piemonte, Monferrato, Astigiano, classic/charmat method).
Wine&Siena (January 31 – February 2, 2026): wine, art, and guided tours. Sensory itineraries and access to guided tours (Santa Maria della Scala) for a format that integrates tasting and cultural heritage.
Wine Tech Challenge: Innovation enters the cellar. A collaboration program between companies and startups: concrete solutions for climate, sustainability, traceability, and markets.
FORBUS Space / TenuteAgricole24
FORBUS: when quality is no longer enough Positioning: operational direction on complexity (costs, inventories, channels, wine tourism, digital, low/no, true sustainability) and 5 pillars of intervention.
You’re not looking for a listing. You’re looking for a deal. Deal-driven message: reserved access to select assets (wine/agriculture/mineral water) before they go public.
Strategic winemaking asset – Friuli Venezia Giulia 74 ha (52 irrigated vineyards), cellar >10,000 hl, 150k bulk bottles, 70% exports, water/energy autonomy, strong logistics between sea/tourism/export.
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