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Issue 534 - July 19th - 23rd 2021 - Expressly created for 4.245 wine lovers,
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The “Cultural Landscape of Chianti Classico”, one of the most beautiful wine territories in the world, between Siena of the Middle Ages and Florence of the Renaissance, takes the first offical steps towards the candidacy for Unesco Heritage List, which already includes the Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, the Vineyard Landscape of Langhe, Roero and Monferrato and the Val d’Orcia. The Regional Council of Tuscany, approved the outline of the protocol of agreement between the Region, the Municipalities of the Chianti Classico, the Consortium of Chianti Classico and the Foundation for the protection of the Chianti Classico territory. |
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From the increase in the alcohol content of wines, considered a false problem “which interests journalist and not consumers”, to the ecological transition of wine towards sustainability and organic, fundamental and irreversible process which, however, require time and study, because the quality of the wine remains an essential theme; from the value of the corporate brand, which has proved even more decisive in these difficult months of pandemic, to the bright future of wine and viticulture, thanks to a generation of young oenologists and winemakers with great international experience: there are many reflections, collected by WineNews, in the interview with Michel Rolland, the most influential oenologist of our time, now signature and consultant of wines and wineries of Tuscany, such as Masseto, Ornellaia and Tenuta di Biserno, and, from some years, also Caprai in Umbria, for Sagrantino and more. Master of the Bordeaux blend, Michel Rolland, with his modern idea of winemaking, he helped bring the wines of Bordeaux and France to the world stage, with the same success, he then influenced the way of making wine everywhere, from California to Argentina, Chile and without forgetting Italy. Now, after 40 years of career at the highest levels, he analyzes trends and visions of the future. “I believe that it is important for everyone to go towards organic, towards crops that respect environment, and which respect life. What I find a bit ridiculous is wanting to make these changes in a very short period of time, it is not possible to do it from one years to the next” says Rolland. Then highlight how organic and biodinamic wine has a disproportionate effect on marketing compared to actual results, because it still represent a small percentage of overall production”. Skeptical of new resistant varietis (I just want to see traditionalvines such as Cabernet, Sauvignon, Merlot or Cabernet Franc replaced with something else), instead he has enormous confidence in the winemakers of tomorrow “very motivateed young with a great wealth of knowledge”. |
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A charity competition in support of the projects of social utility, financed by 15 Barolo barrels, produced from the grapes of the historic Gustava vineyard on the hillls of Grinzane and once belonged to Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour still aging, that on October 30th will end up under the Christie’s hammer for the “Barolo en primeur” a charity competition organized by Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cuneo, together with the Fondazione CRC Donare and in collaboration with the Consorzio di tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe Dogliani, on stage in the scenic location of Castle of Grinzane, in simultaneous connection with Antonio Galloni, in New York. |
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In time when everything changes, also the system of the “Anteprime di Toscana”, the week that, usually in February, highlighted the most famous and emerging territories of the Region, looks ahead to a profound overhaul. That starts of the Consorzio del Brunello di Montalcino that, in the Nineties, invented the “Previews”, and now moves “Benvenuto Brunello” in the autumn, and no more in February. The edition n. 30 of “Benvenuto Brunello” will be on stage from 19 to 28 November 2021, in Montalcino. “We had expressed the need to make the debut event of the vintages more incisive for the market, especially in international one” explain the president of the Consorzio del Brunello di Montalcino, Fabrizio Bindocci, that adds: “We reiterate our willingness to dialogue and to collaborate to identify other paths for the enhancement of wine made in Tuscany”. Meanwhile the other Consortia involved in the “Week of Previews”, from Chianti Classico to Nobile di Montepulciano, from Chianti to Vernaccia di San Gimignano, seem to be oriented towards maintaining their format. While the Consorzio di Bolgheri e Bolgheri Sassicaia, that has always followed another path, will be on stage on September. And the Tuscany Region (rumors) think about a common event, different from the “Previews”, in Florence. |
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It appears that Italian wine exports are beginning to grow very well. WineNews’ analysis of the Italian statistics agency, ISTAT data on Italian wine exports in the first quarter of 2021, which was over 2 billion euros, up 4.2% compared to 2020, is comforting on the whole (a clear countertrend compared to -3.9% in the first 3 months). However, above all, it is up + 5.8% compared to 2019, a record year, when the export value totaled more than 6.4 billion euros. |
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The wine sector is recovering in a real and tangible way, especially in the US and Asia, while hand in hand with managing the Covid-19 crisis, recovery is going much slower elsewhere, which will be the trend until the end of the year. A Covid with which we should learn to live, be aware that, with all due respect to the fans of “resilience”, nothing will be the same again, not even in the wine sector, that will be more and more characterized by extremes: good who make the highest quality and first price, bad everything in between. It is the thought of Oscar Farinetti, one of the most visionary entrepreneurs of made in Italy, founder of Eataly, the only true outpost of Italian wine & food in the world, but also wine producer, with the galaxy that revolves around the Fontanafredda Group, and a merchant, how he likes to define himself, and that WineNews interviewed at VinoxRoma. |
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The positive trend of Made in Italy food continues and seems to be unstoppable. The sector has reported a new historical record in exports, soaring to +8.9% in 2021. In addition, it was also the only sector to grow in the previous year, reaching 46.1 billion euros in value. The analysis is of the Italian farmers association, Coldiretti, based on the Italian statistics agency, ISTAT data related to foreign trade in the first 5 months of 2021. |
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