The EU Court ruled in favor of Lidl in a dispute with LVMH over Veuve Clicquot's orange brand. The color is not considered distinctive enough to be a valid trademark in all European countries. The ruling opens the…
The international competition dedicated to the best bubbles in the world has awarded 182 medals to Italian labels. Ferrari elected producer of the year, Kettmeir the best Italian spumante
A research by the Nomisma Wine Monitor Observatory and Vino.com highlights how Italians' attitudes towards the purchase of wines are changing. The novelties are increasingly popular and millennials instead of the favorite champagnes of the under 40s focus on historical labels…
The global pop star signs a limited edition vintage with a unique design and costing 790 euros: here's everything you need to know
It will be a large tasting counter with exclusive champagne companies including historic Maisons and small vignerons. Tastings, meetings but also moments of training for an engaging sensory experience
The ancient rite of saber to uncork champagne introduced by Napoleonic generals to celebrate the emperor's victories updated with a steel card in complete safety
In the most important sparkling wine competition in the world, Italian companies take home 58 gold medals, six more than the French. Exceptional achievement by Ferrari, named cellar of the year by beating the prestigious Maison Roederer. The list of all the Italian wines that…
Stop by the Court of Justice of the European Union which ruled against the use of mangled terms or graphics on labels by producers that can mislead consumers. Italy is the European leader in denominations of origin with 316 PDOs,…
It took eight centuries to be able to make Champagne in the Aube where the Chardonnay vine arrived in the 1300s. An enlightened entrepreneur today launches his challenge in La Marne and aims at new markets in Italy and Europe
Sparkle 2020 arrives on Christmas Eve, a reasoned guide to toasting quality Italian to the new year. The list of the best sparkling wines of the year which can even approach 100 euros and which hold the comparison with the Champagnes. The guide points out…
Great victory for the Trentino company at the most important international competition dedicated to the world of bubbles. Beat Champagne Louis Roederer.
Roma play their last chances for the Champions League tonight in a packed Olympic stadium, but the Italian champions Juve want to honor the new Scudetto while Allegri's bench remains in the balance - Napoli in Ferrara
According to French experts, the hot summer of 2017 will produce a record harvest: the harvest will be more abundant, of higher quality and the wave of optimism brought by the young president of the Republic is also boosting international orders.
Unrestrained success of our sparkling wines on international markets: with a 25% growth in 2016 they are closing the gap from French Champagne.
And who said that to toast the new year we have to spend a fortune? If we give up the noble champagnes from beyond the Alps, Italian bubbles can assure us toasts of excellence and at much lower costs - Here are the best…
The "Champagne and sparkling wine world championships" was a great success for Italian producers, second in the "medal collection" after the French ones - the sparkling wines from Lombardy, Trentino and Veneto were awarded above all.
Also this year the Nomisma Wine Monitor confirms that 85% of sparkling wines (sparkling wines, champagne and prosecco) come from Italy, Spain and France - Italian record for the quantity exported but bubbles from beyond the Alps cost much more
Sparkling wine surpasses champagne in sales abroad in 2014 - 320 million bottles of Italian sparkling wine sold across the border against 307 million French bubbles
According to data collected by Coldiretti, 290 million bottles will be consumed abroad on New Year's Eve, out of a total of 440 million - Even Italians choose local sparkling wine: only 11% prefer champagne.
The Champagne 25 index has grown by 32% in 5 years, against 3% for the Liv-ex, the one that measures the best wines - The boom thanks to the 2002 and 2004 vintages, so exceptional that they were sold in an instant -…
If the weather conditions remain favourable, the production of bubbles could grow by 56 percent this year - The producers, who are cautious for the moment, will not put the surplus on the market - The number of bottles will remain the…
Partial data speak of 324 million bottles sold, less than the 330 expected - The markets of emerging countries are growing, while the importer par excellence, England, is starting to do its own thing - French domestic demand is decreasing -…
Global warming is relaunching English viticulture, which after last year's record (4 million bottles) aims to undermine the French tradition in bubbles. In 25 years production has tripled and the leading company, Chapel Down, has earned…
