Sunday, November 22, 2015
Berebene 2016 Gambero Rosso: here are the winners!
Berebene 2016 Gambero Rosso: here are the winners!
The best 6 wines of Italy, the top 21 wines for each wine region, 668 labels that have earned the Oscar Quality/Price: these are the awards of Berebene 2016 by Gambero Rosso which selected wines strictly under 10 Euro on the shelves.
National Oscar Quality/Price
We selected six labels - three white and three red to represent the north, center and south - that is the quintessence of our Berebene guide. Extraordinary wines, very inexpensive and easy to find: the best of Italy in the bottle.
- White wine – North: A. A. Terlano Pinot Bianco ‘14 - Cantina Convento Muri-Gries
- White wine – Center: Frascati Sup. Vigneto Santa Teresa ‘14 - Fontana Candida
- White wine – South: Vermentino di Gallura Piras ‘14 - Cantina Gallura
- Red wine – North: Barbera d’Asti Sup. I Tre Vescovi ‘13 - Cantina Sociale di Vinchio Vaglio Serra
- Red wine - Center: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colle Secco Rubì ‘12 - Cantina Tollo
- Red wine – South: Sicilia Rosso Centopassi ‘14 – Centopassi
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Tenute Silvio Nardi, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
On November 18th 2015, Shanghai Centree Trading Co., Ltd. (上海丰本泰贸易有限公司) held an Italian wine tasting at Le Verre à Vin, 1221 Changle Rd, Shanghai
Wines tasted:
- Tenute Silvio Nardi, Rosso di Montalcino DOC
- Tenute Silvio Nardi, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
- Braida, Il Baciale’, Monferrato DOC
- Braida, Montebruna, Barbera d’Asti DOCG
- Braida, Bricco dell’Uccellone, Barbera d’Asti DOCG
- Braida, Vigna Senza Nome, Moscato d’Asti DOCG
- Braida, Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
China imported 264,000 bottles of Asti DOCG
The aromatic and sweet bubbles of Asti DOCG are among the most exported Italian wine worldwide.
Data from Asti DOCG consortium says that China imported in 2015 Jan-Sep 264.000 bottles, which result on a estimated total 360.000.
[source; Consorzio Asti DOCG]
Unfortunately the volume decreased compare to same period last year (2014 Jan-Sep 350.000 bottles – 24,5%), but it is still a significant number – something like 3 small 20” container arriving in China every month as average.
Monday, November 9, 2015
IW&SP: 8 Italian wines tasting
On 9th of November 2015, IW&SP (Italian Wine & Style Promotion) - a consortium of 9 quality wine producers from 4 important wine regions of Italy - organized a wine tasting at Enoteca Italiana/Shanghai Yishang venue.
Wines tasted:
- Fongaro, Gran Cuvee, 2010 (Durella, Chardonnay)
- Colli Vicentini, Merlot Torre dei vescovi, Vicenza DOC, 2013 (Merlot)
- Colli di Sopra, Lara, Toscana Rosso IGT, 2013 (Mrlot, Syrah)
- Colle Manore, Barchetta, Monferrato DOC, 2012 (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot)
- Cantina di Verona, Veronese, Rosso IGT 2012 (Corvina, Canernet, Merlot)
- La Collina dei Ciliegi, Amarone della Valpolicella DOC, 2011 (Corvia, Corvinone, Rondinella)
- Castello delle Regine, Princeps, Umbria Rosso IGT, 2004 (Cabernet, Sangiovese, Merlot)
- Il Botolo, Moscato d’Asti DOCG, 2014 (Moscato)
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Decanter: facts and figures
- Decanter Magazine was established in 1975, today it is sold in print in 92 countries
- Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) is one of the world’s largest and most influential wine competitions. Judged by top wine experts from around the globe, DWWA is trusted internationally for its rigorous judging process.
- Decanter Asia Wine Award[/b] (DAWA) is Asia’s largest and most trusted wine competition. Judged by Asia top wine experts, it aims to provide a trusted source of recommendation for Asian consumers.
- Decanter.com offers wine news, columns and recommendations.
- Decanterchina.com is a bilingual (English and Chinese) website for Chinese wine lovers.
- Decanter Events offers a programme of major wine tastings around the world.
Monday, November 2, 2015
Shanghai, Gambero Rosso TRE BICCHIERI 2015
Tre Bicchieri World Tour is a roadshow dedicated exclusively to wines awarded with the “Three Glasses” (Tre Bicchieri), the most prestigious award for Italian wines.
The Tre Bicchieri World Tour came in Shanghai, the Chinese financial capital, on November 2nd, providing an unique opportunity for professionals and wine lovers, to meet personally the winemakers. The event attracted, as usual, more than 1200 guests, who tasted the very best of Italian wines presented by more than 100 producers.
The new Chinese edition of the Italian Wine Guide (Vini d’Italia) will also be presented. The most widely read and authoritative in the world, Italian Wine Guide 2015 includes reviews and notes on 2402 wineries, over 20000 wines of which 423 labels have been awarded “Tre Bicchieri“.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Castello di Montepò, Sassoalloro IGT
Castello di Montepò (Jacopo Biondi Santi), Sassoalloro 2005, IGT Tuscany Red
Region: Tuscany
Grape: 100% Sangiovese Grosso
Alchol: 14%
Ageing: 14 months oak barrique
AIS Tasting Sheet
Visual Analysis: ruby red, limpid, consistent
Olfactory Analysis: intense, fine, quite complex: fruity, spicy, ethereal
Taste-Olfactory Analysis: dry, warm, soft; quite fresh, tannic, quite sapid; balanced, quite intense, quite persistent, fine; mature to old, quite harmonious
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Focus: Prosecco in China
Italy is the 2nd largest “sparkling” exporter - after France - in value with 840 million €, 1st exporter in volume with 2.4 million hl
Prosecco with 540 million € represents 60% of global Italian sparkling export
China imports 3.97 million € of Prosecco which represents 33% of total Italian sparkling import
Prosecco export is a very concentrated market, the first 3 destination countries account for 62% of the global market, the first 10 countries account for 85%
China is the 14th destination country, with 3.97 million € which represents 0.8% of the global Prosecco export
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Harvest 2015: Italy 1st wine producer worldwide
source: EU
“Italy is still the home of wine, once again becoming the worldwide leader in the production … In 2014 17% of bottles of wines sold in the world were Italians, 28% of the bottles sold in Europe”, said Mr. Martina, Italian Minister of Agricultural Policies
“But the price positioning gap between France and Italy is still big. The average price of a bottled French wine is $ 5.46 per liter compared to the $ 3.63 of the Italian” states a research of Wine Management Lad of SDA Bocconi
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Barolo allows non-cork closures
Anche il Barolo rinuncia al tappo di sughero 
A fare da apripista l’Agricola Brandini di La Morra che per l’annata 2011 utilizzerà per copertura tappi alternativi ecologici derivati dalla canna da zucchero.
source: La Repubblica - see full article