Grattamacco: 35 years in the making
Grattamacco, one of the first generation of Super Tuscan icons in Bolgheri, is celebrating its 35th anniversary since releasing its namesake flagship Bordeaux blend.
Category: Italy
Vinitaly postponed to 2022
The 54th edition of Vinitaly has been postponed again due to ongoing Covid-19 to April 2022, its organizer Veronafiere announced this week after the pandemic disrupted 2020 and 2021 editions.
Italian wine show debuts on China’s biggest streaming platform
Leading Italian wine company, Ethica Wines, has united with China’s first Master of Wine, Fongyee Walker MW, to launch the first-ever Italian wine tourism TV show called “Carpe Vinum”.
First Chinese TV show on Italian wine launched on ‘China’s Youtube’
A first-ever new Chinese TV show on Italian wine that marries The Bachelorette-like reality TV flair with adrenalin-filled adventures is hitting China’s biggest streaming and video platform Youku.
History-soaked Italian wines
Italy’s history is drenched with vinous kings and prime ministers. Here are some of the fun and historical stories cellared away deep inside some of Italy’s most storied wineries, including the country’s oldest winery and an estate linked to Italy’s first king.
Wine to Asia to provide barometer of Chinese wine market
Has China’s wine appetite returned? Where is the country heading in the post-pandemic market? Much of it will perhaps be answered at the upcoming Wine to Asia wine fair in Shenzhen.
Prosecco on Lees
Italian winemaker Christian Zago pays tribute to his grandfather in the way he makes his Prosecco “Col Fondo”, which is aged on lees without filtration, writes Ch’ng Poh Tiong.
By the glass: Elia Atzori of Antinori
Elia Atzori shares with Vino Joy News the two wines he would recommend to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a self-claimed Tignanello fan, and why it irks him when wine becomes “a blend of fake expectation”.
Italian wine exports to China are drying up
Italian wine exports to China saw the sharpest drop among its top export markets.
By the glass: Angelo Nicolis
Angelo Nicolis from the family-owned winery Nicolis in Valpolicella talks about why he would recommend his family’s single vineyard Amarone to Elon Mask and what his winemaking experiences in the US taught him.