Mrs Gioia Morena Gatti, Trade Commissioner of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) in Hong Kong, shares with us her favorite Italian food and wine, matching Cantonese cuisine with Italian wine, and what she considers the most important advice on promoting Italian food and wine in Asia Read More
Italian wine
From “Nebbiolo of the South” to age-worthy Fiano, southern Italy’s Campania and Basilicata have more to offer than ancient ruins of mythical Pompeii and cerulean blue waters in Capri. Read More
The Italian Wine Crypto Bank (IWCB), the first and only global wine bank based on blockchain and cryptocurrencies, has launched what it calls "the first cryptocurrency in the world entirely guaranteed by wine" starting from September 21. Read More
Franciacorta has officially obtained a trademarked Chinese name. We talk to President of the Franciacorta Consorzio, Silvano Brescianini to understand the selection process and the meaning behind the name. Read More
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”. Read More
Domaine Leroy was named most powerful wine brand in the world by Liv-Ex, while Domaine de la Romanée-Conti fell out of top 10 for the first time. Read More
Italian wine exports to China saw the sharpest drop among its top export markets. Read More
Vino Nobile, the noble wine that was once lauded as “king of all wines” by poet Francesco Redi in 17th century, is making a sure return to its old glory, as a recent blind tasting in New York with 11 key sommeliers, wine buyers and writers has affirmed. Read More