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Harvest 2016: One, Two, Three, Go!
At least 5% increase compared to 47.5 million hectolitres produced in Italy from the last 2015 harvest – this is the prognosis by Coldiretti, Europe’s largest agricultural professional organization. However, expect high variability across regions: it ranges from a forecasted growth of 15% in Puglia (benefiting from a slightly cooler...
Italy is the country with the highest number of different grape varieties, many of them very local and planted exclusively in the specific area of origin. Italian newspaper Corriere Vinicolo recently published a report analyzing the performance of the main varieties over the last 5 years. The major findings are summarized below: • The main...
Biggest wineries. According to a new research published by Mediobanca, out of 136 Italy’s largest wine producers the biggest winemaker in 2015 is Cantine Riunite-GIV from the province of Emilia Romagna. Total sales of Cantine Riunite-GIV in 2015 equal €547m, a 2.7% increase compared to 2014. On the second place is Co-operative group...
Organic vineyards have almost tripled in the last seven years
Organic trend. According to an article on ProWein website, the number of organic vineyards worldwide has almost tripled from 2004 to 2011 - from 88,000 to 256,000 hectares. In Italy in 2015 some 70,000 hectares were organically farmed, with the largest Italian organic crop areas situated in Sicily, Apulia, Tuscany and in the north of...
With the New Year come new opportunities for wine-networking. Here is our selection of the most relevant international wine fairs in the upcoming year. We hope to see you and happy wine networking! 1. Montpellier (France): Millesime Bio, 25-27 January 2016. App. number of exhibitors: 800. App. number of trade visitors:...
Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year
Agenzia Larsen wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Winederful Happy New...
Italy confirms its position as the world’s leading wine producer
Unione Italiana Vini (Italy\'s Wine Union) and Ismea - (Institute of Services for the Agricultural Alimentary Market) estimate the Italian wine harvest of 2015 to be 47 million hectoliters. An increase of 12% compared to last year. With France at around 46 and Spain at 43 mill. Hl, Italy is the candidate to regain leadership in volume. In...
Wine Harvest 2015 – Italy to recapture world leadership!
...or at least that’s the latest prognosis made by ISMEA and Unione Italiana Vini in the report Previsioni Vendemmiali 2015. At a press conference, based on the findings in the report, Domenico Zonin - President of the Italian Wine Union (UIV), pointed out that the wine production in Italy is estimated to be around 47 million hectoliters,...
The Problem of Too Much Success
Ripasso continues to be in high demand on the Scandinavian market. According to the rules of the Ripasso denomination, for 1 bt. of Amarone one can make no more than 2 bt. of Ripasso. In a challenging vintage like 2014, producers seem to be caught between high market demand for Ripasso and strict rules established by the Consorzio. Daniele...
Every year in March Düsseldorf becomes the centre and hub of the international wine and spirits sector. This year ProWein attracted more than 52,000 trade visitors – a rise of 7% from the previous year (49,048 visitors in 2014). It was soon followed by another significant international wine event – Vinitaly. In 2015 Vinitaly draw attention...