PROWEIN 2013: BUSY, SUCCESSFUL AND INSPIRING (9)
Three days long, 44000 professional visitors from all over the world gathered at ProWein in Düsseldorf; nearly 3500 more visitors than in 2012, 4783 exhibitors from 48 countries. I enjoyed it very much, especially because I had some beautiful and very enticing (re) discoveries! ITALY CANTINA DI SOAVE – ROCCA SVEVA (Veneto) It was a [...]
CHIANTI COLLI FIORENTINI DOCG 2012 HARVEST: GOOD QUALITY!
Just received from Italy… Thank you Francesco Reggiani CHIANTI COLLI FIORENTINI DOCG HARVEST 2012: THE SUMMER DROUGHT HAS NOT DAMAGED QUALITY The first impressions of the 2012 wine season emerge after de-vatting. The threat of a repeat of 2003 has been avoided, thanks to the end-of-August rain and the experience of the wine producers FLORENCE [...]
CRISIS “NOT A PROBLEM” FOR BIG ITALIAN NAMES
Sharing an article published in the Italian Weekly Wine News Crisis “not a problem” for big names Italian wine’s big names have been stronger than the crisis, with their 2011 turnovers all sporting a plus sign compared to 2010, according to the “Italian Main Companies” report by Mediobanca, which studies the results of some of [...]
COCOFUNGO: TOURING AROUND EUROPEAN CUISINES
Between September 25 and October 26, the mushrooms will speak Italian, French, German and English at the COCOFUNGO gastronomic event in the Marca Trevigiana, Province of Treviso. The COCOFUNGO ASSOCIATION was founded in 1976, born from an idea of Beppe Maffioli (a great man, ambassador of the Treviso gastronomy) with the help of his good friend [...]
AMARONE ROCCA SVEVA 2006: 3 X IWC TROPHY!
The opulent premium-red wine produced by the Cantina di Soave won three accolades at the 2012 edition of the International Wine Challenge during the London International Wine Fair: the Amarone Trophy, the Veneto Trophy and the Italian Red Trophy after being awarded a Gold Medal at the 2012 International Wine Challenge in London. Three trophies [...]