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The Trouble with Gewürztraminer
The trouble with Tribles, as Star Trek fans all know, is that everyone falls in love with them at first sight. The trouble with Gewürztraminer is very different! >>><< Sue and I were fortunate to attend a big dinner at Cantina Tramin‘s strikingly beautiful winery a few years ago. Although I can’t really remember what […]
by Mike Veseth2 viewsitalian-winewinewine-markets - news
Small is Beautiful: Bulichella’s Distinctive Tuscan Coast Wines
This is not an easy time to be an Italian winemaker. There is climate change to deal with, of course, and the global fall in wine (and alcohol in general) consumption. Add to this the dramatic 28 percent decline in shipments of Italian wine to the U.S. market that has been reported recently by the […]
by Mike Veseth4 viewsitalian-winewinewine-markets - news
Existential Threat? Anatomy of Italy’s Wine Crisis
It is cold comfort for U.S. winegrowers, producers, distributors, and retailers, but they are not alone in suffering a cascade of wine market woes. Recent reports from Italy, for example, paint an increasingly clear picture of a major wine-producing country in crisis. UIV Analysis Focuses on Exports The Unione Italiana Vini, which has more than […]
by Mike Veseth4 viewseconomic-crisisitalian-winewinewine-markets - news
Tenuta Licinia: In Praise of Philosophers & their Wines
If you flip to the back of my 2017 book Around the World in Eighty Wines, you’ll find a list of the wines from my global adventures. I didn’t want to just list them alphabetically or sort by price or critic rating. Organizing them by country of origin didn’t seem right, either. So I invented […]
by Mike Veseth4 viewsitalian-winewinewine-markets - news
Cru Cerrati and Ruchè: Piemonte Wine’s Past, Present, & Future
What do you remember about the hit 1985 film “Back to the Future”? Doc? Marty? The “Chuck Berry” scene? How could you forget that time-traveling DeLorean sports car? I don’t know if anyone thinks much about the film’s deeper messages anymore, but the idea that the future is somehow buried in the past is a […]
by Mike Veseth4 viewsitalian-winewinewine-markets - news
From Sharecroppers to Superstars: Family Wineries in Italy
The arc of the Italian wine industry bends towards quality in the 21st century, something that has become increasingly clear to Sue and me as we have visited many of Italy’s important wine regions in recent years. Quality has not always been Italian wine’s guiding star, however. Piero Antinori’s 2014 book The Hills of Chianti […]
by Mike Veseth4 viewsantiinorifamily-wineriesitalian-winewinewine-historywine-markets