Saturday, November 5, 2016
An average of 175 daily coffee cups are served in every Italian bars
6 billion coffee cups (including espresso and cappuccino) are served in Italian “bar” in a year with a turnover of 6.6 billion Euros and an average of 175 daily coffee served in every coffee shop.
Considering the Italian population between 18 and 65 years old is 34,7 million, that means every other Italian buys a cup of coffee in a bar daily.
While Italian bars brew 17 million cups per day, the whole world enjoys an astonishing number of 2 billion cup a day (read the BBC News article)
Data elaborated from FIPE
Source: La Repubblica article
Sunday, September 4, 2016
Introduction to the World of Wine course
Shanghai, September 3 and 4, 2016 - Italian Sommelier Association - club Shanghai held the first Introduction to the World of Wine seminar in Shanghai. The 2-days, 10-hours seminar was taught in English to an international group of 17 wine enthusiasts (from China, Italy, Philippines, Brazil) and included 4 lessons and 16 different wines.
Friday, August 12, 2016
Chinese wine consumers are rising
Chinese imported wine market is developing and changing. The major consumers have transferred from “Prestige-seeking Traditionalists” to normal consumers who are younger, less interactive, willing to buy entry level wines. The newly emerging consumers drink wines more often than traditional consumers, expecting to seek cost-effective wines.
Sunday, August 7, 2016
ProWine China 2016: list of Italian wineries
ProWine China 2016, 7-9 November 2016, Shanghai, list of Italian wineries:
- AGRIMENT ITALIA
- CALDIROLA
- CANTINA BARTOLOMEO DA BREGANZE
- CANTINA DANESE
- CANTINA TOLLO
- CANTINE SETTESOLI
- CASTELLO RONCADE
- CONTARINI SPUMANTI
- FARNESE GROUP
- GIUSTI DAL COL
- RIVE DELLA CHIESA
- TENUTA CAVALIERE PEPE
- VILLA CANESTRARI
- VILLA DEGLI OLMI
- VINICOLTORI FRIULANI LA DELIZIA
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Dorgali, Isalle Cannonau DOC tasting
Nice and intense wine, slightly strong softness due a powerful alcohol content, 3 months second-hand barrel ageing provides very gentle tannins.
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Friday, May 6, 2016
Apulian Aglianico and Primitivo blind tasting
Colle Petrito, Aglianico, IGT Puglia, 2011, (grape: 100% Aglianico; ageing: 4 to 6 months in French barrique)
Cantine Polvanera, La Marchesana Primitivo, IGT Puglia, 2011 (Organic), (grape: 100% Primitivo; ageing: stainless steel tanks for at least 9 months followed by maturation in bottle for 4 months)
Conti Zecca, Donna Marzia Primitivo, IGT Salento, 2012, (grapes: 85% Primitivo, 15% others; ageing: maturation in epoxy resin-lined cement tank)
Cantine Polvanera, La Marchesana Aglianico, IGT Puglia, 2011 (Organic), (grape: 100% Aglianico; ageing: stainless steel tanks for at least 9 months followed by maturation in bottle for 15 months)
Friday, April 15, 2016
Champagne: in 2015 produced 312 million bottles
Overall, in 2015, Champagne cellars have produced 312,531,444 bottles, with a +1.7% growth and a turnover of 4.75 billion Euros (average 15.2 Euros per bottle), which represents the best commercial performance in the Champagne history.
Italy continues growing its purchases of Champagne, in 2015 with 6.3 million bottles ordered it is the seventh export market for this famous French wine.
Source: Ansa.it article
OperaWine 2016 showcases Top 100 Italian wineries
At Vinitaly, Italy’s largest wine fair, more than 4,000 producers will present their wines to thousands of trade members and consumers from April 10 to 13 in Verona, as the event celebrates its 50th anniversary.
OperaWine is a microcosm, or distillation, of Vinitaly, presenting 100 Italian wine producers selected by Wine Spectator for their high quality, historical significance and regional prominence.
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Valdo Prosecco tasting
- Valdo, Cuvée Viviana, Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze DOCG (Dry)
- Valdo, Cuvée del Fondatore, Prosecco Superiore Valdobbiadene DOCG Millesimato 2013 (Brut)
- Valdo, Marca Oro, Prosecco Superiore Valdobbiadene DOCG (Extra Dry)
Monday, March 28, 2016
Internationalization of high-end Italian family wine business
International Marketing Trend Conference 2016, Venice, January 21st-23rd 2016
“Internationalization of Family Business in High-Range Italian Wine: the Perspective of Some Italian Key Players”
Some interesting remarks extrapolated from the abstract:
Italian wine positioning
“Italy and France share the leadership of the world wine exports in 2014, with a significant difference: Italy leads in export volumes (20.5 against 14.7 million hl of France); France in revenues (7.94 billion € against 5.11 billion € of Italy). The internationalization strategies of Italian wine are still influenced by a positioning problem, expressed by the average export price: € 2.49/liter of Italian wine against € 5,4/liter of French wine, compared to a world average export price of € 2.6/liter”
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