Pot-Pourri

Alice Pizza, Italy’s first pizza chain with more than 190 outlets, plans 25 new openings and 200 hires in 2023. Four years of steady growth and economic sustainability for the Italian company, which in 2022 exceeded 100 million in sales...

The pizzaiolo originally from Naples, owner of the pizzeria “San Ciro,” will teach the secrets of dough and cooking to inmates in Brescia for two months. Ciro Di Maio: “The restaurant industry needs workers, we want to help those who...

Axel Heinz, Director of Ornellaia and Masseto Estates, announces that with the summer of 2023 his Bolgheri experience comes to an end and his horizon turns back to France. Axel Heinz arrived at Bolgheri in 2005 and has supported the...

Cecchetto and AIPD: everything is ready for the bottling of solidarity Roboso. There will be 1,500 bottles produced, all with labels made by the Association’s youngsters, and they will be sold at Vinitaly at the Veneto Region stand. On Saturday,...

The run of Valtellina Casera and Bitto cheeses continues: in 2022, Valtellina’s two iconic PDOs reach a consumer value of 26.8 million euros, putting them up 5.5 percent on the previous year. Leading the way is Valtellina Casera, which with...

With positive resolutions, first from the Fiere di Parma Shareholders’ Meeting on Feb. 7 and then that of the Fiera Milano Board of Directors on Feb. 9, the agreement between the two companies for harmonized management of their events dedicated...

The portal dedicated to tourism promoted by the Consorzio Tutela Morellino di Scansano is back. New graphics, more content and a fun merchandising section. Dedicated app soon available on major digital stores. Simple, clear and immediate, with a completely revamped...

The Onav Scientific Committee comments on Ireland’s labeling proposal that is much discussed these days. And it points out that not enough is said about the work done by science over the years. “It has been 30 years that the...

According to reports from the UIV Observatory, in export 2022 there has been the overtaking of premium wines over popular ones. For President Lamberto Frescobaldi, “the leverage for growth is increasingly based on the concept of luxury and Italianness, rather...

Gioia Cresti and Barbara Tamburini each started their collaboration with Suadela two years ago. Second Collezione degli Enologi to be revealed in April. Suadela announced today that a further two leading Italian winemakers have joined its growing cadre, following collaborations with each...

Success of the 1st Scientific Symposium PDO PGI supply chains with over 800 participants. Qualivita launches international scientific communication project to support Italian agribusiness. “Investing in research means aiming to be increasingly competitive and sustainable. In the Budget Law we...

The international competition dedicated to the Grenache grape variety will celebrate its 11th edition in June in a new format and in New York. The jury will select the best wines that will be officially celebrated at a special gala...

Over 400 samples from 11 countries for the 21st Sol d’Oro, the world’s most selective International Competition reserved for extra virgin olive oils, one of the most important in blind tasting, kicks off tomorrow in Verona. The most important international...

Italy loses a three-star Michelin restaurant. After René Radzepi, one of the world’s most celebrated restaurants, announced the closure of Noma, another piece of news shocks the restaurant world. Chef Norbert Niederkofler’s three-star Michelin restaurant St. Hubertus closes. Down the...

Vito Planeta, brother of Alessio and Santi, who was also involved in the family mission of one of the most important wine companies in Italy (and not only), has passed away at the age of 57. Vito was a great...

Declared the winners for the 45 categories competing in the 18th edition of Unionbirrai’s competition. To Crak Brewery, from the province of Padua, the Brewery of the Year award. Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto were the most awarded regions. The best...

Dino Illuminati left us at the age of 92. Father of the historic Abruzzo winery that brought the wines of its territory to tables around the world. A man of rare honesty and foresight. The entire editorial staff of DoctorWine...

On February 9th at 3 p.m. at Casa Sanremo presents the movie Non morirò di fame (I will not starve). The new film by Umberto Spinazzola starring Michele Di Mauro (Call My Agent Italy), renowned Polish actor Jerzy Stuhr and...

Montalbano and Chianti are the newly formed organic districts that add to Tuscany’s heritage of districts, entities dedicated to the cultivation, breeding, processing and marketing of organically produced agricultural and food products. The two newcomers were presented today as part...

The proposal of the Consortium of Finocchiona IGP in the aftermath of the social giant’s decision to block a campaign, mistaking the term “finocchiona” for an insult: Dear Mark Zuckerberg, we are waiting for you in Tuscany. “An algorithm cannot...

With +35% bottled, the certified quality of Montecucco wines meets the consumption trend established in recent years. The Consortium of Protection confirms the DO’s commitment to sustainability and action to raise awareness of the climate emergency. The year 2023 begins...

The green light in Ireland to “health warnings” on wine, the notices on labels with alarmist warnings about health damage, according to the Italian Wine Union marks an extremely dangerous precedent on labeling; for Federvini it is discriminatory legislation that...