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WinesChianti meets U.S Consul general in Florence
"Our wine is increasingly loved overseas; let's strengthen this bond"
A "toast" to seal the historic friendship between Tuscany and the United States. In recent days, the president of the Chianti Wine Consortium Giovanni Busi and the director Marco Alessandro Bani met with... more
WinesWinelivery also wants to reach small towns
Exclusive interview with the CEO and founder Francesco Magro
Record numbers are those recorded in 2020 by Winelivery, the 30-minute delivery service of wine, drinks, beverages and snacks at the ideal temperature. We talked about it with the CEO and founder Francesco Magro. more
WinesMasi Agricola signs an agreement for the Patent box
Significant certification of brand value
Masi Agricola Spa, a company listed on AIM Italia of the Italian Stock Exchange, leading producer of Amarone and premium wines, has signed a prior agreement with the Revenue Agency - Regional Directorate... more
WinesFY2020 ends positively for Fantini Group
Turnover grew by + 8%, above expectations
The annus horribilis 2020 closes with a balance sheet above expectations for Fantini Group, a company active since the beginning of 1994, which, starting from Ortona in Abruzzo, has gradually made space... more
WinesTannico: 2021 will be the year of small artisan labels
Exclusive interview with CEO and co-founder Marco Magnocavallo
After a record 2020, with an 82% growth in revenues compared to the previous year, Tannico aims to further improve the selection of labels (focusing on small artisan businesses) and consolidate its presence abroad. CEO and co-founder Marco Magnocavallo unveils it to EFA News. more
WinesAvignonesi becomes a benefit company
The historic Tuscan winery has focused on organic and biodynamic agriculture
The historic Avignonesi winery, founded in 1974 in Montepulciano and acquired in 2009 by Virginie Saverys, a Belgian entrepreneur who led the turning point towards organic and biodynamic agriculture, has... more
WinesSvinando lands in Germany
The new platform of Italian Wine Brands
Svinando lands in Germany. This was announced by Italian Wine Brands which controls the platform, among the first to have adopted the model of private wine sales online. Svinando landed on the German market... more
WinesFantini lands in Spain with Finca Fella
It aims to internationalize with high-end wines
Fantini Group lands in Spain with Finca Fella. The wine group founded in Abruzzo by Valentino Sciotti, leader among the exporting companies of Southern Italy, welcomes in its system the Iberian wine reality,... more
WinesFoodtech: the Vivino app raises $ 155 million
The marketplace funds raised have reached 221 million dollars
Vivino, an online wine marketplace and app, has raised $155 million in Series D funding to support its expansion and investment into smarter artificial intelligence (AI). The Series D round was led by... more
WinesFrom Primum Familiae Vini an award to family companies
Among the finalists also the Italian Giusto Manetti Battiloro
In February, the twelve Pfv families will meet to select the winner. The final decision will be announced in March 2021. more
WinesSpain. Do Utiel-Requena, sales down by 9.7% in 2020
The harvest was positive, with 503 liters / square meter produced
The Do Utiel-Requena closed 2020 with over 30.7 million back labels produced by registered wineries, reporting a drop in sales of 9.7% compared to the previous year, which was caused by the pandemic situation,... more
WinesThe Lambrusco protection consortium is born
From the merger of the protection consortia of Modena, Reggio Emilia and of Reno
As anticipated by EFA News (see article dated 2/10/2020 ), the Italian Lambrusco protection consortium is born, which today elected its board of directors. A reality created by the merger of the protection... more
WinesWinelivery closes the year with + 600% and a positive Ebitda
700 thousand apps downloaded, 7.5 million euros of consolidated turnover
Winelivery, a beverage home delivery service, closes 2020 with an app penetration rate on the Italian population of over 1.2%, thanks to over 700,000 apps downloaded, and 7.5 million euros of consolidated... more
WinesDigital campaigns push Brunello to USA and Canada
End-of-year sales quadrupled in the USA, revenues in Ontario (+ 60.5%)
Almost 18 thousand bottles of Brunello (+ 300% on 2019) sold in the US between September and November 2020 on the Wine.com platform alone and a growth of 60.5% in value in the sales of LCBO, the Canadian... more
WinesFrance. Cut in sales also for Rémy Cointreau
Registered -4.1% in the first nine months of 2020
Rémy Cointreau achieved a turnover of 780.9 million Euros in the first nine months of its last fiscal year, which ended in December, recording a decrease of 4.1% compared to the same period of the previous... more
WinesItalian Wine Brands closes 2020 with revenues up 29.7%
Export and e-commerce support the growth trend
Italian Wine Brands SpA confirms the positive trend of the first half of the year and achieves consolidated revenues as of 31 December 2020 of Euro 204.3 million (+ 29.7% compared to 31 December 2019). The... more
WinesSpain. Horeca closures impact on Bienzo Dop
Sales register -14.8% compared to the previous year
The designation of origin of Bierzo wines closed the year 2020 with a total of 7.5 million back labels, 14.8% less than the previous year. Compared to 2018, the decrease is 7.46%.Sales were "strongly affected... more
WinesBrunello di Montalcino, sales well thanks to 2015 and 2016 vintages
+ 12% the Brunello strips delivered in 2020
"Considering the current situation - said the president of the Brunello di Montalcino wine consortium, Fabrizio Bindocci - the general result is absolutely positive, even if in normal conditions the growth would have been at least double". more
WinesChiaretto di Bardolino: the new trade campaign in US is underway
Aimed on one hand to importers, distributors and buyers, on the other to sommeliers
The initiative aims to increase the sales of Veronese pink wine in the US market and the number of producers exporting to US more
BeverageIwse acquires Wine Intelligence
The range of data on the beverage world expands
Iwse, a global provider of beverage industry data, has acquired the wine market research firm Wine Intelligence, founded in 2002 by Lulie and Richard Halstead and present in more than 35 markets around... more
WinesProsecco Doc: over 500 million bottles in 2020
The Consortium: "Historic milestone but not a point of arrival"
Doc Prosecco closed the year with a 2.8% growth compared to the certified volumes in 2019 which, in absolute values, means an increase of just under 14 million bottles. “This is a historic milestone", c... more
WinesMasi, Vineyard Brands brings Serego Alighieri wines to USA
The US importer is specialized in premium and ultrapremium wines
Vineyard Brands is an importer of fine wines operating throughout the United States, representing over 85 wine brands from the most important wine producing countries, mainly French. more
WinesConstellation Brands and E&J Gallo complite $ 810 million wine deal
The sale includes part of the portfolio, five wineries and the polyphenolics asset
Constellation Brands has completed the sale of over 30 wine brands to E&J Gallo Winery, two years after the agreement was announced. Closing of deal follows Federal Trade Commission approval on December... more
WinesItalian Wine Brands distributes the dividend despite Covid
Will be paid 0.4 euros per share
The board of directors of Italian Wine Brands, a company listed on AIM Italia, has approved the proposal for the distribution of an additional ordinary dividend of € 0.4 for each share that will be entitled t... more
WinesValpantena merges with Cantina of Custoza
The majority of the shareholders's assembly, in favor
President Luigi Turco: "A concrete growth project, our commitment remains valid". Financial year 2019/20 has also been approved. more
WinesThe online wine shop Etilika.it boosts its growth thanks to Mamacrowd
Equity crowdfunding campaign for € 500,000 collection target
Etilika, the Italian e-commerce focused on national wines, launches its equity crowdfunding campaign on Mamacrowd in order to accelerate its internationalization and catalogue expansion. After closing... more
WinesChina. The Excellent Wine Producer 2020 at Donnafugata
The prize is awarded by WineIta
The prestigious award assigned by WineIta, the most important information portal dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of Italian wines in China. more
WinesItalmobiliare completes its investment in Callmewine.com
About € 13 million to help finance the plan to develop the wine's e-commerce platform
Today, Italmobiliare completed the acquisition (through a vehicle company) of a shareholding representing 60% of the capital of the company that owns Callmewine.com, as announced last December the 3rd.The... more
WinesBrexit, the wine sector in alarm
The prospect of tariffs is frightening
Prosecco and Pinot Grigio, mostly produced in Veneto, which together with the other Italian sparkling wines in addition to the Piedmontese and Sicilian PDOs represent 60% (and the equivalent of almost 500 million euros) of Italian wine exports to the UK. more
WinesToso wines will also be uncorked in Ukraine
With the support of Sace. Also Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus in the future of the Cuneo winery
With the support of SACE, Cuneo-based Toso SpA has finalized an operation for the supply of products to a leading Ukrainian company, specialized in the wholesale and retail trade of wines and dairy products... more