Wine News
Marsala: Giacomo Rallo has died
The wine world loses a great personality: yesterday morning in Marsala, Giacomo Rallo, founder of the Donnafugata winery, died suddenly. The funeral is scheduled for this afternoon at 4 PM in Marsala, at the Chiesa Madre. Cavaliere del la...
Vinitaly 2016, the record-breaking fair
Verona, as every year, has become the capital of wine — and not exclusively Italian wine. It earned this title not only due to the presence at Vinitaly of the highest state officials, from President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella — who inaugurated the event on Sunday, April 10 — to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi...
Lidl and the "Honest" Tasting Notes
In the past we have already talked about large-scale retail, Private Label and some wines sold at Lidl, such as the Gamay and the Montepulciano "pushed" by Luca Maroni; today instead we are talking about the communication strategy of the company that, in Italy, has managed to conquer the discount market...
Would you like to sleep among the rows of vines?
If we asked any of our readers to associate a drink with Germany, the answer would probably (if not certainly) be beer! You won't be surprised, then, to read that The Barrel was born right there: a Bed & Breakfast that gives its guests the opportunity to sleep in enormous barrels dating back to the nineteenth century...
Sting, Sister Moon and the Charge of the 101 at Operawine
We have spoken on several occasions about Sting, his winery, and the story of the "workers" who, in order to harvest grapes with the former Police singer, would have had to shell out considerable sums of money to stay as guests at the farm. Today, however, we celebrate the "Sister Moon" wine, named after one of the artist's songs, which has been selected among the 101 wines chosen by Wine Spectator for OperaWine, the event that will open the fiftieth edition of Vinitaly on April 9th.
Amazon Revolutionizes the World of Wine
Jeff Bezos and Amazon have brought innovation and change to countless fields: from selling books to ultra-fresh products, through the Prime service and their excellent handling of returns and replacements. Now that the well-known por...
Palmaz Vineyards: Wine Submarine
In the United States, as we know, technology is always at the center of attention, even in the world of wine. Palmaz Vineyards, a cutting-edge winery on Mount George, has decided to use nuclear submarine technology to control the ferme...
Gualtiero Marchesi: the sandwich for McDonald's and the wine he can't stand
They'd drink Cola and hate wine while pretending to love it: according to one of the most renowned chefs, chefs are hypocrites and wine "disgusts" them! Gualtiero Marchesi reportedly said exactly that, adding: "I haven't drunk wine since I was 17...
Benoit Violier: suicide from stress or wine fraud?
The death of Benoit Violier, a forty-four-year-old Franco-Swiss chef at the Hotel de Ville in Crissier, near Lausanne, has recently caused a stir. Many theories lie behind his suicide, but lately a fraud involving certain French wines is gaining ground...
Smart corks: enemies of fraud and poorly stored products
Are you afraid of fraud? Well, rightly so, with everything you hear in the world of wine (and beyond!). To help consumers, who are often left entirely on their own, NFC (Near Field Communication) technology arrives — also used for smartphone payments...
Tired of Reality Shows? You Haven't Seen Uncorked Yet
Yes, even we at Wineatwine are starting to talk to you about reality TV! No, it's not to increase the number of visits to our portal, nor to make De Filippi happy!!! In the USA, as always a hotbed of new ideas when it comes to reali...
Somm: Into the bottle
The "link" between wine and cinema is something tangible in many ways — I personally enjoy sipping a good wine during a quality film; just as we have already talked in the past about films that connect the two worlds. Today we talk about Somm: Into the Bottle...