Half glass of wine each day can help living four or five years longer

The wine is good and extends men's life, so much that half glass a day add 5 years to your life. It seems a spot for some wine association, but the news comes from a Dutch study that has analyzed habits of about 1,400 middle-aged men followed for over 40 years. The study showed that regular drinking a small amount of alcohol increases the longevity. Half glass a day is the right measure: those who do it, can live about four or five years longer than others. Not only. Who consumes up to two glasses of wine, two pints of beer or two doses of spirits a day tend to live about two years longer respect no-drinkers. The researchers from Wageningen University Netherlands analyzed 1374 men of 40 years born between 1900 and 1920, examining up to 2000 habits at table, with alcohol and smoking and body mass index of each one, also recorded the prevalence infarction, stroke, diabetes and cancer group. Well, the study found that wine is a double wire bound with a lower risk of death from all causes. "He who already consume alcoholic beverages should do so in light whilst one or two glasses a day, and preferably of wine," suggests Martinette Streppel, Dutch university nutritionist. "The cardio-protective effects of alcohol and wine only justify a slight consumption in middle-aged men. Drinking in a more heavy, in fact - Streppel added to British newspaper 'Daily Mail' - can lead to accidents, cancer and cirrhosis of the liver. And yet, since the consumption of alcohol dependence can start to drink because of positive effects on health is not advisable. " Researchers have seen that the consumption of no more than 20 grams of alcohol a day - one cup contains about 10 - requires a reduced risk of death by 36% compared to that of teetotalers. And the reduction of the danger increases for those who, among all the possible drinks, like wine. In general, those who drink half a glass of wine a day doc has a 40% reduction in overall mortality and a lower 48% of cardiovascular death. All this translates into a life higher for light drinkers.

Brunello for the first time recognized in South Korea

"For the first time a foreign geographical indication is being recorded in South Korea as "geographical collective brand" and the fact that involves Brunello, one of the Prince of Made in Italy, gives me great satisfaction". The italian Minister for Agricultural Food and Forest Luca Zaia comments the news of the first geographical recognition in South Korea, subject to the law of the Korean brands. "The summit meeting of Agriculture Ministers concluded a few days ahead of G8 summit - said Zaia - has recognized the importance of identity and spatial patterns of economic production that defend and protect and this recognition is another step forward in the right direction". The Minister will continue to work because "the same protection to ensure that made in Italy products, entrepreneurs and consumers in "Belpaese" may extend outside our borders." The Consortium for the protection of the wine Brunello di Montalcino has achieved this goal at the end of a journey that began with the application for approval June 5 2007.

Santa Margherita italian wine merchants 2008 profits

Santa Margherita italian wine merchants closed 2008 with growth of 6% of consolidated turnover, a business of 88 million euros, an EBITDA of 22.6 and a net profit of 12.2 million. "The positive results confirm - said AD Ettore Nicoletto - the appreciation of the market for our brands and our products, even in a difficult economic environment. And the validity of the choices and investments, amounting to 17 million for the three years, aimed at improving the structure of production, commercial and organizational. " The Group is driven by the success of Pinot Grigio and other wineries: Franciacorta Ca 'del Bosco with the Alto Adige with Kettmeir, Trentino with Santa Margherita, Veneto Prosecco Eastern and yet with Santa Margherita and Torresella, Chianti Classico with Lamole by Lamole and Vistarenni Maremma, Tenuta Sassoregale with and Sicily with Terrelìade Feudo and Zirtari. Strategies for 2009 point to consolidation in the Italian, U.S., Canadian and English market and the development of other European markets, China, India and Australia.

Italian wine merchants Campari go for wine

They are strong and they have money: check out at italian wine merchants Campari. Among the major international realities of the beverage, with a turnover in 2008 of 942.3 million euros, 70.5% in spirit, the Campari Group is a player ready to go for shopping in the wine world. For example, in the italian north east, if it is true how someone say,that Campari is watching with interest the Masi italian wine merchants.
For now, the wine area represents 16.7% of business and includes Campari engagement in Cinzano (sparkling wines and vermouth) and the six companies grouped under the baby "Polo wine Campari".
"Our strategy is to develop a portfolio of quality Italian wines that cover the more famous region in Italy", says Gianni Marzagalli, managing director of Campari wine area. "The creation of a division of wine in our group is different compared to other activities of our holding. The mission is to become one of the main players in the wine world, both on the domestic market, mature and competitive and on export markets, where we see good growth opportunities". The crisis is not breaking Campari programs. "We are convinced that the best strategy is pursue excellence through quality control of all production phases, from the vineyard to the cellar", adds Marzagalli. "Only with a portfolio of excellence it's possibile to get into wine markets and to grasp quickly the challenges and opportunities".

Gancia, italian wine mechants, inventor of sparkling wine

"Gancia is a bear who has awakened from a long hibernation, he changed clothes and now wants to regain the weight that it should have on the market".These are the words of Paolo Fontana, ad of italian wine merchants Gancia.
It was founded in 1850 by Carlo Gancia in the Piemonte (north west region of Italy), and was a pioneer in creating the first Italian sparkling wine.

Paolo Fontana has now received all the powers from Vallarino Gancia, brand owner, who have left the management to become shareholders.

Gancia's revenue at the end of 2008 was 70 million euros in the wine and more than 100 million with the distribution of spirits. The new course? Change of team management, review of the product portfolio and focus on "spumante" sparkling wines (Gancia has invented the first sparkling wine in 1865).

Support of this program come from the commitment of the property, represented by Chairman Lamberto Vallarino Gancia who wants to invest 10 million euros to recapitalize the brand, surprising those who spoke about his abandonment."The first results of 2009 are saying us that we are on a good way", say Paolo Fontana.
In the top ten of 2008 italian wine merchants revenue Gancia is at position number nine.

Italian wine merchants top ten in revenue in 2008

	italian wine merchants	revenue(in milions) 2008	variation (2008/07) %	bottles produced(in milions)
1	Giv, gruppo italiano vini	288	-2,0	82
2	Caviro	211	-3,7	40
3	Cavit	155	-14,8	65
4	Mezzacorona	139	7	40
5	Marchesi Antinori	130	-4,3	19,8
6	Giordano	129	-8,0	33,5
7	Fratelli Martini secondo Luigi	128,2	11	50
8	La-Vis group	100,5	35	30
9	Gancia	70,5	6,8	26,5
10	Cantine coop riunite	89,2	-1,1	59

Italian wine merchants go to far east, India and Singapore

The average consumption of wine in the Indian sub-continent is one tablespoon per year. Certainly this is not a mass-consumption, but given that in India live 1.1 billion people here is that the perspective is reversed, allowing a glimpse of great opportunities for the future of italian wine merchants. These are some of the data processed by Centro Studi Vinitaly in VeronaFiere. After an economic growth of 9.1% for fiscal year 2007/2008, it is stated in a note, India is now recording a growth rate lower, but still higher than other economies, at around 5%.
The 'upper class' of India grows, today represents about 2% of the population, between 20 and 25 million people. More specifically, the value of alcoholic drinks consumed in India is about to reach eleven digits (currently worth 9 billion euro) and if it is true that this market is now heavily focused on beer and spirits, the italian wine merchants are already preparing their products for indian market. It is no coincidence that, as regards the wine, consumption will grow steadily by 20% annually, with preference towards aromatic whites to marry with the spicy cuisine of the subcontinent. A different but no less interesting, is offered by Singapore. Faced with a local market numerically small (about 4 and a half million inhabitants), the growing strategic importance to the role of wine hub "which represents the small country in Southeast Asia, mainly aimed at China. A showcase now occupied almost entirely by France (75.9%) and Australia (11%), but where the Italian wines, which now represent just 2.3% of the total, can aspire to significant achievements. The total import of wine from our country was 287.2 million euros in 2007, with a growth rate of around 6% in recent years.

italian wine merchants love Usa

American woman, 35 years old, income of about 75mila dollars a year, she looks for Italian wine, preferably red. It's the identikit of the average consumer of wine in the U.S., according to data compiled by the Center for Studies Vinitaly VeronaFiere presented today 2 april 2009 in Vinitaly in the course of the conference "The new frontiers and opportunities for Italian wine merchants in the U.S. market".
Even in times of crisis, the wine in the United States shows no signs of recession, confirming itself as a great opportunity for Italian wine merchants. In 2008 the U.S. market closed "stable", standing at around 3.6 billion bottles consumed, in line with the results of the previous year. A master in the choices of consumers is still red wine, which in the U.S. represents about 44% of the market.
Looking at these perspectives that many italian wine merchants, in October 2009, will fly to the United States to Vinitaly U.S. Tour 2009 -
Exhibition of quality Italian wines that will touch the most important places for the exchange of goods of the agri-food sector.
It will begin October 19 in San Francisco, a city opened for the new trends and receptive particularly with regard to the consumer ( California is the first American consumer of wine). 21 october 2009 Vinitaly U.S. Tour will be in Chicago, one of the ten most influential cities in the world and among the largest trade fair and exhibition centers of the globe and then Houston, Texas.

2009, Italian wine merchants +12% in Uk

2009 start with a positive sign for the Italian wine merchants that go to Uk: in January there was an increase in value of 12% of the export from Italy to British market, for a total value of 571 million pounds. There was also an increase of 4% of the volume and 8% of the average price per bottle, which arrives at 3.91 pounds against 3.63 pounds of the same period in 2008, according to Nielsen data. This is what emerged at the conference organized by Fedagri-Confcooperative under Vinitaly in Verona.
In Uk Retail (GDO) , which sells 80% of the wine, has been a growing demand for higher-end wines at £ 3 (+31%). Growing consumption of white wines (share 65.8%, +4% compared to January 2008) and red (25.2%, +4%) and there is a real boom in rosé (8.9 %, +8%). England, said the president-Fedagri Confcooperative Paolo Bruni, is a country where food is sold mostly in supermarkets, where our italian wine merchants are leaders because their business model has price, quality and volumes to be "the ideal Gdo partner".