Vintage Chianti Classico 2009

Vintage Chianti Classico 2009 will be good, says italian wine merchants Chianti Classico Consortium. The production will be 268.000 hectoliters, about the same amount in 2008. 'Optimistic forecasts - consortium says - is wasted in previous weeks, but the belief of facing a great 2009, we have these days, touch the fruit of patient work of recent months: the fruit arrived in cellar good shape, thanks to a fairly balanced season, especially until the month of June. " Consider the weather in September, "the grape has been completed in most of the vineyards of Chianti, optimal ripeness. The favorable seasonal pattern "has thus provided the best conditions to bring mature fruits in the cellar, the acidity and a good aromatic complexity." "Now - commented Marco Pallanti, president of the Consortium - the nature will give witness to the work of man, Chianti producers, who for many years now has been shaped by great wines, Chianti classico, recognized and rewarded throughout the world." Results which, it explains, will give a new strength and convey optimism wine growers of the area. "The harvest in 2009 - concluded the consortium - also encourages further Chianti Classico: after the first signs of recovery with renewed confidence the producers expect a full exit from the current economic crisis."

After the wine aging Barolo 2005 and Barbaresco 2006 are ready

They are ready to be put on the market:italian wines Barolo 2005 and Barbaresco 2006. After the period of aging, the two new vintages will be presented to the public in one of the Grand Hotel in Via Veneto in Roma. Barolo 2005 was produced in 10,558,400 bottles. A historical record that , for the second time, pass the fateful share of 10 million bottles. This result comes from 330 italian wine merchants companies of which 230 have their own winery vinification and bottling in the 11 municipalities in the area of production, such as, Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Cherasco, Diano d'Alba, Grinzane Cavour, La Morra, Monforte d 'Alba, Novello, Roddi, Serralunga d'Alba and Verduno. Lower numbers for the Barbaresco 2006 which reached a total production of 4,190,767 bottles, marketed by 200 italian wine merchants companies of which 120 have their headquarters in the towns of Barbaresco, Neive, Treiso and Alba. "These two wines - underlined the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of Cuneo Cuneo Confcommercio, Ferruccio Dardanelles - represent an extraordinary heritage and proud that it bears all over the world the charm of two unique products, born in our land and followed with great professionalism by winemakers and wineries strong of a great tradition, aimed at consumers who know how to recognize their requirements. The two kings of the DOC wines, despite the crisis, and attempts to imitate, maintain their scepter and still ringed primates".

Coprovi italian wine merchants, from Lazio to China

Coprovi italian wine merchants, DOC wines of a landmark cooperative wine from Lazio, arrive soon in China. In June - has announced the managing director of winery, and President of Lazio Assoenologi, Nicola Di Bari - begin to deliver in China 100 thousand hectoliters of wine, container, bulk of which will be bottled on site by a company , mostly Chinese and Japanese to 35%, which produces beer in China and already has a distribution network and wants to expand the range of wines offered with the doc. Do not hide the satisfaction, at the annual congress of italian wine merchants, Coprovi administrator for this agreement, the quantities are very important for the cellar of Lazio who has a thousand members and 60 years old - 48 of which run the same Di Bari -, 20 million euros of turnover, with a production of 300 thousand hectoliters of which 30-35% goes to export. Coprovi is already present on the Chinese market by a couple of years, with sales of Trebbiano Doc, Doc Velletri and Malvasia, bottled and distributed in the area of Quangzhun, south near Hong Kong.