Rosé wine on the international market

The great success of the Rosé wines definitely comes from the country where they are protagonists of excellence: France.
In addition to being important producers, the French are also great consumers (31% in 2018), a phenomenon that is constantly growing. The most significant data regarding consumption, however, comes from the USA, with a + 23.3% recorded in 2019 and is showing significant growth also during first quarter of 2022.

Italy represents the fifth market in the world for rosé wines with a consumption of 13% of the total (Euromonitor International data), preceded by the United States (17%) and Spain (15%). Italy is also establishing itself as one of the main producers of Rosé wines, with about 7% of world production.
It is therefore a market with multiple opportunities, which can represent a real world driver, given the very encouraging consumption figures, especially in terms of export. In this market, Spain leads the way with 42%, displacing France, which is penalized by strong domestic consumption (14% of bottled wine).

Raising the concept of Made in Italy in the Rosé wine category is certainly a win win, given the strong demand globally. Italian labels would certainly be among the first choices, thanks to the manifesto of excellence that our country can claim.

Our selection

We have selected the best grapes to create two lines of Rosé wines with unique characteristics: Voga Italia, Vitis Nostra and She’s Always Rosè.

Volcanic Wines from mineral soils

Thanks to their sandy characteristics, with powdery ashes, volcanic soils have what is needed to obtain great quality grapes. They are rich in phosphorus, magnesium and potassium, delivering to wine unique characteristics in terms of elegance, complexity and longevity.
The most popular are white volcanic wines, characterized by a good sapidity difficult to reach in other soils, and above all by great minerality, acidity and uncommon aging capacity.

Appassimento style wines of Enoitalia

Enoitalia produces different wines produced with the drying method, from the Appassimento Salento IGT with Emporium and Aristocratico to Valpolicella Ripasso DOC and Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Terra Venetica produced with organic grapes and Valpolicella Ripasso DOC and Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Aristocratico.

The latest addition to Appassimento style wines is Neroperso, which pays homage to this century old winemaking method. A method that was widely practiced throughout Mediterranean countries and little has changed since ancient times.

How can you recognize vegan wines

The claim “vegan wine” or similar is to all intents and purposes information that is currently not specifically regulated by either EU or national regulations. In the new EU regulation on labeling (Reg. CE 1169/2011) it is envisaged that in the future rules will be defined for the use of voluntary information also relating to the characteristics of foods to be defined as vegetarian or vegan. But today the “vegan” or “vegetarian” claims are configured only as optional information, which as such must be subject to the general rules on labeling, that is truthfulness, non-deceitfulness, objectivity.

Companies, such as Enoitalia, who want to guarantee consumers that their wines are obtained without the use of ingredients of animal origin, follow a strict certification procedure carried out by certified organizations. The Bio Vegan certification is issued by ICEA (Ethical and Environmental Certification Institute) after rigorous checks and guarantees further certainty of the quality of the products and of the commitment to a more sustainable future that respects the environment and animals. It is a voluntary certification created by ICEA, not mandatory by law, and is granted only to those products that meet certain basic requirements. For more information visit the ICEA website.

Rosé wines in the world

On international markets, rosé wine has a great success that started from France. In 2018, the French consumed 31% more rosé, with record-breaking sales reaching champagnes and still wines. Surely the most important growth for the consumption of rosé wines comes from the USA, with a + 23.3% recorded in 2018.

The arrival of Prosecco rosé DOC – with the production target of 15-20 million bottles by 2020 – can give a considerable boost to the Italian production of rosé wines, which today represent about 10% of the over 20 million hectoliters bottled every year around the world. Just over double what they do in Provence alone (5.5%), and just over a third of the French total(28%).

Enoitalia’s Prosecco rosé DOC

VOGA Italia, Enoitalia’s historic brand sold in 80 countries, welcomes the company’s first Prosecco rosé DOC. The iconic bottles of the line suggest an elegant and refined lifestyle that is well suited to the new wine and the idea of quality drinking.

Lugana wine markets

22 million bottles sold worldwide in 2019, + 27% compared to the previous year. 70% of the production is exported, mostly to Germany and USA. The United States show interest in the DOC with +15% of imported bottles in 2019 compared to 2018, confirming its position as a market with a great potential for importing Lugana italian wine.

The DOC Lugana in terms of positioning is the Italian white wine with the highest average price on the shelf, reaching 8 Euros per bottle, with an increase of 35.7% in value and 31% in volume over the previous year (dynamics that actually affected the entire sector, causing significant changes in national and international purchasing trends). *

*Source: Lugana Protection Consortium.

A tale of two vines: comparing Italian Zinfandel and Californian Zinfandel

When you say Primitivo, Puglia first comes to mind but it is an International grape variety. It can be found in the United States, in California, with the name of Zinfandel. It has been cultivated here since 1860 and represents one of the oldest imported varieties. The similarity between Primitivo and Zinfandel is to be attributed in 1969 to Austin Goheen, plant pathologist and professor at the University of Davis, who first understood that the Apulian Primitivo (Italian Zinfandel) and the Californian Zinfandel could be genetically identical. More recent studies have established that the probable area of origin of Primitivo is Montenegro and Dalmatia and then landed in Puglia.

The Italian area of greatest production is that of the DOC Manduria which extends east from the city of Taranto, along the coast of the Gulf of Taranto for about 40 km. The climate is typical of southern Puglia, hot, dry and with a rather flat coastal topography, largely made up of plains that slope gently towards the sea.

Who chooses Italian Zinfandel

Primitivo wine is gaining recognition both nationally and internationally and is growing 21% in consumption, a favorite among Italians. Overall, annual production stands at 25 million bottles. 70% of all the Italian Zinfandel produced is exported to Germany, Switzerland, South America and South East Asia. It is a wine particularly loved by women (46% choose it).

Food Pairings

Primitivo requires dishes that balance its tannins. The ideal combinations, therefore, are roasted red meat, grilled or with spiced sauces, but also game and braised meat. The more versatile young versions can also accompany legume soups and first courses with meat sauces. The older vintages, on the other hand, combine very well with seasoned pecorino, but the structure and boldness also make them ideal as meditation wines, a more marked feature in the case of the natural sweet Manduria Primitivo, which is suitable for refined combinations, with dry pastry, toasted almonds and cheeses with a stronger flavor. Sweet Primitivo wine pairs well with aged cheeses, dry pastries and chocolate.

Everyone loves organic wine

Organic wine is more and more appreciated by consumers. It’s definitely a growing trend and has become a life style.
Consumers are focusing more and more on eco-friendly products and searching for authenticity when making a purchase.

Italian organic wine in numbers

The numbers of organic grown grapes have tripled in recent years. Organic vineyards in Italy now represent 12% of the total, thanks to the regions of Puglia, Sicily and Tuscany which represent the most significant numbers.

Sales of organic wines

Sales have shown a significant growth as well. Organic wine is no longer a trend exclusively in northern European countries. Now 38% of Italians are buying organic and Italian organic wines are very much appreciated abroad. In Germany it’s worth up to 33% of total export, USA is now up to 12% followed by Sweden, Canada and Switzerland with 8% and China 7%.

Amarone wine, a king

among Valpolicella wines

Amarone comes from the evolution of Recioto, an ancient sweet and velvety wine. The story of Amarone says it was discovered accidentally because of a forgotten barrel of Recioto, which continued to ferment the sugars into alcohol and changed the wine to become stronger and dryer than the Recioto is.

For such a prestigious wine, the work starts in the vineyard with the selection of the grapes that are harvested by hand between mid-September and the first week of October. Once picked, the grapes are laid out carefully in a single layers, to allow air to circulate around the bunches, in either wooden or plastic trays or on bamboo cane mats and placed in special drying rooms (called fruttai) located generally over the wine cellars, or in some building on the hills.
The grapes remain in the drying rooms for three to four months. During this period their condition is continually monitored: any infected grapes are removed immediately. Meanwhile many changes take place inside the grapes: a reduction in the level of acidity, loss of water and high concentration sugars.

Once the period of drying is completed, the grapes are crushed, fermented at the low natural cellar temperatures of January and February and a period of maceration which may last several months. Amarone red wine undergoes a period of a natural aging in wood for at least two years, which may be in larger Slavonian oak barrels, or in the French barrique.

A red wine

everyone loves

Amarone della Valpolicella is appreciated worldwide with a total export of 65% (Nomisma Wine Monitor – 2019). Traditional markets, such as Germany (16%), USA (15%), Switzerland (12%), UK (11%) and Sweden (11%), as well as new emerging markets, such as China (3%) and Japan (2%) are now appreciating this unique wine. Least but not last, the Italian market has shown a great appreciation for Amarone Valpolicella.

Enoitalia and its Amarone wines: Aristocratico and Terra Venetica

Amarone needs to age at least two years in order to give its best. It’s a structured wine to be paired with meat dishes, game or aged cheeses. It is also ideala s a meditation wine.

Enoitalia produces: Aristocratico and the organic Terra Venetica.

Valpolicella,

a land of great wines

Valpolicella is mostly hilly, it’s located north of Verona with valleys that extend from north to south. Since the roman times, the territory is well known for its resources, from its olive trees to its cherry trees, thanks to its ideal climate, especially in the winter.

For centuries, Valpolicella has been recognized for its big reds: Amarone della Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico and Superiore, Ripasso and Recioto. The native varietals are Corvina, that gives character, roundness and color, Rondinella on the other hand gives the wine its structure. Other varietals are allowed by law only in specific percentages.

Aristocratico, Amarone della Valpolicella 
DOCG from tradition to the red carpet

Aristocratico Amarone della Valpolicella presents its essence in the name: precious, elegant and balanced. It’s a wine that need its time to be appreciated. The best grapes are picked by hand, and placed in special drying rooms. The must is left in contact with the skin for two months. Then the wine is left aging in oak barrels for at least two years. The result is a complex and well balanced wine, a wine of great structure and unique. Aristocratico Amarone Valpolicella has been awarded for its quality and is appreciated world wide.

Terra Venetica Amarone celebrates the history and the land of Valpolicella

Terra Venetica celebrates the greatness and the history of the Venetic civilization, its culture and traditions. It’s an organic Amarone wine that received important awards.
It is produced in total respect of nature, without the use of herbicides, pesticides and insecticides, thus conserving the characteristics of its terroir.

The safeguard of the balance between man and nature is the base of the production of Terra Venetica Amarone, which also reflects in Enoitalia’s commitment by joining VIVA, a project of the Italian Environment Ministry for viticulture sustainability.

Terra Venetica Amarone red wine is crafted with native organic grapes of Valpolicella: Corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone. The best grapes are picked by hand, and placed in special drying room, then the grapes have a concentration of sugars of about 25%-30%. The must is left in contact with the skin for two months. Then the wine is left aging in oak barrels for at least two years. The result is a dry red wine, elegant and sophisticated.