https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy is for a second time fighting to block Croatia’s attempts to get EU recognition for its dessert wine, describing the move as "an attack on Made in Italy". https://www.thelocal.it/20210708/prosecco-wars-italy-protests-croatias-bid-for-special-status-for-its-prosek-wine Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:31:42 +0200 prosecco-wars-italy-protests-croatias-bid-for-special-status-for-its-prosek-wine Brace yourselves, wine lovers. The price of Italian and other European wines in the US could double at the end of January. https://www.thelocal.it/20200103/why-italian-wines-may-soon-cost-twice-as-much-in-the-us Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:55:50 +0100 why-italian-wines-may-soon-cost-twice-as-much-in-the-us Italian authorities have seized hundreds of tubes of Pringles crisps from a supermarket in Veneto after the snack's claim to be “Prosecco-flavoured” sparked outrage in the region, famed for producing the extremely popular sparkling wine. https://www.thelocal.it/20191017/we-cant-tolerate-it-italian-authorities-seize-unauthorised-prosecco-flavoured-pringles Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:01:58 +0200 we-cant-tolerate-it-italian-authorities-seize-unauthorised-prosecco-flavoured-pringles Italy's Prosecco hills north-east of Venice, which have been cultivated for centuries, were on Sunday added to the World Heritage list by the UN cultural organisation. https://www.thelocal.it/20190708/italy-prosecco-hills-added-to-unesco-world-heritage-list Mon, 08 Jul 2019 10:52:31 +0200 italy-prosecco-hills-added-to-unesco-world-heritage-list Skyrocketing global demand for Prosecco may be putting too much strain on the precious soil in northeastern Italy’s vineyards, Italian researchers reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20190528/italys-booming-prosecco-production-is-unsustainable-say-researchers Tue, 28 May 2019 12:17:26 +0200 italys-booming-prosecco-production-is-unsustainable-say-researchers If Britain leaves the EU on March 29th with a so-called hard Brexit, many supporters will likely be celebrating with Union Jack flags and countless bottles of Prosecco. But worried winemakers in Italy fear potential new trade tariffs would put a huge dent in a market which sees a whopping 120 million bottles of Prosecco exported to the UK each year. https://www.thelocal.it/20190313/brexit-prosecco-price-rise-italy-wine-export Wed, 13 Mar 2019 17:34:54 +0100 brexit-prosecco-price-rise-italy-wine-export Demand is soaring for Italian bubbles, with most bottles of fizz going to the UK and US. https://www.thelocal.it/20181217/italian-producers-toast-record-prosecco-sales-worldwide Mon, 17 Dec 2018 15:18:44 +0100 italian-producers-toast-record-prosecco-sales-worldwide On paper it seems as obvious a pairing as a glass of spicy Gewurztraminer with crispy duck and pancakes. Yet Italy, the world's biggest wine producer, is lagging in the fight for sales in China, tipped to become the world's second biggest importer of wine by 2020. https://www.thelocal.it/20170416/how-italys-wine-industry-is-poised-to-china-thanks-to-prosecco Sun, 16 Apr 2017 09:47:06 +0200 how-italys-wine-industry-is-poised-to-china-thanks-to-prosecco Ask Cesare Cecchi about Brexit and he wrinkles his nose as if he has opened a Chianti Classico from his 'Riserva di Famiglia' range and found it to be corked. https://www.thelocal.it/20170412/italys-wine-industry-fears-impact-of-brexit Wed, 12 Apr 2017 10:55:33 +0200 italys-wine-industry-fears-impact-of-brexit Italian businesses operating in the UK are bracing themselves for the impact of Brexit, as are prosecco lovers, who will have to pay more for their favourite Italian sparkling wine. https://www.thelocal.it/20170330/prosecco-brits-will-have-to-pay-more-for-favourite-italian-tipple-brexit Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:02:34 +0200 prosecco-brits-will-have-to-pay-more-for-favourite-italian-tipple-brexit Italy is bidding for its Prosecco Superiore hills, home of the famous sparkling wine, to get Unesco world heritage status, the country's Unesco committee announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170127/italy-wants-prosecco-to-get-unesco-heritage-status Fri, 27 Jan 2017 12:31:21 +0100 italy-wants-prosecco-to-get-unesco-heritage-status There will be no corks popping in Italy if Britain votes to leave the EU on Thursday: winemakers fear Brexit could burst prosecco's bubble in its number one export market. https://www.thelocal.it/20160622/prosecco-panic-in-italy-as-brexit-vote-nears Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:46:58 +0200 prosecco-panic-in-italy-as-brexit-vote-nears Italy’s wine exports were up by six percent in 2015, with the country’s sparkling wine, especially Prosecco, being more popular ever. https://www.thelocal.it/20151231/italys-fizzy-wine-keeps-bursting-champagnes-bubble Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:28:41 +0100 italys-fizzy-wine-keeps-bursting-champagnes-bubble Italians call it a brindisi, the celebratory clinking of glasses to mark a special occasion. https://www.thelocal.it/20151207/bubbling-up-italys-other-ferrari Mon, 07 Dec 2015 09:29:56 +0100 bubbling-up-italys-other-ferrari Italian sparkling wine prosecco has overtaken champagne for the first time in Britain, with sales far outstripping its French rival, according to research released on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150820/prosecco-knocks-fizz-out-of-champagne-in-uk Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:06:04 +0200 prosecco-knocks-fizz-out-of-champagne-in-uk Sales of Prosecco surged last year but lovers of the Italian bubbly might want to moderate their drinking amid fears of a global shortage. https://www.thelocal.it/20150522/producer-warns-of-global-prosecco-shortage Fri, 22 May 2015 13:03:05 +0200 producer-warns-of-global-prosecco-shortage If there was one tipple wine lovers couldn't get enough of last year it was prosecco, the Italian sparkler that has outstripped champagne as the world's favourite bubbly. https://www.thelocal.it/20150327/italian-prosecco-sales-continue-to-fizz Fri, 27 Mar 2015 09:19:07 +0100 italian-prosecco-sales-continue-to-fizz Fake Prosecco is being produced in Russia-annexed Crimea, bursting the bubble of an Italian export boom, farmers' association Coldiretti has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150323/made-in-crimea-prosecco-angers-italians Mon, 23 Mar 2015 14:01:32 +0100 made-in-crimea-prosecco-angers-italians Italy's bubbly producers ended the year on a sparkling note as a record number of people opted for prosecco to toast the New Year. https://www.thelocal.it/20150101/italian-bubbly-producers-enjoy-bumper-new-year Thu, 01 Jan 2015 10:19:25 +0100 italian-bubbly-producers-enjoy-bumper-new-year Foreigners are increasingly taking over traditionally Italian business sectors, such as food and textiles, thanks to their innovative approach and willingness to take risks, according to one expert. https://www.thelocal.it/20140908/daring-foreigners-taking-over-italy-trade Mon, 08 Sep 2014 18:50:00 +0200 daring-foreigners-taking-over-italy-trade