A flat 15 percent tariff, a weak dollar, and softening American demand pulled Italy’s wine exports down $340 million in 2025. Where the losses landed, why Germany held firm, and the new map Italian producers are drawing.
The aperitivo began as a glass of aromatized wine in 1786 Turin. Most wine lists now treat the first pour as an afterthought.
The crown cap is the tell. Lift a bottle of pétillant naturel out of an ice bucket and what stares…
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