Italy winemakers hail bumper harvest but cut output
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In northern Italy, near Asti, the harvest of 2026 was excellent, despite a torid summer. But the wine cellars are already full, and the producers decided to reduce their volumes, writes France Presse. At Agliano Terme (Piemont, northwest), where the hills covered with vines stretch as you see with your eyes, months at lunch, ...
Italy winemakers hail bumper harvest but cut output
In Agliano Terme, where vine-covered hills stretch as far as the eye can see, a dozen farm workers were picking the last Barbera grapes -- a variety behind one of the region's most popular red wines. "We started harvesting at the end of July, which is unheard of," said Filippo Mobrici, 59, head of the Barbera d'Asti Consortium. "But I've never seen such a beautiful vintage, both in terms of quantity and quality. It's a five-star harvest," the wi…
Record heat, beautiful grapes, too much wine: Italy’s Piedmont faces a harvest paradox - Dining and Cooking
AGLIANO TERME, Sept 27 — Wine growers in Italy’s Piedmont region are celebrating a bountiful harvest despite the extreme heat but warn they have to cut production because of trade headwinds and changing consumer habits. In Agliano Terme, where vine-covered hills stretch as far as the eye can see, a dozen farm workers were picking [...]
The Piedmont obtained in 2026 one of the best grape harvests in recent years, both quantitatively and qualitatively. However, Barbera's producers decided to reduce yields, on the basis of high wine stocks, lower prices and a more difficult international market. The grape harvest of 2026 is [...]
The grape harvest of 2026 was excellent in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, but under the conditions where the wine makers are already quite full, the producers decided to reduce their production volumes, transmits AFP.
In Agliano Terme (Piedmont, northwest), where the hills covered with vines extend as far as the eye can see, a dozen harvesters completed Monday noon the harvest of the last clusters of Barbera, the grape variety at the origin of one of the red wines...
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