Wine is the rage at cocktail hour
By Wine Atlas, Tuesday 19 July 2005 :: Wine - Italy :: #48 :: rss
Bubbly or a glass of white beat out the pop drinksThe pre-dinner rage summer in Italy will not be exotic cocktails or the trendy alcoholic pop drinks, but sipping a nice cool flute of Italian bubbly or glass of crisp white wine, a number of studies have predicted .
A study carried out for next October's Turin Wine Show, in fact, found that wine as an aperitif is gaining constant ground, with a marked preference for sparkling wine and whites with a strong personality, many made from indigenous vines .
These wines are particularly popular at Happy Hour in the age group between 30 and 35, the report said, and many wine bars have reported an upsurge in sales by the glass of wines costing more than of 15 euro a bottle, while bottle sales have slipped .
Sector observers see this as as part of a trend in which wine is no longer considered part of a meal but has become an element in the ritual of social communication, especially during that period between the end of work and dinner .
According to the food and farm market services company Ismea, white wine is growing in popularity for two basic reasons: it is easy to drink and is slightly cheaper.
This has made white wine a favorite among the under-30 crowd, Ismea added, the preferred target group for the producers of the so-called pop drinks, spirits like vodka and run mixed with fruit juices or flavored tonics(...) Continue reading : ansa.it
According to the food and farm market services company Ismea, white wine is growing in popularity for two basic reasons: it is easy to drink and is slightly cheaper.
This has made white wine a favorite among the under-30 crowd, Ismea added, the preferred target group for the producers of the so-called pop drinks, spirits like vodka and run mixed with fruit juices or flavored tonics(...) Continue reading : ansa.it
