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The Verona Exhibition Centre is once again ready to welcome the most prestigious event in the world of wine. 10-13 April 2022: Verona will bring together more than 4000 exhibitors, buyers and stakeholders keener than ever to restart the engines of the wine business.

More than just a trade fair, Vinitaly over time has developed into a brand that brings together international initiatives, guides and competitions, as well as the VinitalyPlus wine community platform on-line all year round. The event has always played a key role in promoting contacts between operators and producers in the wine sector and is increasingly focused on the development of B2B relationships: more than 400 events including seated and walk-around tastings, conferences, gala events and analysis of reference markets.

Vinitaly was the first trade fair to introduce thematic areas that help give voice to the latest international trends. Let’s take a look at the highlight areas in the Vinitaly 2022 calendar:

Mixology

The new entry for 2022 is the launch of the special Mixology thematic area dedicated to an increasingly popular and trendy phenomenon. The four days of the trade fair will offer professional visitors a specific space for master classes involving the most talented and trend-setting bartenders, reports dealing with the history of products, and high-level workshops where new cocktails will be invented based on wines, liqueurs and spirits. The Mixology Competition will see selected bartenders from all over Italy compete with new recipes to create original cocktails. The finalists will compete in the final live session, in the Mixology Area itself, on Wednesday 13 April.

Micro Mega Wines – Micro Size, Mega Quality

Micro Mega Wines – Micro Size, Mega Quality is the new Vinitaly initiative organised in collaboration with Ian D’Agata, a renowned wine writer and one of the leading promoters of awareness of Italian wines around the world. This space is dedicated to companies with small-scale output based on native and international vines with a focus on exceptional quality: products and stories that enhance the world of wine.
The initiative involves companies focusing with passion and tenacity on safeguarding and producing excellent wines from native and at times almost extinct vines, and others that are standard bearers for heroic territories at risk of abandonment.

Vinitaly Bio

Vinitaly was one of the first trade fairs to welcome the organic world: the Vinitaly Bio show made its debut in 2014 and focused exclusively on certified organic wines from Italy and abroad. The Bio Hall is home to guided tasting sessions as well as an organic wine store.

International Wine Hall

The international vocation of the event finds expression in the International Wine Hall dedicated specifically to international production. The tasting area will host numerous guided tastings organised by companies or national institutions highlighting wines and spirits from Austria, Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey, Croatia, Argentina, France, South Africa, Spain, Venezuela, Moldova, Chile, Peru, Santo Domingo, United Kingdom, Macedonia and Lebanon.

Vinitaly Tasting – The DoctorWine Selection

A Vinitaly tasting-event in collaboration with journalist Daniele Cernilli, aka Doctor Wine, organised for buyers and operators in the Ho.re.ca. sector (hotels, restaurants & catering).

Enolitech

From the vineyard to the wine cellar, from the olive grove to the oil mill while also passing by way of brewing. This is the exhibition itinerary for Enolitech – the international exhibition dedicated to the entire technological supply chain applied to wine-growing, olive growing and beverages, with the finest high-tech and digital solutions. The product sectors covered by Enolitech are: vineyard and olive grove nurseries, growing systems and materials, machinery and equipment for harvesting and processing, machinery and equipment for production, bottling and packaging, barrels of all kinds and sizes, vats, machinery and equipment for packaging and transport, labels, corks, bottles, capsules, packaging, software for vineyards/olive groves and wine cellars/olive oil mills, bio-technologies, adjuvants, clarifying agents, stabilizers and preservatives, services, logistics and shipping.

Vinitaly Design: wine accessories and innovation

Following the success of the 2019 edition, Vinitaly Design returns – a hall dedicated to all products and accessories that complete the offering associated with the promotion of wine and sensory experience: from items used for tasting and service, to furniture for wine cellars, wine bars and restaurants, as well as customised packaging and gifts. Vinitaly Design is a place for meetings with buyers from the horeca world and exhibitors at Vinitaly who diversify their activities by offering tastings and hospitality in their wine companies. It is housed in the new Area H totalling 12,000 square meters (1,200 more than last year), reflecting the growing appeal of this event.

Vinitaly: a soul with an international vocation

Highly successful proposals of international scope include OperaWine (in partnership with Wine Spectator), Vinitaly stop-offs around the world (USA, RUSSIA), and new entries in recent years Wine2Asia (Shenzhen, China) and Wine South America (Bento Gonçalves, Brazil), as well as the courses for professionals organised by VIA-Vinitaly International Academy and the international stages dedicated to the HORECA area with the Bellavita Expo brand. 2017 saw the debut of the new international guide “5 Star Wines – The Book” – designed to be an effective business tool and genuine marketing lever for companies, as well as Wine Without Walls – the 5StarWines section dedicated to certified organic and biodynamic wines and other wines covered by sustainability protocols/certifications. If the producers selected for “5StarWines – The Book” are exhibitors at Vinitaly 2022, they will be able to enter the selected wines on the Vinitaly Plus platform free of charge, accompanied by the score achieved. The data detailing wines in “5StarWines – The Book” will also be on the Vinitaly App used by the most important foreign buyers; it is designed to facilitate localization of all companies with at least one wine selected for this guide during Vinitaly by sending specific notifications. Vinitaly has always sought to provide versatile and articulate tools to promote companies, expand customer portfolios and consolidate brand identity: 5StarWines & Wine Without Walls are one such tool.

The historic Vinitaly Design International Packaging Competition completes the framework of international competitions, where wine and design come together to create a great combination highlighting the special beauty of every single bottle of wine. The Vinitaly ecosystem also offers opportunities for meeting, updating and training dedicated to producers, such as Wine2Wine Forum, without ever forgetting consumer events such as Vinitaly & the City, the off-show event in the centre of Verona dedicated to wine lovers.

The Verona Exhibition Centre is once again ready to welcome the most prestigious event in the world of wine. 10-13 April 2022: Verona will bring together more than 4000 exhibitors, buyers and stakeholders keener than ever to restart the engines of the wine business.

The Wine Travel Awards (WTA) public voting started on March 1 and will last all month long.

Voting for the Wine Travel Awards nominees started on the first day of spring, March 1. But on the eve of the start of a new phase of our awards, founded – if anyone did not know – by Ukrainians, we wondered whether to suspend the wine tourism project or morally continue it at a time when Ukraine is fighting the Russian Nazis. Is all this appropriate when bombs are falling on the heads of civilians and our compatriots are hiding with children in bomb shelters, when men are defending the Fatherland with weapons in their hands, when winemakers pour wine from bottles to fill them with “Bandera smoothie” cocktails… When in our peaceful country children are shot with machine guns…

And we decided – we will not stop. This project was born of a pandemic out of spite: it would seem that tourism is to blame in the days of lockdown. And now, during this terrible war, we have decided that we will continue to form our progressive Wine Travel Awards community.

It is the community, because today Ukraine needs joint action more than ever, it needs support. And the world – and not only the wine, but all reasonable – needs unity. And hope: that the light will overcome darkness.

So, voting for the nominees for the Wine Travel Awards started yesterday – to the detriment of all deaths. Among WTA nominees, there are the star names of wine journalists from Sweden and the USA, Japan and Great Britain, legendary wineries of Argentina and Italy, France and Georgia, Moldova and Germany. Here are the archaeological wineries of Armenia and Italy (Pompeii) along with the latest projects such as the Incubateur Bernard Magrez Start-Up Win. And, of course, our Ukrainian wineries, the SHABO’s wine culture center, wine and food journalists and photographer Arsen Fedosenko, the destination of the Odesa region, Ukrainian events and the Sommelier School “Master Class”…

Today, Drinks+ Communication Media Group appeals to other nominees from all over the world, to all wine lovers and wine travelers to vote both for their compatriots and for ours – Ukrainians. Support the nominees of the Wine Travel Awards from Ukraine, who do not have time for awards today, who do not even care about wine today, and the country has officially introduced a dry law. Today they are defending our land with weapons in their hands or hiding from missile strikes with their children.

Because Ukraine is worth it! We will win!

The Wine Travel Awards (WTA) public voting started on March 1 and will last all month long.

The program of An Understanding of Wine offers lessons on debunking common wine myths, analyzing tasting methods, and deciphering wine labels and language.

Wine critic, journalist, writer, consultant to Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain Jancis Robinson launches her wine training course.

Tasting more than 10,000 wines a year, Jancis Robinson draws on the knowledge she has gained over 45 years of her career, as she became the first person to pass the Master of Wine (MW) exams without being involved in wine trading. Jancis runs a weekly wine column for the Financial Times and co-authored several world-famous wine books, including The World Atlas of Wine and The Oxford Companion to Wine. Robinson has been awarded the Order of the British Empire for her work in the wine industry. She is a wine adviser to Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and the only wine writer to be inducted into the James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame.

The course “An Understanding Wine” consists of 25 video lessons lasting 5 hours.

Robinson says an interview with Domaine Dujac winemakers Jeremy Seysses and Diana Snowden Seysses was a very important and valuable moment during the filming of the course. According to the author of the training course, she gained more from communicating with them than just understanding the process of their winemaking. “I learnt from Jeremy that biodynamic wine producers like him can order cow horns via the internet,” says Jancis Robinson.

Robinson jokes that her favourite part of the production process at Domaine Dujac was the picnics in sunny Burgundy during the 2021 harvest.

The author of the course says that it is important for her that the participants of the program learn from her understanding of “the importance of developing your own taste in wine rather than being swayed by someone you know who sets themselves up as a bit of an expert.”

“I don’t tell anyone what to like in the course but give them the tools for learning more,” emphasizes Jancis Robinson.

The course schedule can be viewed here.

* The James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame recognizes books that have influenced our perception of cooking and authors who have the ability to convey their gastronomic vision through the printed word. The first cookbook was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1977.

Source: thedrinksbusiness.com, bbcmaestro.com

Photo: thedrinksbusiness.com, glossary.wein.plus/robinson-jancis

The program of An Understanding of Wine offers lessons on debunking common wine myths, analyzing tasting methods, and deciphering wine labels and language.

Due to a number of changes regarding the dates of the most large-scale exhibitions, Vinexpo India Mumbai 2022 postponed to 18-20 August because of the Omicron outbreak fears.

With the organisers of international wine shows plagued by the Omicron fears and related safety and foreign travel issues forcing ProWein and London Wine Fair being postponed, Vinexpo India which had organised the first-ever Vinexpo in India last month, has announced shifting the Mumbai edition from 10-12 May to 18-20 August, ostensibly due to factors caused mainly due to Covid-19, writes Subhash Arora who feels that the ensuing Monsoons till Mid-August also have been a factor.

Vinexpo India plans to be much bigger and better in Mumbai, thanks to its association with SIAL India, the Indian arm of the world famous SIAL Paris. It proposes to have many more foreign participations as well as domestic producers most of whom could not participate in Delhi due to the unfathomable excise laws that do not allow any labels registered in Delhi to be displayed or the wines tasted. So, it precluded all major producers and several importers who already have a presence in Delhi. They would be able to participate now in Mumbai.

About Vinexpo India

The launch and establishment of Vinexpo India in 2021 was a first for the global wine and spirits industry. This B2B event is designed to connect producers from around the world with distribution and retail players in a market with strong potential. Vinexpo India is drawing on Vinexposium’s high standards, coupled with close collaboration with its local partner Inter Ads Exhibition and hosted in co-location with SIAL India, the global B2B platform dedicated to the food industry.

Based on www.indianwineacademy.com

Due to a number of changes regarding the dates of the most large-scale exhibitions, Vinexpo India Mumbai 2022 postponed to 18-20 August because of the Omicron outbreak fears.

The London international exhibition of wine, wine production and technologies has become the Official Exhibition Partner of the Wine Travel Awards (WTA), international awards of an innovative format.

This year, the London Wine Fair (LWF) will celebrate its fortieth anniversary. The organizers announce that in the coming weeks they will present a campaign dedicated to this event. It is known that the London Wine Fair has played a major role in shaping the wine industry of Great Britain and the world for many years, and therefore the holiday promises to be bright, interesting and unforgettable.

The celebration of the London Wine Fair will take place in June and coincides with the dates of the celebration of the Platinum anniversary of Elizabeth II. As you know, in June 2022 in Britain and Northern Ireland, the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne will be celebrated. So, the eyes of the whole world will be focused on London, and this is very important and beneficial for the London Wine Fair.

LWF changed its dates as a result of ProWein‘s decision to postpone its dates, which coincided with the traditional dates of the British exhibition. This year’s London Wine Fair will take place on June 7-9. Experts believe that this compromise is in favour of both exhibitions, as many exhibitors were invited to both events, but, as the organizers of the event joke, “it is simply impossible to be in two places at the same time.”

It so happens that the ceremony of awarding the first winners of the Wine Travel Awards joined this series of extraordinary events this year. The management of London Wine Fair has decided to support this ambitious international project and has become the Official Exhibition Partner of the new Wine Travel Awards. It will be recalled that the goal of the WTA is to provide a new impetus for the development of the tourism and wine industries affected by the pandemic. WTA’s unique hybrid strategy is ideally suited for integrated implementation of both online and offline formats. Also, and this is important for our partnership, the London International Exhibition itself has become a WTA nominee.

The Wine Travel Awards is currently replenished with new nominees, including star names such as La Cité du Vin, Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Vinos de La Luz, Domaine de l’Évêque, and reputable personalities: María Isabel Mijares (who called the Queen of Spanish Wines), Roberto Cipresso (winemaker-creator, author, Italy), journalists and wine writers Alder Yarrow and Jeff Burrows (USA), Per Karlsson (Sweden, France) and Anghelina Taran (Moldova), Yair Kornblum Koren (Israel) and Masakatsu Ikeda (Japan), etc.

No less stellar is the WTA jury – including Robert Joseph and Felicity Carter, Dr. Ricardo F. Nunez and Fiona Morrison, just 12 brilliant experts with the world names from different branches of the wine world.

On June 7-9, the London Wine Fair will feature WTA community projects and wines, a catalogue of nominees’ stories and detailed descriptions of each, and, of course, the names of the winners. But these are not all the surprises that the teams of the Drinks+ Communications Media Group and the Wine Travel Awards are preparing for the events in London. The nominees will be the first to know all the details of the planned Drinks+ and WTA program.

!!! We remind you that the WTA early bird registration has been extended to 15.02.2022.

!!! Public voting will begin on March 1, the first step in determining the winners.

The London international exhibition of wine, wine production and technologies has become the Official Exhibition Partner of the Wine Travel Awards (WTA), international awards of an innovative format.

A system for guaranteeing authenticity, aimed at the protection of producers and consumers of DOC-branded bottles: it is the system of government labels, which from January 1st, 2022 accompanies the DOC Sicilia wines and traces all the phases of the life of each bottle.

A path that started some time ago by the Consortium for the Protection of DOC Sicilia Wines, which already in 2018 had made the decision to introduce the label issued by the Government Mint.

Moreover, the State label, which is mandatory only for DOCG denominations (in Sicily the Cerasuolo of Vittoria wine) is now the exclusive asset of the most important Italian DOCs: adopting and attaching the alphanumeric system that characterizes the band means being able to have control over the entire cycle of grape processing, from the vineyard to the bottle. The steadily increasing production of DOC Sicilia branded bottles sold in Europe and throughout the world, increases the risk of counterfeiting and the risk of improper use of the name of the Denomination on foreign markets.

The initiative was strongly supported by the Board of Directors of the Consortium for the Protection of DOC Sicilia Wines chaired by Antonio Rallo. «Enhancement, protection and supervision: these are the key words in reference to the activity of the Consosrtium of DOC Sicilia Wines – affirms the President. – And it is precisely with regard to supervision and protection that the introduction of State labels from January 1st, 2022 represents an important innovation that guarantees the traceability of all the stages of the life of our bottles. Moreover, if on the one hand, the continuous growth of the number of DOC Sicilia wines, sold in Europe and around the world rewards the work of the island’s wineries, on the other hand, it requires strengthening supervision. The introduction of the labels contrasts in the best way possible any counterfeits and thus it protects both consumers and producers who respect the rules of DOC Sicilia brands.”

The new system is managed by the Regional Institute of Wine and Oil, a regional public body with the function of control that is recognized by Accredia (the national validation agency). “DOC Sicilia – declares the director of the Regional Institute of Wine and Oil, Gaetano Aprile – represents almost 86% of the certified bottled products of Sicily and has about 500 bottlers: these numbers give an idea of how the management of labels represents a complex challenge, which our institute is ready to take on. In order to meet the needs of the sector, it will not only be neccessary to have a large number of labels available, but rapid distribution times will also have to be guaranteed”.

How the label works

The system of labels guarantees the complete traceability of each bottle thanks to the anti-counterfeiting measures of the State labels. The labels are printed by the Polygraphic Institute and Government Mint using special watermarks and fluorescent inks, visible and invisible elements that certify the authenticity of the product. The system of applying the label when sealing the bottles makes it impossible to reuse them, with the maximum guarantee of veracity. Each special mark has an alphanumeric indication containing a progressive identification number that distinguishes each single bottle placed on the market. In addition, each label on the bottles can be read by all smartphones on which the Trust Your Wine App has been previously installed, which can be downloaded for free from the iOS and Android stores.

A system for guaranteeing authenticity, aimed at the protection of producers and consumers of DOC-branded bottles: it is the system of government labels, which from January 1st, 2022 accompanies the DOC Sicilia wines and traces all the phases of the life of each bottle.

Every January, the largest Beaujolais wine competition brings together winemaking professionals from 12 appellations. Wines are tasted blindly, evaluated, the best receive awards.

Beaujolais’ largest wine competition, the Concours des Grands Vins du Beaujolais, is organized annually by Inter Beaujolais together with Armonia, a company that has been organizing world-famous wine competitions since 2009, such as Concours International de Lyon, Concours International des Cabernets, Concours des Grandsis du Grajos etc.

This year Concours des Grands Vins du Beaujolais took place on January 27, at which the Hospices de Beaujeu wines were awarded silver medals.

Since 2015, Maison François Martenot has been the exclusive partner of Hospices de Beaujeu. This partnership allows the Burgundy-based wine company to restore this historic estate to its former glory and at the same time enhance Beaujolais’ image through its marketing and sales experience.

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In the 13th century, wealthy Beaujolais organized hospices to help the elderly, the sick and the needy, and the lords regularly donated money there. At the end of the 14th century, hospices were given the first vineyard, the wines of which were later sold at auctions. The first such auction took place on March 26, 1797, resulting in the sale of 30 lots of red wine from the Hospices winery. The funds raised were donated to the needy and sick, who receive help in the hospice to improve their treatment, as well as to accommodate new patients. Despite the fact that the practice of auctions has stopped since 2007, Hospices de Beaujeu continues to sell wines from wineries through direct sales. From each bottle sold, part of the proceeds goes to Beaujolais Hospital, as well as to help Alzheimer’s sufferers. Today, Hospices de Beaujeu wines are sold in France and more than 30 countries.

Prepared by O. Bantysheva based on facebook.com/LesGrandsChaisDeFrance.Ukraine, facebook.com/ConcoursGrandsVinsduBeaujolais

Photos: facebook.com/LesGrandsChaisDeFrance.Ukraine, facebook.com/ConcoursGrandsVinsduBeaujolais

Every January, the largest Beaujolais wine competition brings together winemaking professionals from 12 appellations. Wines are tasted blindly, evaluated, the best receive awards.

Concours Mondial de Bruxelles splits in four sessions for different kinds of wine / Rosé competition from March 11 – 13 in Valladolid.

Valladolid is due to host the Rosé Wine Session of Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (CMB) in 2022. The event will take place on March 11, 12 and 13 at the Patio Herreriano and will be attended by some sixty international judges. For the first time, CMB splits in four sessions for different kinds of wine – each one to be organized in another month and country. Thus, each type of wine can be judged professionally. The evaluations will be handled by specialist experts, chosen for their knowledge and their ability to taste every type of wine depending on their specific characters. With more than 10,000 samples in total, Concours Mondial has reached a size difficult to manage in one spot alone.

By holding the rosé session already in March, the aim is to respond to the needs of the marketplace and growing consumer interest for rosé wines. This will provide award-winning producers with promotional and marketing tools as soon as the wines are released for sale. The aim is also to develop a platform for dialogue and engagement, with a focus on rosé. The organisers chose Valladolid for the particular relevance of rosé to the province, which is the only one on the Iberian Peninsula that boasts five appellations: Cigales, Rueda, Ribera del Duero, Toro and León with over 27,000 hectares of vines planted.

Between 1,200 and 1,300 entries will be tasted in Valladolid from March 11 to 13.

Registrations are open until 18 February 2022. In addition to the gold and silver medals, the following trophies will be awarded:

• Still Rosé Wine Revelation
• Sparkling Rosé Wine Revelation
• Medium-Dry Rosé Wine Revelation
• Sweet Rosé Wine Revelation
• Organic Rosé Wine Revelation

The biggest of the four CMB events this year, however, will focus on red and white wines and will be hosted from May 19 – 22 by the Italian province of Cosenza. Nearly 350 judges are expected to travel to the region in the heart of Calabria, an area where winegrowing dates back for over 2,500 years. Registration deadline is March 21.

From July 1-3, all kinds of sparkling wines will be tasted in the third event of this year. The session for sweet and fortified wines is scheduled for September 20 – 22.

Concours Mondial de Bruxelles splits in four sessions for different kinds of wine / Rosé competition from March 11 – 13 in Valladolid.

London Wine Fair, an EXPO partner of the Wine Travel Awards, have announced new dates for the 2022 event. The Fair will now take place in-person from Tuesday, 7^th to Thursday, 9^th June. The change has come about as a result of ProWein’s decision to move their dates to directly clash with the London Wine Fair’s usual May timing.

London Wine Fair, an EXPO partner of the Wine Travel Awards launched by Drinks+, took a decision to change the dates of the event. However, it did not influence our cooperation. Now in June, the WTA organizers will prepare a program within the Fair, which our nominees are first to know about.

Consultation with exhibitors and supporters has been a priority for the London Wine Fair organisers since ProWein’s announcement last week, and their feedback has very much shaped the decision to move the dates.  Many exhibitors were booked in to both events, with several U.K. agents and importers concerned that whilst they would be in London, their producers would be split between London and Düsseldorf.

Hannah Tovey, Event Director of London Wine Fair, said: “Our objective is simply to create the best outcome for the wine industry. Being forced to decide between the two events was proving extremely unpalatable and clearly being in two places at once simply isn’t possible. When we pitched the possibility of moving The Fair to June, the response from our exhibitors was a resounding “yes”.  Our adaptability during the pandemic enabled us to create an unmatched digital event for the industry to meet and trade within, whilst Covid-19 restrictions were in place. Once again acting with flexibility and in the interests of our industry creates more opportunities for the trade at such a critical time of recovery for many.

“We now have the London Wine Fair directly following the Platinum Jubilee celebrations which take place between Thursday, 2^nd and Sunday, 5^th June.  The eyes of the world will be on London in early June, when celebrations not seen since the 2012 Olympics will take place.  This is a really exciting opportunity for The Fair and the wine industry at large. We invite visitors and exhibitors to take full advantage of London – one of the World’s greatest cities – at its absolute best. Over the coming weeks we will unveil a campaign centred around our own celebrations – our 40^th anniversary – and the role The Fair has played in shaping the U.K. and global wine industry over the years.”

London Wine Fair, an EXPO partner of the Wine Travel Awards, have announced new dates for the 2022 event. The Fair will now take place in-person from Tuesday, 7th to Thursday, 9th June.

For more than twenty years now, Nebbiolo Prima has been a “must-attend” for the world of wine, a dramatic stage with the spotlight trained for four days on the star, Nebbiolo, Piedmont’s most ancient red grape variety. Drinks+ cannot miss this event, so we are actively participating in it.

Albeisa is a Consorzio, founded to promote the great wines of the Alba area to the world. For this reason, Albeisa has been organising, for 26 years now, Nebbiolo Prima, the official international preview introduction of Barolo, Barbaresco, and Roero, with the objective of heightening and promoting the winegrowing heritage of the Langhe and Roero, lands beloved and known throughout the world.

Nebbiolo is a demanding vine, needing exactly the right soil type, a south-facing hillside, pruning and training. A calcareous tufa-based soil is ideal for this vine that buds early – towards the middle of April – and ripens later than most other varieties, around the middle of October. It suffers sudden changes in temperature but oscillations between day and night temperatures are an advantage during the grape ripening phase. For a correct formation of tannins in the grape skins, south or south-west facing hillsides are required, at an altitude of between 200 m and 450 m above sea level and where spring frosts rarely occur.

Marina Marcarino, President of Albeisa highlights: “Nebbiolo Prima has become an important event now truly represents the very first moment of our wine year, the first opportunity to discover the new vintages of Barolo, Barbaresco, and Roero. And I want very much, right at the start of our programme, to extend my sincere thanks for the dedication and professionalism that you will display in the tastings over the days.”

The guests have the opportunity to discover afresh our corner of earth, the Langhe and Roero, and to evaluate the 311 wines produced by the 180 wineries here.

The stars, of course, are DOCG Barolo 2018 and Riserva 2016, DOCG Barbaresco 2019 and Riserva 2017, and DOCG Roero 2019 and Riserva 2018, all wines that, once again, will be eloquent witnesses to the myriad facets of our incredible terroir, testimony not only to the fabled quality of our earth, but also to the skills of our winegrowers and to the passionate commitment that they dedicate every day to fashion inimitable wines. To ensure the most effective representation and tasting rigour, the wines will be served blind, of course, and divided by denominations and sub-zones.

For more than twenty years now, Nebbiolo Prima has been a “must-attend” for the world of wine, a dramatic stage with the spotlight trained for four days on the star, Nebbiolo, Piedmont’s most ancient red grape variety. Drinks+ cannot miss this event, so we are actively participating in it.