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Protagonist in the Italian Embassy dinner gala in the presence of the Bertelsmann Group, Barilla and young German industrial
Franciacorta protagonist to the Embassy of Italy, with headquarters in Berlin, at the elegant and prestigious gala dinner sponsored by the Bertelsmann Group, the largest media group in the world, which saw representatives of our country’s intervention Guido Barilla, successful entrepreneur and an international reputation.
Ninety guests, mostly representatives of the young German entrepreneurs, who accepted the invitation Ambassador Antonio Puri Purini to an open confrontation on economic and social issues today.
In a context of integration and comparison Italy – Germany, the Italian Ambassador Franciacorta has chosen to accompany the gala event, this confirms the growing prestige attained by Franciacorta, consolidated emblem of Made in Italy throughout the world and refined ticket visiting our country.
Germany is today the largest importer of Franciacorta, alone, in fact, imports nearly 30% of bottles sold worldwide.
A confirmation of the importance that this country has for the Franciacorta, the Consortium has launched a traveling festival that for Germany after the stage of Monaco in 2007 and Berlin in 2008 in Hamburg this year will see the city that will host the day of May 4, the festival, created to promote the appreciation of Franciacorta in Italy and abroad.
Erbusco, 28 January 2009
Francesco Angius – Press
Mobile +39 334 6080585
E-mail: stampa@franciacorta.net

The great Tuscan wines – including Brunello, Nobile di Montepulciano, Chianti and Vernaccia – will be quoted on January 28 at the bag of wine in New York on the occasion of ‘English Wine Week’, the exhibition of Italian wine is planned for Boston, New York and Miami January 24-30. He does know Promosiena, stressing in a note that the event will be ”’a test especially for the opening of the market”. This event”- said the chairman of Promosiena, Massimo Terrosi – and ‘an important verification of availability’ to a positive report from the American market with our companies, and an incentive to anticipate a new future development of exports in this continent”. During the event, the production of wines, organized information from, sara ‘with meetings, seminars and tastings.

The "Valgrave" (Protection and Enhancement of Grappa Veneta) sees collaboration between the Institute Grappa Veneta, Veneto Agricoltura, Italian Wine Union and National Association of Tasters Grappa. According to studies conducted in the first distillate has a composition that characterize and distinguish it from the bordering regions grappas

Results rather than positive in the direction of a product specification and certification of Grappa Veneta.

This emerges from the first steps of the research conducted under the project "Valgrave" (Protection and Enhancement of Grappa Veneta), started in late 2007 and which sees the collaboration between Institute Grappa Veneta, Veneto Agricoltura, Italian Wine Union and National Association of Tasters Grappa.

The research involving 10 distilleries, representative of the entire region, which were collected 36 samples of raw grappa and delivered to the laboratories of the Italian Wine of Verona, for isotopic analysis and gas chromatography.

The analysis revealed characters typical for each distillery for the content of the alcohol and the compounds detected by gas chromatography, while the combination of features (identified by isotopic analysis), probably indicates a composition different from that of neighboring regions, Trentino-Alto Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

‘It is a very important project for producers veneti – Male says Alessandro, president of Grappa Veneta – Identify the chemical and organoleptic characteristics of grappa, create a panel, a committee of tasters can assess the main sensory characteristics are significant steps in the direction of the certifying Grappa Veneta with the objective to protect and enhance the regional product with benefits for consumers and producers the image of the region. "

Valgrave The project also provides for the formation of a panel of tasters to define the main characteristics of sensory Grappa Veneta, that during this first step of research, was attended by representatives of the National Tasters Grappa.

"For the first time also – concludes Male – associated producers are all united in a project that seeks the protection and enhancement of our product, with the crucial support of the Regione Veneto."

Wednesday February 4, a new tasting evening is organized in CasaVino. On the program, 8 wines of southern Italy will be offered, from Puglia, Sicily and Sardinia.
During the tasting, you will find wine producers include:

• Abbazia Santa Anastasia (Sicily)
• Planeta (Sicily)
• Firriato (Sicily)
• Sedilesu (Sardinia)
• Feudi di San Marzano (Puglia

The evening will begin around 20:30, and the package for 8 wines with Italian specialties is 30 € all included.
Some notes on the regions visited:
Puglia: unknown region (the heel) is a major region in terms of quantity of wine produced, making it a key pillar of the economy of the area. Even if the quantity is not always the quality, the bulk of production is intended for development of table wine, more and more producers are working to offer quality wines, particularly around indigenous varietals 2 red, primitivo and Negroamaro.
Sicily: the Sicilian wine quality, less unknown, having long been geared towards producing a wine meant to be turned into an "international taste" (with high concentrations in particular), now appears to be heading towards the development of wine most representative of the soil of the island. The Nero d’Avola, wine from the same grape variety, is perhaps the best known of all, except for the wine that is mutated marsala.
Sardinia: this region is probably not at the forefront of the revival of Italian wine, initiated by Tuscany in 70 years, together more or less delayed by almost all other Italian regions. Sardinia a little slow to follow this trail – which is more lucrative than producing large returns. But, as often is the will of the producer who will create a good wine, and the Sardinian region have enough potential, it is not impossible to find excellent wines on the island, particularly in RFSO Cannonau di Sardegna (the grenache Cannonau being French).

CasaVino
18, rue de Briord
44000 Nantes
Tél. : 0240479630
Port. : 0678225596
Site de vente en ligne : www.casavino.fr

Saturday January 31st 2009 some wineries associated with the Movimento Turismo del Vino Umbria propose an opening on the last Saturday of the month, in which wine lovers can arrange for a nice trip out of town heding to wineries.

Saturday on Wine – Here are the programs in Umbria:
• Cantina Tudernum
Pian di Porto, 146
06,059 TODI – PERUGIA
Tel 075 8989403 – Fax 075 8989189 – info@tudernum.it – www.tudernum.it
Opening hours 8.15 – 12.30 / 15.00 – 19.00. Visits and tastings by appointment.
• Sportoletti Ernesto and Remo
Via Lombardia, 1
06,038 SPELLO – PERUGIA
Tel 0742 651461 – Fax O742652349 – office@sportoletti.com – www.sportoletti.com
Opening hours 8,30-12,30 / 15,00-18,00. Visit the winery and wine tasting.
• Madrevite
Via Cimbano, 36
Cantagallo, Castiglione Del Lago (PG)
Tel O75-95 27 220 – Fax O75-95 27 220 – www.madrevite.it – info@madrevite.it
• Azienda Agraria SAIO famiglia Mencarelli
Via della Passerella, 9
06081 ASSISI – (PG)
Tel: +39 075/812940 – Fax: +39 075/8019780 – Email: info@saioassisi.it – Web: www.saioassisi.it
Wine tasting c / o Corporate Wine Shop in Via Campiglione, Assisi ..
• Zanchi Farm
Via Ortano, 122
AMELIA 05,022 – (TR)
Tel: 0744 970011/0744 970089 – Fax: 0744 970011/0744 402323 – Email: info@cantinezanchi.it – Web: www.cantinezanchi.it
Opening hours 8.00 to 13.00 and from 15.00 to 18.00.

The wine committee of Piedmont has given the green light to a new Doc, Alba derived from Barbera and Nebbiolo grapes, which, if adopted nationally, would enrich the set of designations of origin of the region, and has launched some changes to be the Barolo and Barbaresco that will allow to better adjust geographical indications.
The Regional Committee, which represents the entire production chain and institutions, at a meeting in Turin, has unanimously approved ‘the new denomination of origin "Alba", which involves a large area (47 municipalities) and will be made by Nebbiolo grapes (70%), Barbera (15%) and some smaller vineyards. The opinion expressed by the regional chain will now be forwarded to the Ministry of Agriculture, for an assessment, and after a further step in the National Wine Commitee, will become the subject of a ministerial decree for full approval. Piedmont currently has 14 DOCG and 44 DOC, with the last entry in 2008, Barbera d’Asti, Barbera del Monferrato Superiore and Dolcetto Ovada Superior or Ovada. "Within the next harvest we could have the new Alba DOC – says the Regional Agriculture minister Mino Taricco – a shared result of great importance, because this is the first name that comes from two vines, which in turn represent the two red grapes most extensively grown in Piedmont. In addition, it uses a prestigious name as that of Alba, known at international level, and this could only benefit the promotion of the new DOC, in a scenario like the one already rich excellence of Piedmont in wine making". The wine Committee has also approved an amendment to regulate the production of Barolo DOCG, which introduces additional geographical indications (so-called cru all’italiana), which show on the label the original location from which the grapes come. Already used today, the geographical indications, will make even more complete the system of certification of origin. Similarly, Barbaresco, for which an additional geographical indications had already set in the specification, was completed with the introduction of the term "Ronchi".

Umani Ronchi: the great wines of the Marches
Thursday, January 29, 2009 – 20:30
at
La Locanda dei Golosi
Via Eugubina, 225 – Pieve Pagliacci, Bosco (Perugia)

Umani Ronchi – one of the most famous and prestigious wineries in the Marche and Italy – presents to our readers a noble selection of its best wines, from Pecorino to Verdicchio, from Lacrima di Morro d’Alba to Montepulciano reserve Cumaro and, dulcis in fundo, the excellent Maximo, produced with grapes from noble enriched Botrytis Cinerea.

Pecorino Vellodoro 2007

Brisée with Prosciutto, Radicchio, walnuts and Brie

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Casal di Serra 2007

Taglierini with Clams and Saffron

Lacrima di Morro d’Alba Fonte del Re 2007

Gnocchi with Tomato in Scent of marjoram and Pecorino di Norcia

Rosso Conero Riserva Cumaro 2005

Roast pork glazed with Honey and Orange Ginger and Mashed Carrots

Maximo 2004

Strudel Apricots and Almonds

Participation fee € 28.00

The tasting will be closed and the reservation is mandatory. The event will set up tables for up to 8 people. Reservations for more than 8 will be distributed in separate tables, each of which consists of a maximum of 8 participants.
For reservations and information:
DiWineTaste.com
DiWineTaste – Telephone +39 075 5280939

Montefalco, from 6 December’08 to January 6′09

Annual event which offers tastings of Italian wines with delicacies typical of the regions from which they come.
Holydays Calici held nell’enoteca of FNVP with about 100 wines, mold and liqueur historians from around the world guided themed tastings.

HOLIDAYS GLASSES
DECEMBER 6 – 6 JANUARY

9 days in a good drink with sweet tasting tours, cultural tours, meetings with Deans Slow Food delicacies and some of our peninsula.

* * * * * * PROGRAM

Saturday, December 6, 2008

16.00 Sagrantino Passito Welcome!
Inauguration of the event with tasting
Wizard of Montefalco Sagrantino Passito docg.
From Montefalco in Castel Ritaldi, some of the best
interpretations of Passito.

18.00 There is gentle and sweet: the dessert wines and chocolate.
Presentation of combinations of dessert wines and
Chocolate De Bondt, one of the best chocolatiers
craft in the world.
(Reservations required – euro 10.00)

21.30 hours A sea of passiti!
Tasting of dessert wines of the lands
sea: the Passito di Pantelleria, Malvasia delle Lipari,
Primitivo di Manduria, Aleatico, Sciacchetrà ….
(Reservations required – euro 15.00)

Sunday, December 7, 2008

16.00 Put an afternoon at the museum …
Guided tour and tasting of Sagrantino
Montefalco Passito docg at the Museum Complex
San Francesco di Montefalco
(Reservations required – including the euro 10,00
Entrance to the Museum Complex of St. Francis)

18.00 Montefalco meets Deans Slow Food
Meeting-tasting with the “Eviction of Goym, sweet
Typical of the area of Pitigliano and Sorano (Gr)
(Reservations required)

21.30 hours on the heights of the past.
Tasting of dessert wines Mountain:
Erbaluce of Caluso Verduzzo Friulano, Wine
Holy trentino, Muscat of Valle d’Aosta ….
(Reservations required – euro 15.00)

Monday, December 8, 2008

16.00 The cake that comes from cold to warm
Winter: The Eiswein
Tasting of Austrian Eiswein
and Canadian
(Reservations required – euro 15.00)

18.00 The hills of passiti.
Tasting of dessert wines of the hill:
Vin Santo Toscano, Recioto the Refrontolo,
the Torcolato ….
(Reservations required – euro 15.00)

Saturday 27 December 2008

16.00 Put an afternoon at the museum …
Guided tour and tasting of Sagrantino
Montefalco Passito docg at the Complex
Museum of San Francecso Montefalco
(Reservations required – including the euro 10,00
Entrance to the Museum Complex of St. Francis)

18.00 Montefalco meets Deans Slow Food
Meeting-tasting with the “Lonzino fig, sweet
Typical of the area of Castelli di Jesi.
(Reservations required)

21.30 hours A sea of passiti!
Tasting of dessert wines of the lands
sea: the Passito di Pantelleria, Malvasia delle Lipari,
Primitivo di Manduria, Aleatico, Sciacchetrà ….
(Reservations required – euro 15.00)

Sunday 28 December 2008

19,00 Aperitivo sweet after the concert Brother Passito,
sister rot
Tasting of Sagrantino Passito and
Noble rot
(Reservations required – euro 15.00)

Saturday, January 3, 2009

19,00 Dolce or spicy? Col Passito!
Gorgonzola DOP meets dessert wines (Moscato
Pantelleria, Picolit, Erbaluce of Caluso, Vin Santo
Chianti Classico …). Tasting with
presence of producers of Gorgonzola
(Reservations required – euro 12.00)

21.30 hours The hills of passiti
Tasting of dessert wines of the hill: Vin
Santo Toscano, Recioto the Refrontolo the Torcolato
(Reservations required – euro 15.00)

Sunday, January 4, 2009

16.00 There is gentle and sweet: the dessert wines and chocolate
Presentation of combinations of dessert wines and
Chocolate De Bondt, one of the best chocolatiers
craft in the world.
(Reservations required – euro 10.00)

18.00 Sweet or spicy? Col Passito!
Gorgonzola DOP meets dessert wines (Moscato
Pantelleria, Picolit, Erbaluce of Caluso, Vin Santo
Chianti Classico …). Tasting with
presence of producers of Gorgonzola
(Reservations required – euro 12.00)

21.30 hours The sweet that comes from cold to warm winter:
the Eiswein
Eiswein tasting of Austrian and Canadian
(Reservations required – euro 15.00)

Monday, 5 January 2009

16.00 Montefalco meets Slow Food
Meeting-tasting with the “Morlacco del Grappa
Malga, cheese typical of massive
Monte Grappa
(Reservations required)

18.00 Sweet sweet sweet Calabria.Vini Calabria.
Ancient traditions of the Greek White Head
Zefiro and Moscato di Saracena of Viola,
that are in the best tradition
calabrese pastry.
(Reservations required – euro 12.00)

21.30 hours & Bio Bio: sweet wines organic and biodynamic
We discover and taste characteristics
best Italian dessert wines made by techniques
biodynamic farming and organic farming.
(Reservations required – euro 15.00)

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

16.00 Put an afternoon at the museum …
Guided tour and tasting of Sagrantino
Montefalco Passito docg at the Complex
Museum of San Francecso Montefalco.
(Reservations required – including the euro 10,00
Entrance to the Museum Complex of St. Francis)

18.00 Sagrantino Passito gives goodbye!
Closure of the event with tasting
Sagrantino di Montefalco Passito docg. From Montefalco
Castel Ritaldi, some of the most interesting interpretations
of Passito.

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