Excellence in the glass
From April 2 to 6 Verona hosts Vinitaly 2009
The winemaking business is on the rise despite the actual financial crisis and all fans are anxiously waiting for the inauguration of Vinitaly.
The Verona Exhibition opens its door today, April 2, and closes on April 6. A much awaited 43rd edition that moved around a deal of business within this sector of the market, equal to 2.5 billion euros as disclosed by the most recent annual report of the Observatory on Wine Tourism, realized by the City of Wine in collaboration with Censis Services.
Optimism is the keyword of this edition, supported by the fact that the grape harvest of the past autumn season brought Italy back to the top position on the ranking list of world wine producers, thanks to a production equal to 45 million hectolitres, and that exports of spumante to the United States reported a 2% growth.
Interesting, for wine, is also the challenge faced on emerging markets. The outcome of the Vinitaly World Tour, organized in collaboration with Buonitalia, show a significant growth of the business of wine made in Italy, especially in Korea to which Italy’s exports reached record levels: +48% in 2008, +700% in the last five years.
Among the most awaited events of the exhibition there is: the 150 years of GAJA, the standard-bearer of the “Italian Wine Renaissance”, celebrated at Vinitaly with a grand wine tasting, on Saturday April 4, in company with Jancis Robinson, famous British wine reporter, wine writer, author of very famous tv programs, who will liven-up the debate and a tasting of wines directly selected from the winery such as Gaia&Rey 1994, Darmagi 1997, Conteisa 1996, Sperss 1989, Sorì San Lorenzo 1988 and Barbaresco 1964.
Rather heated will be the rebate regarding the decision of the European Union to allow the creation of rosé wines simply by blending white and red wines; decision that, so far, hasn’t really gained the backup of either French winemakers – in fact the great majority of rosé wines is produced in France – or the Italian ones that fear for the quality of products.
While waiting to see what are the new ideas of the different Regions of Italy, in the contest of multiple diversities that make our country a unique one worldwide, the 2009 Vinitaly international wine competition, created out of the collaboration between Veronafiere and Winenews, awarded the most of medals to Veneto. The rest of the podium is completed by Emilia-Romagna, boasting 12 awards, and Sicily, boasting 10.
Tags: Buonitalia, Emilia-Romagna, France, GAJA, international wine competition, Jancis Robinson, Sicily, Veneto, Verona, Vinitaly, Vinitaly World Tour, Wine Tourism, Winenews
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