Newsletter Vinitaly International
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Newsletter Vinitaly International
Newsletter Vinitaly International - April 2014 CURTAINS CLOSE ON LA GRANDE BELLEZZA OF OPERAWINE CALENDAR 2014 China, 13th-15th May 2014 Vinitaly China Shanghai Russia, Autumn 2014 Vinitaly Russia Moscow Hong Kong, 6th-8th November 2014 Vinitaly Hong Kong Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair Italy, 3rd-4th December 2014 Wine2Wine Verona, Veronafiere The third edition of La Grande Bellezza of OperaWine, premier event to Vinitaly, closed with a round of applause on Saturday 5 April: the ability to make new contacts with high-profile international journalists and wine business leaders was widely appreciated by producers whilst international guests welcomed the opportunity to expand their knowledge of Italian wine. The Grand Tasting of this year’s Top 100 was preceded by a 1pm press conference that kept the public abuzz with a succession of announcements including the launching of Vini24.com, the new wine club of the daily business paper Il Sole 24 Ore, and the crowning of the first ever Mr. and Miss Vinitaly International. Last but not the least, the proclamation of the winner of #BestOperaWine, the Twitter contest organized in collaboration with Decanter Radio2, Wine Spectator and Image Building Digital. Users voted Rotari Flavio Trento DOC Riserva 2006 as their favourite among the 100 Top Italian Wines at the event. The organizers of OperaWine would like to thank sponsors Riedel, Air Dolomiti and Molteni and partners Acqua Surgiva, Asiago, Ponente, Levoni and Cruciani for the efforts and resources offered to present the third edition of OperaWine VINITALY INTERNATIONAL @ VINITALY 2014 After New York and Chengdu Vinitaly International Academy landed in Verona at the 48th edition of Vinitaly: here for the first time Italian grape varietals shared the stage with fine and rare French wines from the Graves and Y and Yquem. This year’s edition of Talk Business Series offered, instead, a 360-degree overview of the business of Italian wine in China, Hong Kong, Russia, USA, Australia and Korea through panel discussions with top players from each market. OPERA FESTIVAL 2014 1 - Download oooo 2 - Scan our QR Code 3 - Enjoy Vin. Int. Page! Having celebrated the union between the world of wine and that of opera for the third edition of Opera Wine, Fondazione Arena and Vinitaly invite you to the Arena di Verona for the Opera Festival 2014 from 20th June to 7th September. 54 dates including 6 opera titles and 3 special evenings present the New Century opening edition of great music in the largest open-air theatre in the world. Book your place at www.arena.it. Follow us on: @VinitalyTour @MyOperaWine #vinitalytour #vinitaly #italianwine For more info please visit: www.vinitalyinternational.com - or contact us at: staff@vinitalytour.com