In addition to the new events, numerous masterclasses focusing on notable wine regions from north to south will be held. Starting on Sunday, May 11, with Sicilian wines, beginning at 3:00 PM with “Sicilia enologica: vini e territori,” followed by “Le Bollicine di Sicilia” at 4:30 PM, and concluding with a Venetian bubbles masterclass, “Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco: the potential of the Glera grape variety” at 6:00 PM. Monday, May 12, will begin at 10:30 AM with a tasting dedicated to Calabrian denominations, followed by a session on underwater wines, “Jamin - the terrestrial tradition meets the innovation of the sea: UnderWater Wines, the positive characterization” at 3:00 PM. Then, at 4:30 PM, we will explore the wines of the Cantina del Taburno with “Bue Apis, at the roots of Aglianico del Taburno,” followed by a celebration of the Tasca d’Almerita winery’s emerald anniversary, “Forty years with immense love.”
VitignoItalia 2025 Program
Sunday, May 11
3:00 PM - Calipso Hall (Maritime Station)
Sicily Wine: WINES & TERRITORIES
Greetings: Vito Bentivegna - General Director IRVO Regional Institute of Wine and Oil of Sicily
Host: Gianni Giardina – Oenologist IRVO Regional Institute of Wine and Oil of Sicily
Tasting: DOCG Cerasuolo di Vittoria - DOC Sicilia - DOC Etna - DOC Marsala,
Nero d'Avola - Frappato - Perricone - Grillo - Catarratto - Carricante - Nerello Mascalese
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4:30 PM - Calipso Hall (Maritime Station)
Sicilian Bubbles: A Consolidated Reality
Greetings: Vito Bentivegna - General Director IRVO Regional Institute of Wine and Oil of Sicily
Host: Gianni Giardina – Oenologist IRVO Regional Institute of Wine and Oil of Sicily
Tasting: Classic method sparkling wines - Charmat method sparkling wines - DOC Etna - DOC Sicilia - IGT Terre Siciliane
Catarratto - Grillo - Frappato - Nerello Mascalese
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6:00 PM - Calipso Hall (Maritime Station)
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco: The Potential of the Glera Grape Variety
Hosts: Diego Tomasi – Director of the Consortium for the Protection of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore, Francesco Continisio – President of the European School of Sommeliers, Luciano Pignataro - Journalist
Tasting: Rebuli Angelo - Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Docg Brut Fonso Rebuli Rive di San Pietro di Barbozza 2024, Masottina - Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Docg Brut Rive di Ogliano 2024, Masottina - Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Docg Brut Rive di Ogliano 2020, Le Volpere - Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Docg Còl Miliane Extra Brut Rive di Premaor 2022, Le Volpere - Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Docg Còl Miliane Extra Brut Rive di Premaor 2020, Borgo Col - Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore on the lees Brut Nature 2023, Drusian - Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore on the lees Brut Nature 2021, Ca' dei Berti - Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore on the lees Brut Nature Ippo 2021
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Monday, May 12, 2025
10:30 AM - Calipso Hall (Maritime Station)
Calabria
Hosts: Luciano Pignataro - Journalist, Gennaro Convertini - President of the Regional Company for the Development of Calabrian Agriculture
Tasting: A vita - ‘A vita rosé Cirò DOC, L'Arciglione di Cataldo Calabretta - IGP Calabria Rosato Alicante, Cantine Benvenuto - Celeste Calabria IGT, Cantine Viola - Rossoviola Calabria IGT, Antonella Lombardo - Ichò Calabria IGT, Librandi - Duca San Felice Cirò Rosso Superiore Riserva, Ippolito - Ripe del Falco Cirò Rosso, Terre di Balbia – Fervore Calabria IGP
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3:00 PM - Calipso Hall (Maritime Station)
Jamin, Land Tradition Meets Sea Innovation: UnderWaterWines the Positive Characterization
Hosts: Emanuele Kottakhs - Cofounder Jamin Portofino UnderWaterWines, Tommaso Luongo - President AIS Campania, Marco Starace - President Jamin Ischia UWW, Luciano Pignataro - Journalist
Producers: Lucia Monticelli – La Pietra di Tommasone Estate, Luca Parenti – Tenuta Campo al Signore Estate
Tasting: La Pietra di Tommasone - Ischia Bianco Metodo Classico DOC Dedicated to the founder and Aphrodite Ischia Bianco Spumante Metodo Classico UWW, Tenuta Campo al Signore - Volante DOC Bolgheri 2020 and Volante DOC Bolgheri 2020 UWW, Tenuta del Paguro - Ostrea Rosato and Ostrea Rosato in Fundo
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4:30 PM - Calipso Hall (Maritime Station)
Cantina del Taburno: Bue Apis, at the Roots of Aglianico del Taburno
Hosts: Luciano Pignataro - Journalist, Raffaele Di Marco - Winemaker Cantina del Taburno
Tasting: Bue Apis DOCG Aglianico del Taburno, Vintages 2004 2008 2013 2015
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6:00 PM - Calipso Hall (Maritime Station)
Tasca d’Almerita, Golden Wedding 1985-2025 "Forty Years with Immense Love"
Hosts: Ivo Basile, Leonardo Vallone – Sales Director Tasca d’Almerita, Luciano Pignataro - Journalist
Tasting: Nozze d’Oro Bianco DOC Sicilia, Vintages 2023 2021 2017 2012 2008 2004
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
10:30 AM - Calipso Hall (Maritime Station)
“What's Cooking in Campania”
Hosts: Tommaso Luongo - President of AIS Campania, Luciano Pignataro - Journalist
Tasting: La Pietra di Tommasone - Ischia Bianco Spumante DOC, San Salvatore 19.88 - Gioì Spumante Brut Rosé Millesimato, Masseria Piccirillo - Prima Gioia Quality Sparkling Wine Brut Nature 2021 (32 months on the lees), Il Verro - Classic Method Extra Brut Sheep (30 months), Cantine Di Marzo - 1930 Classic Method Sparkling Wine by Greco di Tufo Millesimato Brut Nature, Fattoria la Rivolta - Ellenikos Spumante Rosé Brut
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3:00 PM - Calipso Hall (Maritime Station)
Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso DOC Friuli and Piedirosso dei Campi Flegrei DOP
“Children of a Lesser Bacchus”
Native Tales of Ancient Origins from Friuli to Campania
Hosts: Francesco Continisio – President of the European School of Sommelier, Barbara Rosso – Consorzio DOC Friuli
Moderator: Giulia Cannada Bartoli – Food and Wine Journalist
Tasting: Annalisa Zorzettig - Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso 2023 DOC Friuli, Obiz - Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso 2022 DOC Friuli, Pitars - Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso 2022 DOC Friuli, Vendrame Vignis del Doge - Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso 2022 DOC Friuli, La Sibilla Wines - Piedirosso Campi Flegrei DOC 2023, Vitivinicola Iovino - Vigna Solfatara Piedirosso Campi Flegrei DOP 2022, Cantine Astroni - Colle Rotondella Piedirosso Campi Flegrei DOP 2024, Contrada Salandra - Campi Flegrei Piedirosso DOP 2021
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5:30 PM - Calipso Hall (Maritime Station)
The Future of Campania Wine: Sustainability, Climate Change, and Development
Introductory Greetings: Maurizio Teti - Director VitignoItalia
Exploring the New Frontiers of Production Amid Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change: A Panel Discussion Focused on Economic Issues Impacting Production Choices from Both Environmental and Strategic Perspectives
Ferdinando Natali - Regional Manager South of UniCredit, Stefano Carboni - Professor of Sociology of Consumption and Eating Behavior at Tor Vergata University-Rome, Moderator: Simona Brandolini - Journalist of Corriere del Mezzogiorno
The Territory and Its Excellences: Presentation of the Guide “50 Niche Wines (But Not Too Much)” by Gimmo Cuomo. Introduction of the Wine Guide of Corriere del Mezzogiorno by Gimmo Cuomo
Gimmo Cuomo - Journalist and Food and Wine Critic of Corriere del Mezzogiorno, Vincenzo Mercurio - Oenologist, Franco Continisio - President of the European School of Sommelier, Tommaso Luongo - President of AIS Campania
Moderator: Simona Brandolini - Journalist of Corriere del Mezzogiorno
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VITIGNOITALIA, The Show of Italian Wines and Wine-Growing Territories
Naples Maritime Station
Sunday 11th May: 2.30pm – 9pm
Monday 12th May: 2.30pm – 9pm
Tuesday 13 May: 2.30pm – 8pm
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