The partnership with the Corciano Castello di Vino event just started, “It’s Time for Wine”, the roadshow of the Enoteche in Umbria, the “Mercavino” format at the 30th edition of the Eurochocolate festival:
the Umbria Top program, with events scheduled for the next few months that have been created under the slogan “Umbria Wine Academy” and “Guests in Umbria” is moving at a fast pace.
Umbria Wine Academy , a format created by UmbriaTop that took shape in 2024, is increasingly shaping up as an informative tool to be declined through various activities, both locally and in national and international contexts, for information, dissemination and training on quality Umbrian wine. The autumn season opens with a series of events aimed at various targets who, through these activities, have the opportunity to get to know the excellence of wine production in the green heart of Italy. A Festival that celebrates the rich wine production of the Trasimeno area in a context such as one of the most beautiful medieval villages in Italy is Corciano Castello di Vino , which this year will be held from 4 to 6 October in the streets and historic venues of Corciano, in the province of Perugia.
The event opened with the conference entitled “Stati generali del Vino in Umbria” – territorio a confronto,” where, in addition to the testimony of the four regional Consortia for the Protection, the organizers and other prestigious interventions, UmbriaTop brought its testimony on the value of “teamwork”. In the context of the Festival, it supports the initiatives called “Anteprima Trasimeno” , aimed at enhancing the quality denominations of Trasimeno, including free tastings of a glass of Trasimeno Gamay Doc, at the Taverna del Duca, reserved for all those who dine. Starting soon is instead “ It’s Time for Wine ”, a calendar of evenings that will take place in eight Enotecas in Umbria, a format of entertainment, storytelling and itinerant tastings curated by UmbriaTop, in collaboration with Movimento Turismo del Vino Umbria. “It’s Time for Wine” is a format already successfully tested last year by MTV Umbria, which involves the organization of a series of tastings of wines from regional companies at some selected wine shops throughout the territory, in the areas of greatest tourist and commercial interest. “ The idea ,” explains Gioia Bacoccoli , coordinator of Umbria Top, “ is to promote knowledge and education of local and international customers on quality regional wines, denominations and typical native vines, with the aim of raising awareness of greater consumption of local wines and making every wine enthusiast an ambassador of Umbrian wine, but above all bringing producers and wine merchants together .” Starting from October 14th and until December 8th, a promotional and information corner on the initiative will be set up in the eight wine shops, with some wines from 34 participating UmbriaTop member companies. The wines and their companies will be available to the wine shop’s customers throughout the week for tastings and samplings by the wine shop owner , along with informational material on the native vines and the peculiarities of Umbrian viticulture. Finally, a tasting event will be held in each wine shop, led by the food and wine critic Antonio Boco , who will explain the wines, territories and peculiarities. Finally, a sort of “temporary” regional wine shop will be present at Eurochocolate 2024, ready to celebrate its thirtieth anniversary in Perugia from 15 to 24 November 2024, offering visitors exhibitions, free tastings, shows and cultural and entertainment activities for families and chocolate enthusiasts. For the entire duration of the event, in fact, the magic of Eurochocolate will extend throughout the historic center of Perugia with itinerant shows, musical performances and artistic performances that will transform every corner of the Acropolis into an open-air stage, animated by original Chocoband, Chocoparade, Chocolieri and much more. And Umbrian wine could not be missed . It will be possible to learn about and taste a selection of the most representative wines of the region, in the ” Mercavino ” space where you can learn about, taste for free and also buy wines from UmbriaTop member wineries. The UmbriaTop initiatives are included in the initiatives to promote certified Umbrian production promoted by the UmbriaTop Wines Cooperative as part of the measure of the CSR Umbria 2023-2027 – intervention SRG10 “Promotion of quality products”