The international jury gathered in Sarre (Aosta) recognized the high quality of the labels presented. Excellent results also in the Extreme Spirits International Contes.

305 wines from heroic viticulture were awarded during the 32nd Mondial des Vins Extrêmes , the only world wine competition dedicated to those who grow viticulture in the mountains, in steep or terraced areas and on small islands, organized by CERVIM – Research, Studies, Safeguarding, Coordination and Promotion Center for Mountain Viticulture. The recently concluded edition was a record-breaking one, with the participation of over 1000 labels from 356 companies from 25 different countries. The tasting commissions, which met in Sarre (Aosta) on September 29 and 30 and were composed of a total of 50 wine technicians, oenologists and expert tasters from all over the world, awarded 64 Grand Gold Medals and 241 Gold Medals. It is worth mentioning the return to the competition of Bolivia, which had been absent for a few years, and which also won a medal. During the two days, 64 Grand Gold Medals and 241 Gold Medals were awarded. some Special Awards dedicated to nations, categories of wines and producers who have distinguished themselves for the awards received. The Special Award, reserved for the best winery per country, for Italy went to the Cave des Onze Communes of Aymavilles (AO); two awards for the wine Pantelleria DOC Sentivento 2017 by Prosit Società Agricola ARL of Pantelleria (TP), awarded an Excellence Award and the Piccole Isole Award; the Cervim Futuro Award to Giacomo Rallo of Rallo Estates SRL Soc. Agr. of Marsala (TP) and the Donna Cervim Award to Margherita Longo of the Azienda Agricola Hibiscus of Ustica (PA).

“For the first time in the history of the Mondial des Vins Extrêmes we have exceeded the threshold of one thousand wines in competition. This is a fact that, in addition to making us proud of the growing importance that the competition is assuming, testifies to the growing interest in viticulture that operates in difficult and impervious territories – declares Nicola Abbrescia , President of CERVIM –. The wines that are produced in these heroic areas show an increasingly higher quality year after year, with peaks of excellence that our tasting commissions recognize and appreciate in blind tastings”.

At the same time, the fourth edition of the Extreme Spirits International Contest took place, an international competition dedicated to distillates from grape marc, lees and wine that also aims to enhance the respective production areas. Excellent results were obtained: 8 Grand Gold Medals and 25 Gold Medals were awarded among the 76 competing distillates from Italy, Switzerland, Peru and Spain.

Caiarossa will host two site-specific installations curated by the artists Samuel Rosi, aka Muz with a live painting in the cellar and the story on paper by Enrico Bani with the grape marc.

As part of the Festival “la Collina delle Fiabe”, promoted by the Municipality of Riparbella in collaboration with Start Attitude and the curator Gian Guido Grassi, on Saturday 5 October, the Caiarossa, Cava, Prima Pietra and Quercia Luce wineries will unite, transforming themselves into a true artistic network, welcoming contemporary artists and site-specific installations. Caiarossa opens its doors to the mural work of Muz and that on paper by Enrico Bani .

“The Riparbella Wine Trail” will take visitors on a journey through the evocative panoramas of this village on the Tuscan coast to discover some of the most important wineries in this area, including Caiarossa, with a special tour departing at 10 am and 3 pm (the meeting point will be at the Riparbella tourist office in Piazza del Popolo).

Enrico Bani’s work develops by integrating his vision with the use of grape marc, a waste product in wine production, a biodegradable mass. The artist describes his work as follows: “the grape marc is variable over time, here it takes on a new body and becomes a sign and chromatic element on paper. The work is based on a study that aims to place writing at its center, more precisely its elementary particle, the letter, which, freed from its communicative role, abstracts into a graphic and material sign in space through a regression and deconstruction of the typographic element until it is transported into a primordial sign vision .”

The structure of the installation also connects to the surrounding space of the cellar thanks to the use of small metal elements “that bring the viewer back to that industrial vision, difficult to find immersed in this local Tuscan reality of wine production, made of vineyards, hills and panoramas immersed in nature”.

The live painting by Samuel Rosi, aka Muz, instead, takes inspiration from an Etruscan bucchero, a carafe commonly used for wine. “ The idea was – explains the artist – to connect the territory, known as the Etruscan Coast, with the role of the place through the drawing. The execution uses a product capable of creating a relief, after applying a stencil, on the wall. Once the drawing is obtained, the same background color is reused. The work will be visible thanks to the play of light/dark contrast created by the light on the wall ”.

The exhibition continues in the cellar admiring other works by the two artists. Enrico Bani, born in 1996, graduated from the School of Graphics of the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara. During his studies he dedicated himself to research in the field of contemporary art graphics integrating tradition with contemporaneity, he studied new chalcographic techniques. The artist places the letter at the center of his research which, emancipated from its communicative role, abstracts into a graphic and material sign in space. Samuel Rosi, aka Muz, born in 1995 in San Miniato. He graduated in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera. He lives and works in Cerreto Guidi. Coming from the context of urban art, he has developed an attraction towards the contemporary landscape, a place without horizons and capable of lending itself to any type of constitutive element. The urban landscape thus becomes a way to rethink space as a set of relationships, a support on which to intervene. Within a contemporary design, the landscape acquires relevance: it becomes a new paradigm of contemporary design.

CAIAROSSA

It was 2004 when Eric Albada Jelgersma decided to purchase an estate in this special part of Italy, bringing with him the knowledge developed over the years in Bordeaux, with Château Giscours, a well-known winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.

Eric Albada fell in love with this small but beautiful winery, immersed in the Mediterranean scrub, on the western side of a hill overlooking the sea. Today, his children Dennis, Derk and Valérie continue in their father’s footsteps and continue to work in search of maximum precision in the production of wines.

This research is aimed at maximum connection with the rhythm of nature, and this is why since its birth the winery has followed the principles of biodynamic agriculture, with the aim of increasing the vitality and resilience of the soil. Caiarossa wines are unique: refined blends outline a research between experimentation and balance. A harmony that returns the virtuous interpretation of the territory with French eyes.

Tuesday 15 October the walk around tasting at the Hotel Rosa Grand in Milan.

The world of wine is in turmoil and Custoza DOC is ready to amaze once again. The Consortium of white wine from the hills between Verona and Lake Garda, with its contemporary blend with a strong territorial connotation, is preparing for a day of in-depth study in the exclusive spaces of the Rosa Grand Milano (Piazza Fontana, 3), Monday 15 October starting at 18:00 .

During a walk around tasting, members of sommelier associations, restaurateurs, wine merchants and enthusiasts will be able to taste a vast selection of labels: a unique opportunity to get to know Custoza DOC in all its nuances. Fresh and mineral in the vintage versions, Custoza DOCs are able to express great complexity and elegance in the Superiore version, demonstrating significant evolutionary potential .

<< Modern and contemporary, Custoza conveys the characteristics of a unique territory in the glass>> says Roberta Bricolo, President of the Consortium. <>

CUSTOZA: CONTEMPORARY BLEND

Tuesday 15 October, 18:00 / 20:30

Hotel Rosa Grand Milano – Piazza Fontana, 3 (MI)

Admission is free until all seats are taken. For reservations: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1LCjBWq8hMB00pyAtZz0O-4tsDDdh3WdJRzIWKKvAnsc/edit

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”