At the Foodex Japan 2025 fair in Tokyo, a seminar to explore the native ungrafted vine rediscovered and promoted by the Veronese winery.

Roeno , a winery from Brentino Belluno (Verona), debuts in Japan with enantio : on Thursday 13 March in Tokyo, during the Foodex Japan 2025 trade fair, the endemic, native and ungrafted Terradeiforti wine variety was the protagonist of a seminar that explored the qualities and distinctive elements of the vine. An in-depth study that underlined the historical importance of enantio, its connection with the territory and its potential in the international wine scene.

The interpretations of the Veronese reality – Enantio Red Point 2021 and Enantio Riserva 1865 Prefillossera 2019 – then took on the role of protagonists in a technical tasting aimed at industry operators in an authoritative and international context.

“Being able to tell Foodex Japan about the historical, oenological and cultural value of enantio makes us proud – says Martina Centa , brand manager and third generation of Roeno –. We want to be the witnesses of an incredible variety that in the 19th century was able to resist the attack of phylloxera. We set ourselves the goal of making an ancient, but at the same time contemporary and authentic vine known in Italy and abroad, which tells the story of our territory and the bond we have with it”.

Roeno began its rediscovery project twenty years ago, with the aim of preserving a vine that, thanks to the presence of sandy and siliceous soil, was able to survive a virulent species such as phylloxera. Today in Terradeiforti the company protects the centuries-old specimens of enantio and revives a variety at risk of extinction through new trajectories in the viticultural and oenological fields. The commitment in the vineyard translates into a profound wine, with character, that tells an ancient story and, at the same time, proves to be extremely modern.

Foodex Japan is the most important and long-running food & beverage fair in Japan, which confirms year after year the key role of Tokyo in the world of wine. The event, which this year reached its 50th edition, wanted to dedicate a special section to the wine sector, Foodex Wine . The event was a strategic meeting point that connected companies from all over the world and international buyers.

March 30 and 31, 2025 – Royal College of Lucca.

Everything is ready for Vini delle Coste. On stage many winemakers from the Italian territories overlooking the sea, present personally to meet the public. Co-protagonists, the chefs and guests of Condimenti, a format created by Cristiano Tomei to interpret the world through food and wine.

The opportunity to personally meet 80 wineries , to reflect, to enrich yourself with the dialogues of Condimenti, created by chef Cristiano Tomei and to visit the splendid city of Lucca. Vini delle Coste will be all this and more: the event will give the opportunity to benefit in collaboration with Trenitalia of a 50% discount on the price of the entrance ticket to the event (15€ instead of 30€) for holders of a Trenitalia travel ticket.

Artisanal winemakers protagonists of the event

Vini delle Coste was born to valorize those who, every day, dedicate themselves to wine following it from the vineyard to the commercialization. At the Real Collegio of Lucca, visitors will be able to meet the winemakers of the Lucchesi Hills , Montecarlo and Garfagnana, of the Pisan Hills, of Candia and Lunigiana , expressions of the provinces of Lucca, Pisa and Massa . There will also be companies from the province of Livorno , Grosseto with a significant representation of the Tuscan Archipelago . And, ambassadors of the Coasts of Italy, the Terroir Marche with the biodynamic winemakers, Abruzzo and Liguria . In total, there will be over 300 wines to taste.

Every day, every winemaker faces the unknowns of time and nature because wine is a living product, unique every year, challenging every year. This is even more true for those who work in extreme territories, such as Maestà della Formica , which grows its own grapes in the Apuan Alps, in the municipality of Careggine, at 1050 meters above sea level, Terenzuola , Ivan Giuliani’s company, in the Colli di Luni area, between Liguria and Tuscany, and Irene Carfagna of Altura Vigneto , on the Giglio Island where viticulture has a landscape but also social value. The so-called heroic and frontier viticulture represents a concrete and authentic perspective for the future, as does social viticulture , which at Vini delle Coste will be represented by the Calafata social cooperative, in the heart of the Colline Lucchesi, which involves young and disadvantaged people to put abandoned land and forgotten vineyards back into production. The Pieve Santo Stefano Agricultural Company is also active in social work and, through the Progetto Scipione Association , aims to create a stable and sustainable life path for adults with autism who have completed their school career, through agricultural, sports and training activities.

< – says the creator Alessandra Guidi – represents a new event that brings to the Real Collegio the wines born along the coasts of all Italy. There are many companies that in their terroir enjoy the influence of the sea: the Tuscan coast will be central, but we will also have the Adriatic coast, the Marche, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria>>.

Food for thought

The idea of Condimenti , conversations about food open to visitors, comes from the union of “condi” and “menti”, or the idea of “seasoning the mind” thanks to a table where chefs, producers and enthusiasts will sit to talk about what is happening in the world of wine and food, but also how these influence society. < – Tomei explains. – At the Condimenti table we will not attend a show-cooking, but we will be together to talk about wine, food and, therefore, culture. Because through cooking we rediscover a shared and very deep cultural root that perhaps we have forgotten. It will, in fact, be an experience of real sharing and mutual growth: at our table will sit the people who come to visit us, together with my friends, chefs, ice cream makers, pastry chefs and many others>>.

Guests on Sunday will include Marco Stabile , chef of the “Ora d’Aria” restaurant in Florence; Enrico Dandolo , director of the Gualtiero Marchesi Foundation; Gian Francesco Cutelli and Cinzia Otri , award-winning ice cream makers; Giuseppe Carrus , professor of Social Psychology at the University of Roma Tre and tasting journalist for Gambero Rosso; Antonio Galatà , nutritionist; Massimo Giacon , cartoonist; the Cinquini Brothers , set designers and first-class float designers of the Viareggio Carnival.

On Monday, at the table with Cristiano Tomei, Cristian Torsiello , chef of the 1 Michelin Star Osteria Arbustico in Paestum; Chiara Gambacorti and Elisabetta Gemignani of the La Torre Restaurant in Montecarlo; Piero Pompili, director of the Il Cambio Restaurant in Bologna; Edoardo Tilli , chef of the Agriturismo Podere Belvedere in Pontassieve; Andrea Sacchetti of the Nuovo Mondo pastry shop in Prato.

Vini delle Coste will tell many unique stories in an informal and at the same time intimate context, as demonstrated by the choice of the poster, designed by Massimo Giacon , a cartoonist who has collaborated with famous magazines such as Linus, Elle, Glamour, an illustrator of campaigns for brands such as Absolut Vodka, Memphis, Swatch, a designer of design objects for Alessi, an author of the book “Amami” for Mondadori and much more.

A choice linked to Lucca Comics & Games , an international event dedicated to comics, with which there is a strong synergy . A synergy that also extends to the world of food and wine with the Foodmetti – Artisti delle tavola project, a “festival within the festival” dedicated to the excellence of the world of comics and food and wine, directed by chef Cristiano Tomei.

Entrance to the tasting room is free for industry professionals, with a ticket for wine lovers and special discounts for sommeliers and students.

Vini delle Coste is an Event Service production.

Piedmont, Tuscany, Veneto, Sicily, Campania. From May 9th to November 14th ONAV opens the doors of some of the most beautiful Italian wineries in one click.

Discovering Italy even when you can’t move, and meeting producers with fascinating stories first hand, is possible.

This is the promise of Casa ONAV in Viaggio , 5 webinars designed to bring together the protagonists of wine and enthusiasts, ONAV tasters and operators in the sector. Each evening, participants will be able to discover the companies that have made their territory a mission, told by the protagonists.

Each member will receive at home their own kit of 20 50 ml samples, 2 for each company that will participate and, by connecting online at 8 pm for each of the meetings (or deferred according to individual needs), the ” virtual journey ” will begin. An expert from the chosen region will provide knowledge of the territory and introduce the major protagonists: two companies that operate in different wine districts of some of the most famous wine regions.

For Piedmont , scheduled for May 9 , the evening will be hosted by Sandro Minella , ONAV Taster and tour guide, and, for the producers, Marchesi di Barolo , symbol of one of the most famous Italian wines in the world, and Luca Ferraris , company of Ruchè del Monferrato, an oenological pearl waiting to be discovered. On June 13 , for Tuscany , Filippo Magnani , wine writer and founder of Fufluns, will introduce the evening, where Casato Prime Donne , a company in Montalcino led by Donatella Cinelli Colombini , founder of the Movimento Turismo del Vino and past president of Donne del Vino, and Castello di Meleto , the most important organic company in Chianti Classico and a splendid resort in a 12th century castle in Gaiole in Chianti, will speak. On September 12th, the Veneto will be discussed thanks to the introduction of Sissi Baratella , winemaker and writer, with Loredan Gasparini , a winery located in the Montello area, in the province of Treviso, producer of the legendary Capo di Stato, and Massimago , a dynamic reality of Valpolicella, located in Mezzane di Sotto, a winery and wine resort, run by the Rossi Chauvenet family. On October 10th, Sicily will be represented by Veronica Laguarda , wine communicator and woman, who will present Donnafugata , a name that has contributed to making Sicily one of the most famous wine regions in Italy, and the Caravaglio company of Salina , in the archipelago of the Aeolian Islands, a small wine pearl in a fascinating territory. On the last evening, November 14 , the professional journalist Luciano Pignataro , one of the most authoritative signatures of Italian food and wine criticism, will introduce the “volcanic” region, represented by Terredora di Paolo , a company led by Daniela Mastroberardino , national president of Donne del Vino, and her family, and Astroni , in the Campi Flegrei, characterised by heroic viticulture on the slopes of the Astroni crater.

Course cost for ONAV members: 125 euros, 125 plus ONAV membership card for non-members of the Association.

from 15th to 18th May 2025, San Gimignano (SI).

The third edition of the festival dedicated to the White Queen in its territory: tastings, masterclasses and entertainment with Vernaccia di San Gimignano as the protagonist.

Regina Ribelle – Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Fest will open its doors to the public again on May 17 and 18, 2025, after the success of previous editions, in particular the 2024 one which counted the presence of over 1,000 visitors. The event entirely dedicated to the great white wine of Tuscany, desired and organized by the Consorzio del Vino Vernaccia di San Gimignano in partnership with the municipal administration of San Gimignano, is now an eagerly awaited event for wine lovers, a unique opportunity to taste and learn more about this Denomination in the places where its centuries-old history originated and where today it continues to thrive. The program includes two days of itinerant tastings through the historic center of the city, masterclasses , meetings with the producers of Vernaccia di San Gimignano, wine tastings , food and wine pairing workshops with typical Tuscan products and local restaurants, and entertainment for adults – including an evening DJ set at the Rocca di Montestaffoli – and for children. At the end of the event, on Sunday, the Best Sommelier AIS 2025 of Tuscany will be awarded. This year too, the event open to the public will be preceded by a two-day event – May 15 and 16 – to present the new vintages to the Italian and foreign trade press. It will begin with the opening ceremony on the morning of the 15th at the R. De Grada Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, with greetings from Irina Strozzi , President of the Consorzio del Vino Vernaccia di San Gimignano, and representatives of the institutions. Afterwards, journalists will be busy tasting the new vintages of Vernaccia di San Gimignano on the market. In the afternoon, for the first time, a special focus on the San Gimignano Doc of reds, rosés and Vin Santo from the San Gimignano area with a masterclass conducted by Marco Sabellico of Gambero Rosso. Afterwards, the program will include an exclusive private visit to the Galleria Continua – International Contemporary Gallery Art to attend the exhibitions of international artists Shilpa Gupta, Arcangelo Sassolino and Jose Antonio Suarez Londono. Thursday 15 will end with a six-handed dinner dedicated to the white art that will illustrate the versatility of pairing Vernaccia. The protagonists will be the pizzas Massimo Giovannini (Apogeo, Pietrasanta), Giovanni Santarpia (Santarpia, Florence) and Tommaso Vatti (La Pergola, Radicondoli). The following day will be dedicated to the press tour of the wineries, which will illustrate the unique characteristics of the territory. The days dedicated to the press will conclude with a gala dinner by Chef Gaetano Trovato of the two-Michelin-star restaurant Arnolfo (Colle di Val d’Elsa, SI) which will be held, for the first time, in the scenic Piazza del Duomo in San Gimignano. This edition will also give space to the link between the Consortium and San Gimignano with the world of art, not only of the past but also of contemporary art. During the evening, in fact, the sculpture by Andrea Roggi , an internationally renowned Tuscan artist, dedicated to Vernaccia di San Gimignano, will be presented. Regina Ribelle – Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Fest reaffirms its ambition to be the reference event for Vernaccia di San Gimignano and for the entire territory, as underlined by the President of the Consortium Irina Strozzi: “The first two editions represented a challenge, a new model for promoting the Tuscan White Queen, the “unique, noble and rebellious” wine as its claim states. The 2025 edition will not only be a confirmation of the success of the past years but a further step in the growth of our Denomination, which has its roots in tradition and ancient history but which, at the same time, is always projected into dynamism and the future. San Gimignano is once again ready to welcome journalists and wine lovers from all over the world to celebrate its vine, its beauty and … Art in all its facets”.