The Porto Cervo Wine Festival arises as a meeting point of a limited number of wineries representing the main wine-producing territories of Italy and especially of the Sardinia region, and the audience of enthusiasts, consumers and wine lovers the Emerald Coast, the operators from the HO.RE.CA channel from all over Sardinia and selected international buyers.
The event, organized by Starwood Hotels - Cala di Volpe, Cervo, Pitrizza and Romazzino - is unique in its kind. Housed in an international and of incredible beauty setting, it offers one more chance to visit the Emerald Coast when, at the beginning of the season, offers astonishing atmospheres of peace and relaxation, combined with the glamour that has always characterized this destination in the Mediterranean.
Tastings, meetings, presentations of books and many other events will animate the 5th edition of the event, which will take place from 17th to 19th May at the Cervo Conference Center, in the heart of Porto Cervo.
Friday, 17th May
2:30 p.m.
Inauguration ceremony, will intervene:
Franco Mulas, Area Manager Costa Smeralda
Alberto Ragnedda, Mayor of Arzachena
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Wine tastings
5:00 p.m.
Wine Festival meetings: "Women of Wine" tell their first 25 years. The President Elena Martusciello with Valentina Argiolas and other members, will recount the many initiatives to celebrate the twenty-five years of the Association which includes the women producers, restaurateurs, winery owners, sommeliers and journalists, who has always worked hard for the diffusion of Italian quality wine.
6:00 p.m.
Book presentation: Maria Antoinetta Mazzone presents "The flavours of memory, the traditional cuisine of Gallura". The journalist Marella Giovannelli leads.
9:00 p.m.
Hotel Pitrizza: "Gourmet dinner for Bacchus" by Oliver Piras of La Corte del Lampone (Cortina d'Ampezzo). Download the menu. Dinner by reservation.
Saturday, 18th May 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Workshop: From the "wine of tourists" to the wine tourists. Now what? Moderator: Bruno Gambacorta. Speakers:
Luigi Crisponi, Minister of Tourism, Commerce and Crafts, Region Sardinia
Victoria Cisonno, Director MTV Puglia
Roy Berardi, Road of Wines and Flavours of the Hills of Forlì and Cesena
Filiputti Walter, President of the Consortium Friuli Venezia Giulia Via dei Sapori
Daniela Mastroberardino, President of the National Wine Tourism Movement.
The meeting is free and open to the public
08:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Speedtasting: companies meet 10 international buyers
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Wine tasting
5:00 p.m.
Theatrical Performance: "How to become a sommelier in 50 minutes". Leonardo Romanelli, Tuscan journalist and food and wine expert, known to television audiences for the program "Chef for a Day" on La 7 channel, brings to the stage a show that plays with Andrea Gori, "informatic sommelier", during which he kids the world he belongs to.
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Fashion Wine Walk: a walk through excellent wines combined with the most prestigious brands in the Piazzetta of Porto Cervo. The tastings will move in the heart of the village, where wine and fashion lovers will meet in the boutiques to taste a fine wine, meet a sommelier or a winemaker and, at the same time, to be conquered by the collections of summer 2013.
9:00 p.m.
Cala di Volpe Hotel: "Gourmet dinner for Bacchus" by Roberto Serra of Su Carduleu Restaurant in Abbasanta (OR), accompanied by a live exhibition of Raphael Gualazzi. Download the menu. Dinner by reservation.
Sunday, 19th May
08:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Speedtasting: companies meet 10 international buyers
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Wine tasting
4:00 p.m.
Book presentation. Arianna Occhipinti presents "Natural Woman. My Sicily, my wine, my passion".
Entry conditions The Porto Cervo Wine Festival is an event created for the promotion of Sardinian, Italian and international wine territories and cuisine.
Entry is permitted to persons older than 18 years (minors can not enter even if accompanied by adults).
Entry to animals is not allowed.
The cost of the ticket is Euro 15.00 - it includes: daily admission to the Cervo Conference Center, tasting of wines on display and access to all events in the program. The proceeds will be donated to AIRC.
Free admission for operators owners of restaurants, bars, wine bars, hotels, distributors, sales agents and sommelier, after accreditation.
For more information www.portocervowinefestival.com
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