AIS Veneto: wine and culture meet at Sorsi d'Autore

Four evenings dedicated to culture and Venetian wine excellence: Sorsi d'Autore returns on Sunday 28 May, an event now in its twenty-fourth edition which every year brings authors, singers and leading figures on the national cultural scene to the villas and castles of the region. The Sommeliers of AIS Veneto , historic partner of the event organized by the AIDA Foundation, will take the stage together with the guests and will take care of the scheduled tastings, guiding the participants on a journey to discover the best wine expressions. The inaugural evening of Sorsi d'Autore , Sunday 28 May , will be hosted by the Renaissance Villa Cà Vendri in Verona, where the President of AIS Veneto Gianpaolo Breda will do the honors together with the AIDA Foundation, the Municipality of Verona and the Centesimo Arena in Verona Opera Festival. To celebrate the important milestone, the association will open its historical archives by staging an exclusive fashion show, where it will be possible to admire a selection of costumes from the most emblematic operas in the history of the Arena, from Un Ballo in Maschera to Verdi's La Traviata , passing through Donizetti's Anna Bolena and Mozart's Don Giovanni . For tasting during the first appointment there will be the wines of Casa Sartori , La Cappuccina and Cantine Collalto . The second evening, scheduled for Friday 16 June at Villa Cordellina Lombardi in Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza), will feature Vito Francesco D'Amanti , commissioner of AIS Italia, together with journalists Luca Sofri and Michele Serra. The masterclasses will be dedicated to the wines of the Monte Zovo - Cottini family of Caprino Veronese (Verona). On Friday 30 June, the review continues at Villa Brandolini d'Adda in Pieve di Soligo (Treviso), where the AIS delegate of Treviso Wladimiro Gobbo will dialogue with the entrepreneur Oscar Farinetti and the humorist Dario Vergassola. The protagonists of the evening will be the wines of the Consortium for the Protection of Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG wine . Finally, Sorsi d'Autore will close on Saturday 1 July at Villa Wildmann in Mira (Venice) by Emanuela Pregnolato , from the web editorial staff of AIS Veneto, with the presenter Serena Dandini and the journalist Luca Telese, together with the wines of the Tedeschi di Pedemont of Valpolicella (Verona). In case of bad weather, the events will be held in the villas, in alternative spaces to the gardens. Reservations recommended due to limited places. For information on prices and availability, you can consult the website www.fondazioneaida.it