Preview Vernacchia San Giminiano

The Consortium of the San Gimignano Denomination presents the new vintages of Vernaccia di San Gimignano to the press, operators and the public.

There will be two days to discover the 2011 vintage whose harvest promised excellent results.


For the Vernaccia di San Gimignano Riserva type, for which the production disciplinary provides for an aging in the cellar and bottle for fourteen months before being released on the market, the 2010 or previous vintage will be presented, as some companies prefer a period of longer aging than prescribed.

It will also be possible to taste Vernacce from previous vintages, to see how this wine has evolved over time.

Sunday 19th February
3 - 7 pm: Vernaccia di San Gimignano preview

Tasting at the tasting counters with the producers, open to the public. Room reserved for journalists and operators, with sommeliers service (booking recommended)

Monday 20 February
9.30-18: Vernaccia di San Gimignano preview

From 9.30 am to 3.30 pm, admission is reserved for sector operators, journalists, Ais, Fisar, Onav and Slow Food members.
From 3.30 pm it will also be open to the public.
11 am: Tasting in the Dante Room, led by Ernesto Gentili, editor of the Espresso Wines Guide, reserved for journalists.
12.30-15: buffet at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art de Grada, offered by the producers of San Gimignano to journalists and operators.

For information and reservations:
Elisabetta Borgonovi
Press Office of the Consortium of the San Gimignano Denomination

Cell. 331 6550555

e-mail: e.borgonovi@vernaccia.it

Silvia Beni
Consortium of the Denomination of San Gimignano

Tel. 0577 940108 - Fax 0577 942088
e-mail: info@vernaccia.it