Tasting "The best wines of Vitignoitalia" 2013

All the winners in 2013 for tasting at the Santa Lucia Grand Hotel



With an evening of tasting open to the general public of wine enthusiasts and to all operators, Vitignoitalia celebrates the winning wines at Salone 2013: Friday, 25 October, from 6 to 10 p.m., the halls of the historic Santa Lucina Grand Hotel, on the waterfront of Neaples will welcome wineries and the labels awarded by the jury of the IX Competition of wines and distillates of Vitignoitalia. 34 wines are awarded by the jury of experts chaired by Francesco Continisio Chairman of the Sommelier Italia European School: a range of companies and territories that tell Italy’s fine wines, healthy and innovative viticulture, from the island of Franciacorta of Ischia, from Vulture to Trentino, from Vesuvius to Abruzzo, to Calabria. Those are great companies and small viticultural businesses growing, big national names and niche manufacturers: from North to South.

Since its debut in 2005, Vitignoitalia rewards the high quality of the national wine production: quality, local culture and new business ideas are the evaluation factors on which the working committee made up of critics, sommeliers, journalists and representatives of the HO.RE.CA. sector are working, and this year has evaluated more than 800 wines and spirits produced in domestic areas from any grape, autochthonous or allochthonous among those participating in the IX Vitignoitalia exhibition. The novelty of this 2013 edition are the distillates that have been added to the competition categories. The wines were then divided into 7 categories: still white wines (with residual sugar up to 6 g/l); still red wines; still rosé wines; classic method sparkling wines; Charmat method sparkling wines; sweet wines (with residual sugar greater than 45.1 g/l); fortified wines. The distillates were divided into three categories: distilled from grape must; distilled from vinasse; distilled from wine. The result are 34 wines awarded with Silver Medal, Gold Medal, Grand Gold Medal and with 4 Vitignoitalia Special Awards including the Vitignoitalia Grand Prix assigned to wine that obtained the best score ever. The Special Prize for the Territory and the Youth Special Prize are recognized respectively to the companies that contribute with their work to promote the area and companies that include in their team young people under 30 who are distinguished by commitment, research or innovation.

The evening of Friday, 25 October, will be attended by producers and on the tasting tables there will be all labels awarded: red, white, rosé, sparkling wines, sweet wines and spirits.

Paired with the great wines of Vitignoitalia there will be buffalo mozzarella DOP of the Protection Consortium, Pizza Fiocco of Pizzeria Shekkinah and Levoni salami. To follow all the award-winning wines and stars of the evening of 25 October:



Vitignoitalia Great Award: Sauvignon Quarz 2011 Cantina di Terlano

Youth Special Award: Ciro Giordano of Cantine Olivella

Territory Special Award: Antica Masseria Venditti

Vitignoitalia Special Award (best result in 3 different categories): Citra Vini

Grand Gold Medal for Red Wines: Laus Vitae Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2006 of Citra Vini

Grand Gold Medal for White Wines: Colli di Luni Vermentino Fosso di Corsano 2012 of Terenzuola

Grand Gold Medal for Distillates: Paolo Berta 1993 Distillerie Berta

Gold Medal for White Wines: ex aequo Emblema 2012 of Cantine Olivella, Greco di Tufo Terre degli Angeli 2012 of Terredora

Gold Medal for Red Wines: ex aequo Villa Cordevigo Rosso Veronese 2008 of Vigneti Villabella, Mormoreto 2010 of Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi, L’Arcione 2008 of La Tunella.

Gold Medal for Rosé Wines: ex aequo Horus 2012 of Sardus Pater and Albarosa 2012 of Cantina del Taburno.

Gold Medal for Classic: Villa Crespia Riserva Francesco Iacono 2006 Fratelli Muratori.

Gold Medal for Charmat Method Sparkling Wines: Prime Luci Rosé of Citra Vini

Gold Medal for Raisin Wines: Florus Moscadello 2010 of Banfi

Gold Medal for Distillates: Grappa di Teroldego of Distillerie Bertagnolli

Silver Medal for White Wines: ex aequo Esoterico 2011 of Tenuta Donnachiara, Fiano di Avellino 2012 of Terredora, Madre Goccia 2012 of Tenuta Iuzzolini, Rjgialla Ribolla 2012 of La Tunella, Villa Cordevigo Bianco 2009 of Vigneti Villabella.

Silver Medal for Red Wines: ex aequo Terra di Rivolta 2009 of Fattoria La Rivolta, Irpinia il Principio 2008 of Terredora, Barolo Riserva 2005 of Casa E. Di Mirafiore, Paternum 2008 of Tenuta Iuzzolini

Silver Medal for Rosé Wines: ex aequo Mongolfiere a San Bruno 2012 of Fattoria La Rivolta e Terre Cerase 2012 of Villa Matilde

Silver Medal for Raisin Wines: Giardini Arimei Fratelli Muratori

Silver Medal for Distillates: Grappa di Aglianico del Vulture of Cantine del Notaio



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Santa Lucia Grand Hotel, Via Partenope, 46. Free entrance, tasting glass: 15 euro



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