Marsala will be the European City of Wine 2013

Recevin, the Network of European wine-growing regions has elected Marsala as Wine Cities in Europe for the year 2013.
The prestigious title was awarded yesterday by the General Assembly of Recevin, the European Network of Wine Cities.

Recevin annually assigns to a European country, the task of representing the city of wine in Europe. This election is a 'promotion opportunities for wine territories, culture and economy of the wine. To win the coveted award, the city has a program of activities that will strengthen awareness-raising activities for the culture and tradition of wine involving businesses, citizens and the surrounding area; consolidate links with the wine regions of Europe; develop cooperation with an eye to the future. ( For a more detailed explanation on the recognition click here )

Marsala European City of Wine 2013: the reasons
Paulo Varanda, President of Recevin motivated so the choice of Marsala: "The City has presented over 90 actions and activities to be implemented over the next year, of which more than half will be designed to have effects over time. So not only events recognition, but also more structural. In addition, the City has proven to have done a good team work, involving the local operator, associations, the Wine Route, in short, all the territory. "


Marsala: satisfaction and proposal of the Mayor
The mayor of Marsala, Julia Adam said: "I am very satisfied with this result and if you have reached is about entrepreneurial forces of the city we wanted to involve in the project. The induction of Marsala means both recognition of its historic ties with the wine - just 2500 years - that of our productions, increasingly popular on international markets. It is also awarded the passion of our winemakers, whose valuable work is crucial to the quality of the white and red wines and liqueur bottle that here. Now, we are ready to implement the project of development that we have presented to the Competition and, just to reach this goal, we have already set up an organizing committee. It 's time to take action, comparisons with other European wine-growing regions because we are conscious of having requirements and expertise to support this important recognition of the European capital of wine. "