Vinitaly 2014: here are the Meritorious of Italian viticulture

Vinitaly 2014 proclaimed the “Meritorious” (“Benemeriti”) awards to oenology and rewarded the Cangrande Prize during the inauguration of the international exhibition of wines and spirits on the recommendation of the Departments of Agriculture of each region.



Here are the new “Meritorious of Winegrowing” (“Benemeriti della Vitivinicoltura”):

Emidio Pepe (Abruzzo); Michele Laluce (Basilicata); Massimiliano Capoano (Calabria); Elda Maddalena (Campania); Paolo Francesconi (Emilia Romagna); Edi Kante (Friuli Venezia Giulia); Marco Carpineti (Lazio); Emanuela Biffi (Liguria); Claudio Introini (Lombardy); Mario Di Ruscio (Marche); Luigi Savini (Molise); Giovanni Battista Marchisio (Piedmont); Giuseppe Di Maria (Puglia); Martino Demuro (Sardinia); Flora Mondello (Sicily); Carlo Mazzerbo (Tuscany); Wilhelm Stürz (Trentino Alto Adige, Bolzano); Elvio Fronza (Trentino Alto Adige, Trento); Enzo Barbi (Umbria); Marco Martin (Valle d’Aosta); Ircano De Lucca (Veneto).



The Cangrande Prize is an award that since 1973 has been rewarding the great interpreters of the Italian wine world who, through their professional or business activities have contributed and supported the advancement of quality in the vine growing and the wine production in their region and in their country. The winners are chosen on the recommendations of the regional Departments of Agriculture.