In this mandate, I will focus even more on the role of Vinarius as an actor in the dialogue involving the institutions and concerning the agri-food chain, an act of primary importance in these particularly complicated years for Italian wine shops. Vinarius will continue to work to represent a category of great value in the world of wines and spirits and which is a point of reference for producers and consumers, with whom we meet and compare notes on a daily basis ".
Vinarius, which has just presented the 9th Territory Award to the Pavia area, promises to work more and more in contact with the Italian territories that have become a symbol of the country's winemaking history. Future projects include the idea of launching Vinarius Academy , a training program dedicated to associated wine merchants and which aims to involve local consortia and organizations in days of study and focus on denominations.
" Vinarius is and must remain an active association on the Italian territory but also abroad; outside the national borders we already have seven associated wine shops. - specifies the President Terraneo - For this reason we are working on Vinarius Academy, a forward-looking project that focuses on a high and continuous training of winemakers and collaborators and the creation of a network between wineries and territories.It is no coincidence that for this 2023 we are involving companies of excellence such as Grandi Langhe, the Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico, the Comité Champagne, the Consorzio Tutela Vini Lessini Durello Doc, the Consorzio Vini Alto Adige, the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino and the Consorzio Vini del Trentino in the organization of internships, trips abroad and further mixed learning modalities specifically designed for the participants ". In fact, the program includes webinars, digital tastings and over 15 seminars available online organized with the collaboration of both Italian and foreign organizations such as Vins d'Alsace. " We are focusing on creating an offer of the highest quality, with an international reach and with an ever deeper bond with the territories with which we have been interacting for some time. Representation of the category and training will always remain the cornerstones of my work as president of Vinarius " - concludes Terraneo.
WHO IS VINARIUS
Vinarius is the Association of Italian Wine Shops and represents over 120 members (whose total turnover is close to 50 million euros) covering the entire national territory. The association, now chaired by Andrea Terraneo, was founded in 1981 and has as its social purpose the promotion, enhancement and protection of wine shops as commercial activities specialized in the proposal of quality wine. The association deals with the training of the winemaker, his collaborators and employees, professional updates, identifying and implementing a whole series of activities ranging from the organization of study trips to in-depth internships in the various production places, actively participating in conferences, exhibitions, fairs, events of various kinds. Every two years Vinarius organizes and promotes the Vinarius al Territorio Award which reached its Ninth Edition in 2020. Furthermore, it maintains close and cordial relations with the two major French counterpart associations. It periodically carries out surveys among its associates to monitor trends, consumer requests and market trends.
