Vinitaly, the program of tastings and promotional events with the protection consortia begins in the Piedmont area – Torino Oggi

At Pavilion 10 of Veronafiere And was inaugurated today at 2 pm, with the participation of the institutions, thePiedmont area curated by Piemonte Land of Wine (the body that brings together the 14 Piedmontese wine consortia) and which represents the Piedmont winemaking at the 56th edition of Vinitaly.

For the first time a uniqueor space exhibition of 1,500 square meters what a dealthem 112 member companies and producer associations, with area tastings edited by sommelier Ais Piemonte and thearea meetings where dedicated promotional events take place to Doc and Docg wines and spirits Piedmontese and production territories.

A coordinated graphic image identifies the Piedmont of wine 2024: it is thewinning work of the competition “Contemporary art for Piedmont wine” organized by Very artisticthe international contemporary art fair that takes place in Turin, and Piedmont Land of Wine.

TOThe artist was also present at the inauguration Amber Viviani (1993, lives and works between Basel and Naples), creator of the graphic image of Piedmont wine 2024.

It was also held the handover from Erbaluce Vine of the year 2023 to Brachetto Grape variety of the year 2024kicking off the program of initiatives for its enhancestion.

First day too tastings at Piedmont restaurant, toThe outside of Pavilion 10, unique among the regions participating in the fair, expanded this year and with greater availability of seats, curated by Michelin-starred Piedmontese chefs Maurilio Garola (14 and 15 April) And Massimo Camia (16 and 17 April), which I proposengo a menu based on quality local products paired with Piedmontese wines. Another new feature this year is the lounge space attached to the restaurant by Consorzio Asti Docg.

In Piedmont I am 44 thousand The hectares cultivated in vineyard (7% of Italian vineyards), 19 the DOCG wines (out of 73 national ones, 26%) and 41 the DOC wines (12% out of 332 national ones), That constitute the 94% of production to denomination. I am 20 the historic native vines And since 2014 the Pwine-growing landscapes of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato I am recognized as a UNESCO heritage site. This year we celebrate 10th anniversary.

The network of production it’s composed by 18 thousand wineries, 35 cooperative wineries with around 8 thousand members, 15 ANDregional notes And 14 Cprotection consortia with Piemonte Land of Wine and Piedmontese winemakers6 Strade of wine and flavours.

Noin 2023 the value of production it was of 1.36 billion euros, growing in 2022 (1.23 billion) with a +10.2%. I am 2.06 million hectoliters produced for the Harvest 2023 (-14% compared to 2.26 million in 2022) to cause Of drought and record temperatures but very good product quality.