An unmissable event, Sunday 16th and Monday 17th June, for all lovers of wine according to nature: Borderwine – the cross-border exhibition of natural wine from Friuli Venezia Giulia – returns to the fascinating park of Villa Manin in Passariano (Codroipo, UD).
A real wine and gastronomic tour, under the shade of the park’s centuries-old trees, to get to know the best natural wine of FVG and the north-east beyond, with around 70 wineries, at least 300 labels for tasting, and dozens of producers from Italy, Austria, Slovenia and even further afield.
Borderwine confirms itself again this year as one of the most awaited events to discover the fascinating world of natural wine, thanks also to an increasingly close collaboration between Borderwine and the FVG Region which, through PromoTurismoFVG and the use of the Io sono Friuli Venezia brand Giulia, supports the event.
The one in mid-June is an eighth edition that maintains the peculiarity of being “borderless”, as demonstrated by the theme of 2024, which remains borderless (brez meja, ohne Grenzen), a value that has always been very dear to the creators of the Salone del Natural Wine, which is well connected to all the regional programming for GO!2025 European Capital of Culture 2025.
“Borderwine is by definition an event without barriers, exactly as Friuli Venezia Giulia is a cross-border land that has made its borders an added value for international cooperation – explain the founders of Borderwine Valentina Nadin and Fabrizio Mansutti – in view of a year so important and unrepeatable for two cities, two regions and two entire countries, we are convinced that a glass of wine produced respecting nature and resources can become a symbol of union and sharing, of opening borders. Even more so in such a difficult and delicate historical moment, characterized by international conflicts and tensions.”
As per tradition, during Borderwine, there will be no shortage of tastings: on Sunday at 6.30pm we move to the cousins beyond the Alps for “Languedoc and Roussillon: the new great France”: border between Europe and the Mediterranean, crossroads between Spain and Italy, Languedoc and Roussillon , is one of the most fertile and dynamic areas of France, with historic appellations such as Faugères and Banyuls and other new but promising ones such as Terrasses-du-Larzac and Pic-Saint-Loup, animated by young and talented winemakers and winemakers from all over of the world. Giorgio Fogliani, who dedicated his fifth work for Possibilia Editore to this territory, will guide those present to discover him through six wines, tasted blind. Each participant will receive a copy of the book, signed by the author.
For the first time, Borderwine introduces an event for the little ones too: in fact, while the parents will be busy tasting, young borderwiners aged 4 to 12 will be offered the free Bianco/Nero art workshop curated by Eloisa Gozzi and Margherita Mattotti , through which, with the technique of optical art, they will be able to create a collective installation made of paper grapes with a three-dimensional appearance.
But the Borderwine program does not end here, in fact two conferences are also planned, organized respectively by Animaimpresa and by “Part – Energy”, dedicated to various aspects of environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility, founding values of Borderwine.
Born in 2016, in fact, Borderwine is an excellence in the Italian panorama dedicated to natural wine. The criteria for being able to participate as producers in the Show remain the same: choice of land, respect for its biodiversity, exclusion of any type of pesticides, additives or chemical or physical manipulation. Producing natural wine for Borderwine means looking to the future not only of oenology, but of agriculture in general, opposing the logic that requires continuous and massive production at any cost.
Obviously, the part dedicated to food cannot be missed, with agri-food producers and various local restaurateurs who will enhance the gastronomic culture of the area with their proposals.
The presence of Go!Pasta cross-border food project and Mood of Trieste are confirmed.
Finally, Borderwine will have its own space where it will offer local excellences such as San Daniele ham in collaboration with the Ai Barnabiti tavern in Udine.
Hours: Sunday 16 June from 5pm to 11pm. Monday 17 June from 4pm to 10.30pm.
