9 November 2022

Merano Wine Festival 2022

The 31st edition of the Merano Wine Festival entitled “Breath and Cry of the Earth” took place from 4 to 8 November. A packed program of masterclasses and walk around tastings in which the press and trade operators were able to taste the award-winning wines of WineHunter Helmuth Köcher, who for decades has been staging one of the world’s best and most popular food and wine events, in the heart fo the Alps. Merano is the ideal location for a festival with an international flavor and the headquarters of the Kurhaus, an authentic Art Nouveau symbol of the Tyrolean city, is the treasure chest where, on an annual basis, rigorously selected producers present their best labels. The last edition saw the participation of 1,500 visitors per day and many awards of excellence that returned a complete picture of the Italian food and wine scene. More than 450 wineries, 200 artisans of taste and 15 chefs took part in the event.

Among the names of the national wine panorama present, as every year, were also many wineries followed by our Agency which have allowed us to tell journalists many news from all over Italy: Alois Lageder (Alto Adige), Castello di Fonterutoli (Chianti Classico), Domenico Clerico (Piedmont), Fonzone (Campania), Lungarotti (Umbria), Monteverro (Tuscany), Venturini Baldini (Emilia Romagna) and the oenologist Luca D’Attoma with his numerous collaborations. A full immersion between labels, territories, and people while waiting for the next edition of the Festival.

27 November 2020

Castello di Fonterutoli – Marchesi Mazzei

The vineyards of the Castello di Fonterutoli estate are located historically in a borderland within the Chianti Classico area, the point of contact of three municipalities: Castellina in Chianti, Castelnuovo Berardenga and Radda in Chianti. “I Cru – the result of the deep knowledge of the territory – summarize and express in the glass the characteristics of the three terroirs from which they come, with their different microclimates and soils”, explains Francesco Mazzei CEO of Marchesi Mazzei “today we can present three pure Sangiovese wines that they are the result of research in the vineyard and tailoring work in the cellar, with the aim of anticipating the additional geographical mentions that we hope will soon be recognized. ” Starting from the 2017 harvest, the Mazzei family has decided to enhance the biodiversitỳ of its “terroirs” by giving life to three Chianti Classico Gran Selezione that debut today on the markets, each coming from a different municipality with its own nuances and peculiarities̀. All to be discovered, purchasable in the best wine shops and online, the wines are: CASTELLO DI FONTERUTOLI CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE; BADIOLA CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE and VICOREGIO CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE.