7 March 2023

A TASTING OF WINES FROM VILLA BOGDANO 1880 AT ENOLUOGO OF CIVILTA’ DEL BERE

Villa Bogdano 1880, guardians of historic vines and biodiversity: this was the title of the tasting dedicated to the new vintages of the wines from the Lison di Portogruaro (Ve) winery, which was addressed to wine shops, sommeliers, agencies and the specialised press. It took place on Monday 6 March at Enoluogo, the wine shop and editorial office of the Civiltà del Bere magazine. Domenico Veronese, owner of the winery, together with Alessandro Torcoli, editor-in-chief of Civiltà del Bere, introduced the winery and the six wines on tasting Lison Classico DOCG 2021, Lison Classico DOCG 2020, 185 Bianco Igt Veneto 2018- selection, 186 Refosco dal Penducolo Rosso Doc, Lison-Pramaggiore riserva 2018, 195 Rosso Igt Veneto 2017. The wines produced from the historic vineyards – which make the winery unique within the Italian wine-growing panorama both for its 18 hectares and for the strong focus on biodiversity guaranteed by the lowland park located on the estate and certified at the European Natura 2000 level – conquered an attentive and transversal public, creating an interesting debate on the different vintages and favourite references.

1 February 2023

Luxury real estate agency Knight Frank presents itself to the press

On 1 February, in the exclusive setting of Portrait Milano, Knight Frank – one of the world’s leading independent real estate consultancies with a focus on luxury real estate – met for the first time with a select parterre of journalists from leading business, real estate and luxury newspapers and magazines.

Knight Frank, which was founded in the UK in 1896 under the name Knight Frank & Rutley, today has a headquarters in London and a network of 488 offices in 57 countries, employing over 20,000 people. The group has been present in Italy since 1994, with the opening of the office in Radda in Chianti owned by Bill Thomson, current chairman of the Italian network. Currently the agency has nine offices in strategic locations for the luxury real estate market: Como, Florence, Genoa, Lucca, Milan, Porto Cervo, Portofino, Radda in Chianti, Venice.  The lunch was a chance to present to the press the network and especially the numerous and exclusive services offered, Knight Frank’s offices do not only deal with the sale but, upon request of the client, are able to activate a series of post-sale services to create added value to the transaction and the property. Property management, supervision of renovation works, as well as coordination of professional figures such as architects and landscape artists, are offered among the services for increasingly extra-luxury and customised proposals, both for entire buildings (with a certain number of housing units inside them) and for individual dwellings such as villas and other structures.

15 December 2022

Press lunch Fonzone at Filia Verona

After Milan and Rome, the Fonzone winery made a stop in Verona to present its new reserves to the trade press. The tasting and discussion was held at the Filia Restaurant, an absolute novelty on the gastronomic scene in Verona, where Michael Silhavi conquered everyone with the combinations between his creative cuisine and the wines of this dynamic Irpinia company.

Born in 2005 on the impetus and intuition of Lorenzo Fonzone Caccese, a former surgeon who took up viticulture, and his family in the DOCG Taurasi area, the Fonzone family’s ambition has always been to make the native vines of Irpinia express themselves at their best: Falanghina, Fiano, Greco and Aglianico. The range presented by the Fonzones during the press lunch unleashed great finesse and versatility, captivating guests with its clean aromas and flavors accompanied by a freshness and a drinkability of great pleasure and depth. A result of research and great work in the vineyard and in the cellar conducted in collaboration with the oenologist Luca D’Attoma.

22 November 2022

Divinea Wine Tech Symposium 2022

The third edition of the Divinea Wine Tech Symposium 2022 took place in Milan.

Digital innovation, consumer sales and the world of wine were the key themes of the Wine Tech Symposium, the annual event promoted by the technology company Divinea which, this year was held, for the first time in Milan, reinforcing its identity as a hub reflection on technology and innovation and discussion on issues related to the world of wine and its protagonists. A third edition that confirms the growing trend and that comes one step further than the previous edition. At the center of the discussion was the theme “Connecting The Dots – A Digital Ecosystem to Know, Communicate and Engage Wine Lovers and Visitors”. Zed_comm – as well as taking care of the invitations part for the press – was the protagonist of the first all-female talk, moderated by Cecilia Zanasi, founder of ZedComm, focused on building a lasting relationship with its customers in dialogue with important wine entrepreneurs. In the panel of interviewees two women of wine for whom Zed_Comm follows the communication and the press office: Chiara Lungarotti of Cantine Lungarotti and Sabrina Tedeschi of Soc. Agricola F.lli Tedeschi. To complete the speeches, Chiara Soldati (Cavaliere del Lavoro) of the La Scolca winery and Marzia Varvaglione of Cantina Varvaglione.