Gambero Rossi, Italy’s leading Italian wine and food media company, is back in Cape Town with the Top Italian Wines Roadshow, bringing a selection of the best premium wines of Italy to the V&A Waterfront on Thursday, 26 January 2023.
Don’t miss the opportunity to join the most significant Italian wine event in town.
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One of the 10 stops on the world tour this year, Cape Town joins major cities including Seoul, Sao Paulo, Miami, Mexico City and Sydney on this showcase of top-tier Italian wines.
The interactive walk-around wine tasting, dedicated entirely to premium wines from across the boot of Italy, gives the South African wine industry and wine lovers the opportunity to taste 150 of the best Italian wines from almost 40 wineries, all under one roof. It is the best way to learn about Italy’s different wine regions, appellations and most important wine denominations.
Even the most ardent wine lovers can learn a lot about wine by attending masterclasses taught by Marco Sabellico, a wine expert and senior editor of Vini d’Italia, Italy’s best wine guide.
The award ceremony is another highlight of the show. This is when Gambero Rosso announces its latest list of the most authentic Italian trattorias, wine bars, and pizzerias in Cape Town, based on ratings from the online guide Top Italian Restaurants.
The interest in Italian wines among South African consumers has seen a significant upturn, judging by the increase in imports. During the first three months of 2022, imports of Italian still and sparkling wines grew by almost 83.5%.
Vini d’Italia 2023
Consistency, vitality and enthusiasm. This overall impression emerges from the 36th edition of Vini d’Italia 2023. Italian wine today has the ability to surprise even the most experienced taster with its level of quality across all regions.
The definitive Italian wine guide is the culmination of a year’s worth of hard work by a dedicated team of expert tasters, who travel the country visiting wineries and interviewing producers. The guide reviews 2,626 wineries and a total of 25,421 wines, awarding the classic Vini d’Italia ratings of one, two, or three “glasses”, depending on the quality of the label.
The coveted Tre Bicchieri (“Three Glasses”) title was given to 455 of the 2,093 wines that made it to the finals.
Despite the challenges created by the pandemic crisis, Italian producers have demonstrated their prowess and good planning skills with numerous positive results, including stepping up international expansion.
Vini d’Italia is translated into German, English, Chinese and Japanese.
Gambero Rosso
Gambero Rosso, the most important multimedia brand in the Italian food and wine world, celebrates its 36th anniversary this year. After taking its first steps in 1986 as an insert in a daily newspaper, Gambero Rosso’s first Guida dei Vini 1988 went to print the very next year. Since then, dozens of guides and books have been published under their brand.
In 1999, Gambero Rosso Channel, Europe’s first thematic television channel, began broadcasting.
Wine enthusiasts interested in attending the Top Italian Wines Road Show can find the details below.
Details:
- Date: 26 January 2023 | 12:00pm – 7:30pm
- Location: The Lookout at The V&A Waterfront | Granger Bay Blvd
- Website: gamberorossointernational.com
- Contact: [email protected]
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