DolceVi: November 21 and 22, 2009 at Bassano del Grappa
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Italian made dessert wines will take center stage Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd of November 2009 at Bassano del Grappa, in the province of Vicenza, at the DolceVi trade show and exhibition, which will take place at Palazzo Bonaguro.
In addition to wine and food professionals, the event is open to the general public. The show offers the opportunity to get to know and taste some of the best Italian produced dessert wines, paired with sweet specialties and traditional products from the Veneto region. Conventions and laboratori del gusto (taste laboratories) will complete the event, discussing the status of these types of wine and how to pair them successfully.
Palazzo Bonaguro, Vicenza
Saturday, November 21st, at 10:30, there will be a discussion of the use and abuse of alcoholic beverages, with the participation of Highway Patrol officers, rehabilitation doctors, food and wine experts, as well as restauranteurs and regional planners for youth training and education.
At 3PM the same day, the meeting entitled Dolci Dolcezze… e non solo (Sweet Sweetness ... and then some). Marketing experts, journalists and publishers of wine and food magazines, producers of dessert wines and pastry chefs will meet to analyze the current state of the market for dessert wines. During the meeting, the participants will sign the Manifesto del Vino Dolce (Sweet Wine Manifesto,) featuring a set of rules for the correct service of this type of wine and how to best promote and take advantage of them with consumers.
"Despite the fact that sales of dessert wines has been affected by the current crisis which hit restaurants badly," said Fausto Maculan of Azienda Agricola Maculan, "sales to consumers have been fairly satisfying. The fact is that sweet dessert wines please most [wine drinkers]. To be successful, a dessert wine must guarantee consistently the highest quality standard at a competitive price. If a well respected production brand backs all this, and if the same wine has been produced for over 20 years, then success is likely to come easily."
• Saturday, November 21: 2:30 - 8PM
• Sunday, November 22: 10:30AM - 7PM
• Cost: €15
• AIS, Onav, Aei, and Slow Food members: €10
Laboratori del gusto
(Taste laboratories)
Sunday, November 22
• 10:30AM: I Vini Santi d'Italia (The Vin Santos of Italy– Tasting of eight Vin Santos paired with desserts and traditional cheeses.
• 3:30PM: Lost Sweetness,
Pozegaca plums from Bosnia Erzegovina.
• 4PM: Lost Sweetness,
Cacao Chontalpa (from Mexico) e cacao Nacional (from Ecuador).
• Participation in the laboratori del gusto is limited.
• Reserve via e-mail at info@dolcevi.it.
Official castings
• Sunday, November 22: 4:30PM
Competition
• Sunday, November 22: 6PM
Best sommelier from Vicenza.
"After the 2005 boom in desert wines sales," added Giancarlo Cavazza of Azienda Agricola Cavazza, "the consumption of sweet wines stabilized. A good dessert wine must have excellent balance of sugar and alcohol content. Acidity is very important as well, and must be medium-high in order to cleanse the palate."
DolceVi was organized by Co.Vi.Vi. (Consorzio Vini Vicentini, or Consortium of Wines from Vicenza) and Vicenza Qualità (Vicenza Quality), with the support and contribution of the Chamber of Commerce of Vicenza, the municipality of Bassano del Grappa and the administration of the Veneto region, in collaboration with the Veneto chapter of the Associazione Italiana Sommelier (Italian Association of Sommeliers), Gruppo Ristoratori Bassanesi (Bassano del Grappa Restaurant Group) and Veneto chapter of Slow Food.
Saturday and Sunday, the Associazione Italiana Sommelier organizes Le Dolcezze Italiane (Italian Sweetness), where participants can ask information and purchase dessert wines,pastries and desserts.
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