Basilicanova – Moldova: this stranger – Wine and Food Academy

Wine and Food Academy 2025/2026 season concludes “Moldova: this unknown.” Tastings, culture and charity to support Father Pauline’s schools in Uganda.

Wine and Food Academy 2025/2026: a journey through taste, culture and solidarity

The Wine and Food Academy APS concludes the fall-winter 2025/2026 season, a journey of nine food and wine events . The goal is to enhance the culture of wine and food Italian through tasting experiences, meetings, insights and moments of conviviality.

The events, scheduled between Parma, Reggio Emilia, Bologna, Bolzano and Soriano Calabro, offer a journey that combines tradition and innovation, with a focus on dialogue between territories and the discovery of authentic productions.

But the festival is not only a tribute to taste: each stage also takes on a solidarity value. In fact, part of the proceeds from each event will be donated to the“Friends of Father Paolino” Association to complete the school in Kakoni, Uganda, and other educational and health facilities started by Comboni missionary Father Paolino Tomaino, who passed away in 2024 after more than 50 years of work in Africa.

A concrete commitment that transforms every Wine and Food Academy meeting into an experience of taste, culture and responsibility. This is how conviviality becomes a means of building the future.
The project enjoys the patronage of the Emilia-Romagna Region, the City of Parma and the City of San Giorgio di Piano . It is part of the initiatives to support the candidacy of Italian Cuisine as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Key collaborations include Rotary FRACH Team Italy 4 – Bologna North “Giulietta Masina” Delegation, FenImprese Bologna and numerous national food and wine excellence.

The full season schedule is available at www.wineandfoodacademy.it.

Moldova: this unknown – Wine and Food Academy – Wednesday, May 13, 2026 in Basilicanova (PR)

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at the President Tennis Club in Basilicanova (PR) will be the turn of the last event of the season: “Moldova this unknown,” a history and tasting of Moldavian wines, to discover the history and peculiarities of this region.

Moldova has a millennia-old winemaking tradition, with origins dating back more than 5,000 years. The earliest cultivation of vines is attributed to the Geto-Dacians and Romans, testifying to a deep connection between wine and local culture. During the Middle Ages, the region became an important wine center in Eastern Europe. In Soviet times, Moldova was the main producer of wine in the USSR, maintaining great variety due to its microclimates. Viticulture has always played a key role in the Moldovan economy and continues to be a symbol of national identity. Cultural influences from the Greeks, Romans, and Ottomans have enriched local techniques and tastes.

The wines in the tasting:

• Cuvée de Purcari Brut White Wine
• Chateau Vartely, Brut White Sparkling Wine, Pinot Noir
• Cuvée de Purcari Brut Rosé
• The Governor’s Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon 50%, Feteasca Neagra 25%, Saperavi
  25%.
• Negru de Purcari, 55% Cabernet-Sauvignon – 40% Saperavi – 5% Rara Neagra
• Barbaro, Syrah – 30%, Tempranillo – 27%, Cabernet Sauvignon – 25%, Saperavi – 18%.

This will be followed by a dish of mixed cold cuts from Parma and Parmigiano Reggiano and a first course.

Info and reservations: info@wineandfoodacademy.it