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SUMMARY:Verona - Vinitaly 2026
DESCRIPTION:Vinitaly 2026 boosts offer and strengthens B2B matching\, incoming profiled from 70 nations. New formats for No-Lo and Spirits\, Vinitaly Tourism is consolidated. Vinitaly Tasting The DoctorWine Selection\, the exhibition area in collaboration with DoctorWine\, returns again this year.\nVinitaly 2026 further expands its offerings to new market segments- Invests on content and format\, invests and further accelerates on the incoming plan profiled by more than 70 target countries. In collaboration with ITA-Italian Trade Agency\, and strengthens the structural dialogue with catering and territories to increase the role of wine tourism. \nThese are the main lines of action of the 58th edition of the only international event entirely dedicated to Italian wine\, scheduled at Veronafiere April 12-15. \n“Vinitaly is not only an international fair\, it is the global platform of Italian wine that interprets the evolution of the sector. In a complex context such as the current one”. Says Veronafiere president Federico Bricolo. “We are working to exceed the more than 18\,500 b2b meetings organized during the days of the event in 2025 and constantly strengthen our proposal\, updating it to companies’ expectations and trends. At Vinitaly\, companies\, buyers and institutions converge in the only appointment that completely represents our offer. A real strength that distinguishes us also at the international level.” \nThe Vinitaly 2026 edition\n\nAmong the main novelties of the next edition is the development of NoLo – Vinitaly Experience in partnership with Unione italiana vini. After last year’s pilot project\, No-Low Alcohol content will have a dedicated exhibition area at Vinitaly 2026.\nXcellent Spirits also gets a makeover\, with the debut of an entire pavilion designed to foster a global connection between the wine and spirits supply chains. Part of a multi-year development plan\, the new hall is being built in partnership with Gang of Spirits.\nWine tourism becomes an integral part of the event with Vinitaly Tourism being consolidated\, even at the exhibition level. Rich daily calendar of appointments including conferences\, talks\, research and best practices. Also completing Vinitaly Tourism’s offer are the incoming experience packages tailored to European buyers.\nVinitaly Plus\, the online platform that connects producers\, buyers\, and consumers year-round\, is back\, and in 2025 it totaled 412 thousand views and presented a library of more than 19 thousand wines from 4\,000 companies. Starting this year\, exhibiting wineries will have the opportunity to contact buyers directly to set their agenda at the fair without waiting for an official invitation from interested operators.\nThe Vinitaly Design Award\, Veronafiere’s competition that evaluates 21 categories of packaging applied to products in the wine\, spirits\, beer and extra-virgin olive oil supply chain\, is reconfirmed (awards ceremony April 11 at Teatro Ristori\, Verona).\nOn the exhibition layout front\, then\, Vinitaly 2026 records some improvements. Umbria. In fact\, will be presented in a new\, strongly identifiable regional exhibition space in Hall D\, while Hall 2 recomposes all of Sicily’s offerings.\n\nVinitaly spin-offs at the fair\nConfirmed\, among others\, are the collaboration with DoctorWine in the Vinitaly Tasting – The DoctorWine Selection. The super tasting signed Raw Wine\, the world’s largest network of natural\, low-intervention\, organic and biodynamic wines. Vinitaly Bio\, Amphora Revolution areas in collaboration with Merano WineFestival and The WineHunter\, Xcellent Beers\, Micro Mega Wines and Enolitech\, the international exhibition dedicated to design equipment\, products and technologies for wine and beer production. \nThe DoctorWine Selection for the Vinitaly Tasting\nWineemotion Dispensers at Vinitaly Tasting – The DoctorWine Selection\nSince the beginning of the collaboration\, Vinitaly has entrusted DoctorWine\, and its founder Daniele Cernilli\, with a thematic space to present a targeted selection of Italian wines. This appointment has become a real point of reference within the fair for professional operators. \nThe formula is now well established: \n\nTastings on Wineemotion dispensers\, featuring hundreds of labels selected by DoctorWine\nThematic seminars led by Daniele Cernilli. Or his expert collaborators – Riccardo Viscardi\, Stefania Vinciguerra\, Sissi Baratella\, Livia Belardelli\, Francesca Granelli\, Erika Mantovan… -Thematic tasting seminars are confirmed as the cultural heart of the initiative. The sessions-addressed to operators by reservation-permit to represent the diversity of the Italian wine scene. They offer an opportunity to discover new vintages and emerging producers\, in addition to the more established great labels.\n\n\nOutside Vinitaly\nThe prologue to the event is\, as always\, entrusted to Vinitaly Opera Wine (Mercatali Galleries\, Saturday\, April 11). With the 150 wineries selected by Wine Spectator\, falling into the three new categories devised by the U.S. magazine: “Legacy Icon\,” “Classic\,” and a third category reserved for 2026 “New Voices.” \nFor winelovers and the enocurious\, Vinitaly and the City returns (Verona\, Friday evening\, April 10\, Saturday evening\, April 11 and Sunday\, April 12). The pop off-show in the heart of the city that this year\, in collaboration with the Valpolicella Wine Trail\, opens up to wine tourism. In fact\, with the purchase of a tasting booklet\, wine lovers will receive an Experience Token\, which can be used from April 13 until May 3 for a visit with tasting at the 12 wineries participating to date. The goal is to replicate the initiative to other territories as well. And also for the public\, kicking off Vinitaly & the Night\, party nights scheduled at the Mercatali Galleries (April 11\,12 and 14). \n 
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LOCATION:VeronaFiere
CATEGORIES:Fair,Veneto Event
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SUMMARY:Milan - Best Wine Star 2026
DESCRIPTION:Best Wine Stars 2026: Reconfirmations and novelties for the seventh edition of the International Fair dedicated to wine\, food and spirits\, May 16-18 in Milan’s historic Palazzo del Ghiaccio\nFrom  May 16 to May 18\, the Palazzo del Ghiaccio in Milan will host the seventh edition of Best Wine Stars\, an event conceived and organized by Prodes Italia\, which\, as of this year\, gets recognition as an International Trade Fair for the sector from the Lombardy Region\, under the patronage of the       City of Milan. \nThe event confirms itself as a landmark event for the wine and spirits sector\, bringing together Italian and international producers\, buyers\, professionals and trade press in three days of high-level tastings\, meetings and networking. \nTasting trails and the new Bronze area\nAlso for 2026\, the exhibition route will be divided into thematic areas designed to highlight the excellence of the industry and offer visitors a complete tasting experience. They will feature: Wine Italy Area\, International Wine Area\, Bio Area\, Spirits Area and Tasting Area.  \nAlongside these\, theFood Area\, will host the gastronomic proposals of Enduro Republic Bistrot\, a reality born in the village of Grazzano Visconti and founded on a philosophy of sharing and authenticity. During the three-day event it will offer a selection of simple and genuine dishes\, made with local ingredients and designed to accompany the tastings.  \nAmong the novelties of the 2026 edition is the debut of theBronze Area\, located on the upper floor of the Ice Palace: a space dedicated to small emerging companies and producers from less represented territories\, offered at particularly advantageous conditions and with a formula designed to encourage new realities in the development phase. \n“With this initiative we reconfirm our commitment to supporting and enhancing\, through concrete and targeted help\, the promising realities that are redefining the wine and spirits landscape…”\nEnzo Carbone\, CEO of Prodes Italy\, explains. \nThe area is already sold out\, confirming the interest of the youngest and most innovative companies in the industry in the Fair. \nNetworking: Village Area and Digital Platform\nAlso reconfirmed is theVillage Area\, a space dedicated to press\, buyers and industry professionals designed to facilitate business meetings and B2B relations. \nOn Monday\, May 18\, industry professionals will be able to pick up a tasting kit in a “blind box” formula\, containing some bottles from the wineries participating in the initiative\, stimulating new opportunities for contact between buyers\, journalists and producers. \nFollowing the success of the first edition in 2025\, the event’s official digital platform\, designed to facilitate meetings\, networking and interactions between exhibitors\, buyers and industry professionals before\, during and after the event\, will be active again from mid-April. \nMasterclasses\, Tasting Rooms and Talks\nAlongside the walk-around tasting\, Best Wine Stars 2026 will offer a calendar of about 12 appointments including masterclasses\, talks and tasting rooms\, designed to take an in-depth look at key industry trends. \n\nWe have changed | Times have changed or we are out of time.\nJourney to Italy | The wine that goes around us\nNo alcohol | Let’s not compare them\, let’s get to know them  \nSmall companies\, big projects | The most hidden Italy tells its story\n\nThe masterclasses will provide an opportunity to learn about numerous companies\, delve into their history and production philosophy\, and taste their most representative labels. \nAmong the confirmed entities on the calendar are Cantina Sociale Barbera dei Sei Castelli\, the Consorzio Tutela Vino Custoza DOC\, the  Luca Gentile Social Winery Soc. Coop. Agr \, Tenuta Il Finale Società Argicola ARL and many others. \nThe sessions will be held in the evocative Sala Piranesi and represent a unique opportunity for professional updating and interaction among producers\, buyers\, press and enthusiasts.\nThey will be led by Adua Villa\, writer\, digital storyteller\, sommelier and entrepreneur\, who will be joined by important names in the industry including: Mattia Asperti\, sommelier and creator of the Il Sommelier Divino community; Francesco Quarna\, Radio Deejay speaker and winemaker; Valentina Vercelli\, journalist for La Cucina Italiana and Slowine; and Stefania Vinciguerra\, professional journalist and editor-in-chief of DoctorWine and the Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy. \nUnveiled a preview of two appointments not to be missed:\n\nSunday\, May 17: The Tasting Room\, curated by Fabio Bacchi\, founder of BarTales and the Roma Bar Show\, dedicated to the world of spirits.\nMonday\, May 18: The official  Italia a Tavola talk \, which enters the event’s cultural program for the first time.\n\nThe full schedule will be available from mid-April on the event’s official platform: www.bestwinestars.com \nWith a consolidated format and constantly evolving content\, Best Wine Stars 2026 confirms itself as a privileged stage to promote wines and spirits\, combining sensory experiences\, cultural insights and high-level professional relationships\, continuing to grow in the sign of quality and the enhancement of Italian and international excellence. \nPartnerships and Collaborations 2026\nThe 2026 edition benefits from an established network of collaborations. Among the Official Partners\, AGIVI and ASSOENOLOGI are reconfirmed\, while the project will be joined for the first time by AssoDistil\, the National Association of Industrial Distillers of Alcohols and Spirits\, which has been active for more than 80 years in representing the main Italian distilleries and protecting the interests of its member companies at the national and international level\, and the National Grappa Consortium\, a body officially recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture for the protection and enhancement of Geographical Indication Grappa.  \nDialogue with foreign markets is strengthened thanks to Buyers Partners\, including Strive International Consulting Ltd. an international consulting firm specializing in export marketing and business development\, Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary and DANITACOM\, committed to the creation and development of International business opportunities and relationships. \nCollaboration is also renewed with several leading Media Partners such as I Grandi Vini\, Italia a Tavola\, Wine Meridian\, DoctorWine\, BarTales\, Vino News 24\, ItalianWineTour and EventiMilano.it. Also added for the 2026 edition is Wine Tales Magazine\, a reference platform dedicated to the world of wine and wine lovers\, which tells about producers\, events\, wine curiosities and itineraries through content created by an expert editorial staff.  \nDuring the event\, a number of media partners will be present with dedicated desks\, where interviews\, meetings and networking with journalists and exhibitors will take place. \nThe echo of the event will be further amplified by the creators community\, composed of Simona Geri (@simonagsommelier)\, Fabio Gobbi (@fabioelavigna)\, and Adriano Amoretti (@cantinasocial) who will accompany the event in the digital dissemination of content\, increasing its visibility and engagement among enthusiasts and practitioners. \nUseful information:\n\nWhere: Palazzo del Ghiaccio\, Milan\nWhen: May 16-18\, 2026\nHours to the public:\n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 16: 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (last entry at 7:00 p.m.)\nSunday\, May 17: 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (last entry at 7:00 p.m.)\nMonday\, May 18: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (last entry at 5:00 p.m.)\n\n\n\n\n\nFor information: www.bestwinestars.com – info@bestwinestars.com
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LOCATION:Palazzo del Ghiaccio – Milano
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