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SUMMARY:Bolle in Vigna 2025 - Nicosia Estates
DESCRIPTION:Bolle in Vigna 2025 – Tenute Nicosia: The Metodo Classico of high altitude\, from Etna to the Andes\nAll set for  Etna’s most effervescent event. Organized by Tenute Nicosia in collaboration with the Spumanti dell’Etna Association.   by Francesco Chittari\, Bolle in Vigna is now in its sixth edition. The traditional event dedicated to Metodo Classico will be held on July 23 in the beautiful setting of the Nicosia family’s historic vineyards in contrada Monte Gorna\, Trecastagni.  \nBolle in Vigna was born from the great passion for the Metodo Classico of Tenute Nicosia\, which for more than 15 years has been producing sparkling wines on Etna with the area’s native grape varieties: nerello mascalese and carricante. Thanks to its long experience and expertise in the field of Metodo Classico\, today Tenute Nicosia offers a range of labels with great personality\, capable of expressing the terroir’s potential to the fullest with aging on the lees for up to 60 months. It was precisely from Tenute Nicosia’s sparkling wine vocation that the desire arose to create a moment of encounter and in-depth study to spread the culture of the Metodo Classico\, through Etna’s versions and those made by producers from other Italian and foreign territories.   \nThe Masterclass\nEvery year Bolle in Vigna offers an in-depth look at a particular theme related to the world of Metodo Classico. This year’s edition will be dedicated to the versions produced at high altitudes\, a theme that is not only linked to the territory of Etna\, but is also highly topical in relation to the consequences caused by the climatic crisis\, which is driving the search for vineyards at higher and higher altitudes to ensure ideal ripening of grapes with high levels of acidity.  \nOn Wednesday\, July 23\, at 6:45 p.m.\, the Masterclass “Bubbles between Heaven and Earth\, the Classic Method of Altitude” will be held\, led by Daniela Scrobogna\, chair of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Sommelier Foundation. This year’s blind tasting will touch on some of the highest peaks of the Metodo Classico in Italy and the world\, comparing sparkling wines from Etna (‘A Muntagna for its inhabitants) with others from various territories\, even very different and distant from each other\, but united by the high altitude of the vineyards and a viticulture that can be defined\, in many cases\, as “heroic”: 8 high-altitude labels characterized by the fresh and crystalline profile\, typical of mountain wines.  \nThree Saints Party\nAt 8:30 p.m.\, the traditional welcome saber rattling will kick off the festivities of the “Sosta Tre Santi Party\,” which once again this year features a program full of surprises\, music\, entertainment and prestigious guests\, who will take turns in the living room among the vines curated by the editorial staff of Living in The City\, this edition’s media partner. There will be no shortage of bubbles\, with the tasting counters of the latest disgorgements of the Metodo Classico Blanc de’ Noir\, Blanc de Blancs and Rosé Sosta tre Santi labels and the Etna Doc Bianco and Rosso wines from Tenute Nicosia‘s contrada Monte Gorna and contrada Monte San Nicolò\, the prestigious Trento Doc Ferrari sparkling wines and the cuvées of the famous Champagne maison Palmer & Co.  \nIn the food area\, accompanying the kitchen team of L’Osteria di Cantine Nicosia\, led by Chef Salvo Baudo\, will be live preparations by some of the protagonists of the Etna gastronomic scene. Uzeta Bistrò and Bavetta\, interpreters in Catania of the new-generation osteria formula; the pizzeria Crescenzio in Giarre\, one of the best pizzas in Sicily according to Gambero Rosso; Forno Biancuccia with its bread made with whole-wheat flours from Sicilian durum wheat\, included in the Slow Food Travel circuit and awarded for the third consecutive year with the Three Breads on the “Bread & Panettieri d’Italia” guide by Gambero Rosso; and then again a corner dedicated to cured meats of excellence with Mortadella ‘Favola’ Gran Riserva from the historic Salumificio di Modena Palmieri and Prosciutto cotto from the renowned Turin-based brand Lenti.   \nAlso enlivening the evening is a mixology corner with Amaro ‘Amara‘-based cocktails. Entertainment is assured with live music by the Dammen Quart et (first all-female string quartet in Sicily). Plus the final DJ set\, to close in beauty a rich program organized thanks to the collaboration with Francesco Chittari’s Spumanti dell’Etna Association and the support of main sponsors Comer Sud\, Meccanismi and Natale Nicotra Gioielli 1923.   \nUseful information\nFor more information and to purchase tickets for the Masterclass and Party Sosta Tre Santi: \nwww.tenutenicosia.it/bolle-in-vigna-2025-mercoledi-23-luglio-la-sesta-edizione-della-festa-del-metodo-classico-etneo \n 
URL:https://www.doctorwine.wine/event/bolle-in-vigna-2025-nicosia-estates/?lang=en
LOCATION:Tenute Nicosia\, Vigneti di Monte Gorna\, Strada Vicinale Minnoliti 1\, Trecastagni\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Sicily Events,Tasting
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SUMMARY:Sicilia in Bolle
DESCRIPTION:Sicilia in Bolle – the review of Sicilian sparkling wines: eleventh candle for the bubble festival of Ais Agrigento Caltanissetta\nThe Agrigento Caltanissetta delegation together with Ais Sicilia presents the biggest highlight of the entire season: the Sicilian bubbly review. \nThe event will span three days including thematic talks\, conferences\, masterclasses\, wine contests\, atmospheric sunset aperitifs and gala dinners\, with an appendix on mixology on July 7 \nAis Sicilia and Ais Agrigento Caltanissetta once again protagonists through its regional wine appreciation events. It is coming up\, in fact\, between July 12 and 14 next\, between Casa Diodoros in the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento and the Madison Restaurant in Realmonte\, the eleventh edition of “Sicilia in Bolle\,” the now archaic kermesse\, the most relevant of the entire program year\, which concerns the promotion of sparkling and sparkling wines from the entire island and beyond.  \nSicilia in Bolle in the beginning a bet described as “impossible”\nThe first edition was born as a bet won by the then delegate of Ais Agrigento-Caltanissetta\, Francesco Baldacchino\, now president of Ais Sicilia\, who always tells that he picked up the provocation of a northern colleague who said that from Rome downwards it should be forbidden to produce sparkling wine. A goad that acted as a spur and spark\, and that leads today to narrate the eleventh time of this challenge taken up that gives luster to a sector that is always growing.  \nThe idea\, then\, took shape during chats between the late Alberto Gino Grillo\, late sommelier to whom an Award and a contest have been dedicated for years\, and Baldacchino himself\, who\, together with the delegation operating group and in the evocative scenery of the Scala Dei Turchi\, succeeded in shaping from nothing to a then exceptional and singular event for Sicily. \n“Eleven years ago we never would have thought we would be able to collect this enormous success of acclaim\,” says Ais Sicilia President Francesco Baldacchino. An event that every year is always eagerly awaited by winelovers and wineries. The latter see their products enhanced through the tasting counters\, but also with thematic meetings\, masterclasses and dedicated talk shows. A peculiar moment in which sparkling wine is elevated to the undisputed prince of Sicilian viticulture and which also finds a way to compare itself with products from other Italian or foreign vocated areas\, such as Franciacorta\, Alta Langa or France for example.”    \nBetween the Scala dei Turchi and the Valley of the Temples\nThere will be three days dedicated to Sparkling wines: Saturday\, July 12\, Sunday 13 and Monday 14. The Madison in Realmonte (AG)\, a restaurant right next to the Scala dei Turchi\, and the Valley of the Temples\, along the Coast of Myth\, in the province of Agrigento \, a city for 2025 designated a capital of culture\, will be the stage for this eventful 11th edition of “Sicilia in Bolle.” \nPlus an appendix on Monday\, July 7\, at “‘Nzolia\,” a restaurant wine bar\, in Agrigento in which the Mixology contest “Marisa Leo Memorial Prize” will see bartenders grappling with Sicilian sparkling wines. A tribute to creativity and talent.  \nExpected to collaborate with two exclusive partners who will ensure a sure focus on quality and innovation: IRVO\, Regional Institute of Wine and Oil\, and CREA-VE\, a center that deals with viticulture and carries out activities to conserve and enhance national viticultural germplasm\, as well as promote cultivation techniques aimed at encouraging environmental sustainability. The two entities will be featured in an interesting conference on experimental sparkling wines moderated by Roberto Gueli\, deputy national director TGR Rai.  \nA significant tribute to the shores of Agrigento.\n“Sicilia in Bolle” is not only a wine event\, but a true tribute to the territory. The choice of these exceptional locations fits perfectly into the project to enhance the Coast of Myth promoted by the Valley of the Temples Tourist District. An initiative that aims to enhance the scenic\, historical and cultural wonders of this stretch of the Agrigento coast\, offering visitors a complete immersion in the magic of ancient and contemporary Sicily.   \nIn addition to the appointment that will raise the curtain on the event and which will cover the two most in vogue Sicilian autochthonous wines of the moment\, Grillo and Nero d’Avola\, there will be no less than three masterclasses located one per day. With some “incognito” wine glasses:  \n\nsicilian varieties\nsparkling wine making according to the Classical Method\ncomparisons with different territorial production realities.\n\nWine contest\, sunset aperitif and gala dinner\nAlso scheduled for Monday 14 is the super panel of official tasters from Ais Sicilia and a number of journalists and restaurateurs who will try their hand at the wine competition\, decreeing blindly the best labels according to type and color. The competition will include in closing the presentation of the “Alberto Gino Grillo Award” for the different categories.  \nAlso scheduled is an aperitif with sunset buffet at “Casa Diodoros” on Saturday\, July 12\, and the following evening\, that of Sunday\, July 13\, a gala dinner under the stars by chef Nino Ferreri of Bagheria’s “Limu” restaurant\, a Michelin star\, and chef Salvatore Gambuzza of the “Marriott Mangia’s Brucoli Resort” restaurant. \nDulcis in fundo and unfailing are the tasting counters at the closing of the event. On Monday\, July 14\, in fact\, starting at 6:30 p.m. it will be possible through admission ticket to participate in tastings of dozens of Sicilian wineries at the “Kalura Gardens” of the Madison Restaurant in Realmonte. From 11 p.m. onward the now traditional cake cutting that will end with the proverbial saber rattling of sparkling wine bottles by sommeliers.  \n“Sicilia in Bolle” program 11th edition July 7\, 12-13-14\, 2025\n\nMonday\, July 07. ‘Nzolia Agrigento – 9 a.m. – Mixology contest “Marisa Leo Memorial Award” \nSaturday\, July 12. Diodoros House – Valley of the Temples Agrigento -.\n\n\n\n5 p.m. – Opening event talk “Certainties and Legends about the Origins of Grillo and Nero d’Avola” open to the public\n6 p.m. – Masterclass “Sicilian sparkling wines: Grillo\, Nero d’Avola and the incognito glasses!” by reservation only\n9 p.m. – Aperitif with sunset buffet – admission reserved for masterclass users\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, July 13. Madison Restaurant Realmonte – Scala dei Turchi -.\n\n\n\n11 a.m. – Masterclass “Masters of Sparkling Wines: between Classic Method and Champenois” with Nicola Bonera\, Ais national advisor\, and Nicola Butera\, Ais Sicilia speaker – reservation required\n8:30 pm – Diodoros House – Valley of the Temples Agrigento – Gala Dinner under the stars “Harmonies of Land and Sea Breeze.” By chef Salvatore Gambuzza of Marriott Mangia’s Brucoli Resort restaurant\, and chef Nino Ferreri of Bagheria’s Limu restaurant\, 1 Michelin star – reservation required \n\n\n\n\nMonday\, July 14. Madison Restaurant Realmonte – Scala dei Turchi\n\n\n\n10:30 a.m. – Sala Mare – Super panel wine competition “Alberto Gino Grillo Award” – behind closed doors\n11:30 a.m. – “Autoctoni” sparkling wine masterclass – reservation required\n4 p.m. – Sala Feste – Conference with tasting of experimental sparkling wines. Edited by IRVO and CREA-VE “High quality Sicilian sparkling wines with strong territorial characterization”. Moderator Roberto Gueli\, deputy national director TGR Rai – open to the public  \n6:30 p.m. – Kalura Gardens\, opening tasting booths – with entrance fee\n7:30 p.m. – Kalura Gardens\, presentation of “Alberto Gino Grillo awards” and “Marisa Leo Memorial award” – entrance reserved for users of the tasting tables\n11 p.m. – Kalura Gardens\, cake cutting and saber rattling\, concluding party – admission reserved for tasting booth users\n\n\n\n\n\nAll tickets related to the masterclasses\, including the one with a sunset aperitif\, the gala dinner and the final evening can be purchased at siciliainbolle.it where all information about the event is available
URL:https://www.doctorwine.wine/event/sicilia-in-bolle/?lang=en
LOCATION:scogliera della Scala dei Turchi\, Agrigento\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Sicily Events,Tasting
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SUMMARY:Castelbuono - DiVino Festival
DESCRIPTION:DiVino Festival 2025: From June 27 to 30\, Castelbuono transforms into Sicily’s wine capital\nFrom June 27-30\, 2025\, the charming medieval village of Castelbuono\, nestled in the Madonie Mountains\, will host the 19th DiVino Festival\, a must-attend event for lovers of Sicilian wine\, food and culture. \nA program full of sensory experiences \nDuring the four-day festival\, the streets and squares of Castelbuono will come alive with: \n\nGuided tastings: more than 200 wineries from all over Italy will offer visitors the opportunity to taste their best labels\, accompanied by typical Sicilian products such as olive oil\, bread\, sweets and fish specialties.\nMasterclasses and meetings: industry experts\, sommeliers and internationally renowned chefs will lead in-depth sessions\, sharing knowledge and passions with the audience.\nShows and concerts: the evenings will be enlivened by musical and artistic performances\, creating a festive and engaging atmosphere.\nGusto DiVino Award: recognition of personalities who have distinguished themselves in the world of food and wine\, celebrating excellence and innovation.\n\nA festival that celebrates encounter and culture \nThe DiVino Festival is not only a food and wine event\, but an opportunity to enhance the traditions and culture of Castelbuono. As stated by Dario Guarcello\, creator of the festival and councilor for tourism for the municipality\, “Our goal has always been to make Castelbuono and its traditions known through an event that is not only limited to wine\, but also enhances our culture.” .  \nThis year\, the festival is part of the Sicily European Capital of Gastronomy circuit\, offering visitors a unique experience among authentic flavors and memorable encounters. \nInformation and reservations \nFor more details about the program and to book your participation\, visit the official festival website: www.divinofestival.it \nAccreditation reserved for Journalists and FoodBloggers
URL:https://www.doctorwine.wine/event/castelbuono-divino-festival/?lang=en
LOCATION:Castelbuono\, Piazza S. Francesco\, Castelbuono (PA)\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Sicily Events,Tasting
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SUMMARY:Modica - Sicilia en Primeur
DESCRIPTION:Sicilia en Primeur 2025: from Tuesday\, May 6 to Saturday\, May 11\, 2025 in Modica the preview that tells about the wine and the soul of the island\nThe highly anticipated appointment with Sicilia en Primeur\, the annual event dedicated to high-end Sicilian wines\, now in its XXII edition in 2025\, is back. An unmissable event for wine lovers\, wine professionals\, journalists and international buyers\, who each year choose to discover a preview of new vintages of the island’s best labels.  \nEvent designed and organized by Assovini Sicily since 2004\, an annual traveling event where tastings\, tours\, masterclasses and conferences alternate\, featuring Assovini Sicilia producers and members along with the national and international press. The focus of the meetings is Sicilian wine production\, tastings and vintage considerations.  \nSicilia en Primeur will be held May 6-11\, 2025 in one of the most picturesque places on the island-Modica. \nncasted among the Iblei hills in southeastern Sicily\, it is a Baroque city of extraordinary beauty\, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Known as the “City of a Hundred Churches\,” Modica fascinates visitors with its scenic stairways\, winding alleys and the gilded facades of its historic buildings. \nSicilia en Primeur is more than just a tasting. It is an experiential journey through vineyards\, culture and traditions\, where wine becomes a storytelling tool of an island that surprises with every sip.  \nDuring the event\, participants can immerse themselves in a rich program that alternates technical tastings\, winery visits\, vineyard tours and cultural moments to discover the excellence of the territory. The heart of the event will be the official presentation of the new vintages\, with a collective tasting featuring more than 50 member wineries\, an expression of Sicily’s extraordinary wine biodiversity.  \nIn addition to previews\, there will be thematic masterclasses with internationally renowned oenologists and wine experts. Also\, B2B meetings between producers and operators\, and in-depth moments on sustainability\, innovation and wine tourism.  \nHow to participate. The event is open by invitation for industry professionals. Some days\, however\, will also be open to the general public of wine enthusiasts\, subject to registration on the official website www.assovinisicilia.it. Places are limited\, so advance reservations are recommended.
URL:https://www.doctorwine.wine/event/modica-sicilia-en-primeur/?lang=en
LOCATION:Modica\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Sicily Events,Tasting
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SUMMARY:le Contrade dell'Etna
DESCRIPTION:Le Contrade dell’Etna returns in April: the wine festival on the island of the sun to discover the wines of Europe’s highest active volcano and UNESCO World Heritage Site.\nThe wine festival Le Contrade dell’Etna 2025 is an event of international significance\, a now in its 16th edition. The appointment for wine enthusiasts\, the curious\, industry professionals and the press is April 13-14\, 2025 in Randazzo (Catania).  \nHow Le Contrade dell’Etna was born.\nOver the years\, Le Contrade dell’Etna has slowly transformed. Winemakers used to gather in private cellars to taste and compare vintages. Today\, after 16 years\, everyone is welcome to take part in these tastings of Etna wines that are first and foremost conviviality and sociability. For this opportunity we have to thank Andrea Franchetti\, visionary producer and creator of the event. Owner of the Etna winery Passopisciaro and the Tuscan Tenuta di Trinoro\, he involved in the early days the first few producers in the ritual of en primeur imported directly from the historic tradition of Bordeaux. The baton\, since 2022\, has been picked up by the company Crew\, which organizes the event and which this year proposes many new features\, starting with the location of the event\, which moves to Randazzo\, inside the Sikania Gardern Village.      \nWhy the wine festival is called Le Contrade dell’Etna\nEach Contrada\, present on the slopes of the volcano\, is characterized by unique and inimitable properties and peculiarities\, determined by the different soil compositions. The organoleptic characteristics\, the different microclimates and the unprecedented stratified composition of the soil mean that each Etna vineyard acquires its own identity\, recognizable with every sip of wine.  \nUseful Information:\n\nSunday\, April 13 open to the public 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.\nMonday\, April 14 tasting reserved for the press\, HO.RE.CA operators\, buyers\, importers\, wholesalers and agents 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.\n\nWe recommend purchasing the ticket in advance on the site in the dedicated section where you can make the accreditation \nThe official website for the event is www.lecontradedelletna.com.
URL:https://www.doctorwine.wine/event/le-contrade-delletna/?lang=en
LOCATION:Sikania Garden Village\, Randazzo (Catania)\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Sicily Events,Tasting
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