The third edition of the International Wine Competition on Vermentino will be held in Cagliari, Sardinia, on May 22, 23 and 24.
Vermentino is one of the best-known and best-known grapes throughout the Mediterranean basin and in Italy as well as abroad, more and more producers are focusing on variety, suffice it to say that in the last fifteen years, among white berry varieties, it has recorded the highest growth trend in terms of area planted with vines in the world, accomplice to its incredible resilience and adaptability to climate change, not to mention its excellent versatility in terms of winemaking.
Wines from around the world
“In addition to Sardinia, Tuscany and Liguria ,” says Mario Bonamici, president of APS Promo Eventi (Officially Authorized Body). – is spreading to other regions of Italy and of course abroad. The goal is to make the International Wine Competition on Vermentino increasingly important and participated in by a large number of manufacturing companies. Internationally, the focus is on established production from Corsica and southern France, to the interesting and promising Australian producers, with a few outsiders from South Africa and Malta, and of course North America, especially California, Texas and New Mexico. There is much anticipation and excitement for this third edition. Companies are very eager to get involved, and to that end, with APS Promo Events, we recently promoted the Competition through a tour of California for the purpose of raising awareness and participation among producers. We will, as always, do our best not to disappoint expectations.”
Registration by May 10
At www.concorsovermentino.com all the information where you can download the necessary forms for participation right away. Applications must be received by May 10, 2024, while there will be time until May 18 to send samples. Several categories are allowed in the competition, from still, sparkling and semi-sparkling wines that fall between PDO, PGI and PGI as long as they have Vermentino on the label and a minimum Vermentino percentage of 85 percent. Organizers expect about 300 champions to participate.
The International Wine Competition on Vermentino is sponsored by the Region of Sardinia, the Municipality of Cagliari, the LAORE agency, Coldiretti Sardegna, Consorzio Tutela Vini della Maremma Toscana, Distretto Sardegna Bio and Epulae international academy of food and wine. The Ministry of Food Sovereignty and Forestry of the Italian Republic had approved it for the first edition in 2020 and for the second in 2022.
