Lest You Think This is All Fun and Games…

You should know that Vinitaly is a major conference for all those interested in wine. Parallel to the exhibits and stands, and myriad tastings, there are important meetings and conferences with major speakers from around the globe.

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Luca Bianchi, MIPAAF, the Ministry for Agriculture, speaking yesterday about Italy’s agricultural exports

There are 4000 companies here from 24 countries, and over 90,000 square meters of exhibition space (believe me — my feet have trampled every square inch, and boy, do they know it!)

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Lucky me! I asked this young lady for directions to a Pavilion, and she gave me a ride on the golf cart! Such service!

We also attended a session on Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, where we saw maps of the territory and met key players in the promotion of that special terroir.

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I love looking at maps of wine regions.
IMG_6019There is just so much to learn about what goes into that final product we all love so much!
Off to another day of tastings, and learning more about vino!

 

 

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Suzanne Branciforte

has one foot firmly planted on either continent
is New York born and Harvard educated
is Italian and American and Italian-American
has resided on the Italian Riviera for the past 15 years
has a Masters degree and a Ph.D. from UCLA
is a writer, translator and interpreter
interpreted for the President of the Bundesbank and Nobel Prize winning economists and authors
is the author of the international best-selling textbook Parliamo italiano!
has lived extensively in California, France and Italy
knows that good wine doesn’t grow in ugly places
is convinced that living is your greatest work of art