Shared experiences. A collective narrative on the wine identity of Calabria, curated by professional sommelier. And then a huge “living room”, where to exchange ideas, proposals, stories. And again: music, many collectives, journalists and experts around the Vicotti del Borgo. A wine party, different from what has been seen so far. This is the spirit of “Grimaldi Enoica Co-Wine Festival”. Everything is ready for two days, 10 and 11 August, in the beautiful village of Grimaldi, a few km from Cosenza and in full Savuto. The event, organized by Extraordinary Calabria, Calabria Region, Arsac, “Grimaldi in Rosso” Association, under the patronage of the Municipality of Grimaldi, province of Cosenza and wine city, will have among the guests Luca Gardini, Best Italy Wine Critic of the World 2022, best sommelier in the world 2010, an wine critic among the most influential international level, curator of the Guide to 1000 wines of Italy and of the Guide to Restaurants in Italy and De L’Espresso and Luca Grippo, sommelier, journalist, sector bloggers and many other wine lovers and simple wine lovers invited to the event. Smiles and quality sips, it was said.
Here is the two-day program, specifying that on Sunday 10, “Convent and Convino”, the inaugural event of our Grimaldi Enoica Co-Wine Festival, is an evening of invitations reserved for 250 people in the suggestive setting of the cloister of the Grimaldi convent and that it is necessary to book.
From the stage to the living room, the guests are really many. “Wine destination: when the wine becomes a journey”, with
Demetrio Stancati – President of Consortium Terre di Cosenza DOP (CS), Alberto Statti – President Confagricoltura Calabria (CZ), Adele Provato – President of Consortium Bivongi DOC (RC), Saveria Sesto – Writer (VV) and Francesco Fondriest – Bicycle Fondriest. Following “The Alberello Enotrio: Calabria and the origins of wine growing in the Mediterranean”, with Massimo Tigani Sava – Journalist and writer, Paolo Ippolito – Ambassador Città del Vino, Luigi Nola – Vice President Consortium Terre di Cosenza Dop Luca Gardini – Best sommelier of the world 2010, Director of Espresso Guide. The cities of wine award ceremony also on stage.
And then, again, “from the glass to the heart: experiences and events to tell the Calabrian wine”, with Luigi Foresta – Coordinator Calabria Association City of Wine, Rosella Ruggiero – Director Divine Vicoli, Maurizio De Venuti – Vinòforum Rome and Saveria Sesto – City of Wine; “Stories to drink: Calabrian wine between identity and new digital narratives”, with Raffaele Galimi – Blogger, influencer Calabria Food Official, Franco Ferraro – Sky journalist, Lenin Montesanto – Communication and Lobbying. In the living room, space for “Magliocco and Gaglioppo: two sides of the same region” with Maurizio Rodighiero – writer and sommelier Michele Ruperto, judge of the CMB, Ippolito Spadafora – producer Spadafora company 1915, Valerio Pagnotta – Sommelier and editor magazine magazine, Paolo Ippolito – Cantine Ippolito1845 and Luca Grippo, Journalist of the wine and judge of the CMB. Following “exporting quality Calabria: opportunities for the DOP” with Alessandra Azteri – Export Manager UK, Gennaro Convertini – President of the Regional Enoteca and judge of the CMB, Danila slow – Cantine Slow and Vitaliano Campana – Campana Vini; “Terra, lives and freedom: the manifesto Fivi in the heart of the South”, with Raffaella Ciardullo – President Fivi Calabria and Nicola Giannetto, sommelier. Finally “The breath of Savuto: the memory of a territory”, with Gennaro Convertini, president of the regional wine shop and judge of the CMB, Ippolito Spadafora, Cantine Spadafora, Francesco Pingitore European Sommelier and Paolo Stilla Mayor of Grimaldi.
How much do you know the Calabrian wine? Here then is the ABC to drink the right one with the Social Garden team: Valentina Cozmuta, Rachele Grandinetti, Claudia Maremonti, Guglielmo Gigliotti, Cristina Raffaele together with Giuseppe Palmieri – Fisar Cosenza delegate.
Two days, therefore, to tell – together – the soul of the Calabrian wine, also through the magic of the virtual reality of Wine Tour VR an innovative way of communicating the wine and territories,
which combines immersive storytelling, 360 video and new forms of cultural and sensory experience.