It took place on 29 May at the Caduti room of Nassirya del Senate della Repubblica, on the initiative of the Senator Barbara FloridiaPresident of the Rai Supervisory Commission, the press conference for the presentation of Wine Not? 2025, the enocultural review conceived and organized by the Pro Loco Sabatina – Sant’Andrea APS with the aim of promoting the territory and making known the small village of Sant’Andrea di Rome, in the province of Messina. The fifth edition of the event will take place on Sunday 3 August 2025 among the alleys of the small hamlet of Rome, in front of the church of the Madonna del Sabato, patron saint of the community, to which the inhabitants are very devoted.
The press conference was hosted in the Senate of the Republic, thanks to the commitment and promise made a year ago by the Messina Senator Barbara Floridia who, a guest of the fourth edition, was pleasantly impressed by the success and reach of the event that highlighted the great love for the territory of the Pro Loco Sabatina – Sant’Andrea APS who through this and other initiatives managed to revive and bring tourism to the small village Romettese. «There are two ways of doing politics: loving and speaking. I chose the easiest way, that is, to love the territory, the wine, the people who surround me, regardless of political choices – said Senator Floridia. Only by loving the things you do and the places you believe can you be able to bring thousands of people to a small village of 50 inhabitants, as this virtuous association did ».
“With today’s press conference, – underlined the president of the Pro Loco Sabatina, Emanuele Borghetti – National politics, thanks to Senator Floridia, puts attention to the small villages, the Pro Loco network and their activities at the center of the institutions. Launch the fifth edition of Wine Not? From the classrooms of the Senate was the seal to the work that all the deep members in the organization of this important event has been since 2019 ».
The fruitful collaboration with the Italian Sommelier Association, present at the press conference with the Vice President of Ais Sicilia, is also renewed for this year, Mariagrazia Barbagalloand with the event manager of Ais Sicilia and delegate of Taormina, Gioele MICALI who said: “Once again the event area of Ais Sicily and the whole regional association have the pleasure of collaborating with this highly successful event that celebrates the Messina area and beyond, in all its wine potential. Today an important recognition has been given – continued Micali – thanks to the opportunity to be present in the Senate of the Republic, where together with Mariagrazia Barbagallo we were able to tell the importance of the role of the communication of the wine entrusted to AIS. At the same time there was talk of the wine Messina with its 3 DOCs (Faro, Mamertino and Malvasia delle Lipari) and the link between association, institutions, protection consortia and companies that strongly believe in the work of the territory has been strengthened more and more.
The journalist and sommelier also took part at the press conference Except for everybene Which in his speech highlighted that: “The culture of wine in Sicily grows more and more, thanks to an increasingly broad critical mass, in search of the sommeliers and obviously thanks to the producers who in recent years have really made an important contribution in the affirmation of some territories, from Marsala to Etna”. “There is still a lot of work to be done – said the journalist Salvo Ognibene – especially with part of the catering, especially in tourist places, which often looks at prices and not for quality. Events like Wine Not? They are useful within this path that the island is doing ” – concluded the journalist.
During the press conference, the main news of the Wine Not edition of the number Five Five were illustrated? which will propose an articulated program of tastings, meetings, workshops and popular activities aimed at enhancing native vines and local excellence. Wine Not? It is an event sponsored by the Municipality of Rometta that arises from the idea that wine is an identity element and can act as a tow and engine for the development of the territories.
The press conference took part in some senators of the Republic, the president of the Council of the Municipality of Rome, Alessandro Nava, The Secretary General of UNPLI, Ignazio Di Giovanna – National Union of the Pro Loco d’Italia, as well as journalists and operators in the food and wine and tourist sector.