103 “tiles” of the mosaic of wine that tells the Italian excellence: the cellars of “OperaWine” 2020

Binomio and Masciarelli from Abruzzo, Elena Fucci, Paternoster (Tommasi) and San Martino from Basilicata, Odoardi and Vincenzo Ippolito from Calabria, Feudi di San Gregorio, Mastroberardino, Montevetrano, Nativ and Quintodecimo from Campania, Cleto Chiarli and Figli Tenuta Pederzana from Emilia Romagna, Bastianich, Gravner, Jermann, Livio Felluga and Marco Felluga from Friuli Venezia Giulia, Falesco (Cotarella Family) from Lazio, Terenzuola from Liguria, ArPePe, Bellavista (Terra Moretti) and Ca’ del Bosco, Nino Negri and Rainoldi from Lombardy, Garofoli and Umani Ronchi from the Marche, Di Majo Norante from Molise, Aldo Conterno, Cavallotto, Elvio Cogno, Falletto by Bruno Giacosa, GB Burlotto, G.D. Vajra, Giuseppe Mascarello & Figlio, Marquises of Barolo, Massolino, Michele Chiarlo, Nervi Conterno, Paolo Scavino, Producers of Barbaresco, Renato Ratti, Roagna and Vietti from Piedmont, Felline, Gianfranco Fino and Tormaresca (Antinori) from Puglia, Santadi and Tenute Sella and Mosca (Terra Moretti) from Sardinia, Benanti, Graci, Morgante, Passopisciaro (Tenuta di Trinoro), Planeta and Tasca d’Almerita from Sicily, Cantina Terlano, Cantina Tramin, Elena Walch, Ferrari, Maso Martis and Tenuta San Leonardo from Trentino Alto Adige, Altesino, Antinori (Guado al Tasso & Castello della Sala), Biondi-Santi, Boscarelli, Canalicchio di Sopra, Carpineto, Casanova di Neri, Castello Banfi, Castello d’Albola (Zonin), Castello di Ama, Castello di Volpaia, Eredi Fuligni, Fontodi, Il Poggione, Le Macchiole, Lisini, Marquis de Frescobaldi, Ornellaia, Rocca di Frassinello (Castellare di Castellina & Feudi di Pisciotto), San Felice, San Filippo, San Giusto a Rentennano, Tenuta San Guido and Valdicava from Tuscany, Arnaldo Caprai, Lungarotti and Tabarrini from Umbria, Grosjean from Valle d’Aosta and, again, Allegrini, Cesari, Gini, Le Colture, Leonildo Pieropan, Maculan, Masi, Mionetto, Nino Franco, Prà, Roberto Anselmi, Tommaso Bussola and Zenato from Veneto: here are the 103 tiles of the oenological mosaic that tell the story of the excellence of Italian wine, selected by “Wine Spectator” for “OperaWine” 2020, the now traditional “overture” of Vinitaly (on stage on 18 April 2020) and the only tasting signed by the famous American magazine outside the States, announced at “Wine2Wine”, Vinitaly’s platform for business, updating and professional training of the international wine community (in Verona, 25 and 26 November). Edition n. 9 of a partnership that sees one of the most important players in world wine information Wine Spectator collaborates with VeronaFiere and Vinitaly in the selection of over 100 Italian producers for this grand tasting, now consolidated appointment on the eve of the largest international wine show. The peculiarity of OperaWine, housed in one of the historic buildings in the heart of Verona (Gran Guardia), is that to mix their best vintages to a selected audience of foreign buyers and opinion leaders (journalists, sommeliers, experts) are just the people who produced those wines.
“OperaWine” 2020, therefore, will see for tasting the wines of the producers that Wine Spectator has selected in its blind tasting in New York: 24 are new entries, 13 of which are absolute and 11 are returns from previous editions. All the Italian regions are represented. The most represented region, with 24 wineries, is Tuscany, followed by Piedmont (16) and Veneto (13). “OperaWine” is the only event organized abroad by the American magazine of reference on the world of wine and is an important opportunity to promote the Made in Italy wine on the U.S. market, always strategic for the Italian labels.

Focus - The 103 wineries selected by region for “OperaWine” 2020 (13 new entries in italics)

Abruzzo
Binomio
Masciarelli

Basilicata
Elena Fucci
Paternoster
San Martino

Calabria
Odoardi
Vincenzo Ippolito

Campania
Feudi di San Gregorio
Mastroberardino
Montevetrano
Nativ
Quintodecimo

Emilia Romagna
Cleto Chiarli e Figli
Tenuta Pederzana

Friuli Venezia Giulia
Bastianich
Gravner
Jermann
Livio Felluga
Marco Felluga

Lazio
Famiglia Cotarella (già Falesco)

Liguria
Terenzuola

Lombardy
ArPePe
Bellavista
Ca’ del Bosco
Nino Negri
Rainoldi

Marche
Garofoli
Umani Ronchi

Molise
di Majo Norante

Piemonte
Aldo Conterno
Cavallotto
Elvio Cogno
Falletto di Bruno Giacosa
G.B. Burlotto
G.D. Vajra
Giuseppe Mascarello & Figlio
Marchesi di Barolo
Massolino
Michele Chiarlo
Nervi Conterno
Paolo Scavino
Produttori del Barbaresco
Renato Ratti
Roagna
Vietti

<B>Puglia</B>
Felline
Gianfranco Fino
Tormaresca

Sardinia
Cantina Sociale di Santadi
Tenute Sella & Mosca

Sicily
Benanti
Graci
Morgante
Passopisciaro (Tenuta di Trinoro)
Planeta
Tasca d’Almerita

Trentino Alto Adige
Cantina Terlano
Cantina Tramin
Elena Walch
Ferrari
Maso Martis
Tenuta San Leonardo

Tuscany
Altesino
Antinori (Guado al Tasso & Castello della Sala)
Biondi-Santi
Boscarelli
Canalicchio di Sopra
Carpineto
Casanova di Neri
Castello Banfi
Castello d’Albola
Castello di Ama
Castello di Volpaia
Eredi Fuligni
Fontodi
Il Poggione
Le Macchiole
Lisini
Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi
Ornellaia
Rocca di Frassinello (Castellare di Castellina & Feudi del Pisciotto)
San Felice
San Filippo
San Giusto a Rentennano
Tenuta San Guido
Valdicava