THE ‘MERANO INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL’ RETURNS FOR ITS 14TH EDITION NOVEMBER 11-13. A MUST SEE EVENT FOR THOSE WHO LOVE WINE AND QUALITY FOOD PRODUCTS

The ‘Merano Wine Festival’ returns to Merano (Kurhaus, Corso Libertà 37, Merano) this November 11 to 13. The 14th edition of the kermes is back, offering its usual philosophy of lessons in high quality through wine tastings presented directly by producers, An event that has always been recognized as one of the most important enological fairs in Italy. It was on November 4th, 1992, when three friends, united by their passion for wine, decided to give life to the first edition of the Merano International Wine Festival in the Hotel Palace of Merano. Over the years, many things have changed, including its location, but the philosophy has always remained the same.
If the Merano International Wine Festival (www.meranowinefestival.com) has become one of the most important enological appointments in Italy, it is precisely because of the willingness to offer only the best of the best. The event is held simultaneously with ‘Culinaria’, the festival dedicated to traditional flavors, and celebrating its 10th edition this year. As is now the tradition, the festival will be presented and organized in sections…
“I Cento” (The Hundred): Italian producers selected on the basis of the quality of the wines presented and a criteria of subdivision for the most important viticultural areas; “Italian Top Selected”: Italian producers who are not yet known and who, in just a few years, have significantly improved the quality of their production; “Consortiums”: viticultural consortiums under tutelage; “Dulcis in Fundo”: companies dedicated to sweet wines; “Vinis Extremis”: companies that produce wine in particular conditions (climactic, territorial, winemaking processes); “Wine Women”: associations run by women (restaurants, wine bars, sommelier, and journalists who promote the wine culture); “Spirit”: Italian national associations of the autochthonous Metodo Classico; “Winemakers of the Alto Adige”: just as the title says; “International Top Producers”: foreign winemakers from Australia, Austria, Chile, Croatia, France, Germany, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, South Africa, Hungary, USA, in the process of being selected on the basis of the quality of their production; "Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux": a selection of 44 French winemaking companies.
In the “I Cento” category, the companies that are already confirmed on the national and international market for the past 4-5 years for the high quality of their wine products will all be present, creating a reference point for past editions and for the most important guides of the sector. Among the three wines that are presented by a company, the first and second wines are the top that is to be offered, while the third is based on a quality-price relation. The Abruzzo region is represented by Masciarelli and Fattoria La Valentina; for the Alto Adige, the companies Arunda Vivaldi, Cantina Cortaccia/Kellerei Kurtatsch, Cantina Terlano/Kellerei Terlan, Colterenzio-Schreckbichl, Elena Walch, San Michele Appiano/St.Michael Eppan, J. Hofstätter, Erbhof Unterganzner, Alois Lageder, Termeno 1898/Tramin 1898, Cantina Produttori Bolzano/Kellerei Bozen, Manincor, Castel Schwanburg; for Basilicata, D'Angelo; for Calabria, Librandi; for Emilia Romagna, the Fattoria Zerbina; for Friuli Venezia Giulia, the companies Lis Neris, Mario Schiopetto, Venica & Venica, Livio Felluga, Volpe Pasini, Le Vigne di Zamò, Borgo San Daniele, Livon, Jermann, Villa Russiz, Marco Felluga; for Lombardy, Bellavista, Monte Rossa, Ca' del Bosco, Conti Sertoli Salis; per le Marche, Umani Ronchi; for Piedmont, Albino Rocca, Braida di Bologna Giacomo, Bruno Giacosa, Conterno Fantino, Marchesi di Gresy, Parusso, Pio Cesare, Poderi Luigi Einaudi, Elio Grasso, Villa Terlina, Produttori del Barbaresco, Rocca Bruno-Rabajà, Cordero di Montezemolo, Podere Rocche dei Manzoni di Valentino, Marchesi di Barolo, Renato Ratti, Prunotto, Villa Sparina, Vajra, Icardi; for Puglia, Francesco Candido; dalla Sardegna, Argiolas e Santadi; for Sicily, the producers Donnafugata, Planeta, Tasca d'Almerita, Firriato, Spadafora; for Tuscany, Castello del Terriccio, Fattoria la Massa, Felsina, Fontodi, Marchesi Antinori, Marchesi de' Frescobaldi, Marchesi Mazzei, Michele Satta, Montevertine, Tenuta dell'Ornellaia, Vecchie Terre di Montefili, Ambrogio e Giovanni Folonari, Ruffino, Luce della Vite, Tenimenti Angelini, Eredi Fuligni, Franco Biondi Santi - Tenuta Greppo, Avignonesi, Poliziano, Castello Banfi, Tenuta San Guido; for Trentino, Cesconi, Ferrari Fratelli Lunelli, Foradori, Pojer & Sandri, Tenuta San Leonardo; for Umbria, Arnaldo Caprai e Falesco; for Valle d'Aosta, Les Crêtes; for Veneto, Allegrini, Anselmi, Gini, Inama, Pieropan, Zenato, Tommasi Viticoltori, Bertani.
And at the Kurhaus di Merano, ‘Culinaria’, the festival dedicated to local and quality Italian food products, will be held simultaneously with the wine festival. An event that allows visitors to taste products as well as, and above all, to personally meet the producers of these products who have chosen and prepared them with care. It is the festival within a festival that offers the possibility to taste the top specialties of regional gastronomic traditions.