ITALIAN WINE EXCHANGE 2023 IN LONDON
ITALIAN WINE EXCHANGE 2023 IN LONDON
The usual Borsa Vini event (the Wine Exchange) was held in London, with more than 50 Italian companies presenting their wine products.
The event, organized by the Italian Trade Agency, saw 54 companies ranging from all types of Italian wine and spirits, with many regions as protagonists, from Puglia to Piedmont, from Tuscany to Marche and so on.
Limoncello, bitters and grappa are also protagonists, with many companies arriving in London for the first time, also looking for distributors, as is in the spirit of the Italian Trade Agency, which seeks to facilitate Italian imports into the UK.
London and the United Kingdom are in fact the largest European market, with an increase in values of 14% for Italian wines in 2022 alone, according to director Giovanni Sacchi.
But the real protagonists were the wines and the 54 companies that spoke to us highlighted the qualities of their productions.
Report by: Brian Mitchell
Editorial director: Daniele Pace
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THE MAGIC OF VENICE IN THE CONSULATE
THE MAGIC OF VENICE IN THE CONSULATE
The magic of Venice continues in London, after Sunday's exhibition at Angel's APERICENA, organised by Aperievents London, Circolo MIE and Ente Bergamaschi.
The La Cartapesta artisan laboratory, travelling to the City to present its production of handmade Venetian Masks, was in fact received by the Consul General of Italy, Domenico Bellantone, together with the delegation of organisers of the event.
In addition to the owner of the Venetian laboratory, Giovanna Bussolin and her husband Maurizio, there was also the president of the MIE, lawyer Valeriano Drago, the organizer of Aperievents London and MIE councillor Daniele Pace, the president of the Bergamaschi Institution in London Radames Bonaccorsi Ravelli, also on the board of the MIE, and Riccardo Pandini, who will organize a major event on Pope John XXIII next year for the Ente Bergamaschi and the MIE.
The delegation was received with great cordiality by Consul Bellantone, who not without a bit of emotion was honored with two splendid masks produced by Mrs. Giovanna, which are true works of art.
This is the prelude to a larger event about Venice in London, which will be held next year, and will involve not only the La Cartapesta workshop but also exponents of Venetian fashion, cuisine and culture.
The meeting was also an opportunity to take stock of the initiatives of the MIE in London, with Riccardo Landini who honoured the Consul with two books on Pope John XXIII, in anticipation of the great event which was also made known to the Consul, and which will see Pope John remembered on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of his death, a useful occasion to retrace the revolutionary initiatives, for the time, of this Pontiff.
The books are in fact from the Pope John XXIII Foundation, which with Don Ezio Bolis, will be present at the October 2024 event.
Don Ezio Bolis, of the Diocese of Bergamo, is a Professor of Spiritual Theology at the Theological Faculty of Milan and at the
THE MAGIC OF VENICE IN LONDON
THE MAGIC OF VENICE IN LONDON
Venice was the protagonist in London on a fantastic evening where the aperitif and the masks of the Lido came together, and more than 150 people came to admire the creations of the La Cartapesta artisan laboratory, displayed in The Italo's restaurant, by Angel.
The evening, organized by Aperievents London, by the MIE Club of the English capital, and by the Ente Bergamaschi nel Mondo, began with a lecture on the production of the famous masks, all rigorously handmade, by the owner of the laboratory, Giovanna Bussolin, who also made a couple of masks during the Apericena.
The evening continued with the display of many precious masks, which onlookers were also able to wear and purchase in advance, and is the prelude to a larger event in Venice, which will be held next year.
The arrival in England is the beginning of a long-cultivated dream for the Venetian laboratory, as the owner Giovanna Bussolin tells us:
“I thank the organizers for this event which has greatly gratified me because, after 33 years of work, I have finally managed to make a dream come true. Bringing my work out of Italy and Venice.”
Great welcome also from The Italo's, Angel's Italian restaurant, chosen for the occasion as it was entirely dedicated to Venice and its cuisine. The owner, Clark Manwar, will do the honours:
“Thank you Daniele today was a beautiful evening, the Magic of Venice that we have set up here at Italo's, we are really happy, I hope to see you again soon with another event, as always thanks to all the Italians and foreigners who as always are numerous for these events.”
The guests of Aperievents London, who usually frequent the Italian aperitif in the capital, were thus able to spend an evening of culture immersed in the friendly atmosphere of the Italian spirit. Numerous foreigners were also present, welcomed by the President of the MIE of London, Valeriano Drago, also Venetian DOC:
“I am happy because this evening went very well, we br
ITALIAN HEROIC VINEYARDS ARRIVE IN LONDON
ITALIAN HEROIC VINEYARDS ARRIVE IN LONDON
At the Royal Horticultural Halls in London, one of the many Italian gastronomy festivals took place, in which many companies participated, with food and wines, but also grappas and other delicacies from the Peninsula.
Among the many exhibitors there was also the Consorzio dei Vini Eroici, in English Consortium of Heroic Vineyards, a true excellence of Made in Italy.
They are exclusively harvested by hand, with vineyards only above a certain altitude and other quality directives, as highlighted its representative in the UK, Giovanni D’Orsi:��“We are present with a stand of heroic vineyards, they are traditional wines, there is a European specification that talks about these characteristics, which must have a certain altitude, must be made in a traditional way and at the same time must be harvested by hand, and bottled as it was done once.”
Heroic wines are those produced with vineyards that have very precise characteristics, defined by the Center for Research, Studies, Safeguarding, Coordination and Enhancement for Mountain Viticulture.
The vineyards that want to boast the title of heroic wine must have a slope of the land greater than 30%, an altitude greater than 500 meters, a viticultural system that develops on terraces and steps, with objective difficulties in working the soil.
Heroic viticulture extends across the entire Italian territory, from north to south, with vineyards that represent a sort of outdoor museum: from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in the Carso plateau, to Etna, from Valtellina to the Cinque Terre, from Pantelleria to Salina, from Irpinia to Merano, in Trentino-Alto Adige.
Heroic viticulture has had its own implementing decree since July 2020 which leads to greater protection and valorisation of all those viticultures which, from the Alps to Pantelleria, represent a great value for the Italian wine heritage.
The cultivation of vines in inaccessible areas involves a great expenditure of energy
THE VENETIAN MASKS IN EXHIBITION IN LONDON WITH THE APERI-DINNER
THE VENETIAN MASKS IN EXHIBITION IN LONDON WITH THE APERI-DINNER
The Venetian masks of the La Cartapesta Workshop come to London with an exhibition together the Italian APERI-DINNER, with the MIE club of the City.
On Sunday 1st October the Italian Aperitif returns to THE ITALO'S in Angel, in a suggestive setting thanks to Venetian artisans who will come to exhibit the famous handmade MASKS OF VENICE, which have been worn since 1300 on many occasions.
We will have the free buffet from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm, but the aperitif will begin at 5.30 pm with a small LECTURE in which the production methods of these beautiful masks will be explained.
See you on SUNDAY 1st OCTOBER, from 5.30 pm to 11.00 pm, to admire these masks which you can also buy on site!!!!
Below you will find a brief summary on the history of VENETIAN MASKS.
PRICE: free buffet, free exhibition, drinks at £ 10, Spritz, Negroni, wine and draft beers.
FRIENDS: You can bring your 2 and 4-legged friends !!!
WHERE: ITALOS restaurant - 366 Goswell Road, EC1V 7LQ
(Nearest Tube station: Angel)
WHEN: Sunday 1st OCTOBER from 5.30 pm (Lecture) - 6 pm (aperitif) - 6.30 pm (free food)
Sign up for the event to allow the staff to prepare everything properly.
HISTORY OF THE VENETIAN MASK
The history of the Venetian mask began as early as 1268, the year in which the oldest law for the use of the mask dates back.
The artisans who made masks were called maschereri (mask makers) since the time of Doge Foscari and had their own statute dated April 1436.
Mask production had intensified so much that by 1773 there were officially 12 mask workshops in Venice.
The masks were (and still are today) made of papier-mâché and different models were produced in different colours and decorated with gems, fabrics and ribbons.
The mask was not only used during the Carnival period but on many occasions throughout the year: it was allowed on Boxing Day (start date of the Venetian Carnival) until Shrove Tuesday (which concluded the c
ITALIAN APERI-DINNER WITH THE CARTOONIST GIOVANNI D'ORSI AT THE LASAGNERIA ITALIANA IN LONDON
A very special Italian aperitif, which was held on Saturday evening at the Lasagneria Italiana restaurant in Bank, in the heart of the City, with the exhibition of caricatures by Giovanni D'Orsi, aka Giodo.
Giovanni is cartoonist of "La Notizia", a newspaper of the Italian Community in London, which has enriched the classic Italian aperitif, with many guests, including foreigners.
The event was organised by Aperievents London, like every weekend, and by the London Club of MIE, the Italian Movement in Europe which is involved on various fronts, from cultural to support of the Italian community in the United Kingdom.
Bank's Lasagneria Italiana hosted the event, with an abundant all-you-can-eat buffet.
The warm London evening did not keep the Italians and the many foreigners who frequented the aperitif away, and those present were able to get to know the cartoonist and appreciate his creations, also with the patronage of the Bergamaschi nel Mondo UK organisation and the Masters of Labour United Kingdom Section.
Giovanni D'Orsi has over 50 years of experience as a cartoonist. His work, as a hotel manager in different countries outside Italy, led him to deal with different cultures and traditions, a circumstance that led him to develop a critical, detached, free and independent conscience. He began with caricatures of his colleagues, emphasising those physical aspects that most distinguished them, always with irony and without vulgarity. Hence he experience of a few years on the island of Bermuda and then in London under the pseudonym of Giodo. His caricatures, mainly oriented towards English, but also Italian politics, are now a permanent fixture on the front page of "La Notizia", the newspaper of the Italian Community in the UK.
According to the President of the MIE Club of London, "It was an opportunity to make known, appreciated and valorised the talent of one of our compatriots, who has already distinguished himself in the Italian Community for merits linked to his
