In the marvelous Sala Selvarossa, on 10 November 2023, an amazing celebration was held to commemorate the eightieth birthday of Angelo Maci, creator of Cantine Charge Palme.
The occasion, entitled “Of Life, Of Vineyard and of Red wine”, represented a special chance to relive Maci’s amazing human and expert story.
The night was decorated with touching minutes, improved by video messages and the involvement of renowned organization, political and journalistic characters. The existence of a vast array of popular figures added to making the environment memorable, providing a diverse and prominent character to the celebration.
The night will be hosted by reporters Monica Caradonna and Loris Coppola.
For the celebration, an AM Salice Salentino DOP Rosso Riserva 2010 white wine was developed and a book that informs the life and profession of Angelo Maci with some expressions for his birthday, consisting of the message from our Davide Gangi.
” In my life, I have had the advantage of satisfying many individuals who have actually left an extensive impression on me, both through their character and through their vision and entrepreneurial spirit. Success, in truth, is not just what you accomplish personally, however likewise what you handle to motivate in others. Angelo Maci is among those characters I was fortunate adequate to satisfy, a guy I have actually appreciated as a design because the very first days I approached the world of white wine, over twenty years earlier.
My individual associate with Angelo go back to 2009, when we fulfilled at Vinitaly. At the time, I was simply a white wine lover devoted to promoting him and my own individual development. I had not established Vinoway yet, and I could not even envision the amazing experience that awaited me in this terrific world of white wine. I should confess that at our very first conference I felt a sort of wonder. I was completely mindful that I was confronted with an excellent guy predestined to compose essential pages in the history of oenology, particularly in the context of Puglia and Southern Italy. For many years, I had the advantage of being familiar with him much better, and Angelo ended up being a point of referral for me, an individual I might turn to for important guidance and assistance worldwide of white wine.
Angelo Maci is a real sign of Italian quality, understood for his dazzling instincts, worldwide vision and attention to the quality of the items and his group. He has actually shown to be a business owner efficient in leading a cooperative to turn into one of the most essential and valued wineries on an international level. His story is a hymn to entrepreneurship that has actually left an enduring mark on the history of white wine, both in Italy and worldwide. Angelo is a self-assured, far-sighted guy, thoughtful towards others, with an honorable heart for pals and amazing firmness towards critics. In 2022, I had the honor of composing the inspiration for the very best White Wine Business Owner Award granted to him by Vinoway Italia, and I can state with certainty that Angelo is the kind of daddy figure that everybody want to have. His entrepreneurial capability has actually constantly provided my adoration.
The history of Due Palme is carefully connected to Angelo Maci, its creator method back in 1989. Angelo Maci’s amazing contribution was to begin a procedure of renewal and awareness amongst manufacturers concerning their wine making identity. This identity is highly rooted in the richness of the ampelographic heritage and in the strength that originates from sharing typical goals. The principle of “custom” in this context no longer equates into mass production, however into a conservative and protective method towards the resources and peculiarities of the area, from the native ranges to the environment, to the standard sapling reproducing system. Angelo Maci’s contribution was essential in pressing manufacturers to find and boost the richness of the location’s wine making customs. I want this excellent business owner, to start with, and after that my pal Angelo, a lot more successes and discussions that can assist keep our relationship alive permanently.
Finest want your eightieth birthday, dear Angelo, excellent guy!”
