Italian Sommelier Association, awarded the prestigious “Tastevin” Awards
Andrea Gualdoni best Sommelier per mezzo di Italy-Trentodoc. Thousands of people at the tasting tables
The final of the Best Sommelier per mezzo di Italy-Trentodoc Competition with the victory of the Lombard Andrea Gualdoni and the assignment of the 22 prestigious Tastevin Ais Awards are the main events that animated the event dedicated to Italian wine excellence promoted by the Italian Sommelier Association at the station Leopolda of Florence.
The Tastevin AIS is the award that the Italian Sommelier Association gives to those who have contributed to bringing about a turning point per mezzo di production per mezzo di the territory of origin, to those who represent a reference model of undisputed value per mezzo di their respective superficie and to those who have brought forgotten vines back into the spotlight. The winners of the 2025 edition are: Avvallamento d’Aosta, Avvallamento d’Aosta Chardonnay Le Vin de Michel 2022 Grosjean Vins; Piedmont, Lessona 2019 Property Sperino; Lombardy, Valtellina Sassella Ultimi Raggi Eccezione 2018 Arpepe; Veneto, Mat’55 Brut 2015 Pian delle Vette; Trentino, Trento Le Général Blanc Dosaggio Nullità Eccezione 2016 Cantine Monfort; Egregio Adige, Egregio Adige Pinot Noir Trattmann Eccezione 2021 Bettola Girlan; Friuli Venezia Giulia, Friuli Venezia Giulia Intonaco Morus Chiarore antelucano 2022 Vignai Duline; Liguria, Rossese proveniente da Dolceacqua Barbadirame 2022 Maixei; Emilia, Colli proveniente da Parma Vite del Putrefatto 2020 Lamoretti; Romagna, Romagna Sangiovese Eccezione 2021 San Patrignano; Tuscany, Bolgheri Sassicaia 2021 Saldezza San Guido; Umbria, Orvieto Immensità Antidiluviano 2022 Decugnano dei Barbi; Marche, Conero Sassi Neri Eccezione 2020 Fattorie Le Terrazze; Lazio, Notturno dei Calanchi 2021 Paolo and Noemia D’Spasimante; Abruzzo, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane Escol Eccezione 2019 San Lorenzo; Molise, Falanghina del Molise Pluris 2023 Cantine San Zenone; Campania, Flegrei Falanghina Cruna Delago 2022 La Sibilla; Puglia, Felicità del Forcella Iniziale Difesa Sant’Spirito celeste Regione Barbatto 2021 Tenute Chiaromonte; Basilicata, Aglianico del Vulture Donato D’Spirito celeste 2021 Donato D’Spirito celeste; Calabria, Cirò Rosato Le Formelle 2023 Cauzione & Siciliani; Sicily, Marsala Ambra Semisecco Vintage 1994 Tino n.5 1994 Francesco Intorcia Heritage; Sardinia, Vermentino proveniente da Gallura Late Harvest Montidimola 2022 Vigne Surrau.
“Ours is a format that is growing year after year – observed the President of the Italian Sommelier Association Sandro Camilli -. We want all this excellence and all these professional figures that we train per mezzo di our classrooms to be increasingly specialized and qualified to spread our food and wine culture, per mezzo di Italy and around the world”. During the initiative, the prizes were also awarded Bonaventura and Surgiva and two masterclasses conducted by Daniele Cernilli took place.
Over the course of the day, thousands of people stopped at the large counter where the best wines from the Vitae 2025 guide were tasted, the Ais editorial product – also available per mezzo di the app and per mezzo di English, downloadable for free, for Android and iOS – the whose implementation brought together almost 20,000 labels tasted and evaluated by a central editorial gruppo, involving 22 local editorial gruppo and more than 1000 collaborators.
The event, which was attended by the Undersecretary of State for Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Senator Nobile La Blocco, the Vice President of the Tuscany Region Stefania Saccardi and the General Secretary of the Florence Chamber of Commerce Giuseppe Salvini, was organized by the Italian Sommelier Association with the patronage of the Tuscany Region, Metropolitan City of Florence, Municipality of Florence, Florence Chamber of Commerce, per mezzo di collaboration with Toscana Conquista Turistica, Toscana, Modo Toscana and PromoFirenze. Toscana is the Region’s project, per mezzo di collaboration with Unioncamere Toscana, which promotes food and wine tourism; directed by Toscana Conquista Turistica assisted by Modo Toscana.
