A sophisticated white wine with terrific character, abundant in history however with a modern soul and extremely flexible in table pairings: this is the profile of the Malvasia di Candia Aromatica dei Colli Piacentini that emerged throughout the masterclass for reporters and sector operators staged Tuesday 18 June in Vilnius. The assisted tasting of what is progressively the leading white wine of the area was the emphasize of a day of promo arranged by the Consorzio Tutela Vini DOC Colli Piacentini in the Lithuanian capital with the objective of making its outstanding productions understood and tasted in purchasers and importers thinking about presenting brand-new quality red wines with a strong territorial identity into their circulation channels.
The day started with a thorough take a look at the Lithuanian market, where the worth of white wine imported every year totals up to nearly 254 million euros. With exports totaling up to nearly 71 million euros and a widespread positioning of its quality red wines in a rate variety in between 15 and 30 euros, Italy looks like the 2nd referral nation.
” It is an intriguing market, which is growing by 8-10% each year and in which there are numerous dining establishments, bars and hotels that devote their menus to Italian food” discusses the President of the Consortium Marco Profumo. “Throughout the day we had the ability to see first-hand the interest and preparation of the many operators present, who showed their gratitude of the common and drinkable qualities of our red wines”.
Throughout the day, Gutturnio, Barbera, Bonarda, Ortrugo and the other DOC productions from the Piacenza location were at the center of a tasting session committed to purchasers of various levels. In a nation where the 2.5 million residents have a yearly per capita intake of 12.1 liters and tend to prefer fragrant red wines with a high recurring sugar, rosé and structured reds, while the quality needed on the marketplace is growing compared to the sweet and shimmering ones, the Piacenza red wines encouraged with their adaptability and character.
In specific, the masterclass committed to the Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, which together with the Moscato proposed by the Piedmont Red Wine Consortium was the flagship of quality Italian fragrant white wine, permitted the manufacturers to inform, offering a meaningful evidence to the glass, the high occupation for exceptionally high-value production from the Piacenza Hills.
” The result of the journey to Lithuania is really favorable” summarize Marco Profumo, who is currently expecting the Consortium’s next efforts abroad. “After the harvest, in the month of November, another really essential occasion awaits us in Poland. On the celebration of the Warsaw Red Wine Experience 2024, a two-day occasion of referral for the white wine sector, the Colli Piacentini were picked as host area and main partner, a valuable chance to continue the work of broadening and separating the marketplaces for our red wines, among our top priorities.”
