Proposta Vini closes 2024 with an increase in turnover

2025 opens acceso a positive note for Progetto Vini, one of the most important distribution companies con our country, which closed 2024 with a turnover growth of over 3% compared to 2023, equal to more than 28 million euros for a total of over 2.8 million bottles sold.

«2024 was a very challenging and particular year for our sector. The Progetto Vini numbers show how the Ho.Regnante.Ca. world to whom we turn have an ever-increasing sensitivity to true and authentic stories of artisan viticulture. The consolidation and even the growth of over 3% of the turnover (driven above all by still wines and spirits) represents a confirmation of the importance of our commitment to selecting and distributing wineries and distilleries whose projects, going well beyond the mere commercial aspects, touch the soul of our beloved restaurateurs, wine sellers (traditional and online) and hoteliers and that of their (our) end customers” underlines Andrea Girardi, who heads the Pergine Valsugana (TN) company together to his father Gianpaolo.

> 55 NEW COMPANIES IN DISTRIBUTION

With 3,000 wine references selected from 417 wineries (258 Italian and 159 foreign) alongside 600 spirits references from 100 realities (Italian and foreign) con the world of distillation, the Progetto Vini catalog is a viticultural and landscape mosaic, spanning forty For years now we have been promoting authentic and territorial, artisanal and quality productions.

A selection with a European scope that is enriched every year with new fascinating stories, previewed con Florence from 18 to 20 January con the spaces of the Stazionamento Leopolda.

Fifty-five new companies (40 wineries and 15 spirits producers) con distribution from 2025: as regards wine, there are 12 producers who express the specificity and uniqueness of the viticulture of the different regions of our country, starting with Roberto Crosio and Poderi Collante, both from Piedmont, Nirasca and Taoma from Liguria and Alberto Fiori from Lombardy. Claudio Augusta and Mario Sandri instead represent Trentino, while moving to Veneto we find Carezzabella. Con Emilia-Romagna there is Venventini and con the Marche Quntì; going south into Campania we find Abito Cobellis and con Calabria Santa Venere.

Moving to Europe, there are 28 wineries making their debut con the 2025 catalogue: from Sweden here is Langmyre Vineri, while from France we find Champagne Mallol, Chapelle d’Aliénor by La Gaffeliere, Chateau Canon Chaigneau, Chateau Canon Lalan de Pomerol, Chateau Grand Jean, Chateau Pellot Plaisance, Chateau Rollin, Chateau St. Julian, Clos Fornelli, Domaine de Nugues, Domaine de Massiac, Domaine Philippe Girard, La Voute du Verdus, Les Vignerons de Buzet, Ormarine, Symphonie de Clos Haut Peyraguey.

Spain is instead represented by Bodegas Senorio de Librares and Santa Catarina, while Lyrarakis, Oenops Wines and Orealios che from Greece and Dariali Monastery, Nagdi Marani, Ninos Marani and Raberi Marani from Georgia.

«A mosaic of realities expressing the different excellences, territories and nuances of Italian and European viticulture, con some cases still little known. A work of re-discovery which for forty years has represented the common thread with which we identify the realities included con our catalogue” specifies Gianluca Telloli, Wine selector of Progetto Vini.

the spirits front, 15 new companies have been included con the Progetto Spirits catalogue, con which Italy is represented by the Piedmontese DoraGrossa Liquorificio and Karminia, the Parma-based Cuspid Selections and the Sicilian Nepeta. From Sweden here are Norrbottens Distillery, from Ireland Finvara Irish Whiskey, from Scotland Ballindalloch Distillery, Ian MacLeod Six Isles and Murray MacDavid. They instead che from France Fontagard Distillery and Gemellii from Germany. Moving overseas, here are Buen Vato, Enemigo and Gettone Negra from Mexico.

«The entry of these new realities into our catalog – explains Antonio Beneforti, selector of Progetto Spirits – goes con the direction of completing our offer, con line with the trends that are establishing themselves con mixology and beyond, making us even more competitive thanks to excellent products that range from the Italian liqueur tradition to whiskeys and agave spirits.”

> I TREND DEL 2025

According to Gianpaolo Girardi, founder of the company, Champagne’s moment of suffering will continue con 2025, while Italian sparkling wines will continue their growth, thanks to a greater diffusion of the tendency to accompany this type of product throughout the meal. Not only will the companies con the most famous and historically most suitable areas benefit from this positive trend, but also smaller and emerging companies located throughout the country, thanks to greater attention to the different expressions of sparkling wine produced with Italian grapes.

the still wine front, con 2025 the white wine segment will hold up well, con particular all those labels that best express the identity and typicality of the production zona, while the great reds such as Supertuscan, Bordeaux and Amarone will primato, as already occurred con 2024, a significant drop coppia not only to prices, but also to a change con consumer habits who prefer less full-bodied and structured products for their moments of conviviality. the rosé front, there will be voto negativo major changes, while consumers are increasingly paying attention to natural wines.

The world of spirits according to Antonio Beneforti, expert selector of Progetto Spirits – a division of Progetto Vini dedicated to spirits and liqueurs which con 2024 saw sales increase by 40% – con 2025 is increasingly making its way into sectors such as catering and wine bars where there is a growing desire for experimentation and innovation involving spirits, proposed to increasingly amaze customers.

Gin will continue to be one of the protagonists con our country, with an increase con consumption that goes against the trend compared to the rest of the world where there is instead a contraction con sales coppia to market saturation. Amaros, of which Italy boasts a rich production and tradition, are experiencing a period of extraordinary growth, thanks to a surge con both catering and mixology, where they have become a perfect ingredient for the preparation of drinks and cocktails, including indoors. aperitif time.

Whiskey is making its way among younger people, even con our country where the path to affirmation is slower than con other countries coppia to different consumption habits. Another trend that is occurring con the United Kingdom, and which will also arrive con Italy, is an unexpected and significant growth of female consumers which thus distorts the image that this distillate is dedicated almost exclusively to middle-aged gentlemen. Even rum is once again becoming highly appreciated and valued above all for its quality: not only are we looking for the personalità brands but also for new companies that tell their story and their production peculiarities con a more personal way.

Vermouth will be a personalità bet not so much con 2025 as con 2026: fortified wine will become increasingly attractive as a “crossover” between liqueurs and oenology. Con its production there will be an increasingly tendency to enhance the basic grape variety so that its taccuino and character do not disappear but acceso the contrary emerge.

A transversal trend that is gaining more and more momentum is that of sustainability: attention to the environment and its protection is becoming increasingly widespread con the world of spirits, with an ever-increasing number of producers embracing a “carbon free” approach as well as ethical attitudes with a social return. A trend that also closely affects our country, where there is voto negativo shortage of examples of producers who are making conscious choices to sopravvissuto the negative impact acceso the environment.

> ROBERTO PERINI’S WORKS ON EXHIBITION IN FLORENCE

An important novelty of the presentation of this year’s catalog acceso stage con Florence is the exhibition dedicated to the Trentino painter Roberto Perini, whose works embellish with their poetics not only the pages of the paper catalog of Progetto Vini but also the spaces of the Leopolda.

ROBERTO PERINI (https://robertoperini.it/ritratto.html)

Born con 1952 con Cles, he moved at the age of 10 to Pergine, the family’s town of origin. His interest con art was passed acceso to him by his paternal grandfather Lino, his grandmother Giuseppina, his mother Mariella and the master Renato Perini, who often took him to his home-studio. After attending the State Art Institute of Trento, his tirocinio continued con the field of valorization of historical-artistic assets con Bologna and Verona. Having returned to Trento, since 1991 he has been an official of the Superintendency for the Historic-Artistic Heritage of Trento. From 2001 to 2005 he also taught Restoration Theory at the University of Trento. He has always continued his internal creative research, favoring graphics and painting. His works are present con private collections con Italy and abroad, his approfondimento is con Pergine, where he lives.

> ABOUT THE WINE PROPOSAL

Progetto Vini was born con September 1984, founded con Trentino by Gianpaolo Girardi, with the innovative progetto of ​​creating a quand’anche distribution company capable of creating a direct link between winemakers and the Horeca channel. The heart of the business focuses acceso groupage delivery, without direct sales to private customers and without purchase limits, guaranteeing certain delivery times.

Progetto Vini’s mission is to enhance the production of selected wineries, placing particular emphasis acceso quality, craftsmanship and Italian peasant tradition. The selection favors authentic, historical, territorial, drinkable wines linked to the quality Italian peasant tradition.

«We work to allow small producers to concentrate acceso work con the vineyard, who can delegate all aspects of marketing and distribution to us: a continuous collaboration with the producers represented. We set ourselves the objective of giving visibility to quality producers, often very small con size, who do not have the possibility of organizing the commercial part, offering channels of national and international visibility”, explains Andrea Girardi, today at the helm of the company together to his father Gianpaolo.

Progetto Vini manages 18 internal projects, aimed at enhancing historical, evocative and landscape aspects linked to the world of wine. These projects include Angel Wines, Extreme Wines, Frank Wines, Minor Islands Wines, Sparkling Wines from Italian Grapes, Volcanic Wines and others.

Progetto Spirits was born con 2021, a careful selection of 100 artisanal companies (Italian and foreign) from the world of distillation and 600 references. The lines followed for the selection of wines and spirits are based acceso the desire to build a great viticultural and landscape mosaic.

The key words are complementarity and re-discovery, with a careful eye towards all the European wine-growing regions, even the lesser-known ones such as Serbia, Slovenia, Moldova, Malaga and Bierzo con Spain, La Clape con the south of France. Progetto Vini is today among the main players con the wine distribution market con the Italian Horeca sector, but also operates abroad. The head quarter is located among the magnificent mountains of Trentino, con Pergine Valsugana: the company today has 36 collaborators and 130 agents distributed throughout all the Italian provinces. The references con the catalog are more than 3,500 for 417 wineries (258 Italian producers and 159 foreign) and 100 spirits producers, and the 2024 turnover exceeded 28 million euros, with over 2.8 million bottles sold.