The top wine producers assembled on stage to present their wines and to answer questions from the audience.

View of Broadway Ballroom during the Great Italian Wines seminar and tasting.

Luigi Castelletti, president of the Verona Fair Authority, gives the welcoming address at the Great Italian Wines seminar and tasting.

From l. to r.: Luigi Castelletti, president of Veronafiere, Lucio Caputo, IWFI, and Giovanni Montovani, Vinitaly managing director.

Filippo Mazzei, of Castello di Forenrutoli, presented his Siepi Igt Toscana 1999, a blend.

Franco Biondi Santi, of Biondi Santi-Tenuta Greppo, presented his Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 1997, a monovarietal.

Vittorio Frescobaldi, of Marchesei di' Frescobaldi, presented his Lamaione Igt Merlot di Toscana 1999, a monovarietal.

Cristina Mariani, of Castello Banfi, presented her Summus Sant'Antimo DOC 1999, a blend.

Piero Incisa della Rocchetta, of Tenua San Guido, discussed his Sassicaia Bolgheri DOC 1999, a monovarietal.

Franco Conterno, of Poderi Aldo Conterno, presented the Quartetto Langhe Rocco DOC 2000, a blend.

José Rallo, of Donnafugata, explained her blended vintage, Mille e Una Notte Contessa Entellina DOC 2000.

Domenico Zonin, of Castello del Poggio, described the unique characteristics of his Bunéis Piedmont DOC 2001, a blend.

Piero Antinori, of Marchesi Antinori, described the winery's blend, Solaia Igt Toscana 1997.

Michele Chiarlo, of Michele Chiarlo, describes his monovarietal, La Court Barbera d'Asti Superiore Nizza DOC 2000.

Carlo Casavecchia, of Duca di Salaparuta, presented his monovarietal Duca Enrico Igt Sicilia 1999 (monovarietal).

Pio Boffa, of Pio Cesare, explains a point about his Ornato Barolo DOCG 1998, magnum, a monovarietal.