Prague Italian Wine Gala
2004 Series
Prague—The well-established Italian Wine Gala, a favorite event in New York City, and other major U.S cities, crossed the Atlantic in December to celebrate Italian viticulture in one of the most beautiful cities of Central Europe, Prague. Journalists, wine trade and local opinion leaders were guided through an exclusive selection of great Italian wines produced by Italy's most heralded winemakers at the Prague Italian Wine Gala. The tasting was organized by the New York City-based Italian Wine and Food Institute of New York, in collaboration with the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade, and sponsored by VeronaFiere, under the patronage of the Italian Ambassador to Prague, Giorgio Radicati. In the heart of Prague The Prague Italian Wine Gala was on Dec. 4-5, 03, on Nov. 29-30, 04, and again Dec. 5-6, 04, in the ballroom of the Prague Marriott Hotel, in the center of the city, with a Gala Reception staged on the following day in the Ballroom of the stately Italian Embassy located in the historic center of the old city of Prague. The reception offered Italian wines and food to a select group of Czech officials, VIPs, wine professionals and journalists. Wineries, hosted by their principals, included: Agricola F. Illi Tedeschi, Agricola San Felice, Antinori, Biondi-Santi, Castello di Querceto, Cavit, Cecchi, Chiarlo, Donnafugata, Fazi-Battaglia, Folonari, Frescobaldi, Guerrieri Rizzardi, Guicciardini-Strozzi, Lungarotti, Planeta, Rocca delle Macie, Tenuta San Leonardo, Tasca d'Almerita and Zonin. Consecutive events highlighted a wide variety of the most celebrated of Italian wines, all accompanied by a broad selection of cheeses and other Italian delicacies. The tasting attracted more than 800, including wine trade and specialists and press who were especially interested in Italy's wine production techniques. The tastings helped to enhance the image of Italy and its wines and promised to improve distribution of products in the Czech Republic. With a rising standard of living, together with sharp increases in tourism and growing numbers of hotels and restaurants, the country offers great potential for an expansion of fine wine imports and food products from Italy.
Gala Italia 2011
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