MICROMEGAWINES: The great native grapes of Italy and their wines pt.1

WARNING: IN ORDER TO ATTEND THIS TASTING, BEFORE BOOKING / BUYING THE TICKET, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ENTRY PASS FOR THE EXHIBITION VINITALY 2025 VALID FOR THE DAY IN WHICH THE TASTING TAKES PLACE.

Italy is the country with the largest number of wine grapes in the world and very differently from most other countries with many native grapes, Italy actually makes wines in small to large volumes from almost all of them. Native grapes are highly local and intimately linked to the regions in which they are produced, thereby turning Italy into a veritable wine grape mosaic with many different grapes and just as many different wines. In this masterclass about ten different wines from all over the country that are extremely different one from the other not just becaue of climate and soils, but because the grapes used to make them are completely different too. After all, orange juice tastes different from apple juice, right? It’s no different with the juice of different grapes, just as it is with the juices of different apples. Lambrusco Grasparossa, Maceratino, Marselan, Molinara, Nebbiolo, Nerello Mascalese, Pecorino, and Zibibbo are just some of the great grapes featured in this tasting.

Wineries list

1. Associazione prod. di Nascetta
2. CadGal
3. Il Casale della Regina
4. Cascina Fascetto di Patrick Culasso
5. Mikale
6. Montenigo
7. Podere Sabbioni
8. Redalmo
9. Tamburino Sardo
10. Tiberio
11. Villa di Corlo
12. Valdo/Vigna Pradase