Tony Loeb

🍷 The 27th edition of the Malvasia Festival is set for March 9-10, 2025, at the 5-star Hotel Slovenija in Portorose, Slovenia, featuring 60 producers from various Slovene regions and international exhibitors, displaying over 150 Malvasia wine samples. The festival celebrates the versatility of Malvasia grapes, offering tastings, workshops, and cultural experiences to wine enthusiasts. Entry fees range from €25 for one day to €40 for two days, with a reduced rate of €20 for sommeliers and students.

🍷 Partesa, a leading Italian Horeca channel service company, restarts its Wine Lab tour after last year's success, featuring over 130 wineries from Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and California. The 2025 tour kicks off with Wine Lab di Cuneo on March 3rd from 11:00 to 18:30 at La Porta delle Langhe in Cherasco (CN), spotlighting 70 producers. The Wine Labs offer tasting experiences, consultations, and continuous education, aiming at growth opportunities for industry professionals. After Cuneo, the tour will visit Milano Marittima on March 17th, Verona on the 24th, and Rome on the 31st, resuming in the fall in multiple regions including Piemonte and Lombardia. Registration is free for industry operators at https://www.partesa.it/wine-lab-savigliano. Partesa has been active for 36 years, operates in 15 regions with 36 depots, employs around 1,000 people, and serves over 34,300 Horeca clients, offering a portfolio of over 7,400 product references.