Conferenze e Fiere

🍷 AIS Veneto offers new training courses for aspiring sommeliers, encompassing three distinct levels covering all professional aspects. Gianpaolo Breda, President of AIS Veneto, emphasizes the promotion of wine culture and responsible consumption. With 32 courses across over 20 locations between January and March, the curriculum has been updated, including an olive oil segment. Of the 32 courses, 17 are entry-level, reflecting the growing interest in wine culture. The first level focuses on viticulture, enology, and service basics. The second level delves into the relationship between wine and territory, and the third level centers on food-wine pairing. Participants can become AIS-certified sommeliers upon completion. Vinetia Tasting is scheduled for March 23, 2025, at Santa Lucia di Piave's international fairgrounds. Additional courses on extra virgin olive oil are also offered, covering technical, agronomic, and regional aspects in 15 lessons. For more information or to enroll, visit www.aisveneto.it/corsi.html.

🍦 The 46th edition of SIGEP World confirmed for March 24 as the stage for celebrating artisanal gelato and starting the countdown to the 13th European Artisanal Gelato Day. In 2025, Gelato Day festivities begin on March 23 with the "Hallelujah" flavor offered to pilgrims in Piazza Pio XII. The official flavor, created by Vincenzo Squatrito from Ritrovo Orchidea, will be featured in participating European gelaterias on March 24. SIGEP also hosted a competition with 30 gelato masters and a video contest won by La Yaya (Spain), with La Sorbettiera second, and Gelateria Baldini, Gelateria Garden, and Exequo third. Domenico Belmonte, president of Artglace, was named Communication Ambassador 2024. Gelato Day partners include ACOMAG, Associazione Italiana Gelatieri, and SIGEP WORLD. Updates are available at www.gelato-day.com.

🍻 At DoubleTree by Hilton Rome Monti, "Meat & Drink" event scheduled for January 24, 2025, at 20:00 features innovative pairings of meats and tailored cocktails. Sakura beef from Gruppo Galli and cocktails designed by Marco Favorito, Head Bartender of Mùn Rooftop Cocktail Bar, will be showcased. The event, priced at 60 euros per person, also marks new Executive Chef Giuseppe Fiorella's debut. Reservations at dtromemonti.com/it/events/meat-drink-january-24/ or info@enjoyromamonti.it.

🍫 Pastry Chef Kabir Godi presents a variety of chocolate delights for Valentine's Day at Cannavacciuolo's Laboratory. The highlights include the Crostata Desiderio, which features a friable cocoa base, passion fruit ganache, and a soft orange topping with chocolate crunch. The artisanal chocolate tablets are infused with white chocolate, strawberries, and raspberries, and can be personalized with dark chocolate inscriptions. Exclusive combinations of artisanal dragées like hazelnut with strawberry chocolate, pistachio with raspberry chocolate, and almond with yuzu chocolate are offered in a special edition tin box. The selection of six different pralines includes classic gianduia truffles, peanut and raspberry cremino, heart-shaped pomegranate and pink pepper pralines, passion fruit, chartreuse liquor, and chili pralines. Hand-decorated to reflect the palette of love, all products are handcrafted and available at the online shop (https://shop.antoninocannavacciuolo.it/san-valentino/).

📆 Tecnoinox Srl to participate in SIRHA, a leading hospitality and catering fair in Lyon, France, from January 23-27, 2025. The company, from Porcia (Pordenone), specializes in modular kitchens, combination ovens, and salamanders for HoReCa professionals. SIRHA 2025 marks Tecnoinox's first time at the event, collaborating with exclusive French distributor Groupe Furnotel. The DOMINO stainless steel worktop and NEXT family of digital combination ovens, featuring 7-inch Touch Screen displays and smart features like SmartHeat control, will be showcased. Corporate Chef Marco Pin to offer three cooking demos daily during the fair.

🌽 On January 20, 2025, in Spoleto, Italy, the 4th edition of the "Anteprima olio e.v.o. dop Umbria" took place, showcasing the new Umbria DOP olive oil. The event featured guided tours, oil tastings, and discussions on the 2024 olive harvest. The region boasts 7,439 hectares of olive groves, 1,413 producers in the DOP Umbria system, and over 9,400 tons of olives milled—double from last year—resulting in 1.29 million liters of oil, potentially double the DOP certification from the previous year. As of December 2024, 128 samples led to 354,000 liters certified, with the potential to match the 516,000 liters certified in the 2020 campaign.

🏍 Ristorante Gusta in Rome hosts "Pedala da Gusta" on January 24 at 18:00, collaborating with Amaro del Ciclista, known for handcrafted bitters inspired by cycling and Italian tradition. Young owner Riccardo Celon transforms the venue into a hub for Italian culture, offering events that mix food, wine, fashion, and craftsmanship. The event features street-food by Chef Edoardo Conti and themed special drinks by bar manager Alessandro Mastrofini. Highlights include the cyclist-themed panino and cocktails like "Maglia rosa," "Zoncolan," and "Vado a ruota" incorporating Amaro del Ciclista.

🍽 Cattel Spa, a leading Veneto-based company in the Horeca sector, participates in the Fiera Nazionale dell'Alto Adriatico in Caorle from January 26-29, 2025. Showcasing their private label products and latest assortment additions at Stand C22 of Palaexpomar, they offer high-quality, fully guaranteed and traceable products, reflecting market trends and sector demands with daily showcooking and tasting events.

🚂 Trenitalia France restarts the Frecciarossa Paris-Milan line in April 2025, after disruption since August 2023 due to a landslide in the Maurienne valley. Four daily trips will resume: two from Paris at 7:30 and 15:20, and two from Milan at 6:25 and 15:53, with a journey time of about 7 hours. The Paris-Marseille connection begins on June 15, offering four daily trips over 3 hours and 20 minutes. Over three million passengers have been transported by the Fs Group in the French market since December 2021.

✈ Air Europa launches new route to Istanbul, first in its history, from Madrid-Barajas on May 12. Starting with 4 weekly flights, increasing to daily by July 7. Departures from Madrid at 9.30, returns from Istanbul at 16.00. The route, which connects with overnight intercontinental flights to the Americas, will be operated by the iconic Boeing 787 Dreamliner. This expansion is part of Air Europa's international growth plan, which includes adding 3 new Boeing 787 Dreamliners and its first Boeing 737 MAX to the fleet in 2025.