Conferenze e Fiere

🍙 The special anniversary event "Calici & Spicchi" celebrates ten years of A'mmasciata on Monday, October 14, 2024. Journalist and sommelier Antonella Amodio will present her book at 19:00, followed by a dinner featuring wine and pizza pairings from Campania and Calabria at 20:00. Luca Tudda, pizzaiolo at A'mmasciata, collaborates with Amodio, highlighting the synergy of local wines and traditional pizza. Notable is the introduction of A'mmasciata's official wine list, emphasizing regional wines. Reservations are required.

📦 Granoro, an Italian pasta producer from Puglia, will showcase its premium and organic lines at the SIAL Paris from October 19-23. Their "Granoro Dedicato" line is made with 100% Puglian wheat and emphasizes sustainability, traceability through blockchain, and DNV's My Story™. Packaging for "Dedicato" and Organic lines is in FSC-certified recycled paper, reducing plastic by 35% and CO2 emissions. Michele Dell’Aquila reports an 18% export growth in the first eight months of 2024.

🏥 Hotel expo from October 21-24 at Fiera Bolzano emphasizes hospitality solutions, environmental sustainability, and avant-garde design/architecture. Starred chef Chiara Pavan presents sustainable cooking demonstrations on October 22. The event features kmBIOmeile, an organic producer showcase, and the sixth Sustainability Award ceremony on October 21. Vinea Tirolensis celebrates its 25th anniversary on October 23, showcasing South Tyrol’s finest wines and cider producers. Additional activities include Hotel Opening Night and guided tours of exemplary local hotels and restaurants.

🍺 Partesa hosts “ConTeSto Birra” at Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Monday, October 14, from 11:00 to 19:00. Last year's event saw 1,800 professionals and 600 clients. This year's attendees can sample 96 beers on tap, including brands from HEINEKEN Group, Hibu, Birra dell’Eremo, San Biagio, Paulaner, Riegele, Beavertown, Silly, Chouffe, Guinness, Harp, and Kilkenny. Special mentions are Birra Messina Vivace, Ichnusa Ambra Limpida, Birra Moretti Filtrata a Freddo, and Heineken® Silver. Non-alcoholic options like Heineken 0.0 and Birra Moretti Zero cater to 2 out of 3 beer lovers. Masterclasses by Università della Birra and Ritual Lab Brewery offer strategic business advice and insight into craft beer trends.

🎂 IV Convention Mondiale del Panettone: 14 ottobre a Monza presso Hotel de la Ville. Organizzata da Accademia dei Maestri del Lievito Madre e del Panettone Italiano. Claudio Gatti, presidente dell'Accademia, e Francesco Briglia di Italian Gourmet apriranno l'evento. Dibattiti su futuro e tutela del panettone, con ospiti come Angelo Musa, MOF, e Fabrizio Galla, Membro Relais Desserts. Nuovi riconoscimenti e anticipazioni sul PANETTONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Evento con il sostegno di AFA Arredamenti e altri partner.

☕ During the Trieste Coffee Festival from October 1-31, the Trieste-based roastery Amigos opened its doors to representatives from the Venezia Giulia Chamber of Commerce. President Antonio Paoletti highlighted the company's international market reach. Triestespresso Expo, an event for business clientele, will take place October 24-26, 2024, at Trieste's Generali Convention Center. The festival and expo events promote Trieste's renowned role in the coffee market, underlined by the "Trieste Capital of Coffee" trademark.

🍸 The AmeriCarlo cocktail, a twist on the classic Americano, features a blend of Bitter Gamondi and Amaro Gamondi, enriched with a splash of tonic water. Created in 1890 by herbalist Carlo Gamondi in Acqui Terme, Alessandria, Amaro Gamondi is made from a cold maceration of 29 herbs and roots for about 40 days. Bitter Gamondi, marked by its intense bitterness, is essential for iconic cocktails like Americano and Negroni and is composed of various herbs and aromatic plants.

🌊 Gnv sales for Summer 2025 open on October 14. In Sardinia, Gnv will operate four ships with two daily departures on Genoa-Olbia and Genoa-Torres routes, and daily departures between Civitavecchia-Olbia. In Sicily, Gnv offers daily links from Palermo to Genoa and Naples, Civitavecchia-Palermo, Civitavecchia-Termini Imerese, and Naples-Termini Imerese. Gnv also operates six lines to/from Italy in Spain, the Balearics, Morocco, France, Tunisia, and a daily Bari-Durazzo line to Albania.

📣 Ryanair to temporarily shut down its website from 19:00 on Wednesday, October 16 to 03:00 on Thursday, October 17. The maintenance-related outage affects both desktop and mobile platforms. Passengers must check in online before the shutdown or face a €60 fee for airport check-in and boarding pass printing.

🏖 Lombardia, Veneto, and Provincia autonoma di Trento launch 'Regione Garda' for joint tourism promotion in a triennial plan for 2024-2027, aiming to boost the competitiveness of Lago di Garda as a travel destination. According to Lombardia's Tourism Assessor, Barbara Mazzali, provisional data from January-July 2024 shows 1.5 million arrivals, 63% foreign, 36.35% Italian, and over 6 million overnight stays, a 12.06% increase from the same period in 2023.