The Soave Consorzio's annual comparative tasting forum held in and around the medieval castle town of Soave. The format pairs Soave Classico and DOC expressions with regional food producers. Critics and sommeliers debate Garganega's identity and the case for Soave as a serious age-worthy white wine.
Address: Via Roma 1, 37038 Soave, Italy, Veneto
Bardolino's harvest festival on the lakefront promenade, celebrating the Corvina and Corvinone grapes that make both Bardolino Classico DOC and the celebrated Chiaretto di Bardolino DOC rose. Open-air pours, local fish dishes and lake views across to the Sirmione headland.
Europe's premier natural wine fair, held at the 17th-century Villa Favorita in Montebello Vicentino by the VinNatur association founded by Angiolino Maule of La Biancara (Gambellara). Around 200 producers from across Europe and beyond show no-additive natural wines across two days. Trade day followed by a public day.
The national Italian Open Cellars day sees participating Valpolicella, Soave and Bardolino estates open free of charge for self-guided visits and tastings. The Veneto chapter is typically the largest participant in the national movement. Shuttle buses from Verona Porta Nuova serve the Valpolicella valley route.
A smaller, village-scale Valpolicella wine event in Fumane, one of the five sub-zones of Valpolicella Classico. Producers from the immediate Fumane valley open their cellars for free tastings and guided walks through the terraced Corvina vineyards. Amarone and Valpolicella Classico Superiore are the principal pours.
The world's largest professional wine and spirits fair. Over 4,000 exhibitors from 140 countries fill the Veronafiere complex each April. Italian regions dominate the main pavilions; Veneto producers occupy Pavilion 11 and part of Pavilion 10. Saturday before the main fair hosts Operawine by Wine Spectator.
The Consorzio Vini Valpolicella presents the new Amarone della Valpolicella vintage and select Riservas to international trade and press in Verona. Typically held at Palazzo della Gran Guardia, the two-day event is trade and press on day one, consumers on day two. Formerly known as Anteprima Amarone.
