The new location and many other new features presented at the Vinòforum Class press conference.
Vinòforum Class was the occasion to present the 2024 calendar of activities signed Vinòforum and to give the news that many had been waiting for. For its 21st edition, Vinòforum changes venue and, from June 17 to 23, will have as its setting one of the most prestigious locations in the world: the Circo Massimo Maximus. The announcement was made during the opening press conference of Vinòforum Class, the preview that was a huge success both in numbers and in the interest found by the Capitol trade and the passionate public.
The press conference launching Vinóforum 2024
Presentation in grand style, opened with a brief greeting by Emiliano De Venuti, organizer of the event, who then left the floor to Alessandro Scorsone, one of the most important Italian sommeliers and a devoted friend of Vinòforum since the first editions.
“For me and the entire Vinòforum team ,” said Emiliano De Venuti, organizer of the event . it is a great pleasure to be able to unveil the new location, news that has been long awaited by the public as well as those in the industry. The choice of the Circo Massimo as the stage for the new edition, is part of a project that Vinòforum shares with institutions in the area and which sees Lazio become a strategic hub for a sector that – in Rome alone – counts more than 40 thousand businesses between agriculture, industry, distribution and catering. With Vinòforum, the Circo Massimo will not only become a unique place for the promotion of the excellence of the territory and of all Made in Italy, but will also become part of the fruition and promotion of the Capitoline tourist offer.”
The interventions of politicians
Speaking at the press conference were Sabrina Alfonsi, Councillor for Agriculture, Environment and Waste Cycle; Giancarlo Righini, Councillor for Budget, Economic Planning, Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, Hunting and Fishing, Parks and Forestry; and Massimiliano Raffa, ARSIAL Extraordinary Commissioner.
“We will be present at Vinòforum,” stressed Sabrina Alfonsi, Councillor for Agriculture, Environment and Waste Cycle . to emphasize, on the one hand, the strategic importance that the territory of the Capital and its metropolitan city hold for the wine and wine tourism sector, starting with the role that our Consorzio Roma Doc is playing, and on the other hand to signal, to the producers and entrepreneurial realities of the sector, that the institutions of the territory as a whole are at their side“.
“I am happy to announce the presence of the Lazio Region at Vinòforum,” said Giancarlo Righini, Councillor for Budget, Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, Hunting and Fishing, Parks and Forestry . in a context of absolute excellence in which we want to reaffirm our commitment to promoting quality viticulture. Through targeted and effective initiatives we intend to support the growth and visibility of our companies, promoting sustainable and high-quality production that reflects the unique identity of our region.”
“With enthusiasm I confirm Arsial’s participation in Vinòforum. Our presence at the event reflects the agency’s new promotion strategy – comments Massimiliano Raffa, Extraordinary Commissionerof Arsial – on the basis of which we intend to enhance the companies, quality productions and entrepreneurs who have best invested and who will, in turn, want to have Arsial at their side as a partner and accelerator. We strongly believe in the world of wine and its unique ability to express the values and peculiarities of a territory. Through innovative strategies and international-level actions, we want to contribute to the success of Lazio’s businesses and enology, promoting a strong and distinctive presence in the markets.”
… and private individuals
Also contributed by Rodolfo Maralli, president of the Banfi Foundation and chairman of Banfi, who has been present at Vinòforum since the first edition, who highlighted the importance of food and wine events for the enhancement of quality productions and the change that this type of event has undergone over the years, stressing how Vinòforum has been able to adapt and meet the new tastes and needs of the public.
In closing, the speech by Ernesto di Renzo, professor of the Anthropology of Taste at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, aimed at making people reflect on the importance of Rome as the cradle of wine through a very interesting excursus on urban vineyards, an increasingly international attraction of interest that expresses the centuries-old link between wine and the Capital.
