5StarWines & Wine Without Walls, the prestigious annual wine
selection event held for its 8th edition in Verona from 9-11 April,
has announced a selection of 884 wines and 20 Trophy winners for
this year's event. The winner of the 'Winery of the Year – Grand
Vinitaly' Trophy is Magnotta Winery Corp, while the 'Best Italian
Wine – Banco BPM' Trophy goes to Agricola Gian Piero Marrone. For
the "green" section of the Selection, the winery selected for top
honors is Fattoria La Vialla di Gianni, Antonio e Bandino Lo
Franco.
VERONA, Italy, April 11,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 2024 edition of
5StarWines & Wine Without Walls drew to a close a few hours
ago, after three days of blind tastings by an international
panel of judges. While waiting for the list of the 884 selected
wines of 5StarWines & Wine Without Walls to be announced, here
are the names of the wines and wineries that were awarded the 20
special Trophies.
5StarWines section:
-
WINERY OF THE YEAR – GRAND
VINITALY
Magnotta Winery
Corp
-
BEST ITALIAN WINE – BANCO BPM
Agricola Gian Piero Marrone –
Barolo Docg Bussia 2019 97
Silvio Carta – Vernaccia di
Oristano Doc Riserva 2004 96
Cantina Tollo – Cerasuolo
d'Abruzzo Dop Deìvaì 2022
93
Mauro Molino – Barolo Docg Conca
2020 96
Cantina Sociale di Gualtieri – Reggiano Doc Lambrusco Frizzante
Secco Il Ligabue 2023 93
Azienda Agricola Tenuta Degli Angeli – Vsq Brut Metodo Classico
Degli Angeli 2018 95
Magnotta Winery – Niagara Peninsula Vqa Vidal Icewine Limited
Edition 2021 95
-
BEST WINE DISTRIBUTED BY
PARTESA
Cantine Spinelli – Trebbiano D'Abruzzo Doc Stagioni del Vino
2021 93
Wine Without Walls section:
- BEST WINE WITHOUT WALLS WINERY
Fattoria La Vialla di Gianni, Antonio e Bandino Lo Franco
- BEST BIODYNAMIC WHITE WINE
La Cappuccina - Soave Doc San Brizio 2022 92
Planeta - Noto Doc Rosso Controdanza 2020 92
- BEST BIODYNAMIC SPARKLING WINE
Ager Patris - Asolo Prosecco Docg
Superiore Spumante Dosaggio Zero Sui Lieviti Vino Biologico 2022
92
- BEST BIODYNAMIC SWEET WINE
Fattoria La Vialla di Gianni, Antonio e Bandino Lo
Franco Vin Santo Del Chianti Doc Occhio Di
Pernice Riserva Vino Biologico 2015 96
Feudo Maccari – ANIMAETNEA - Etna Doc Bianco Vino Biologico
Animalucente 2022
95
Senatore Vini - Cirò Dop Rosato Vino Biologico Puntalice
2023 92
Colomba Bianca - Sicilia Doc Nero
D'Avola Vino Biologico Resilience 2022 95
- BEST ORGANIC SEMI-SPARKLING WINE
CANTINE RIUNITE & CIV - Righi - Pignoletto Doc Frizzante
Secco Vino Biologico N.V. 92
-
BEST ORGANIC SPARKLING
WINE
Fattoria La Vialla di Gianni, Antonio e Bandino Lo Franco –
Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico Docg Extra Brut Millesimato Vino
Biologico Cuvée n° 2 2016 94
Ca' Del Colle Di Facchin Mauro -
Colli Euganei Fior D'Arancio Docg Spumante Dolce Vino Biologico
2023 95
The full list of selected wines will be available on the event
website: https://www.5starwines.it/?lang=en.
Over 2300 wines participated in Veronafiere's tasting event, one of
the most prestigious wine selections in Italy. The participating wines achieving a
score of at least 90/100 and will be included in 5StarWines – the
Book 2025 along with a dedicated tasting note prepared by the
international panel of judges.
The selected wines also benefit from an ongoing program of
promotional support on a national and international scale. The
producers whose wines obtained an evaluation of at least 90/100
will receive the diplomas of the Selection during Vinitaly and will
be recognized with photos. The wines that achieved a score between
85 and 89 will receive an official certificate of participation in
digital format.
During Vinitaly, on April 16th at
4:00 pm, the General Chairs of the
Selection will lead a Masterclass featuring the 6 "Top Scorer"
wines selected for the 5StarWines - the Book 2025. The General
Chairs will explain to those present the tasting process and the
methodology behind the scoring, giving participants a
behind-the-scenes look at the Selection. Following this, at
5.00 pm, the proclamation ceremony of
the 25 5StarWines & Wine Without Walls 2024 Trophies will be
held, participation in which is open to all interested parties. The
winning producers will present their award-winning wine to those
present, before hosting a final walk-around-tasting of the
award-winning wines together with the President and CEO of
Veronafiere, the winning producers and the General Chairs and
judges of 5StarWines & Wine Without Walls.
About: 5StarWines – the Book is the annual wine selection
organized by Veronafiere, held in the lead-up to the biggest
Italian wine fair in the world. The event is now in its eighth
edition. 5StarWines – the Book is a blind tasting aimed at shedding
light on wineries investing in the improvement of their products.
During the event, a highly qualified panel of wine professionals
will taste and score — using a 100-point scale — participating
wines. In the 2023 edition, over 2,200 wines took part in the
competition and 733 were selected for inclusion in 5StarWines – the
Book. The Guide is a useful tool both on the promotional and
commercial side. It introduces international buyers and wine lovers
to new wine products of great value. It guarantees wine quality and
it maintains and certifies their value at an international
level.
Media Contact
5StarWines & Wine Without Walls Media Team, Just Do The
Work, 0458101447, media.w2d@ext.veronafiere.it,
https://www.5starwines.it/?lang=en
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