Vino Condiviso - The Italian Alps

ItiswithgreatpleasurethatIwelcomeyoualltodayat“VinoCondiviso–TheItalianAlps”.

ThankstotheteamofVinoCondivisoandtoallwineimportersthattakepartintheevent,today wewillgoonawonderfuljourneythroughouttheItalianAlps.Together,wewillexplorethe bestoftheculinaryandwinetraditionoffourNorthernItalianregions:Piemonte,Trentino-Alto Adige,Valled’AostaandLombardia.Bytastingmorethan70ofthemostexcellentwines producedintheseAlpineareas,wewillgettoknowthepeculiaritiesofeachterritory.Itwill certainlybeauniquejourneythroughavarietyofflavoursandprominentbrandslocally developedandrecognizedinternationally.

AsthenewConsulGeneralofItalyinHongKong,Iamverygladtosupportoneofthemost popularandappreciatedItalianwinetastingeventsinHongKong.Sincemyarrival,Iwas impressedbythetruepassionofthelocalcommunityformycountry,foritscultureandits lifestyle.IamreallygladthattheextremelypositiveattitudetowardsItalyalwaysmatcheswith importersandwineexperts’greatprofessionalismandcompetence.Itisthebestcontribution topromotetheexcellenceofItalyinforeignmarkets.

Myspecialthanksgoestoallthevolunteers,professionalsandwineloversthatareinvolvedin VinoCondiviso,fortheircontinuouseffortsinpromotingItalianwinecultureinHongKong; totheItalianTradeCommissionforcollaboratingintheorganizationoftheeventandtoallthe wineimportersthatgenerouslytakepartintoday’stastinglunch.

CarmeloFicarra

ConsulGeneralofItalyinHongKong

“Returntonormalcy”islikelytobethetoptrendingtopicinHongKongforthepastfewweeks: thecallforlessrestrictiveCOVID-19measures,andtheincentivestorestorebusinessand travels,etc.Afteralmostthreeyearsofthecity’s“lockdown”,manyofuscannotwaittogo backtonormal.

But,whatis“normal”?Anddowenecessarilywanteverythingtoresettopre-2020?

Itistruethatthepandemichasbroughttremendousgriefandloss.Duringthistryingtime, we’velearned,we’veimprovised,andwe’veadvanced.For VinoCondiviso,wehavealso foundnewopportunities.Fromthe SabrageCorner lastDecembertotheWineAuctionand MasterclassesthispastJune,wehaveincubatedtheappreciationofItalianwinesfromdifferent angles.Ourresiliencehasrewardeduswithaverysolidgroupoffollowers,allaspiredto becomechampionsofItalianwines.

ThereforeinthiseditionofVinoCondiviso,wehavedecidedtogobroaderanddivedeeper. CrossingfromtheNorthwesttotheNortheast,theItalianAlpscovers4keywineregions:Valle d’Aosta,AltoPiemonte,LombardiaandTrentino-AltoAdige.OurGrandTastingwill showcaseawideselectionofbeautifulItalianAlpinewines,generouslydonatedbyourlocal importers.Throughtoday’sMasterclasses,wewillstudyindepththeuniquehistory,terroir, andiconicwinestylesoftheItalianAlps.Andtofurtherengageourguests,ourfirstever Vino CondivisoGameBooth willprovideadditionalchallengesandfunwithquizzesandprizes.

Withthesuccessofallthenewinitiativeswehavedrivensincethebeginningofthepandemic, wehavelittledesiretorevertbacktotraditionalwinetastingformats.Thankstothesupport fromthe ConsulateGeneralofItalyinHongKong andthe ItalianTradeAgency,wehave beenabletopushourlimitsandraisethebar.

MapOfTheItalianAlps

ValleD’Aosta

NestledintheAlpinenorthwesterncornerofItaly–surroundedbyFrancetothewest, Switzerlandtothenorth,andthePiedmontregiontothesouthandeast;thecountry’ssmallest winemakingareainbothsize(750acres)andproduction(around200,000cases,dependingon vintage).TheofficiallanguagesareItalianandFrench,thoughthenativepopulationalso speakValdôtain,adialectofFranco-Provençal.

ThefirstinhabitantsoftheAostaValleywereCeltsandLigures,whoselanguageheritage remainsinsomelocalplace-names.RomeconqueredtheregionfromthelocalSalassiaround 25BCandfoundedAugustaPrætoriaSalassorum(modern-dayAosta)tosecurethestrategic mountainpasses,andtheywentontobuildbridgesandroadsthroughthemountains.Thus,the nameValled'Aostaliterallymeans"ValleyofAugustus”.Today,therearenumerousmedieval castlesandfortifiedhousesintheAostaValley,mostarevisiblefromthehighwaythatgoesto theMonteBiancotunnel;someofthemdeserveavisitandyouwillbeimpressedbythe magicallandscapes.

Whattoeat

ThecuisineofAostaValleyischaracterisedbysimplicityandrevolvesaround"robust" ingredientssuchaspotatoes,polenta;cheeseandmeat;andryebread.Manyofthedishes involve,cheese,madefromcow'smilkthatoriginatesfromthevalley,allbeenproduced locallysincethe15thcentury.

FontinaDOP:themostimportantCheeseoftheregion.Otherimportantcheesesmadeinthe regionareTommedeGressoneyandSeras

Lardd’ArnadDOP:acuredandbrinedfatbackpork

Mocetta:driedfawn(chamois)meat

Otherspecialitiesaredarkbreadmadewithryeandhoney,thesteakàlavaldôtaine, withcroutonsofhamandfontinameltedcheese,whichisdeliciousandofcoursePolentawhich isastapleofNorthernItaliancuisine.FinallythefamousGrollacoffee!

Regionalwines

Theregion’sbackboneisthenarrowvalleyoftheDoraBalteaRiver,whichflowssoutheast downfromMontBlanc.Thisiswheregrapegrowingisconcentrated,primarilyonsouth-facing lowerslopesandataltitudesuptoaround4,000feetabovesealevel.Steepinclinesnecessitate terracingformostvineyards,andworkingthemrequiresintenselabor.Climateiscategorically continental–harshlycoldinwinterandintenselyhotinJulyandAugust.

ThereisonlyoneDOCfortheregion,Valled’Aosta/Valléed’AostewritteninbothItalianand French.Thevalleyappellationiscommonlydividedinto3sections–Lower,Central,and Upper–eachwithitsownsub-zonesanddefininggrapevarieties:

LowerValley:Almostentirelyredwines,especiallyNebbiolo(locallycalledPicotendro)and blends.DonnasandArnad-Montjovetarethetwomostrenownedsub-zoneshere.

CentralValley:Redandwhitewines,especiallyfromPetitRougeandblends;it’sthelargest ofthethreewiththesub-zonesofChambave(PetitRougeandMoscatoBianco),Nus(Viende Nus,PetitRouge,PinotGrigio(locallycalledMalvoisie)),Torrette(PetitRouge)andEnfer d’Arvier(PetitRouge).

UpperValley:Primarilywhitewines,especiallyfromtheindigenousPrié,whichgrowsalmost exclusivelyhere.Sub-zoneMorgexetLaSalle:is100%Priéindry,sparkling,andsweet versions.

Therearesome40wineriesinValled’Aosta,sixofwhicharelarge,well-established cooperatives:Thesecooperatives,whichareresponsibleforabout70%oftheregion’soutput, servethevitalfunctionofallowingtheirmemberstocontinuefarmingsmall,commercially unviableplotswhilepursuingotherincome-providingoccupations;andtheyproducegenerally good-qualitywinesintheprocess.

MapofValled’Aosta

AltoPiemonte

MostofAltoPiemonte’swineproductioniscentrednorthofBiellaandNovara,inthenorthern reachesofPiedmont.AcidicsoilsandgenerallycoolconditionswithrespecttoBaroloand Barbaresco,yieldbright,focusedredwinesthathavetheunderlyingmineralityandacidprofile toageeffortlesslyforyears,andinmanycases,decades.Today,AltoPiemontehasbenefitted greatlyfromclimatechangeandgenerallywarmerseasonsthatgivethewinesabitmoremidpalaterichnessthanwasoncethecase.

Theregionhasreceivedbothculturalheritagefromtheregion’scapitalTorinoandalsofromits proximitywiththeMilanarea,thusyouwillfindacuisinewhichisamixofthebestof PiemonteandLombardy.TheValleypartoftheregionproducesthebestricesandthelandscape iscoveredbyricepads,whilethehillysideatthenorthwillhavevineyardsplanted.

Whattoeat

Risotto:anorthernItalianricedishcookedwithbrothuntilitreachesacreamyconsistency. Thebrothcanbederivedfrommeat,fish,orvegetablesandthenyouaddbutter,onion,white wine.ItisoneofthemostcommonwaysofcookingriceinItaly.

Gorgonzolacheese:aveinedbluecheese,madefromunskimmedcow'smilk.Itcanbecreamy orfirm,crumblyandquitesalty,maybeeateninmanyways:Itisoftenaddedtosalads,either straightoraspartofabluecheesedressing.Combinedwithothersoftcheesesitisaningredient ofpizza;Itisoftenusedasatoppingforsteak,sometimesintheformofasaucewithPortor othersweetwine.Itmaybemeltedintoarisottointhefinalstageofcooking,orserved alongsidepolenta.

Bollitomisto:classicnorthernItalianstew,mostcloselyresemblingtheFrenchPot-au-feu, consistingofvarioustoughercutsofbeefandveal,pork,andawholehenorcaponthatare gentlysimmeredfor2–3hoursinanaromaticvegetablebroth.Themeatisslicedthinlyand servedwithcoarseseasalt,mostarda,salsaverde,horseradish,orchutney.Theresultingbroth isskimmed,strained,andusedasabaseforsoupsandrisottos.

RegionalWines

Today,AltoPiemontehasbecometrendyaswineloversandindustryprofessionalslookfor alternativestoBaroloandBarbaresco.ButAltoPiemonte’ssuitabilityformakingworld-class winesishardlynew.Itmayseemhardtobelieve,butinthe19thcenturyGattinaraandnot BaroloorBarbaresco,wasPiedmont’smostfamousredwineandthefavouriteoftheRoyal Court.Sadly,aprolongedperiodofcrisesrangingfromphylloxeraandothervinediseasesin thelate1800stotheriseofindustrialexpansion,specificallywithinthetextileindustryinthe early1900s,causedvineyardsinAltoPiemontetobeabandonedinfavourofmoreprofitable economicventures.

Nebbiolo,knownlocallyasSpanna,reignssupremeinAltoPiemonteandisthemaingrapein alloftheregion’sappellations.IntheLanghe’sproductionzonesNebbioloisfoundalone,but inAltoPiemonte,NebbiolocanbeblendedwithotherindigenousvarietiessuchasVespolina, Croatina,Erbaluce,BonardaNovareseandUvaRara.

InCaremaDOC,theNebbioloiscalledlocallyPicutener,thisareabordersValleD’Aostaand makeslighterwinesthantheotherDOCmentionedbefore.

ThemostimportantsubzoneforNebbioloaretheDOCGs Ghemme and Gattinara,andthe DOCs Boca, Lessona, Bramaterra, Sizzano and Fara.Westofthiscenteris CaremaDOC andthewhitewineproducing ErbalucediCalusoDOCG.TothenorthisValliOssolane whereNebbioloislocallyknownasPrünent.

Lombardia

ThemetropolitanareaofMilanisthelargestofItaly,andisamongthelargestintheEuropean Union.Ofthe58UNESCOWorldHeritageSitesinItaly,11areinLombardia.

ValtellinaisthemostnorthernValleyofLombardiaandthemostimportantareaforalpine winesinLombardia.Itisknownforitsskicenter,hotspringspas,bresaola,cheesesin particularBitto,pizzocheriandwines.Inpastcenturiesitwasakeyalpinepassbetween northernItalyandSwitzerland.

Thisisoneofthemostdramaticvineyardlandscapesintheworld,usuallycomparedtothe terracedvineyardsofPortugal’sDouro,Germany’sMosel,andtheValled’Aosta.Most vineyardsareplantedonsunnysouth-facingslopesat300-800meters,onterracessustainedby dry-stoneretainingwalls“muretti”whichmakemechanisationnearlyimpossible.Allpruning, maintenance,andharvestisdonemanually.

MapofAltoPiemonte

2500kilometresofdrystonewallsrunningalongthevalley,theresultofapeacefulrelationship betweenmanandnature.Theterracesareclearexamplesofaprimitive,butstillrelevant, architecture,knownas“RuralHistoricLandscape”whoseconstructionisincludedinthelistof theIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity.

Whattoeat

Pizzoccheri areatypeofshorttagliatelle,madewith80%darkbuckwheatflourand20%wheat flour.Itiscookedwithsavoycabbageandpotatoes,generouslyflavouredwithAlpinebutter andlocalcheese.

Bresaola isafinedry-curedmeat,createdovermonthsinsmallbatchesbyexpertartisans.it’s madegenerallyfrombeef,butyoucanfindalsovenisonandhorsebresaola.Itislowinfatand richinprotein,readytoeatasitisortouseinimaginativerecipesandrefineddishes.

BittoStorico ismadefromwholecow'smilkproducedinthesummermonthsaroundthe Valtellinavalley,towhichmustbeadded10%to20%goat'smilk.Addingahigherpercentage ofgoat'smilkallowslongageingof10yearsormore.

RegionalWines:

Nebbiolo,locallyknownasChiavennascahasalonghistoryinValtellinadatingbacktothe 12thcentury,leadingsomeexpertstobelieveitmighthaveoriginatedherebeforemakingits waytoPiemonteduringthemiddleages.

Nebbioloaccountsformorethan90%ofthevineyardareainValtellina.LikemanyotherItalian regions,there’sabroadrangeofwinemakingstyles,rangingfromthetraditionaltothemodern. Valtellina'swinesofferafresher,morealpinestyleofNebbiolo,nottoodissimilarfromthe winesfromAltoPiemonte.

Theregionhas3appellations:2DOCGsand1DOC,allofthemmadewithaminimum90% Nebbiolo,thoughmostofthebestwinesare100%.

SforzatodiValtellinaDOCG

Valtellina’smostfamouswineistheSforzatodiValtellinaorSfursat.Itusesdriedgrapesthat haveundergoneadrying“appassimento”processtocreatearich,Amarone-likewine.Awine thatisrootedinthelocaltraditionof“straining”(sforzare)thegrapestoconcentratethemin ordertoenhancegreaterstructureandpower.Itwasthefirstdrypassito-stylewinetobegranted DOCGstatusin2003,sevenyearsbeforeAmarone.

Valtellina SuperioreDOCG +sub-zone+Riserva

Thesewinescomefromthebestvineyards(usuallymid-slope).Theymustbeagedfora minimumof24months,withatleast12monthsinoak.

ValtellinaSub-Zones:5sub-zonescanbeincludedinthelabels,fromeasttowest,namely Maroggia,Sassella,Grumello,InfernoandValgella.

RossodiValtellinaDOC

The“entry-level”wines,representingamoreapproachable,straightforwardintroductiontothe region.

Sub-ZonesofValtellina SuperioreDOCG

Trentino-AltoAdige

Fromthe9thcenturyuntil1801,theregionwaspartoftheHolyRomanEmpire,thenitwas partoftheAustrianEmpirefrom1815until1919whenitwastransferredtoItalyattheend ofWorldWarI.

TheregionisborderedbyEastandNorthtoTyrolAustriaandbySwitzerlandtothenorth-west; Itisextremelymountainous,coveringalargepartoftheDolomitesandthesouthernAlps, composedoftwoprovincesTrentinointhesouthandSouthTyrol(AltoAdige)inthenorth. Theregion'sfertilevalleysproducewine,fruit,dairyproducts,andtimber,whileitsindustries includepaper,chemicalandmetalproduction.Theregionisalsoamajorexporter ofhydroelectricpower.Themostimportantfeaturesoftheregion'seconomicstructurearethe strengthoftourismandthespecialsystemofco-operationbetweenagricultureandindustry whichhaveleadedtoaverysustainableeco-system.

ThemainlanguagegroupsareItalianandGerman,withsmallminoritiesspeakingLadinand Lombarddialects.

Strangolapreti:literallymeaningthestranglepriests,thesearepotato-spinachgnocchiserved withplentyofparmesancheeseandmeltedonion-flavouredbutter.

Canederli:Dumplingsthatcanbeenjoyedinplentyofvariations.Nomatterifwithcheese, hamorbacon–theyareadeliciousandtypicalmealintheTrentinoarea.Thedumplingdough ismadeofbreadcubes,milkandeggs.

Speck:Smokedham.Thesecretliesinthedistinctiveherbycrustformedbyablendof rosemary,bay,juniperandalittlesaltandpepper.Gentlesmokingandslowcuringinthe abundantlyfreshmountainairtransformthisthisculinarytreatintoatop-qualitygourmet product.

Whattoeat

Polenta:boiledcornmealthatwashistoricallymadealsofromothergrains.Itmaybeservedas ahotporridge,oritmaybeallowedtocoolandsolidifyintoaloafthatcanbebaked,fried, orgrilled.Thevarietyofcerealusedisusuallyyellowmaize,butoftenbuckwheat,whitemaize, ormixturesthereofmaybeused.Coarsegrindsmakeafirm,coarsepolenta;finergrindsmake asoft,creamypolenta.PolentaisastapleofNorthernItalian.

RegionalWines

Sincethe1980s,thevarietalcompositionoftheTrentinoviticulturalareahasconstantlyand profoundlychangedinfavourofwhitegrapes,whichcurrentlyrepresent74%ofthetotalarea ofproduction.

Allwinesarelabeledundertheirregionalname TrentinoDOC and AltoAdigeDOC,withthe indicationofthegrapevariety.FortheSparklingwinesthelabelis TrentoDOC.

Maingrapevarietiesbyorderofimportanceofplanting:

White:PinotGrigio,Chardonnay,Müller-Thurgau,Gewürztraminer,MoscatoGiallo, SauvignonBlanc,Nosiola,RieslingandPinotBlanc

Red:Teroldego,Merlot,PinotNero,Schiava,Marzemino,CabernetSauvignon,Lagrein,Rebo andEnantio

MapofTrentino-AltoAdige

Index Style WineName

1.Abrate&SonsLtd.

1A White 2021KellereiSt.PaulsAltoAdige DOCGfill

IndexOfTheWines

Adetailedlistofwinesbythealphabeticalorderofimporters

Region

TrentinoAltoAdige SauvignonBlanc 148

1B White 2020TenutaMazzolinoOltrepo PaveseDOCChardonnay Lombardia Chardonnay 195

1C Red 2013KellereiSt.PaulsAltoAdige DOCRiservaPassion TrentinoAltoAdige PinotNero 210

1D Red 2020TenutaMazzolinoOltrepo PaveseDOCPinotNero Lombardia PinotNero 144

2.AmorossoFineWinesLtd.

2A Sparkling NVBaronePizziniFranciacorta DOCGAnimante Lombardia Chardonnay,Pinot Bianco,PinotNero, Erbamat 265

2B Sparkling 2018BaronePizziniFranciacorta DOCGSatèn Lombardia Chardonnay,Pinot Bianco,PinotNero, Erbamat 350

2C Red 2018ProprietaSperinoCostedella SesiaDOCUvaggio Alto Piemonte Nebbioloblend 250

2D Red 2016ProprietaSperinoLessona DOC Alto Piemonte Nebbiolo 650

3.BottegadelVinoHK

3A Sparkling 2015PaveseErmesValléed'Aoste DOCBlancdeMorgexetdeLaSalle MetodoClassico Valle d'Aosta PriéBlanc 380

3B White 2019PaveseErmesValléed'Aoste DOCBlancdeMorgexetdeLaSalle Valle d'Aosta PriéBlanc 240

3C White 2018PaveseErmesValléed'Aoste DOCBlancdeMorgexNathan Valle d'Aosta PriéBlanc 360

4.BuonVino(HK)Co.,Ltd.

4A White 2018AgrariaRivadelGarda TrentinoDOCApponale

4B White

4C Red

4D Red

5.CertaPlatform

5A White

5B Red

5C Red

5D Red

TrentinoAltoAdige MoscatoGiallo

TrentinoDOCLaPrea TrentinoAltoAdige Gewürztraminer

CreaSuperiore TrentinoAltoAdige Merlot

Enantio TrentinoAltoAdige Enantio

DolomitiIGPNosiola

TrentinoAltoAdige Nosiola

DolomitiIGPPinotNero TrentinoAltoAdige PinotNero

DOCLagrein TrentinoAltoAdige Lagrein

DOCUmo Lombardia

IndexOfTheWines

6.EMW(HK)TradingLtd

6A Sparkling NVFerrariTrentoDOCBrut TrentinoAltoAdige Chardonnay 175

6B Sparkling NVFerrariTrentoDOCRosé TrentinoAltoAdige PinotNero,Chardonnay 200

6C Sparkling 2012FerrariTrentoDOCPerleZero TrentinoAltoAdige Chardonnay 450

6D White 2021ColterenzioAltoAdigeDOC PinotGrigio TrentinoAltoAdige PinotGrigio 130

7.EthicaWines

7A White 2021CembraTrentinoDOCMüller Thurgau TrentinoAltoAdige Müller-Thurgau 160

7B Red 2021CembraTrentinoDOC Schiava TrentinoAltoAdige Schiava 180

7C Red 2021LavisTrentinoDOCPinot Nero TrentinoAltoAdige PinotNero 160

7D Red 2021LavisTrentinoDOCTeroldego TrentinoAltoAdige Teroldego 180

7E Red 2020LaKiuvaValled'AostaRouge deValle Valle d'Aosta Nebbioloblend 180

8.Gelardini&RomaniWineAuctionLimited

8A Red 2016AldoRainoldiRossodi ValtellinaDOC Lombardia Nebbiolo 163

8B Red 2015WeingutNusserhofVino RossoElda TrentinoAltoAdige Schiavablend 335

9.LinksConceptWineMerchants

9A Sparkling

NVMarcheseAntinoriTenuta MontenisaFranciacortaDOCG CuvéeRoyale Lombardia Chardonnay,PinotNero, PinotBianco 210

9B Sparkling NVMarcheseAntinoriTenuta MontenisaFranciacortaDOCG Rosé Lombardia PinotNero 265

10.MaxwineLimited

10A Sparkling 2004VigneOlcruOltrepoPavese SpumanteDOCRiserbo10Nature Lombardia PinotNero,Chardonnay 1,380

10B Sparkling 2016VigneOlcruBonarda dell'OltrepoPaveseDOCBuccia Rossa Lombardia Croatina 350

10C Red 2018VigneOlcruPinotNero ProvinciadiPaviaIGTCoppiere Nero Lombardia PinotNero 1,280

10D Red 2016VigneOlcruVinoRossoNo Lombardia Croatinablend 1,380

10E Sweet White 2017VigneOlcruMoscatoProvincia diPaviaIGTPrestigioItaliano Lombardia MoscatoBianco 380

Index

11.SalottoLoungeLtd.

11A White 2020PastorisErbalucediCaluso DOCGLaNorezza Alto Piemonte Erbaluce 250

11B Red 2018CantineGarroneValliOssolane DOCMunaloss Alto Piemonte Nebbiolo,Croatina, Barbera 210

11C Red 2017CantineGarroneValliOssolane DOCNebbioloSuperiorePrülnent Alto Piemonte Nebbiolo 470

11D Red 2013LaPianelleBramaterraDOC Alto Piemonte Nebbioloblend 660

11E Red 2011TenutaSellaLessonaDOCSan SebastianoalloZoppo Alto Piemonte Nebbiolo,Vespolina 550

12.SinoVantageAsiaLtd.

12A White 2019LesCrêtesValléed'AosteDOC Brulant Valle d'Aosta PinotGrigio 360

12B White 2021LesCrêtesValléed'AosteDOC FleurPetiteArvineVignaDevinRos Valle d'Aosta PetiteArvine 365

12C Red 2018LesCrêtesValléed'AosteDOC Fumin Valle d'Aosta Fumin 365

12D Red 2018LesCrêtesValléed'AosteDOC LeMerle Valle d'Aosta Merlot 365

12E Red 2015LesCrêtesValléed'AosteDOC SommetNebbiolo Valle d'Aosta Nebbiolo 510

13.T&AFineWineCompanyLtd.

13A White 2020PacherhofAltoAdigeDOC Riesling TrentinoAltoAdige Riesling 240

13B White 2017PacherhofAltoAdigeDOC SylvanerAlteReben TrentinoAltoAdige Sylvaner 310

13C White 2018TaschlerhofAltoAdigeDOC Gewürztraminer TrentinoAltoAdige Gewürztraminer 190

13D Red 2011HartmannDonàAltoAdigeDOC DonàRouge TrentinoAltoAdige Schiavablend 310

14.Valdivia1975Ltd.

14A White 2021BottegaVinaiTrentinoDOC Gewürztraminer

TrentinoAltoAdige Gewürztraminer 165

14B White 2021ElenaWalchAltoAdigeDOC PinotGrigio TrentinoAltoAdige PinotGrigio 188

14C Red 2020ElenaWalchAltoAdigeDOC PinotNeroBlauburgunder

TrentinoAltoAdige PinotNero 220

14D Red 2019CavesdeDonnasValléed'Aoste DOCNebbioloBarmet Valle d'Aosta Nebbiolo 290

14E Red 2016CavesdeDonnasValléed'Aoste DOCDonnasNepoléon Valle d'Aosta Nebbiolo 388

15.VignetteduVinLimited

15A Red 2019LePianeVinoRossoMaggiorina Alto Piemonte Nebbioloblend 170

15B Red 2016LePianeVinoRossoMimmo Alto Piemonte Nebbioloblend 200

15C Red 2015LePianeBocaDOC Alto Piemonte Nebbiolo,Vespolina 460

16.VinoVeritasAsiaLimited

16A Sparkling NVAnticaFrattaFranciacottaDOCG CuvéeRealBrut Lombardia Chardonnay,PinotNero 195

16B Sparkling NVAnticaFrattaFranciacottaDOCG EssenceSatèn Lombardia Chardonnay 245

16C Sparkling 2015AnticaFrattaFranciacotta DOCGEssenceNature Lombardia Chardonnay,PinotNero 265

16D Sparkling 2015AnticaFrattaFranciacotta DOCGEssenceRosé Lombardia PinotNero,Chardonnay 265

DirectlyFromWineries

W1 Sparkling 2018AziendaAgricolaCieckErbaluce diCalusoDOCGSpumanteSan Giorgio Alto Piemonte Erbaluce n.a.

W2 White 2021AziendaAgricolaCieckErbaluce diCalusoDOCGErbaluce Alto Piemonte Erbaluce n.a.

W3 Sweet 2015AziendaAgricolaCieckErbaluce diCalusoDOCGPassitoAlladium Alto Piemonte Erbaluce n.a.

W4 Red 2019AldoRainoldiValtellina SuperioreDOCGSassella Lombardia Nebbiolo n.a.

W5 Red 2019AldoRainoldiValtellina SuperioreDOCGGrumello Lombardia Nebbiolo n.a.

W6 Red 2019AldoRainoldiValtellina SuperioreDOCGInfernoRiserva Lombardia Nebbiolo n.a.

W7 Red 2019AldoRainoldiSfursatdi ValtellinaDOCG Lombardia Nebbiolo n.a.

ByDonation

D1 Sweet 2016PagnoncelliFolcieriMoscatodi ScanzoDOCG375ml Lombardia MoscatodiScanzo n.a.

AverardoBorghiniBaldovinetti, WSETLevel3Wine&Spirits,ONAVTaster,AIS Averardocomesfroma familythathasbeenproducingwineandoliveoilinTuscanyforsixcenturies.HeisaMasterofWine candidateandbelongstothe KnightsofAlba,ONAV,VinoNobilediMontepulcianoConsortium,and ChiantiCommission.

JustinChen, DipWSET, IWA,IWS,CertifiedWSETandVIAEducator,ApprovedIWSInstructor Justinisasuper ItalianwineloverandhasbeenveryactiveinpromotingItalianwinesinHongKong.Heisafellow KnightofAlba,andawinejudgeoftheCathayHongKongInternationalWine&SpiritCompetition.He alsoactsasaregularcontributortoWine&SpiritsMagazineonItalianwines.

CharlesCheng, DipWSET CharlesisthePresidentofHKUSTAlumniWineAssociationandamember ofthe KnightsofAlba.AnItalianwineaficionado,healwayswantstowandertodrinkdifferentwines andeatdifferentfood.

DennisChoi, WSETLevel3Wine&Spirits Dennisspecializesinwinemarketing.Heisagenuinewine enthusiastwhobeganItalianwineappreciationfromanagedBrunello,thenswiftlyfellinlovewiththe depthofItalianwineandfooduniverse.Heiseagertosharemoreofhispassionthrough VinoCondiviso!

EvaFu, DipWSET,IWA,IWS Asacuriouswinelover,Evahasalwaysbeenfascinatedbythediversity offeredbythe300+nativegrapevarietiesofItaly.SheisactiveinItalianwineeventsandiseagerto shareherpassioninItalianwinesthrough VinoCondiviso.

CharlotteHo, IWA,IWS AdedicatedandgeekyItalianwinelover,Charlottelovesexploringtherich diversityofItaliannativegrapes,travelingallaroundItaly,andstrugglestofindherselfmorefascinated about(ordrink,forthatmatter)winesfromanyothercountry!

AlanKwok, IWA,WSETLevel3Wine&Spirits APhDinChemistryandcurrentlytheMasterofthe Knights ofAlba HongKongDelegation,Alanisobsessedwithintroducingthe300+wonderfulItaliannativewine grapestowinelovers.

JosephineLeung, WSETLevel3Wine&Spirits WithaMasterDegreeinAnthropology,Josephinehas alwaysbeencuriousabouttheroleofwineinthedevelopmentofcivilization,andembarkeduponher winestudywithWSETandtheItalianWineScholar.Shehasvisited9regionsofItaly,asItalyalways hasaspecialplaceinherheart.

EnochLing, IWA,WSETLevel3Wine&Spirits OutofsheerenthusiasmforItalianwines,Enochhasbeen activelyinvolvedwithpromotingItalianwinesinHongKongathisleisuretime.HeisaCommittee Memberofthe KnightsofAlba andispursuinghisWSETDiploma.

YvonneOu, DipWSET,IWA,IWS,CertifiedWSETandVIAEducator Yvonneisadoctorbyprofession,butan Italianwineaficionadoatothertimes.Afellow KnightofAlba,shehasbeenhelpingwith VinoCondiviso sinceitsinceptionin2018.ShelovesthefriendlyItaliansandthe CiboeVinosquisiti

SusannaPoon, IWM,WSETLevel3Wine&Spirits,CertifiedWSETEducator DoubleMasterinEngineering andMBA,Susannaisapassionatewineconnoisseurparticularlyinsparklingwine.Withherdedication inwineeducation,sheiscurrentlystudyingDipWSET,ItalianWineAmbassadorandItalianWine ScholarPrograms.Asafellow KnightofAlba,Susannastartedherfirst VinoCondiviso volunteeringin 2018.

CammiSum, IWS, WSETLevel3Wine&Spirits CammiisaCommitteeMemberofthe KnightsofAlba HongKongDelegation.HerstrongdevotioninItalianwineledhertopursueItalianWineAmbassador andScholarprograms.Sheenjoyssharingherpassionbywritingwine-tastingjournals,hostingwine events,andofcourse,volunteeringfor VinoCondiviso.

AliceWong, DipWSET,IWA,CertifiedWSETandVIAEducator AliceistheDeputyMasterofthe Knightsof Alba HongKongDelegation,awinejudgeat 5StarWines inItaly,andanactivepartofthe Vinitaly InternationalAcademy community. InhonorofherachievementinpromotingItalianwinesinHong Kong,Alice wasawarded HongKongLivingMagazine50Influencer in2020

VitoYeung, IWA,WSETLevel3Wine&Spirits Afellow KnightofAlba,VitolovesItalianwinesandfood foritsgreatvariety.HeiskeenonmeetingnewfriendsandpromotingItalianwines.