Until now we have widely explored the food panorama of the Roma Food & Wine Festival. Today we focus on the wine side. We do so because on May 17-19th, the last floor of Eataly will host an extraordinary three-day event characterised by great winemakers. Sixty wine producers were selected by Helmuth Köcher, president and founder of the Merano Wine Festival and will make over 230 wines available to taste.
All the visitors will have the great privilege of personally meeting the invited producers and the opportunity to purchase a selection of their wines from Eataly’s Enoteca. The ticket to the event is very affordable: 25 euros for an endless tasting of great wines, from Alto Adige to Sicilia.
Helmuth Köcher, the founder of Merano Wine Festival and the curator of Roma Food & Wine Festival wine side
Here’s the programme:
Friday 17th May
ore 16: Sangiovese Study I, a vertical tasting of Fontalloro from the 21st century, 100% Supertuscan;
ore 19: a friendly “match” between Pecorino, a great white wine from Marche and Abruzzo, and his majesty the Riesling from Alsace and Germany;
Saturday 18th May
ore 14: Falerno, the ancient Roman myth, a tasting of 7 wines from the 2004, 2006 and 2010 vintages;
ore 16: Sangiovese Study II, a vertical tasting of Flaccianello from 2000 to our days;
ore 19: wines according to nature, a confrontation between natural, organic, biodynamic or simply “different” wines. With a focus on their true goodness.
Sunday 19th May
ore 16: let’s save Tazzelenghe: a tasting of 12 wines made with this red grape variety from Friuli;
ore 19: famous autochthonous or totally unknown grape varieties such as Nerello Mascalese and Carricante. And Colorino, Nocero, Trebbiano Spoletino and more.
The cost of the guided tastings is 40 euros. Click here to reserve your place.
All the producers participating will be engaged by Helmut Köcher in the pairing of the dishes the chefs will prepare on each day. Here’s a preview of all the pairings between chef and dish and wine producer and wine.
While all the dishes will also be matched with the S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna waters, official partners, the Birra Moretti products will be paired with the dishes according to the indications of Rome’s great sommeliers. This is the programme:
Friday May 17, h 19-22
Presenta Alessandra Rotondi
Ugo Alciati – Vitello Tonnato/Birra Moretti Doppio Malto
Moreno Cedroni – Baccalà con salsa di cardamomo, rosa e finocchio/Birra Moretti Zero
Arcangelo Dandini – Pollo alla romana/Birra Moretti Baffo d'Oro
Saturday May 18, h 12-15
Presenta Marco Reitano, La Pergola
Marianna Vitale – Cheesecake di baccalà/Birra Moretti Doppio Malto
Emanuele Scarello – Pollo, patate, limone e caffè/Birra Moretti Grand Cru
Heinz Beck – Tonno grigliato con gelatina di vitello alle erbe/Birra Moretti La Rossa
Saturday May 18, h 19-22
Presenta Paolo Abballe, Metamorfosi
Francesco Apreda - Cous cous al curry indiano/Birra Moretti Doppio Malto
Davide Scabin, Gnocchi alla romanara/Birra Moretti La Rossa
Marco Stabile, Vitello Palamitè/Birra Moretti Grand Cru
Sunday May 19, h 12-15
Presenta Matteo Zappile, Il Pagliaccio
Cristina Bowerman – Polletto Borgogna/Birra Moretti La Rossa
Christian e Manuel Costardi – Costardi’s Carbonara/Birra Moretti Grand Cru
Alice Delcourt – Cous cous primavera/Birra Moretti Baffo D’oro
Sunday May 19, h 19-22
Presenta Marco Amato, Imàgo dell'hotel Hassler
Gennaro Esposito – Baccalà con le sue trippe/Birra Moretti Doppio Malto
Fabrizio Ferrari – Cous cous del pescatore/Birra Moretti Baffo d'Oro
Luciano Monosilio – La carbonara/Birra Moretti Grand Cru
Alessandro Roscioli/Hadj Hassen Nabil– La carbonara/Birra Moretti La Rossa
