Regional Institute of Wine and Oil

Study trip to Alsace, territory in the foreground

Discovering the white wines of Alsace. This was the objective of the study trip organized this year by the Regional Institute of Wines and Oils of Sicily for Sicilian producers and which took place from 10 to 15 July. Five intense days among vineyards, local cellars, territories. Nineteen Sicilian companies participated and had the opportunity to interact with successful wine producers from which to draw inspiration.

“It was a very interesting journey from a technical point of view. – comments Gianni Giardina of IRVOS, organizer and companion of the study trip – We followed the same organizational line as last year where the interest was focused on the red wines of Burgundy. In Alsace we had the opportunity to come into contact with producers from medium and large wineries and beyond".

In fact, the study trip gave the opportunity to learn about everything that revolves around the wine product, therefore not only the territory but also everything that concerns communication and promotion. “We tasted the best of their wines – continues Giardina – which, in general, are of medium-high quality. They enjoy good organization and good communication. Among the wines tasted, in addition to the typical ones, we also tasted their sparkling wine, the Cremant obtained with the classic method". Satisfaction therefore on the part of the Sicilian producers who participated. “Moreover, – comments the director Lucio Monte – the study trip to Alsace falls into the same vein as other initiatives carried out by the Institute and aimed at making other wine-producing realities known to Sicilian producers with a view to ever-increasing growth. more linked to the territory".

 

Here are the wineries that participated:

 

RIO FAVARA COMPANY

​ROMANO GIUSEPPE COMPANY

TERRE DI NOTO COMPANY

ZISOLA COMPANY

ROMEO DEL CASTELLO COMPANY

ACATE VALLEY COMPANY

DONNAFUGATA COMPANY

SOCIAL CELLAR EUROPE

BLANDANO COMPANY

ASSOCIATED WINEMAKING SOCIAL CELLAR

STOCKATELLO COMPANY

ANTIQUE FUND COMPANY

TERREMAZAR COMPANY

POSSENTE VINI COMPANY

SANTA TRESA COMPANY

MAY WINES

CANNAVO' COMPANY

VIRGONA COMPANY OF MALFA

COLOMBA BIANCA SOCIAL CELLAR