EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, FOOD AND CRAFT BEERS: THE PROTAGONISTS AT SOL&AGRIFOOD

An international landmark and meeting place for supplyand demand for extra virgin olive oil and the quality agro-food sector thatpromotes local produce and production methods. Alongside podcasts looking intocraft beers and tastings of emerging new items such as cider, the Show is thenatural home for agro-food storytelling.

Verona 7 April 2022. Extra virgin olive oil, craftbeers and quality produce based on excellent local area crops are once again inthe forefront of the 26th Sol&AgriFood, the international quality agro-foodexhibition scheduled at Veronafiere 10-13 April in conjunction with the 54th Vinitaly.Thanks to its strong business impact, Sol&Agrifood is the meeting placebetween supply and demand where exhibitors can explain their products to buyersand horeca operators through master-classes, tastings and educational events.

Inauguration- In keeping with tradition, theinaugural conference for Sol&Agrifood is scheduled for the day after theopening of the exhibition at 12 noon on Monday 11 April (Talks-ConferencesMeeting Room in Hall C) with the meeting discussing the topic” Man does notlive by bread alone: tourism for the future of agro-foods." The officialgreeting by Maurizio Danese, President of Veronafiere, will be followedby Umberto Selmi, Ismea, Paolo Morbidoni, President of StradeVino, Olio & Sapori, Dario Stefano, President of the SenateCommission for European Policies, Filippo Gallinella, President of theParliamentary Agriculture Commission. They will be joined by Gennaro Sicolo,President of ItaliaOlivicola.

Xcellent Beers -National and international craftbrewing products confirm their leading role. An innovative format based ontastings and training, as well as b2b occasions, for a better understanding ofan increasingly successful product on markets around the world thanks to theirstory-telling value based on ingredients, tradition and innovation, recipes andpairings. The round tables dedicated to the world of beer are also worthy ofnote: "Birrovagando in Italy" with Pietro Peroni, TeoMusso and Giorgio Masio (10 April 15:30 - Talk Area Hall C). "Thetaster at the service of tourism in the beer brewing sector" with MauroPellegrini (12 April 10:30 - Talk Area Hall C). "Mainstreamcommunication and new communication formats for beer", with LorenzoDardano, Carlo Schizzerotto and Carlo Pinzi (12 April, 14:30- Talk Area Hall C), "Tourism in the beer brewing sector: the exampleof Flanders", with Giovanna Sainaghi and Carlo Schizzerotto (13April 11:00 - Talk Area Hall C). One of the most innovative initiatives seesBaladin present his podcast discussing the history of craft beer told throughhis own experience (11 April 15:00 - Speedy Tasting Area).

Extra virgin olive oil -Sol&Agrifood hosts the awardsceremony for the XX Sol d'Oro competition (10 April, 15:30, VivaldiMeeting Room, basement, PalaExpo, Veronafiere) - the international competitiondedicated to extra virgin olive oil. There are five award categories: ExtraVirgin (Light, Medium and Intense Fruit), Single Variety, Organic, Absolutebeginners and - for the first time - PDO and PGI. Olive oils winning medals andSpecial Mentions are entitled to include the wording "Sol d'Oro NorthernHemisphere 2022 International Competition" on their labels with differentcolours and annotations depending on the prize awarded (Sol d'Oro - Sold'Argento - Sol di Bronzo - "Sol d'Oro Grand Mention"). MarinoGiorgetti, panel leader of the Competition, will coordinate the dailyappointments with Sol d’Oro award-winning olive oils scheduled at the EvoBar(Hall C, starting with the “Walk around” (10 April, 12 noon) for thewinners of Sol d’Oro, Sol d’Argento and Sol di Bronzo medals, followed byguided tastings on Monday and Tuesday. . The round tables in the programme areextremely important: "The olive oil market between Covid and War",with Claudio Vignoli and Marcello Scoccia (10 April, 14.30 - TalkArea Hall C). "The Oil Master: locked up exclusively in the mill forfar too long", with Guido Stecchi, Colomba Mongiello, DonatoPentassuglia and Elia Fiorillo (11 April 14:30);

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