“Gourmandia – Le Terre Golose del Gastronauta” is going to take place next week but the the main theme of the festival, created by David Paolini, founder of Gastronauta and wine journalist of Il Sole 24 Ore and Radio24, will not be just food.There will also be a wine area with a selection of the best national wineries and a series of events about wine, such as a wine prize and a debate on wine defects.
On May the 15th Stefano Zaninotto, Amorim Cork Italy quality manager, will host a seminar, "Defects of wine wanted”, by deepening the subject with a meeting aimed at experienced consumers and professionals. The talk will be about the defects of wine and in particular how wine changes from food to symbol, how the defects change from biochemical to sensory, what a smart nose is, and to conclude a sensory analysis to put into practice the first part of the theory.
The Gastronauta - Cantina Tramin Award will also be delivered to the top 10 wine shops in Italy, selected through a poll between opinion leaders, journalists and wine lovers.
The second edition
Don’t make any plans for the 13th, 14th and 15th of May. “Gourmandia – Le Terre Golose del Gastronauta” is going to take place during these three days for its second edition in Santa Lucia di Piave, near Treviso.
Main theme of the festival will be the artisan food. Flavours, producers, chefs, panels and workshops are all the thing you are going to find at the former Filanda di Santa Lucia di Piave. The headlines include: Emanuele Scarello of the Agli Amici (Udine), Nicola Portinari of the La Peca, Antonia Klugmann of the L’Argine (Gorizia) and Giancarlo Perbellini of the La Casa di Perbellini. With Dario Cecchini, butcher in Panzano, the topic will be meat, and Valeria Margherita Mosca, forager and founder of Wooding laboratory, will talk about wild food.
In the exhibition area of Gourmandia Festival there will be spaces for producers and small and medium-sized companies from all over Italy.
