Malvasia in port – Malvasia in port: AIS Veneto brings the Carso Malvasia to Venice

A day dedicated to the study of the Malvasias grown in the strip of land that extends from Muggia to Doberdò del Lago, crossing the cross-border Karst between the provinces of Trieste, Gorizia and Slovenia: Malvasia in porto – Malvazije v pristanu it is the event organized by AIS Veneto , in close cooperation with the development agencies GAL Carso LAS Kras and ORA Krasa in Brkinov, scheduled for Friday 22 November from 2.30 pm to 7.00 pm at Novotel Venezia Mestre Castellana di Mestre (Venice) where the protagonists will be the different styles and the thousand nuances of these varieties , inextricably linked to the history of Venice and its food and wine heritage.

The day will be inaugurated at 2.30pm by the opening of the tasting stands with around 30 producers from both Italy and Slovenia, including Domačija Bole, Vina Štemberger, Vina Čotar, Renčel boutique wines, Perinova domačija, Villa Mirage, Vinarstvo Tauzher – Emil/Rok Tavčar, Vinakras Se¸ana, Colja Vino, Vina Štoka, Vina Orel, Čotova klet, Vina Sanabor, Vinarstvo Petelin-Rogelja, Vina Kobal, Zidarich, Skerlj, Fattoria Carsica Bajta, Kocjančič, Cacovich, Lenardon, Urizio – Vigna sul Mar, Agriturismo Milič, Budin, Zahar, Vini Ruj, Damijan Milič, Grgič and Church.

In addition to the walk around tasting, at 2.30 pm there will be an in-depth masterclass on the different styles of Malvasia led by the Best Sommelier of Italy AIS 2023, Cristian Maitan .

“In Venice – explains Gianpaolo Breda , President of AIS Veneto – Malvasia was a true icon: originally from Monemvasia, a Byzantine stronghold south of the Peloponnese, in the capital of the Serenissima it became a true status symbol, an emblem of economic power. When in the sixteenth century Venice lost the island of Crete, the largest producer of Malvasia, cultivation moved to the Dalmatian and Istrian coasts, until reaching Gorizia and Trieste. We are therefore honored to host the Malvasia in porto event right in Venice, where this wine has managed to give toponym to calli, ponti and sottoporteghi”.

The AIS Veneto event is part of the project BORDERLESS OKUS – Food and wine as an opportunity to discover a land without borders, funded by the European Union under the Small Project Fund GO! 2025 of the Interreg VI-A Italy-Slovenia 2021-2027 Programme, managed by GECT GO.

Admission to the event is free and reserved for AIS members and industry professionals. For more information, visit we.aisveneto.it/evento/1898.