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Italian vineyards<\/p><\/div>\n

On Monday, June 3, 2019, Gambero Rosso representing more than 60 wineries will be at the Italian Embassy in Washington DC. \u00a0Gambero Rosso will showcase 200 plus wines \u00a0for the Top Italian Wines Road Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prior to the Top Italian Wines Road Show, some attendees will attend a Masterclass seminar. The Lorenzo Ruggeri, International Editor of Gambero Rosso, and Giuseppe Carrus, vice editor of Vini d\u2019Italia 2019 will guide this special seminar.<\/p>\n

The wine tasting includes a special ceremony that will be the awarding of the top Italian restaurants in town. These are awarded using the Gambero Rosso ranking procedures.<\/p>\n

The wines available for tasting at the Italian embassy will be from:<\/p>\n

Agricole Gussalli Beretta
\nAndreola
\nAssuli
\nBellavista
\nBortolomiol
\nBorgo Conventi
\nCa\u2019 Rugate
\nCanevel Spumanti
\nCantina Tollo
\nCantine Due Palme
\nCasale del Giglio
\nColle Massari
\nContadi Castaldi
\nCoppi
\nCottanera
\nCusumano
\nEnrico Serafino
\nFamiglia Cecchi
\nFamiglia Cottini \u2013 Monte Zovo
\nFeudi di San Gregorio
\nFeudo Maccari
\nJermann
\nLa Canosa
\nLa Vis \u2013 Valle di Cembra
\nLe Monde
\nLe Rocche Malatestiane
\nLeone de Castris
\nLunadoro
\nLunae Bosoni
\nMarchesi Antinori
\nMasi
\nMedici Ermete & Figli
\nMonte delle Vigne
\nNals Margreid
\nNicosia
\nOttella
\nPalmento Costanzo
\nPasqua
\nPetra
\nPico Maccario
\nPoggio Le Volpi
\nProduttori di Manduria
\nRuffino
\nRuggeri
\nSan Felice
\nSan Salvatore
\nSanta Margherita Gruppo Vinicolo
\nTenuta di Arceno
\nTenuta Gorghi Tondi
\nTenuta Viglione
\nTenute Ambrogio e Giovanni Folonari
\nTenute di Genagricola
\nTenute Rubino
\nTenute SalvaTerra
\nTenute Sella & Mosca
\nTeruzzi
\nTommasi Family Estates
\nTorrevento
\nVallepicciola
\nValori
\nVarvaglione
\nVelenosi
\nVilla Sandi<\/p>\n

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Our visit to Zorzettig.<\/p><\/div>\n

Zorzettig (We visited Zorzettig a few years ago and enjoyed a tour of the wine cellars and the Friulian kitchen. The Wine Trail Traveler article is online<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

After the Washington, DC Road Show, the\u00a0Top Italian Wines Road Show\u00a0moves on to Boston on Wednesday, June 5.<\/p>\n

Gambero Rosso is a large Italian wine\/food media business. The company has published their most recent edition of the Vini d\u2019Italia guide, which is the 32nd edition. This guide is also available in several languages including: English, German, Chinese and Japanese. The current edition includes more than 2500 wineries and rated more than 22,000 wines. It is interesting to note that wines are not scored by the typical 100 point scale. Rather Gambero Rosso rates wines with glasses from 1 to 3.<\/p>\n

In addition to rating wines, Gambero Rosso rates fine dining and traditional restaurants, pizzerias and winebars\/enotecas. The criteria includes: authentic character, traceability, flavors, service and a quietly wine list. Again the rating system is a bit unusual but easy to use.<\/p>\n

Fine Dining Restaurant – 1 to 3 forks
\nTraditional Restaurant –\u00a0 <\/span>1 – 3 shrimps
\nPizzerias –\u00a0 <\/span>1 to 3 pizza slices
\nWine bar\/Enotecas – 1 to 3 bottles<\/p>\n

According to a press release from Gambero Rosso, \u201cThe performance of Italian wines on the US Market is extremely positive. Italy remains the leading supplier for still wines. Sales of Italian wine in 2018 grew overall by +6.8% in value, at 1.98 billion dollars and by +1.2% in quantity, as revealed by the data of the U.S. Department of Commerce.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cheers,
\nKathy<\/p>\n