Masaf: 12-13 April in Brescia and Verona the first International Wine Conference

12 and 13 April will be held in Brescia (in Franciacorta) and Verona, the International Wine Conference (Wine Ministerial Meeting) hosted by the Italian Government. It's about the first meeting at ministerial level of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (Oiv), which turns one hundred years old this year.

On 12 April, in Franciacorta, where the ministerial work will take place, the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry will be present, Francesco Lollobrigida, the president and director general of the International Organization of Vine and Wine, Luigi Moio and John Barker, and representatives of 30 wine-producing nations from all over the world, including ministers, deputy ministers and ambassadors.

The ministerial will end in Opera Wine in Verona with greetings from the minister Francesco Lollobrigida, the president of Vinitaly and Veronafiere Federico Bricolo and the institutional offices of the Municipality of Verona and the Veneto Region.

Journalists, cameramen and photographers interested in being accredited for the ministerial meeting on 12 April in Franciacorta can send an e-mail to the Masaf press office at the address ufficiostampa@masaf.gov.it.

Please note that the accreditation only concerns the day of the 12th and not the Opera Wine in Verona

Below is the programme:

OIV MINISTERIAL MEETING Brescia/Verona, 11 -13 April 2024

Friday April 12th

08am Welcome of the Heads of Delegation by the Minister
09.15am Family photo Ribbon cutting
09am Minister's press point
09.45am – 12.30pm Work in the Conference Room
12pm Press point for conclusions of works

Saturday April 13th

10.30 am Preview visit of the MASAF Pavilion at Vinitaly
12.45pm Transfer and visit to Opera Wine
13.00 pm Photo of the Ministers with the 130 Opera Wine exhibitors at the entrance to the structure

More information at the following link.