The critics of the popular American lifestyle magazine Wine Spectator have devoted their attention to Italian wines. Amarone della Valpolicella, Barolo, Brunello di Montalcino, SuperTuscan are some of the most famous wine families of the Bel Paese and this year – besides the great Italian variety- Vinitaly will present OperaWine. This event focuses on some of the least known areas of wineries.

In an interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Marvin R. Shanken – director and editor of Wine Spectator – declared "Italy exports more wine to the US than to the rest of the world". Americans seem to be very interested in Italian wine and the common hope is that OperaWine would be a good chance to increase the attention on the best producers selected.

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