A special toast to the 100th anniversary of the Chianti Classico Consortium, which protects one of the most beautiful territories in Italy, enclosed in the hills designPresident of Chianti Classico ed by the Renaissance soul of Florence and the medieval soul of Siena: it was celebrated, yesterday, at the Quirinale, in Rome, by the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, and by the President of Chianti Classico Giovanni Manetti, in the works of the "Forum of Wine Culture: 100 years of the Chianti Classico Consortium", between debates and tastings, signed at the Rome Waldorf Astoria, in collaboration with the Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS), led by Franco Maria Ricci.

 At the Quirinal Palace, the meeting between the Head of State and the president of the Black Rooster Consortium, Giovanni Manetti

"In this very significant year for our Consortium - commented the president of the Consortium - I am grateful to the institutions, which accompany us in our daily work and which this year have wanted to devote attention to our reality, starting with the highest office of the Italian State, the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, who met me showing rare sensitivity and in-depth knowledge of the issues dear to us". "With President Mattarella - adds Manetti, to WineNews - we talked about the territory, the centenary of the Consortium and more. He was very curious, interested, with pertinent questions on many aspects, showing interest, competence and true participation, as well as attention, more generally, to the world of wine. It was a very pleasant and exciting moment, as well as a sign of great attention for the centenary anniversary of our Consortium, which is the first ever in Italian agri-food, not only in wine, and we shared reflections on the value of the Consortia itself, which is then that of coming together to achieve goals that could not be achieved alone".

President Manetti, representing all the producers of the Black Rooster, brought as a tribute to President Mattarella the book on the history of the Consortium "On the Trail of the Black Rooster" and three bottles of Chianti Classico, chosen to celebrate his institutional career from the first election to the Chamber of Deputies to the second election as President of the Italian Republic. On the box, the following dedication: "on the centenary of the establishment of the Chianti Classico Wine Consortium, the producers of the Black Rooster thank the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella, celebrating the dedication of a life spent in the service of our country, through the three-year harvests, 1983, 2015 and 2022 so significant for its history and our Republic".

The Forum, among others, was also attended by the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida, with an initial speech, in which he reiterated the importance of the Chianti Classico Consortium and the producers' unions for the safeguarding, protection and promotion of quality Made in Italy products. Words such as "foresight, vision, respect for the territory, cohesion, sustainability, tradition, culture, unity, solidarity, sharing, common home", are the most recurring ones in describing the 100 years of a reality and a territory that are unique in the world.

Source: WineNews.it