Fivi is asking for Vinitaly to be postponed until 2021

Matilde Poggi, president of the Italian Federation of Independent Winegrowersm (FIVI), asked Verona Fiere to postpone Vinitaly until 2021. The request, presented on 10 March during the confrontation between Verona Fiere and the Presidents of the supply chain, comes because of the actual difficulty of family run wineries to be physically present on the new dates in June, a period in which there is a lot of work in the vineyard, but also because of the emergency situation that involves not only our country, but also other European countries and the rest of the world at the moment.

 

"We discussed internally the question of a Vinitaly in June - says Matilde Poggi - and the majority of the 220 winemakers who had already joined the fair were in favour of a postponement to 2021. FIVI was the only association among those present in comparison with Verona Fiere that presented this position. If, despite our request, Vinitaly 2020 will be confirmed, we reserve the right to start a comparison with Verona Fiere to evaluate the terms of our possible participation at the end of the emergency".

 

Source: FIVI Press Office