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The annual event Radici del Sud will be repeated in June, an event that puts the international spotlight on the wine production of southern Italy, which will end on Monday 9 June at the Ex Distilleria Paolo Cassano in Gioia del Colle (Ba) with the 20th edition of the Southern Italy Wine and Oil Show and the opportunity for industry professionals and enthusiasts to access the tasting tables and meet the producers present, starting at 3:00 pm , and participate in the big closing party from 8:00 pm with a tasting of the 80 winning wines of the 2025 edition of the competition and the buffet dinner on the theme for the 2nd edition “Sustainability on everyone’s lips”. (here is the list of companies and chefs and the program)
The protagonists of Radici del Sud will be wines from native vines of Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily and southern oils. The evening tasting tables with the winning wines of the nineteenth edition of the Radici del Sud competition will be accompanied by a buffet dinner with a proposal of sustainable menus, designed according to the principles of healthy eating and with typical local products, prepared by the two chefs Giammichele Pagone (Plebiscito 7 – Casamassima) and Ottavio Surico (Borgo Antico – Gioia del Colle). The tastings from 8:00 pm: – Steamed beetroot sandwich, smoked beef, scapece-style courgettes – Aubergine carpaccio, candied tomato, basil and stracciatella – Fake Caprese tomato (tomato soup with mozzarella cream) – Smoked grey mullet tartare, barattiere and sour cream
The day of June 9th will start at 11:00 with a moment of in-depth analysis in the opening conference. This will be followed by the awarding of all the winning wines of the twentieth edition of the Radici del Sud competition.