A playful, sensory-driven tasting expertise hosted by ICE Agenzia – the Italian Commerce Company brings collectively Italy’s most iconic glowing wines and producers on the Italy Pavilion.
Might 30, 2025 (Osaka, Japan) — What occurs when Italy’s best glowing wines go incognito? At Expo 2025 Osaka, the reply will likely be revealed — one glass at a time.
On June 5, the Italy Pavilion will host “Inside Italian Bubbles: A Blind Tasting Journey By way of Italy’s Most interesting Glowing Wines”, a dynamic 60-minute masterclass designed as an interactive blind tasting recreation for a curated viewers of Asian wine professionals, sommeliers, influencers, and KOLs. The session is organized by ICE Agenzia – the Italian Commerce Company, with the help of ICE Tokyo, and in collaboration with Veronafiere and Vinitaly.
A Blind Line-Up of Italy’s Glowing Icons
This unique tasting will highlight six distinctive Italian glowing wines — representing each Charmat and Metodo Classico strategies, and showcasing the regional vary from Veneto to Trentino, Franciacorta to Sicily—all served blind.
Wines featured within the tasting embody:
- Bottega “Il Vino dei Poeti” – Prosecco Doc Spumante Brut
- Villa Sandi “Il Fresco” – Prosecco Doc Treviso Additional Dry
- Ca’ del Bosco “Cuvée Status” – Franciacorta Docg Additional Brut
- Ferrari “Hommage” – Trento Doc Brut
- Zenato – Lugana Doc Brut Metodo Classico
- Planeta – Sicilia Doc Carricante Metodo Classico
The tasting will likely be guided by Stevie Kim, Managing Companion of Vinitaly, who will lead the viewers by way of a playful, sensory exploration of Italy’s various glowing expressions.
4 influential producers will take part stay on stage:
- Diva Moretti Polegato – Villa Sandi
- Nadia Zenato – Zenato
- Stefano Bottega – Bottega
- Giacomo Marzotto – Ca’ del Bosco
Further producers will likely be launched through unique video messages recorded for the occasion.
“Italian glowing wine is greater than a product — it’s an expertise,” says Kim. “This tasting is supposed to be playful, eye-opening, and reflective of the unbelievable variety that Italy brings to the glass.”
The blind format will encourage contributors to guess every wine’s manufacturing methodology, area, and magnificence — difficult assumptions and elevating sensory consciousness.
Institutional Endorsement
“This occasion exemplifies the mission of ICE Agenzia at Expo 2025: to advertise the excellence, innovation, and cultural depth of Made in Italy to a worldwide viewers. By inviting Asia’s most influential wine professionals to find the magnificence and flexibility of our glowing wines, we strengthen Italy’s positioning in high-potential markets,” says Matteo Zoppas, President of ICE Agenzia – the Italian Commerce Company.
“Vinitaly is proud to companion with ICE Agenzia for this distinctive blind tasting expertise. It’s a superb solution to rejoice the identification of Italian glowing wine—throughout types, areas, and generations—whereas partaking the Asian market by way of creativity and interplay,” provides Federico Bricolo, President of Veronafiere, organizer of Vinitaly.
Cultural Pairings and Market Relevance
The tasting will spotlight not solely regional distinctions and winemaking strategies but in addition the adaptability of Italian glowing wines with Asian cuisines. From sushi and dim sum to tempura and Peking duck, Italian bubbles supply each magnificence and flexibility on the desk.
“Italy has a glowing wine for each second—and each desk,” says Nadia Zenato. “We’re thrilled to introduce these types to a brand new era of Asian professionals who’re shaping the way forward for wine tradition.”
