The Porto Cervo Wine and Food Festival continues. With numbers. After the ribbon cutting at the Conference Center with godmother Giusy Meloni, the 14th edition of the boutique event dedicated to the best of Sardinian and national wine production has come to life with the final days.
In addition to the tastings and the “Fuori fiera” events, which will experience the highlight today at 8:30 pm with the DJ set by Manuelito, aka Manuel Zappadu, in the Piazzetta of Porto Cervo, the record numbers for 2025 are holding the spotlight. “From 20 exhibitors the first year, we have reached almost 100 exhibitors in this edition, 60 percent of which are Sardinian. There are even some foreign presences,” explains the CEO of Smeralda Holding Mario Ferraro.
" Sardinian wine is highly regarded all over the world and events like this are a prerequisite for making the products increasingly known : there is a great search for simple, natural and unadulterated products, and we in Sardinia have all this", echoes Franco Mulas, Area manager Costa Smeralda. Then, Roberto Ragnedda. "Talking about food and wine today is very easy, because it is one of the elements that characterizes our island. We are particularly proud because over the years our products have become true excellences and we see it every year from the awards that arrive at Vinitaly", intervenes the mayor of Arzachena.
Finally, Giuseppe Meloni. «The Porto Cervo Wine and Food Festival kicks off the 2025 season in the heart of tourism not only in Sardinia and Italy, but in the entire Mediterranean and the world», is the comment of the vice president of the Sardinia Region. «It is an important moment in which we remember the person who made all this possible, Prince Karim Aga Khan. For my part, I bring the testimony of the Region's support so that the territory is recognized not only for tourism, which has made us famous in the world, but also for the excellence of the land».
