FRANCO MARIA RICCI, President of the Fondazione Italiana Sommelier | ROME, FEBRUARY 28, 2025
The Fondazione Italiana Sommelier will introduce you to Italy’s wine. It is the world’s largest and most important center for the culture of wine, olive oil, and local products. Present in 18 Italian regions and 32 countries worldwide, its headquarters in Rome at the Rome Cavalieri Hilton is a prestigious training school, welcoming an average of 400 people per day.
With BIBENDA, authors and publishers for 25 years of the guide to Italy’s 29,000 best wines, featuring 2,200 wineries and 450 olive oil producers. The guide also highlights the best grappa and recommends the vineyard resorts that Bibenda has named “Camere su Vigna.” All of this is available in a free app on digital stores.
Dear readers, explore your Bibenda 2025, you’ll love it!
You’ll enjoy discovering Italy’s finest wineries, excellent wines, and all their details. We will guide you to the luxury resorts that have elevated wine tourism, bringing the best in interior design to an industry worth 18 billion euros! And we will convince you that wine is a great culture to study and love through our life-changing courses. For the better!
(Photo by Sara Nicomedi)
See you soon, dear readers, I wish you to enjoy the best bottles with the people you love.
Franco M. Ricci
(Franco Maria Ricci, President of the Fondazione Italiana Sommelier – photo by Ferdinando Cioffi)