March 2013

In the Press - March 2013

Armit Wines' Turkish Delight

David Williams, The Observer, comments on our fantastic Turkish wine in his article 'Wine from outside the mainstream'.

'...delicious Turkish wines (Armit Wines has recently taken on the smart Urla winery)'.

Read this to find out more about new wines on the market from places such as China, India, Brazil and of course Turkey.

Vourla 2010, Urla Winery, Izmir, Turkey
The vineyards of Urla Sarapçilik

News - March 2013

Ornellaia celebrate their 25th Anniversary

Ornellaia celebrate their 25th Anniversary and the fifth year of the Vendemmia D’Artista concept.

This celebration consists of two key events:

February 23rd: Sotheby’s Finest & Rarest Wines auction in New York- This auction has raised $52,250 for the Royal Opera House Foundation.

May: Gala dinner and charity auction at the Royal Opera House, London where eight of the exquisite bottles created by Michelangelo Pistoletto for Vendemmia d’Artista ‘La Celebrazione’ will be the star lots.

Full Press Release

"The Vendemmia d'Artista project aims at re-establishing the
tradition and value of Renaissance artistic patronage in a modern key.

Every year we commission an internationally renowned artist to
produce a work of art and an extremely limited number of special labels that are in themselves works of art, and which capture the essence of the vintage and its personality.

In the past four editions of Ornellaia Vendemmia D'Artista we have raised over €800,000 through auctions of these special bottles, which have been donated to institutions related to the Arts”.

Giovanni Geddes, CEO of Ornellaia.

Find out more about the above events and the work produced
by the commissioned Artist Michelangelo Pistoletto.
http://25anni.ornellaia.com

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