Taste of Italy 2022, now in its 8th edition and back in attendance after a two-year break, is the largest international fair in the United States, which took place on 13th and 14th March, in Houston, Texas, which was also attended by VERO ITALIAN TRADITIONAL FOOD USA, who had the opportunity to have its own stand at the event, exclusively dedicated to food and wine products, producers and Italian gastronomic traditions.
The exhibition event saw the participation of key buyers of Kroger, Spec’s, HEB and Central Market who participated in a full day of fair, B2B sessions and competitions sommelier, as well as informative seminars, organized by and for professionals in the food and wine sector.
The highlights of this year’s event were: the speeches by Darrell Corti, one of the leading US experts on Italian gastronomy, and Dino Borri, CEO of Eataly in the States United; a seminar on pairing Texas BBQ with Chianti conducted by Ara Malekian and Spec’s Italian wine buyer Tom Dobson; and the award ceremony for the winner, second and third place in the Sommelier Competition promoted by Villa Sandi Houston.
In addition to the food and wine tastings, the event offered the opportunity to participate in the seminar on the ‘Sustainable Wine Farming’ of the Umbria region, during which, one of the partners of VERO USA, Tenuta dei Mori, thanks to the two young representatives Nicolo’ Vicaroni and Elisa Pituello, participated in the tasting by presenting its wines, Cumulus, Stratus and Alto Cumulus.
VERO USA participated with one of its key products such as pasta together with its partners the Italian wines produced by Tenuta dei Mori, Santoiolo, Chiorri, Gaglio, Torre a Cenaia, special Italian coffee produced by Moca, the Italian-flavored chips produced by Fox Italia and the wonderful biscuits by Franca Battista.
They are all high-level companies selected by VERO ITALIAN TARDITIONAL FOOD with the aim of supporting the best traditional agri-food productions and bringing TRADITIONAL Italian food to international markets, where biodiversity, quality ingredients, raw materials and agri-food specificity are an added value.
