Tannico and its Double Decker – the iconic 1960s two-story English bus turned into a wine&cocktail bar – comes back also for this years’ edition of the MWF. The Double Decker hosts several Master Experiences during which exceptional vintages and rare pearls of Italian and French wines will be opened and tasted.
During the rest of the day special events, amazing breakfast, tasty lunch and night party will run.
Master Experience 2019 with Ferrari, Krug, Biondi Santi, Louis Roederer, Gaja and Sassicaia.
Here you find the PROGRAM of the MASTER EXPERIENCES!
The official selection of the wines at the Merano WineFestival is called Wine – The WineHunter Selection
Wine – The WineHunter Selection is the heart of Merano Wine Festival and you can learn about the stories of excellence that have received The WineHunter Award. So come and visit the Kurhaus from 4th to 8th November from 10 am to 6 pm and taste wines selected by The WineHunter Helmuth Köcher based on a year-long search.
Novelty at Wine The WineHunter Selection
This year there will be something new at the heart of the event: Wine – The WineHunter Selection will take place in the Kurhaus and will feature 122 Italian and international producers on 4th and 5th of November (session 1) and as many again on the 6th and 7th (session 2). There will be a link between the exhibition spaces in the Kurhaus and those in the GourmetArena. In the GourmetArena Foods Spirits Beer – The Official Selection will involve the same system of dividing producers between the different days into sessions. Some producers from session 1 will not be present in session 2 and vice versa. To keep the overview of the WineHunter Selection tidy and easily accesible, the selection has been divided into 6 section:
Wine Italia
The heart of the event with a selection of Italy’s best wineries. From Session 1 to Session 2 the section sees a total of 429 producers provinding all their WineHunter awarded products .
Wine International
In this area you find all the international protagonists. Your opportunity to discover and taste wine from all over the world.
New Entries
Monday of the Festival is dedicated to the New Entries: those wines which thanks to special quality and peculiarity stood out during the tastings and have never before been selected for the Merano WineFestival. You find these labels in the Pavillon des Fleurs.
old Vintage Collections
On Monday, 7th November, you can taste an old vintage from the wine cellar at the tasting tables of the companies. For this special occasion, bottles are tasted with a maturity of at least ten years to understand the history and longevity of the products.
bio&dynamica
The conclusion of Naturae et Purae, celebrates the spirit of the sustainability and sustainable agriculture. Learn about sustainable production, naturalness and purity in food and wine directly from applying producers.
WineHunter Area
A central wine bar of the Merano WineFestival. Situated on the stage of the Kursaal, main hall of the Kurhaus. Here you find a selection of wines, which were rewarded with The WineHunter Award. Under the support of professional sommeliers, the visitors can taste the huge variety of high quality wines selected by The WineHunter.
The WineHunter Area is a vitrine of The WineHunter awarded wines presented by our professional sommeliers. This year, other than the presence of the Kursaal on the podium, The WineHunter Area will relinquish its usual display spaces and transfer as well to the lounges of Merano hotels. A digital lounge will also be created in this area, which will allow visitors to interact with the producers in real-time.
Excellence is an attitude, the motto of The WineHunter and the wine selection
“Excellence is an attitude”. The motto of The WineHunter and patron of the event Helmuth Köcher perfectly interprets the constant search for excellence. This researcht has made the Merano WineFestival a highly prestigious event in the world of wine. Wine – The WineHunter Selection, based on a voyage at the discovery of fine wine, is central to the event in Merano where the selection of best products given The Rosso, Gold and Platinum WineHunter Award is presented. These stories of excellence sought, discovered and selected by Helmuth Köcher, the famous patron of the Merano WineFestival, in collaboration with selected tasting committees from around Italy, will star at the Kurhaus from 6 to 9 November. The grand Liberty-style building will therefore be turned into a place where you can meet quality producers and taste the best wines of Italy and other countries.
Discover the producers of the WineHunter Area
