Location: Millennium Hall, 11 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60602

Estimated Time: 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Hosted by: Vinitaly USA, with the support of our Official Media Partner, Decanter

We are excited to host the second Women in Wine & Spirits event and reception as the official Vinitaly.USA event the night of October 20. Following last year’s sold-out, highly successful reception, we can’t wait to welcome over 250 event-goers with remarkable Women Owned wines, spirits and cocktails paired with exquisite food, along with live music, custom activations and personal remarks from iconic and emerging women producers and leaders in the industry.

FEATURED PRODUCERS:

ICONIC PRODUCERS:

• Dr. Micaela Pallini, President of famed Rome-based Pallini (dal 1875); Micaela is also the President of one of the largest federations for wine & spirits, Federvini (Lazio)

• Marilisa Allegrini, an icon of the Allegrini family and owner of three estates in Italy, Marilisa has chosen to highlight wines from her Montalcino estate, San Polo (Toscana)

• Roberta Bricolo, owner of the organic Azienda Agricolo Gorgo, passed down from her parents, specializing in Corvina and Custoza, among other classic Veronese styles (Verona)

• Alicia Lini, fourth-generation producer at Lini 1910, Lini has transformed lambrusco into a high-quality, highly sought after wine (Emilia-Romagna)

• Chiara Lungarotti, CEO of Lungarotti, which has been a leader in Umbrian wine since the 60's, is a Councillor of Federvini and of Unione Italiana Vini (Umbria)

EMERGING PRODUCERS:

• Giovanna Caponi, President of the family owned Le Palaie, has embraced wine tourism, operating a beautiful hospitality estate in Tuscany, with growing international exportation of their signature bordeaux-style blends and refreshing whites (Toscana)

• Maria Faretra, owner of Maria Faretra, launched her brand earlier this year with her innovative Temèria Malbech Rosé, which has already garnered a packaging award (Puglia)

ADDITIONAL FEATURES:

• Elena Fucci, Elena Fucci is leading the charge in the tiny region of Basilicata, producing world-class Aglianico and more recently, the amphora-vinified version (Basilicata)

• Chiara Soldati, CEO of La Scolca, creators of the famed “Gavi de Gavi” (Piemonte)

TENTATIVE RUN OF SHOW

• 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.  Arrivals/networking/food stations/bottle engravings+paintings begin

• 8:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  Speakers Section 1  

• 9:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Book Signing

• 9:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Photos of all producers/speakers

• 9:00 p.m. onward - some food stations stay open/Dessert station/Networking

• 10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. - Speakers Section 2

• 10:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - final networking

TICKETS

$225 (includes tax & gratuity) General Admission

$150 (includes tax & gratuity) Buyer Price

includes: featured producer wine, spirits & cocktails, paired with food

due to limited nature, Glass and bottle engravings/paintings will be via raffle or purchase

additional optional purchases:

Les Dames Escoffier NY "Stirring the Pot" Cookbook signing by celebrity chef, Silvia Baldini, with proceeds supporting their Scholarship Fund, Approximately $30 + tax