Il Consortium for the Protection of DOP Monti Iblei Oil celebrates the 25 anniversary of the recognition of the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and the creation of the Consortium itself. The next meeting is scheduled November 21st in Chiaramonte Gulfi, "The Balcony of Sicily", capital of the Iblei and City of Oil. An opportunity to remember this important anniversary which represents a significant milestone, testimony to the excellence, tradition and commitment of local producersThe conference will begin at 9.30am. “25 years of DOP” at the Leonardo Sciascia Hall in Corso Umberto I 61. A tasting of certified DOP oils in the evocative Oil Museum of Palazzo Montesano will close the morning.
Program
9:30 Greetings
Mario Cutello Mayor of Chiaramonte Gulfi
Maria Rita Schembari President of the Free Consortium of Municipalities of Ragusa
Joseph Arezzo President of the Monti Iblei DOP Consortium
Antonino Belcuore Extraordinary Commissioner of the Chamber of Commerce of South-East Sicily
Aldino Zeppelli CEO Pieralisi Maip
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0:30 Interventions
RINA Agrifood – 25 Years of PDO in Numbers by Enrico de Micheli, CEO of RINA Agrifood
State Printing Office and Mint (IPZS) – Presentation of the new stamp and digital passport by Matteo Taglienti (Head of the Supply Chain and Historical Artistic Heritage at IPZS Istituto Poligrafico Zecca di Stato)
DOP Monti Iblei Consortium – Historical memory and a look to the future by Giuseppe Cicero (PANEL Leader and ACAP representative) and Salvatore Cutrera (Vice President of the Monti Iblei DOP Consortium)
11.40 am Presentation of the award of merit to the diffusion of the Monti Iblei DOP brand
12:10 Closing of the works with Luke Sammartino, Regional Councillor for Agriculture
12:45 Oil tasting at the Oil Museum, curated by the Chiaramonte Gulfi Hotel Institute
