The new Masi restaurant and wine bar has opened in Veron’s Valerio Catullo Airport.
A new and exciting wine outlet for Verona’s airport
Masi Wine Experience has launched a new Masi Wine Bar & Restaurant inside Verona's Valerio Catullo Airport. The opening, announced by Masi Agricola and Lagardere Travel Retail Italia, is a further boost to the collaboration between the two companies and brings to Verona airport a format already present in other international locations.
After security, near the. boarding gates
The venue is in the area accessible to passengers after security checks, near the boarding gates, and consists of a single-brand wine bar and restaurant inspired by the distinctive elements of the Masi Wine Experience. Lagardere Travel Retail Italia is in charge of the operational management, applying its experience premium airport dining to a concept that continues a partnership developed over the years in various airports.
“Departing passengers can enjoy a toast with Masi”
“We are leading players in duty free and travel retail all over the world, but we were missing a Masi Wine Bar in a top airport,- said Federico Girotto, CEO of Masi Agricola. “Now we have it and it is right here in Verona, thanks to Lagardere, which with its expertise and sensitivity is the ideal partner. Departing passengers, perhaps after visiting our locations in Valpolicella and on Lake Garda, can now enjoy a toast with Masi before boarding, and also have the chance to buy a bottle at the DutyFree Shop. It's another way to stay in touch.”
A cosmopolitan and lifestyle format
The new Masi Wine Bar & Restaurant is the ideal place for a pleasant stopover before taking off from Verona. It is an elegant space with contemporary, design furnishings and a warm atmosphere; a distinctive and versatile concept, combining the elegance of a traditional Italian wine bar and restaurant with a more cosmopolitan and lifestyle format. In recent years Valerio Catullo Airport has been updated and redesigned and is a vital support to tourism in Verona and Lake Garda, which get 19 million overnight annually.
Venetian cicchetti and a creative selection of Masi wines
In line with the ‘wine first’ approach, the new Masi Wine Bar & Restaurant has the range of Masi wines, offered in combination with an eclectic selection of dishes, ranging from traditional Veneto to more international flavours. The leitmotif is always wine, which often becomes an ingredient in dishes that follow the rhythm of the seasons and are based on a selection of quality raw materials. For a quick experience, traditional Venetian cicchetti are combined with a creative selection of cocktails and aperitifs that use Masi wines. The opening inside Valiero Catullo Airport enriches the network of the Masi Wine Experience outlets, which includes the Cantine Masi and Possessioni Serego Alighieri in Valpolicella, Tenuta Canova in Lazise del Garda (Verona), Canevel Spumanti in Valdobbiadene (Treviso), Masi Tupungato in Argentina, the Masi Wine Bar on the ski slopes of Cortina d'Ampezzo (Belluno) and the Masi Wine Bar & Restaurant in Maximilianstrasse in Munich. More recent openings include Monteleone21 in Valpolicella.
