Wednesday, June 3, 2026

The Sun Nigeria

Firm, Italian Trade Agency bring the best of Italy to Lagos

L-R, Sebastian Bazzano, Nancy Evbiofo, Gabriele Occhetti, during the Week of Italian Cuisine, hosted by the Italian Trade Agency, recently.

 

Top distributor, Fidossi Wines &  Spirits (FWS) has partnered Italian Trade Agency (ITA) to showcase the best Made-in-Italy cuisine and wine in Nigeria. At the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World held at Victoria Island, Lagos.

The firm and its partner treated local wine enthusiasts and Italian nationals living in the country to the best wine brands produced by Italian wineries.

The Week of Italian Cuisine is an initiative of the Italian High Commission promoting the food and wine originating from the European nation.  The event,  which is held annually globally, also provides a platform for local distributors to interface with delegates of Italian wineries. The theme of this year’s event is “Italian Cooking: Health, Culture, and Innovation.”

Italy is ranked among the top three wine-consuming nations in the world. Its wine brand quality is recognised around the globe. FWS continues to serve as a strong partner to Italian wineries, enabling deeper penetration of Made-in-Italy wine in the country.

Amongst FWS Italian portfolios are Baglietti, Mood Luminous Champagne, Amaro Montenegro, Vecchia Romagna, Select Apertivo, Carta Silvio, San felice etc.

Speaking about the peculiarity of Italian wine and lifestyle, Sebastian Bazzano, an Italian who leads B.Connected, an Italian export management firm working with the Italian High Commission to organise the event, said, “We Italians love to enjoy life. We love to close deals while we are eating or having a bottle of wine. The atmosphere at this event simply tells the story of how  we love to create an atmosphere of fun, connection and business.”

Explaining the partnership driving force,  Fidelis Egbochie, the Chief Executive Officer of FWS, stated, “For close to two decades, we have been a major promoter and distributor of top wine brands from Italy. We are proud to be working with the Italian Trade Agency and Italian businesses to expand the Italian cuisine and wine market.”

“Our knowledge of the market, wide distribution channel network and media promotion are some of  the key competitive tools we deploy to drive preference for Italian wine in the modern and open market.”

He said the business is open to working with more producers of Italian wine and spirit brands and ITA to drive their trade agenda in Nigeria.