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Three UNESCO World Heritage Sites brought together in a single event. The World Stars Pizza & Port Wine takes place in the heart of the Historic Centre of Porto, at Palácio da Bolsa, where the art of the Neapolitan pizzaiolo and the wine produced in the Upper Douro wine region will be paired, by the best pizza professionals from all over the world.

At this event, which is not open to the public, thirteen renowned of Port and Douro wine brands participate (Burmester, Quinta das Lamelas, Casa Ferreirinha, Quinta da Pacheca, Niepoort, Alves de Sousa, Graham's, Wine & Soul, Ramos Pinto, Sandeman, Quinta do Vallado, Quinta do Vesúvio and Poças).

Portugal, Germany, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Italy, Spain, France, United States of America, Sweden, Serbia, Japan and Puerto Rico are the countries represented, which will show their creations to a jury that will evaluate the pizzas in three different categories: «Vinho do Douro» [Port Wine], «Vinho do Douro» [Douro Wine] and «Arte do Pizzaiolo» [Art of the Pizzaiolo]. Among the 14 initial competitors to the World Stars Pizza & Port Wine, seven will be selected to move on to the final stage, and the first three winners in each category will be awarded.

The biennial event had its first edition in 2018 and would be interrupted by the pandemic situation, coming back this year with a vengeance.

The American Tony Gemignani and the Bulgarian Radostin Kiryazov were the big winners of the first edition of this event. The pizzaiolo from the USA was the winner in the Port Wine category when pairing his pizza with a Croft Old Tawny. The pizzaiolo from the Balkans won in the Douro Wine category, pairing his pizza with the Quinta da Pacheca Grande Reserva Touriga Nacional 2015 red wine.

When

November 16th

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Location

Location

Palácio da Bolsa

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