P.To take our minds off the outside temperatures that are still close to 30 degrees, we begin to focus on the joys of the cool autumn days coming. How? With six weekends in the vineyards for example. Once Vinitaly has been archived, we can start thinking about the Franciacorta Festival, the Milan Wine Week, and other brand new events, such as the Vini d’Abbazia.
Week end in the vineyards: 7 appointments
An opportunity also to plan a gourmet trip. The events take place all over Italy, from north to south, a sign that our entire country has a very strong tradition and culture in this regard. Here is where we can instead spend a few lighthearted hours around the great Italian wines.
Wines of Abbey in Latina
From 2 to 4 September 2022 – Borgo di Fossanova (LT)
The event is organized by Pro Loco of Sabaudia and fromPassion of Wine Associationin collaboration with SlowineLatina Wine Route, Pro Loco di Priverno. It aims to tell the role that, since the Middle Ages, the abbeys have had not only in the production of wine but also in the preservation of vines that would otherwise have been lost.
The protagonists of the event are the abbeys, monasteries and convents located throughout the Italian territory: South Tyrol, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Tuscany, Umbria, Campania and Lazio. The event also goes beyond the Italian borders thanks to the participation of Les Grands Chais de Francewhich will tell the extraordinary historical and cultural heritage of Burgundy wine.
A suggestive location, that of Village of Fossanova. We are talking about the oldest example of Gothic-Cistercian art in Italy. The Cistercian monks who founded it in 1208 came from the Citeaux monastery in France. A monastery that was fundamental for the production of the noble Burgundy wines. The monumental complex is extraordinary. Surrounded by a village that hardly needs any introduction, nor to the tourist who goes there and who is immediately surrounded by the rare beauty of the narrow streets, the cobblestones, the small craft shops that give a special life to the locals, nor to them the last ones who, every day, enjoy the beautiful peace of a timeless place.
Info: Vinidabbazia.com
Franciacorta Festival in the Cellar
10 and 11, 17 and 18 September 2022 in Franciacorta (Lombardy)
Castello Bonomi Franciacorta (Press Office)
I’m 65 participating wineries which will be open on 2 weekends in the vineyards for guided tours, tastings and special events such as tour vineyards, picnics between the rows, bike rides and more. This Festival, now in its thirteenth edition, has the particularity of being an appointment suitable for everyone: come on eno-passionatewho will be able to participate in themed tastings, for lovers of good food, who will enjoy the tasty proposals of local restaurateurs and chefs. But also to sportsmen, who can venture among the vineyards and hills by trekking and following itineraries on foot, by bicycle or on horsebackas well as at families who will have the opportunity to have fun with recreational activities and picnics in nature. There is no better opportunity to get lost among the many places of historical interest, castles, monasteries and museums that dot the Strada del Franciacorta where art lovers will be spoiled for choice among fascinating villages, abbeys and villas. surrounded by greenery.
In this 2022 edition, the bus tour lasting about three hours (€ 5 per person for the bus and guide service), starting from Rovato they stop by some producers accompanied by a tour guide that tells the territory. They are ideal for those visiting Franciacorta for the first time or for those who want to tour it in comfort.
On the site also a sympathetic test to find the itinerary that suits you best.
Info: Festivalfranciacorta.wine
Grape Harvest Festival in Fico, Bologna
Saturday 24th September in Fico Bologna
To celebrate the Harvest, the Parco di Fico will be transformed into a large winery with many large and small activities: in the central Arena games and quizzes to learn about the world of wine followed by a free tasting, which will end with the awarding of a “premium bottle” of Romagna wine. And for those who want to approach the world of wine in a more in-depth way, in the Bottaia di FICO you can enroll in the cwine bear held by expert oenologists from Fontanafredda.
In time for happy hour, however, a country music concert will enliven the vineyard thanks to the performances of a dance school and to the rhythm of live bands such as Rodeo Fish – historic band from Modena – and Country Manners, directly from Bologna. To round off the evening, it will also be possible to enjoy one suggestive dinner among the rows of the FICO vineyard.
Info: Fico.it/it/eventi/festa-della-vendemmia
Oltrepò, land of Pinot Noir
September 26, Casteggio, Oltrepò Pavese
One territory, one vine, two excellences. This Wine Festival is only in its second edition and celebrates the Pinot Noir in an extraordinary territory like that of Oltrepò Pavese. The event takes place through a sensory journey of considerable interest, under the guidance of experts and professionals in the sector, to fully grasp the richness of both a wine and a territory.
Oltrepò Pavese has been a land dedicated to the production of wine for a very long time, thanks to a position that allows it a mild and temperate climate. The territory is in fact crossed by the so-called “Parallel of Wine” (the 45th), the same one that crosses other great wine territories, such as Piedmont, the Bordeaux area and Oregon. Pinot Noir is a grape variety that in this territory expresses unique and highly valuable characteristics, appreciable both in the classic method version (for lovers of bubbles), and in its version vinified in red.
Here too a location of great value: the Antica Tenuta Pezzaghera in Casteggio, a noble palace right in the heart of Oltrepò Pavese. The structure dates back to 1700 and is of rare elegance, with a beautiful Italian garden and the shade of the surrounding vineyards.
Info: Terradipinotnero.it
Gustus, wines and flavors in Vicenza
8 and 9 October, Vicenza
A Wine Festival now in its twelfth edition that of Gustus, which sees a very rich weekend, to taste the wines of the producers of DOC Colli Berici, Vicenza and Gambellaraaccompanied by the jazz notes of the students of the “Arrigo Pedrollo” Conservatory, the place where the event takes place.
25 producers will be present at the event, offering over 100 labels for tasting. A perfect time to taste the native vines Tal Rosso and Garganega, the whites Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon and great reds such as Cabernet, Merlot and Carménère.
The location will be a place of art and culture like that of the Arrigo Pedrollo Conservatory in Vicenza, and its students will be the ones to entertain guests with the symphonic notes of their instruments.
Two days not to be missed, immersed in two types of different arts but which really have a lot in common.
Info: Gustus-vicenza.it
Milan Wine Week
From 8 to 16 October, Milan
For the fifth edition, the Milanese wine week returns, now almost as expected as Design and Fashion Week, certainly with a different target but which, for many points, manages to meet. A Wine Festival that always brings great news.
More than 100 events around the city, masterclasses, tastings and workshops for professionals and non, which will involve simultaneously in 11 other countries around the worldsuch as Houston, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Toronto, New York, London, Shenzen, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo.
The Milan Wine Week every year combines food and wine, culture, fashion and design, in hundreds of events that involve the entire city for 9 days. The most important places in Milan will move, hosting events, tastings and workshops, and the districts of the Lombard capital will become real Wine Districts.
It is perhaps the largest event in Italy built on young people, to allow them to approach the world of wine in a fun and interesting way, experimenting with new languages and communication channels capable of reaching new generations.
Info: Milanowineweek.com
Life of Wine in Rome
23 October, Rome
A Wine Festival, now in its eleventh edition, which sees the participation of large wineries from all over Italy. Over 150 labels and 100 old vintages. This is to make the participant experience a journey through time, through the evolution of wine. An event really designed for everyone, both for the most passionate, for connoisseurs and professionals, and for those who have recently approached the world of wine. There are no rules in this event, if not the quality of the producers who are invited there, who flock to the event from North to South.
The location is that ofHotel Villa Pamphili in Romerecently renovated, right next to the beautiful villa that gives it its name.
Info: Lifeofwine.it
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