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Identita’ golose 2016: protagonist “The Strength of Freedom”

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_DSC1121_copia1More than 100 chefs from Italy and the whole world once again together as protagonists on the stage of IDENTITÀ GOLOSE invited to confront on “The Strength of Freedom”. A great opportunity for networking and deeply debating the value of creativity and conviviality.

Internationally renowned chefs (among them Matthew Kenney founder of the most important school of raw vegan cuisine in the world, and Margarita Forés best woman chef for the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants) and several among the most representative Italian chefs (Massimiliano Alajmo, Massimo Bottura, Moreno Cedroni, Enrico Crippa, Niko Romito…) are expected. Four new subjects to investigate (Identità di Caffé, Identità di Formaggio, Identità di Panettone and Identità di Champagne) in the program and then time for the excellence of wine with the Merano WineAward. Last but not least a great opportunity dedicated to all the enthusiasts: the Scuola di Identità Golose, l’ABC della cucina d’autore (The School of Identità Golose, the ABC of haute cuisine) with the support of Arte del Convivio.

The 12th edition of Identità Golose, international congress of haute cuisine and pastry-making which will be held in Milan from Sunday 6th to Tuesday 8th March at the Mi-Co Milano Congressi, via Gattamelata 5 will be clearly eventful.

The subject of the 2016 edition is “The strength of freedom”: a thorough debate on the value of creativity and conviviality put to a hard test by the tensions our planet is experiencing. Reacting means also increasing cultural and technological exchanges in the kitchens and restaurants all over the world. Which has always been the aim of Identità Golose.

After all, cuisine has always been culture, freedom to exchange products, search for new tastes, contamination with the best of different civilizations and diets. Curiosity, the joy for a new recipe, the dream of those who want to innovate or are open to the new and undergo the judgment of the public hoping to be appreciated have to be defended. This is why the icon dish of the congress couldn’t but be To Bee or not to Bee (clever and playful garnished tripe recalling a beehive) created by Cristina Bowerman, chef of Glass Hostaria in Rome.

On Sunday March 6th the opening of the congress was entrusted to Davide Scabin, provoking and perfectionist chef who always succeeds in proposing contents going beyond the dish. During the opening day of the congress among the meetings with foreign cuisines we pointed out the new Spanish vanguard represented by Ricard Camarena who is considered the new shining star of the Iberian cuisine after-El Bulli; from the Basque Country Josean Alija the “cocinero vegetal” heading the Nerua restaurant at the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao will return to Milan; from Venezuela we expect Carlos Garcia leader of a renewed national pride which also goes through the rediscovery of the Venezuelan culinary identity.

The first day in the auditorium ended up with a debate entitled: “The star: is it an impossible dream for pizza?” The standard bearers of Italian quality pizza will talk about the matter: Renato Bosco, Enzo Coccia, Massimo Giovannini, Simone Padoan, Franco Pepe and Gino Sorbillo.

On Sunday an event signed S.Pellegrino which took the cue from the international talent show S.Pellegrino Young Chef will be added to the debates. It is a meeting called “Cultivating the talent” during which the subject of the debate was the relation between great masters and young chefs. Among the guests who will take part to the debate there will be Davide Oldani, Andrea Berton, Annie Feolde, Riccardo Monco, Alessandro Negrini, Cristina Bowerman, Matteo Baronetto and Paolo Griffa.

All details at www.Identitagolose.it,

A.G.

Yutaka Sone interprets Ornellaia 2013 L’Eleganza

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Ornellaia 2013 L%27Eleganza_bottlesCarrara marble, international icon of elegance, becomes a supple masterpiece in the hands of this Japanese artist.

This project has donated to date more than 1 million euros to art foundations & museums across the globe.

Artist Yutaka Sone has created special-edition labels that will adorn a limited number of large-size bottles of Ornellaia.

Sotheby’s will preside over an auction of 9 rare lots during a gala evening at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, which will receive the proceeds.

For the 8th edition of Vendemmia d’Artista, the project that Ornellaia launched in 2009, which commissions an artist of world fame to interpret the distinctive character of each individual vintage, Ornellaia has selected Japanese Artist Yutaka Sone to exercise his creativity for Ornellaia 2013 “L’Eleganza” (Elegance).  http://www.ornellaia.com/en/vendemmia-d-artista/  

The project has gathered more than 1 million euros and donated the entire proceeds to foundations and museums across the globe that support art across the range of its expressions, including the Whitney Museum in New York, the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, the Royal Opera House in London, and the H2 Foundation in Hong Kong and Shanghai, as well as the Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan, the AGO in Toronto, and the Beyeler Foundation in Basel.

On 19 May, ORNELLAIA will be the exclusive focus in a benefit auction offering 9 lots, which will include 9 of the special-edition bottles created by Yutaka Sone for Ornellaia 2013 L’Eleganza Vendemmia d’Artista. The auction will take place as part of a gala dinner, during which Andrea Fiuczynski, Sotheby’s Executive Vice President, Chairman of the Americas, Head of Sotheby’s West Coast, will oversee the bidding, with all proceeds going to the organisation hosting the event, the Hammer Museum of Los Angeles, directed by Ann Philbin. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Hammer Museum’s exhibitions, collections and nearly 300 annual public programs, all of which are free to the public.

In addition, on the following 23 June, the Italian Embassy in Tokyo will be the venue for a special program celebrating 150 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and Italy, during which the art bottles will be introduced and exhibited.  

To interpret the unique concept of L’Eleganza, the characteristic selected for Vendemmia 2013, Ornellaia commissioned Japanese artist Yutaka Sone to create an artwork that would be site-specific to the Ornellaia estate and exclusive bottle labels, individually signed, that will dress the 109 large-size bottles of Ornellaia: 100 3-litre double-magnums, 8 6-litre Imperials, and a single 9-litre Salmanazar. In addition, the artist created a special 750-ml bottle of Ornellaia that will be included in every 6-bottle wood box. 

 Antonio Gala

Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2016 Takes Shape

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gallery_02The event visuals recount the richness and biodiversity of Terra Madre

The visuals that will characterize the entire communication campaign of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2016, which will be held September 22 to 26 in Turin, were presented today.

Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2016 is now an event open to the public event, no longer concentrated within the Lingotto Fiere pavilions, but spread around the city. Parks, theaters, historical buildings and entire neighborhoods of the city will be involved in the event.

The Italian and international market will be held in Valentino Park, within which the Medieval Villagewill host educational events for adults and children, while the Terra Madre Forums will take place inside Valentino Castle. The conferences will be held at the Carignano Theater, the Enoteca will be located in the wonderful spaces of the Royal Palace, and the Taste Workshops will take place at various locations, including the Circolo dei Lettori, the Mole Antonelliana (The National Cinema Museum of Torino) and Eataly. Street food and artisan brewers will be found at the Murazzi along the River Po, a newly renovated area. The event program also includes forays into other iconic cultural institutions in Turin: from the Egyptian Museum to the Gallery of Modern Art (GAM), to the Museum of Oriental Art (MAO). Beyond that, there will be some other events outside of the city in the Royal Palace of Venaria Reale, the Castle of Rivoli, the Royal Castle of Racconigi and the Agenzia di Pollenzo.

The theme of the event, Loving the Earth, sums up the Slow Food philosophy and the commitment of the association’s network to supporting Slow Food projects, putting particular emphasis on environmental protection and the need for all of us to be all agents of change.

Bodà, a Turin-based communication, architecture and video studio which has long collaborated with Slow Food, is the brainchild behind the visuals that will accompany all the communication of the event. In 2008, Bodà produced the documentary, Terra Madre People, and subsequently participated in the Berlinale with other documentaries on Slow Food Presidia in Africa: Pokot Ash Yogurt in Kenya, Harenna Forest Wild Coffee in Ethiopia and Fadiouth Island Salted Millet Couscous in Senegal. In 2015 they won the Europeana contest with the film, Seeds, which features the Italian Slow Food Presidia for the Lucca Red Bean and the Alcamo Purceddu Melon.

Roberto Burdese, member of the Slow Food International Executive Committee, said: “The collaboration with Bodà has been an exchange of experience, filled with mutual understanding. Their graphics are in coherence with our philosophy and show the highest attention to detail. The visuals that will accompany the event are single figures but are composed of different, heterogeneous fragments. They allude to the richness and complexity of the Terra Madre network and to the biodiversity that characterizes the world we live in.”

Today’s conference, which welcomed speakers Carlo Petrini, Slow Food President; Sergio Chiamparino, President of the Piedmont Region; and Piero Fassino, Mayor of Turin, is an occasion to renew the invitation for locals to host Terra Madre delegates and to call on the city of Turin and surrounding areas to engage and participate.

Cannonau Fòla Siddùra winning Gold at the Berlin Wine Trophy

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A Cannonau back on the roof of Europe.

fola-wine-pageThe Fòla 2014 of winery Siddùra of Luogosanto (Sardinia) triumphed at the international Berlin Wine Trophy, which took place a few days ago in the German capital.

The 185 jurors selected Cannonau Doc Siddùra, result of native grapes, as one of the best red in the world by giving the gold medal. Fòla repeating the success of two years ago when he netted a brace on German soil with the golds won at the Berliner and Mundus Vini concours.

In the edition of the Berlin Wine Trophy 2016, which has just ended, 5785 wines were evaluated. Nearly 70 percent of the samples submitted have been positively evaluated by the judges with the attribution of points: a result that usually configures the award of a medal. The Rules of Procedure of the OIV, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine, however, permits the allocation of awards to only 30 percent of the samples submitted.

For this reason the jury have had to make a further selection choosing the most brilliant international oenology excellence. In addition to the gold Cannonau in purity Fòla, Siddùra brings home two silver medals with the Vermentino di Gallura Maia and Sangiovese TIROS. “The new gold medal Fòla is a recognition for our work but also a great victory for the Sardinian native vine and consequently to Sardinia – commented Massimo Ruggiero, CEO of Luogosanto winery – win such an important prize in Germany is a significant achievement because the German public is very selective. ” In the coming weeks Siddùra will attend the prestigious Dusseldorf Prowein and the Vinitaly in Verona.

 Marco Lucentini

PINOT NERO AND HOFSTÄTTER: THE BIRTH OF A NEW GRAND CRU # Pinotnoir # Grandcru

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Just launched the first label of “Ludwig von Barth Barthenau Vigna Roccolo“, wine from the oldest particle of Pinot Nero of the Barthenau estate in the Mazzon area (Alto adige, Italy)

ea457adccaa9e569cff05de9b4f3b04d_SAfter inextricably linked his name to the Pinot Noir and Gewürztraminer vines, producer Martin Foradori Hofstätter comes on the market with another selection: Pinot Noir “Ludwig von Barth Barthenau Vigna Roccolo”. For decades Foradori Hofstätter family cultivates with great passion and skill this noble varieties: with this new label were underlined the nuances of the oldest of the Mazzon area vineyard.

The vineyard from which the wine takes its name, in fact, is in the heart of Mazzon, while the term “Roccolo” reminiscent of the classic tower. It is the oldest vineyard in Mazzon, from the same period of the historical Ludwig von Barth Barthenau, dating from the late 19th century and re-planted by Martin Foradori Hofstätter grandfather in 1942. The Roccolo Vine is still cultivated today with the classic South Tyrolean Pergola and now thanks to the old age of the strains, the yield per hectare is never more than 35 hectoliters per hectare.

Following the tradition in Hofstätter distinguish its Cru and make them unmistakable, the label in addition to the cadastral name even brings the mention “Vigna” particle. This endorsement in South Tyrol guarantees the provenance of the wine from a well-defined particle, also a further guarantee of its origin.

The Pinot Noir and the Mazzon area are closely related to Foradori Hofstätter family. In the late 30’s, the grandfather of Martin purchased three farms with adjoining land by the descendants of Ludwig von Barth Barthenau. The latter was a chemist with the chair in Vienna and in the nineteenth century, he brought the Pinot Noir in the vineyards on the plateau of Mazzon.

In 1959 Paolo Foradori, father of Martin, vinificated his first wine from Pinot Noir. This in contrast with otherea457adccaa9e56_S manufacturers in Alto Adige, where, at that time, dominated the grape variety Schiava. The successes of Paul Foradori soon have influenced the decisions of neighboring tenants, which in turn have concentrated their forces on this grape. Today the Mazzon area is one of the few wine-growing areas of Alto Adige, dominated by a vine while in other areas it still relies on different types. At Mazzon, however, there is almost exclusively focuses on the variety that gives the best fruits.

Thanks to the work of Foradori Hofstätter family, the famous plateau name Mazzon has thus become synonymous with excellence in the production of Pinot Noir. With the harvest of 2012 is born this new label, intended to further underline the relationship of the family with this great vine worldwide.

Marco Lucentini

Wine Advocate reviews about Castello di Bossi wines #wine #siena

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Castello di Bossi winery has received really good reviews by the famous wine critic Robert Parker of Wine Advocate on 30 October 2015.

In particular the three wines reviewed were: Castello di Bossi Girolamo, Castello di Bossi Corbaia and Castello di Bossi Berardo; the first is a Merlot, the second one is a Cabernet Toscana IGT and the other one is a Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG.

The three wines have reached very high scores in 100 points wine scoring-scale: respectively 94/100, 93/100 and 92/100.

All commentaries are extremely detailed about characteristics of wines and enhance their attractive peculiarities and high qualities.

 

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Valentina Gagliano

Exploring and tasting with the Bourgogne guide #Bourgogne #wines #tourism

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Exploring and tasting with the guide
En route vers les Bourgognes

Discover the latest edition of “En Route Vers les Bourgognes”, the essential guide to the wide choice of quality wine tourism on offer in the region. Organize a tailored program to suit you, as a couple, a family or among friends, and wind your way through the six tourist routes which stretch over 230 kilometers. The 100 Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée of the Bourgogne region are there to be discovered year-round!

The guide in figures

  • „ 343 estates, wine producers and cooperative wineries who all adhere to the De Vignes en Caves* welcome charter
  • „ 92 wine-related events
  • „ Some 100 restaurants bearing the “Vignobles & Découvertes” label
  • „ One pullout map of the Bourgogne wine region produced in partnership with Bourgogne Tourisme and showing the

key sites. On the reverse, mini-maps detail each route

  • „ Eight introductory themes, including “Wine”, “In a Word, the Climats”, “Varietals”, and so on
  • „ 92,000 print run of the new edition
  • „ 834 distribution outlets in the Bourgogne, Rhône-Alpes and Jura regions: Tourist offices, Regional and Departmental Tourist Boards, hotels, camp sites, guest houses, Lyon airport

New features

  • „ Around 20 new illustrations enrich the brochure
  • „ A one-page graphic presents the key figures of the Bourgogne wine region at the end of the guide
  • „ The inclusion of the Bourgogne Climats on the Unesco World Heritage List

And as always…

  • „ In both French and English
  • „ Available free-of-charge on request from the BIVB and tourism points
  • „ Can be downloaded from bourgogne-wines.com, in the “A trip through the vines” section
  • „ A summary listing the regions by color, to help you quickly find the producers, festivals, wine routes and gourmet stop-overs you are looking for

Recap

The national Vignobles & Découvertes label was created in 2009 to establish a network among stakeholders in the wine tourism sector in the same region. Visitors can thereby easily identify all the activities on offer along wine routes. This label is attributed by the Ministries of Tourism and Agriculture for a three-year period. Today, six destinations are currently included in the scheme, three of which have already been renewed**, bringing together 600 label-bearing activities, including 155 wineries.

In chronological order of receiving the label:
Beaune: From Corton to Montrachet**
Dijon Côte de Nuits**
Chablis wine region**
Auxerrois wine region
Mâconnais wine region
Côte Chalonnaise

The Châtillonnais wine region is also taking the necessary steps to acquire the label in 2016.

* The success of En Route Vers les Bourgognes is down to the De Vignes en Caves welcome charter

This charter was created 24 years ago. Signatories commit to continually improving their welcome and the tasting experience in their cellars.

Members commit to:

  • „ Providing a warm and individual reception (including in foreign languages)
  • „ Advertising fixed opening hours for visitors
  • „ Clearly displaying the sign indicating their commitment to the principles of the charter
  • „ A free tasting of at least one wine
  • „ Displaying a list of the appellations on sale
  • „ Offering take-away wine sales (with a minimum purchase of three bottles) and a shipping service for 12 bottles or more
  • „ Supplying information about the Bourgogne wine growing region and the estate

Find all our press releases and thousands of rights-free photos in the online press room at:

http://www.bourgogne-wines.com

 

Nett: a tradition based on innovation! #Palatinate #wine #Germany

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“Each wine and each vintage has its own personality, its own character and its own history.”

The winery is placed in the wine hamlet called Duttweiler, that is in the heart of the magnificent region Palatina where we can admire the typical Mediterranean landscapes.

The winery was created in 1838 and today the Nett family is arrived at its fifth generation and it continues the wine production in the respect of tradition, with the utilization of new innovative techniques.

The Nett philosophy is work in respect of nature and it is properly this to give different times of work. The biggest challenge is to emphasize potentiality, individuality and the qualities of each vineyard in the Nett territory.

In their wine cellars where tradition meets innovation in a harmonious and equilibrate way, there is the tranquility to give wine the pleasure of time. All that starts with the soft pressing of grapes and with fermentation until the sweet aging of fresh wine through bottling.

Tradition also means innovation!
As the historic ancestor Heinz Bergdolt-Reif has done at the beginning of his job career, in 2011 the winery created the Horsepower, a new work method. In fact, Nett manages some of its best vineyards exclusively through the work of horses because this traditional method softens ground allowing it to breath.

This guarantees a superior quality for grapes and gives wine an unique character.

A fantastic wine we tasted from this wine estate:

Riesling Trocken Pfalz 2013: among all wines produced by the Nett winery, we prefer the Riesling Trocken because it is really a dry wine, very long with a fantastic aging potential.

San Giacomo Cantina #abruzzo #sangiacomo #wine

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Cantina San Giacomo

San Giacomo Cantina is located in Rocca San Giovanni, in Chieti province, between Trabocchi coast and luxuriant hills, a perfect combination of natural environments.  San Giacomo winery offers wines of aromatic fragrances, full–bodied red wines and white wines of exquisite and delicate tastes. The most famous local white grapes are Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, Chardonnay, Pecorino and Moscato, whereas red grapes are Montepulciano  d’Abruzzo, San Giovese and Merlot, other than renowned sparkling wines and excellent fine liquors.

The cellar also produces genuine food of extraordinary quality such as jams, pasta, marinated preserves and the savory Pecorino d’Abruzzo cheese. All these products are made by the passion and the enthusiasm of the almost two hundred workers, who collaborate to improve the production, recently the Cantina has started to produce wine made by organic grapes.

Near San Giacomo Cantina there is a shop where you can have an amazing gastronomic experience and you can choose between a wide variety of goods that will satisfy your desires.

San Giacomo Cantina website:

http://www.cantinasangiacomo.it/web/it/?lang=en

Valentina Gagliano

 

 

Padelletti winery #tuscany #montalcino #wine

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Brunello Padelletti

In Montalcino town, close to Siena, in the beautiful area nearby Monte Amiata and Val d’Orcia, Padelletti family is one of the oldest and famous vintner, since 1571.

All members of the family have been involved in military and political affairs of their hometown. They have traveled abroad for work reasons, however they have always been maintained a close bond with their land and never forgot to take care of their winery and enrich family tradition with modernity and innovation they have experienced during their several trips abroad.

The wines produced by the family have incredible features due to the fertile soil, in which vineyards are extended. Thanks to this particular ground, rich in water and cinders, coming from eruptions of Monte Amiata, the wine is characterized by aroma and notes extremely hard to reproduce.

In order to have a very high quality wine, family members carry out a meticulous selection of fine red grapes (Sangiovese grape) every year. Among about 480 quintals of grapes, only 100 quintals are chosen, for a maximum production of 7000/8000 bottles of wine. The result is a full-bodied red wine, the so-called “Brunello”, well known for its special intense colour and strong taste, a combination of history and culture.

Brunello is aged in barrels made of the Slavonic wood for many years, a valuable type of wood, that has made the wine very expensive. A really high level of tannins is contained in these barrels, so it is important to constantly control wine, in order to avoid to have an unpleasant taste.

The two iconic wines produced by Padelletti family are Brunello di Montalcino and Rosso di Montalcino, powerful wines but gentle and velvety wines at the same time. By tasting these strong flavoured wines, your palate will be overwhelmed by vivid emotions.

They are perfect to be paired with red and white meat, salmon and tuna.

Padelletti wine estate website: http://www.padelletti.it/azienda_en.html

Valentina Gagliano

 

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