From 1 to 10 August the wineries that join the protection Consortium, led by Raffaele Librandi, will animate the territory of the historic Calabrian DOC, before the great final party in Madonna di Mare.
Tastings in the cellars, tours of the vineyards, the Masterclass with Matteo Gallello on the identity characteristics of Cirò and the talk with the food and wine press and the wine influencers of Calabria. Cirò is the land of wine by vocation. For centuries, on the hills overlooking the sea, enlightened producers and families who have always been dedicated to agriculture have planted vineyards that transform into the best-known Calabrian wine in the world . A tradition that today unites historic wineries with young vignerons who with the same spirit intend to enhance and promote that thousand-year history which today finds its common home in the ” Consortium for the protection and valorization of Cirò Doc and Melissa Doc wines “, chaired by Raffaele Librandi , who in August for several years, it has organized the Cirò Wine Festival, an event promoting the oldest DOC (awaiting to become DOC) in Calabria.
An event that from 1 to 10 August animates the area with a rich program of vineyards and cellars , tours of the wine-growing realities of the most significant denomination of Calabria, which ends in celebration, as is now tradition, on the night of the shooting stars in Madonna di Mare , with the tasting tables of the wineries belonging to the consortium, local food and music.
Born to focus attention on the most famous Calabrian wine production area in the world, enhance the territory, the work of the producers and winemakers which today brings together historic companies that are over a hundred years old and the new generations of vignerons in a perfect mix between tradition and modernity, the Cirò Wine Festival has now become the eagerly awaited summer event for wine lovers and the many tourists who flock to the Calabrian Ionian coast. Gaglioppo and other native grapes become the pretext to focus attention on an extraordinary territory, rich in biodiversity, culture and gastronomy in a perfect mix that acts as a catalyst for a great week dedicated to wine and its protagonists. This year the program which in the first part is made up of Off events in the cellars and venues of the area, will see Matteo Gallello , co-founder of the magazine Verticale, a six-monthly magazine dedicated to vertical tastings of the most iconic Italian wines, and editorial director as guest of the Cirò Wine Festival. of the in-depth magazine Bromio, dedicated to the symbols and anthropology of wine, which will curate the masterclass scheduled for August 9th at 4.30 pm in the Cirò council room. A technical moment for enthusiasts that will delve deeper into the characters and identity of the DOC wine.
Then, at 6.30 pm, Cirò with its ancient roots and new stories will be at the center of a talk involving the most authoritative names in Calabrian food and wine communication. On August 10th the great final event in Madonna di Mare, in the Saraceni Markets space, with the tasting open to the public in which numerous companies belonging to the Cirò and Melissa Wine Protection Consortium will take part and the music party with the Ricci concert of sea .