Carlo Pietrasanta, president of MTV Lombardia: “Four evenings dedicated to the unparalleled pleasure of tasting wine under the stars of the summer sky”.
There will be four summer nights, four magical nights (31 July, 6, 8, 10 August), dedicated to the wines of Lombardy, those proposed by the Wine Tourism Movement for the 2024 edition of “Calici di Stelle”. We will start on Wednesday 31 July at the Vineria del Vin Bon in San Donato Milanese: night of wine, notes of stars, from sunset to dawn. Over 20 labels for tasting, music, possibility of dining on the terrace from 7.30pm. Pocket, glass for access to the tasting counter and tasting of Risotto from the Vineria: €23.00. Dinner on the terrace from 7.30 pm with welcome toast tasting Aperikrumì: the savory Krumiro from Casale Monferrato di Corino 1764 (which will follow the entire Calici di Stelle Lombardia tour). To follow, appetizers with fassona tartare, veal with tuna sauce, courgette flan; encore first courses: Ligurian pansotti (vegetable) with walnut sauce, risotto with Ligurian pesto and crescenza lodigiana; dessert: star cake with passito cream ice cream. Guided tasting of paired wines: €36.00. Restaurant telephone: 0287260353 – 348 7674660. Repeat on Tuesday 6 August: by popular demand Calici di Stelle returns to the Naviglio Grande at the Bellariva Restaurant, in Alzaia Naviglio Grande 36. Everything as per tradition: the tasting will be enlivened by the unmistakable historical voice of Calici by Stelle, Valentina Bergo and, to follow, a DJ set. Over 30 wine proposals to taste, an intriguing Food Box and the Bellariva dish: €28.00. Possibility of à la carte dinner, upon reservation, with 20% discount. Local telephone number: 0289406068. The traditional Oltrepò event will not be missing, at the Certosa Cantù in Casteggio, scheduled for Thursday 8 August. Tasting counter with over 30 labels, “Mythology of Wine” curated by Professor Stefano Maggi and Doctor Valentina Dezza; “Jazz & Wine” concert with Ajmar Quartet; extraordinary opening of the Archaeological Museum; gastronomic accompaniment by Cave Cantù. Cost of the evening €20. It closes on Saturday 10 August with an aperitif with live music on the enchanting terrace of the La Casaia winery in Santa Giuletta: from sunset to late night with emotional toasts. Cellar telephone: 349 496 6503. “Calici di Stelle is increasingly an event awaited and appreciated by all lovers of Lombard wine: an event dedicated to those who have already gone on holiday and to those who have yet to leave, but above all to those who remain at home, enjoying the pleasure of semi-deserted and quiet cities.” Born in 1993, the Wine Tourism Movement is an association that includes around 1000 of the most prestigious wineries in Italy with the following objectives: promoting wine culture through visits to places of production, supporting the increase in tourism in the areas with a wine-growing vocation, qualify the tourist services of the wineries, increase the economic and employment prospects of the wine territories.