Online ticket sales open. One of the most delicious and popular food and wine events in Piedmont has reached its 23rd edition this year.

The Go Wine association promotes and organizes the event in agreement with the Municipality of Cocconato and with the Cocconato Riviera del Monferrato Consortium .

A successful formula that is renewed in every edition and which promotes several factors: the valorisation of the places (the landscape of Cocconato, the historic center to walk), the gastronomic tradition (typical products such as robiola di Cocconato, many taste places in the town and surrounding areas), wine with a parterre of wineries that team up in the local Consortium and that open the doors of the event to other wineries in Piedmont.

Cocconato will thus be transformed into a virtual wine route, in which wine tastings will alternate with typical local products, which will fill the historic center of the town, hosting the Cocconato and Monferrato wineries.

The preview of the event will take place on Friday 30 August with “Il Salotto di Cocco…Wine” , a moment dedicated to the table with the flavors and wines of the Cocconato cellars. Here each Cocconato winery will present a favorite wine in a special wine shop. The wines can be paired with dishes designed for the occasion by Cocconato restaurateurs.

The wines presented at the “Salotto” will be served only in this special moment and will not be present at the tasting tables of the event, creating an exclusive tasting.

Also on Friday at 6.30 pm there will be an in-depth guided tasting of Cocconato’s Barbera d’Asti Superiore, reserved for the press and professional operators.

THE PROGRAM

FRIDAY 30 AUGUST

the preview of the “Cocconato Living Room”

6.30pm Guided in-depth tasting of Cocconato’s Barbera d’Asti Superiore

8.00pm The “Cocco…Wine Lounge” : at the table with the flavors and wines of Cocconato.

SATURDAY 31 AUGUST (from 4pm to midnight) e

SUNDAY 1 SEPTEMBER (from 3pm to 8pm)

Opening of the tasting table of “Cocco Wine” with protagonists:

– the Cocconato and Monferrato cellars;

– thematic Wine Islands (Sauvignon in Italy and around the world and Orange Wine);

Food stands selling typical products.

On Sunday, at 5.00 pm, an in-depth guided tasting dedicated to the Nebbiolo vine in the north-west of the Monferrato area of Asti will be offered (open to the public).

How to taste and buy tickets

Wine tasting

The cost of the tasting for August 31st and September 1st is €16.00 (with a reduction to €14.00 by purchasing the ticket online on the website: www.gowinet.it by August 28th 2024); €12.00 Reduction for Go Wine members and sector associations.

From 22 to 25 July 2024, a residential course at the VINE LODGE ACCADEMIA in Capriva del Friuli (GO) to learn the innovative technique that saves the plants and keeps the quality of the grapes intact.

Dendrosurgery , a real surgical operation on vine plants thanks to which the white decay that colonizes the woody structure of the plants and causes infection is eliminated with specific equipment, keeping the quality of the grapes intact. The results that the SIMONIT&SIRCH Team has achieved in 14 years of work and experiments are surprising and of great importance both for the quality of the wines and for the economic savings on the part of the company: 90% of the treated plants have in fact returned to being fully productive . Dendrosurgery is, at the moment, the only valid technique to stop esca disease and avoid extirpation .

For those wishing to learn the basics of this technique, a residential course led by SIMONIT&SIRCH technicians will be organized from 22 to 25 July 2024 on the Mario Schiopetto Campus in Capriva del Friuli . Aimed at everyone, the course is a unique opportunity to learn this technique capable of prolonging the productive life of the vineyards. The maximum number of participants is 10 people .

The course will be divided into 3 days of training for a total of 3 practical lessons and 1 theoretical one . The venue of the course will be the ACCADEMIA VINE LODGE in Capriva del Friuli , where the students will stay and the theoretical part will be held, while the practical lessons will take place in the neighboring vineyards of the Mario Schiopetto Campus. The participation fee is €1,480 per person and includes, in addition to the course, 3 nights’ accommodation with breakfast, welcome aperitif, 1 light lunch, 2 dinners, 2 tastings, and final toast at the ACCADEMIA VINE LODGE, 3 snacks and 2 light lunch in the vineyard, rental of clothing and equipment, insurance and a visit to the Mario Schiopetto Campus (where the SIMONIT&SIRCH Method took embryonic shape more than 30 years ago), to the company’s cellars. At the end, participants will receive a certificate of participation in the course and the PRUNINGUY/PRUNINGIRL T-shirt.

Dendrosurgery by SIMONIT&SIRCH
SIMONIT&SIRCH technicians subjected more than 15,000 plants of 12 varieties (Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Malvasia Istriana, Sangiovese, Gruener Veltiner, Carmenere, Malbec) to dendrosurgery, in vineyards of 12 Italian and foreign regions: Collio, Franciacorta, Montalcino, Champagne, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Mendoza, Kamptal, Steiermark, Pfalz, Istria and Maipo in Chile. Analyzing the data collected – and also validated by the University and the INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique of Bordeaux – it is clear that dendrosurgery slows down the progression of mortality symptoms of infected plants and that the quality of the grapes is comparable with that of healthy plants. This is not the same for unoperated infected plants. In 14 years of work and experiments, 90% of the treated plants have returned to full production.

The Umbria Wine Tourism Movement invites all enthusiasts to join the summer events which will see a succession of tastings, walks and cultural meetings in the Umbrian vineyards.

Perugia, 8 July 2024 Aperitifs in the vineyard, sensory workshops, picnics, visits and guided tours in the vineyards, dinners with the winemaker, DJ sets and much more. The Umbria Wine Tourism Movement continues to announce the summer events of the 2024 edition of ” Open Vineyards “, a widespread event which throughout the summer season transforms Umbrian wineries into real centers of cultural and tourist attraction. During the summer season, wine enthusiasts, wine lovers and visitors will be able to immerse themselves in a unique experience, exploring the beauty and traditions of one of the most fascinating wine regions in Italy.

Here are the proposals of four local wineries:

At the Terre de la Custodia farm, located in the hills of Gualdo Cattaneo, just 5 km from the historic center of Montefalco, the Farchioni family has been producing excellent Umbrian wines Montefalco Bianco Plentis, Montefalco Rosso Riserva and Sagrantino Exubera for centuries based on native grapes such as Sagrantino, Sangiovese and Grechetto. Every day, upon reservation, picnics will be organized in the cellar with a view of Sagrantino and (except Wednesday and Sunday) tastings and visits to the cellar are organized with the brand ambassador Daniele Sevoli, from 10am to 6pm continuously. Finally, every day, upon reservation, horseback and e-bike rides are organised.

A rich and complex wine with aromas such as Lucardo, intense and colorful Verzaro merlot, cabernet sauvignon, grechetto from Umbria, chardonnay and pinot grigio: these are some of the proposals of the Baldassarri winery , a young company located in Collazzone , in the province of Perugia. On Saturday 27 July at 8.30 pm the winery opens its doors to wine enthusiasts for a dinner under the stars in the vineyard with a DJ set to follow and also on Friday 2 August at 8.30 pm the winery is organizing a dinner in the cellar with a DJ set.

The beauty of the medieval palace, the charm of the place and excellent wines welcome you to Locanda Palazzone : 24 hectares of vineyards on the hills, in a landscape setting of rare beauty, cultivated with the traditional grapes of Orvieto, namely Procanico and Grechetto mainly, then Verdello and Malvasia to complete the blend. But also international vines Sauvignon for the Noble Rot and Viognier among the first to grow it in Italy. And to complete the wines produced Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon for the Reds. On Friday 12 July Locanda Palazzone organizes a guided excursion on the hills surrounding the palazzone among vineyards, historic buildings and the Musco cave. Followed by an aperitif in the pool from 5pm. Finally, the Locanda offers the possibility of booking a stay and experience package.

Discovering the Roccafiore winery and the vineyards that surround it is possible by booking visits and tastings as well as reserving a table on the outdoor terrace and tasting the traditional recipes of Umbrian cuisine based on Cinta Senese pigs from the small internal breeding farm. The Roccafiore winery is located on the green hills surrounding the Umbrian city of Todi, owned by the Baccarelli family since 1999. Roccafiore, which was born as an environmental sustainability project, is not only a wine producer, but also hosts a resort with spa, wellness center and restaurant. The winery is a 90 hectare green space set among the gentle and magical Umbrian hills that breathe the country air. Among olive trees, animal breeding and legume and cereal crops, there are 15 hectares dedicated exclusively to the cultivation of native vines. The selection of wineries that will lead visitors to their vineyards is particularly rich and varied, reflecting the diversity and richness of the area’s wine heritage. Each winery offers a unique experience, inviting participants to completely immerse themselves in the winemaking and cultural traditions of Umbria, making Vigneti Aperti 2024 an unmissable edition for all lovers of Italian wine and culture. Through the Social Movement of Umbria Wine Tourism channels it is possible to find out about the proposals in detail of the participating Umbrian wineries.

Sandro Bottega: “It would be important for the world of Prosecco to have a new vintage with adequate quantities both because the sparkling wine market requires it and because 2023 was particularly poor.”

«In the Prosecco area, if the climatic conditions of the next two months remain within the parameters of the period, there should be a vintage of exceptional quality».

Word of Sandro Bottega , wine entrepreneur at the head of the historic Bottega SpA company of Bibano (TV) , among the leaders in Italy for the production of Prosecco, who is therefore optimistic about the next harvest, which should also respect the traditional times. «In the Prosecco area, despite there having been persistent rain and lower than average temperatures in recent weeks, a delay in the harvest is not currently expected, which should take place around the third week of September. In the month of June – explains Sandro Bottega – we enjoyed a strong temperature range between daytime and nighttime hours, which certainly determined the development of aromatic substances. It follows that, if the climatic conditions of the next two months remain within the parameters of the period, there should be a vintage of exceptional quality. Extending the analysis to the entire “Italian vineyard” we could say in broad terms that for the North it is expected that ordinary harvest times will generally be respected. In the South, the African heat could instead interfere with the ripening process of the grapes, influencing the harvest period in one direction or another”, specifies Bottega, who adds: “It would be very important for the entire Prosecco world to have a new vintage with adequate quantities both because the sparkling wine market requires it and because 2023 was particularly poor”.
The owner of the winery famous throughout the world for its “Prosecco Bars” also confidently analyzes the climatic conditions: «I underline that the abundance of water is determining a luxuriant vintage, even if in some ways difficult due to the excessive humidity and related vine diseases, which required the vineyards to be monitored with extreme care. The only risk, now structural in every wine-growing area, is linked to storms or in any case to extreme atmospheric agents which could in some areas cause a reduction in production. I repeat – continues Bottega – that we are confident and believe that the quality of the grapes will be high. In our vineyards for years now we have reintroduced the classic “green manure” technique: it is a capillary grassing that strongly contributes to absorbing any excess water. In order to give the best of itself, the vine needs harmony and balance, in this case therefore it is necessary to intervene and prevent, preferably with natural methods, such as “green manure”. Regarding the excessive heat, always threatening even if this year all in all limited in the Prosecco area, we are developing an ad hoc study with our agronomists to intervene on the plants, leaving the foliage highly developed in order to protect the bunches”.
Finally, a reflection on the search for dedicated personnel for the harvest: «With regards to labor for the harvest, the general difficulty in finding available labor persists. Bottega has well-established teams of grape harvesters, who have been retained by the company thanks to a policy of continuity of collaboration, which within the context of the seasonality of this work is renewed from year to year”, concludes Sandro Bottega, owner of the company of the same name Venetian winery.

Bottega – The Bottega family, which has four centuries of history in the world of wine and grappa, founded the company of the same name, which is both a winery and distillery. It is based in Bibano di Godega (TV), 50 km north of Venice, where it produces grappa, wines and liqueurs. Among the grappas, the prized selections of single varieties and the spirits matured in barrique stand out. The range of Bottega wines includes Prosecco, including the well-known Bottega Gold, and other sparkling wines with great personality. In detached cellars, in Valpolicella, Chianti and Montalcino, Amarone, Ripasso, Chianti Gallo Nero, Brunello di Montalcino and other great reds are produced. The offer is completed by a wide range of fruit and cream liqueurs. The Bottega company distributes its products in 150 countries around the world. For many years, Bottega SpA has made an indissoluble commitment to sustainability, which has led to real and concrete results in reducing the impact on the environment, society and the economy.