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Adopt a vineyard and make it grow well (so your wine will be good) – Italian Cuisine

An original initiative to help the environment and give enthusiasts the opportunity to create their own wine: 'Adopt a Cru', launched by the famous Grosjean winery, allows you to discover the heroic viticulture, typical of the Aosta Valley.

It is the time of sharing and, more than ever, of the search for nature. Among the most original and deserving ideas is certainly that of the Grosjeans, one of the great families of Valle d'Aosta winemaking: 16 hectares cultivated between Quart and Saint Christophe; about 140 thousand the bottles produced annually; 50 years of passion from a family whose origins date back to 1700. The initiative is called Adopt a Cru and allows you to experience firsthand the experience of cultivating, growing and producing excellent wines, from the grapes to the bottle. For a year, all wine and grape lovers heroic – which are the characteristic of the Aosta Valley – could be the protagonists of the everyday life of a historic winery, the first to choose organic in the region and always appreciated by the public and critics. In the latest edition of the Gambero Rosso wine guide, Grosjean won three Due Bicchieri with the red Fumin Vigna Rovettaz 2016, the Montmary Extra Brut Rosè Metodo Classico and the white Petit Arvine Vigna Rovettaz 2018.

Curiosity revealed

"We had been planning for some time to seal this adoption pact," they explain Hervé and Simon Grosjean, third generation of the family and creators of the project. "Many of our customers were curious to learn about the mysterious cellar operations behind a bottle: with this initiative they will finally have the opportunity to witness the birth and maturation of the wine, to arrive at the final glass". The adoption can also be made as a gift, so much so that a visit to the cellar and the vineyard adopted is offered at any time of the year, accompanied by a tasting of various types of wines.

Various stages

The adoption process is divided into several stages that correspond to the production and processing phases. The first step consists in choosing the cru between the Rovettaz and Tzeriat vineyards, which have the characteristic of being among the best terroirs in the center of the valley and give life to some of the best known indigenous vines of the region. This is followed by the certificate of adoption and the immediate receipt of an old vintage bottle out of the market. From here on it will be possible to follow the production in the vineyard and in the cellar, participating with the Grosjean family in the most important moments of the wine season: pruning (from January to March), tying (in March and April), the September harvest. and all other cellar operations. Respect for the environment is the basis of the initiative. «Our idea is to make known how wines are born in our mountains, underline the Grosjeans. "But also to safeguard the landscape, creating a new form of green, conscious and eco-sustainable tourism". Well said.

Adopt a pistachio! – Italian Cuisine

In the heart of lesser known Sicily, surrounded by vineyards and almond groves, the two brothers Vincezo and Giuliano Bonfissuto, of the homonymous pastry shop in Canicattì, have found some pistachio plants: an indigenous species, in a state of semi abandonment, which they did not want to abandon.
Thus was born Fustup, the crowfunding project that aims to plant 70 pistachio plants, making the pistachio panettone of Bonfissuto pastry a zero kilometer dessert.

How to adopt a pistachio

There are various ways to support the campaign, from free donation, to a minimum of 30 euros to receive pistachio panettone at home, up to 1000 to adopt 70 plants and not only to taste the leavened product but also to enjoy a wonderful day in Sicily in the Bonfissuto family business. Participation is open to the whole world, thanks to the Kickstarter platform and the will of the two brothers to become ambassadors of this authentic Sicily and its unique products.

Fastuca, the green gold of Sicily

"With the patronage of the municipalities of Delia, Canicattì and Naro we want to bring" the elegance of Sicily to the world ", also setting an example for all young Sicilian entrepreneurs not to give up, despite the obvious difficulties due to Covid19", says Vincenzo Bonfissuto. “For this we have opted for a crowdfunding platform that involves the whole world, as our products are exported all over the globe. Our hope is that they can be ambassadors of that authentic Sicily that we want to make known right now that international tourism is essentially at a standstill ".

Contributing to the project will be a unique way to discover the true roots of Sicily and support the bond between the land, people and its products. The name of the project takes up an Arabic term, later assimilated by the Sicilian dialect: fastuca, it means green gold, in fact, pistachio.

Adopt a row in Langa and produce your Barolo – Italian Cuisine

For lovers of good wine, an opportunity not to be missed: the adoption of a row in the Langa

A beautiful initiative comes from Monforte d'Alba, by the winemaker Sara Vezza of the cellar Josetta Saffirio: the agreement to adopt a row in the Barolo Langa.

In recent years, more and more people have approached country life: to disconnect from city stress, to immerse themselves in nature, to make people understand what it means to respect the environment, flora and fauna, children, educate them to be responsible adults.

Sara Vezza raised the bar slightly, a real invitation to experience firsthand the experience of growing, growing and harvesting and producing your own wine, becoming true winemakers and in the end receiving the fruit of work, receiving the bottles of wine from the your row.

"The project Adopt a row of Josetta Saffirio it also has objectives , recalls the young Barolist. "The safeguarding of the wine-growing landscape declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and ensuring the survival of small producers, for centuries the custodians of these hills. The idea is also to create tourist and cultural itineraries in Monforte d'Alba. Barolo is not just economy: it is culture .

The Adoption agreement for a row in Monforte d'Alba it can also be an original gift idea and includes: name and surname of the adopter on the top of the adopted row, the possibility of donating the row to third parties, six bottles of Barolo Docg produced from the adopted row, plus six mixed bottles chosen to discretion by the company, certificate of adoption, with name of the adopter, visit of the cellar at any time of the year (by appointment) with free tasting of all wines (accompanied by a selection of typical products). In addition, constant updates will be sent on the processing phases, from the harvest to the bottling.

To join the initiative: download the form from the website www.adottaunfilare.it, fill it in and send it by email to info@josettasaffirio.com. You can also adopt multiple rows.

Costs

The quota for the adoption of a row is € 400 and corresponds to a portion of 15 linear meters of row. For the second year of adoption and subsequent ones, the cost is € 350.

The Persiera Vineyard

The persiera is a special vineyard, for its terroir, for the microclimate, for the soil, for the workmanship and attention in the cellar that enhances the characteristics of the vineyard. A long-lived wine with a great personality. Adoption of La vigna Persiera: cost € 500 for 12 months, renewable the following year. The labels can be personalized with a special name or phrase chosen by hand. With the adoption, two Magnum bottles will be delivered in single wooden boxes + two 0.75 bottles of Barolo Persiera.

More information on the different proposals on the Adopt a row site.