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La Douja D'Or, the Piedmont of wine returns – Italian Cuisine

Four weekends dedicated to tastings, masterclasses, but also dinners and lunches dedicated to the gastronomic excellence of a wonderful territory, declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco

The good news for all wine lovers and industry experts is that the Douja D'Or, one of the most important oenological events in Asti and in the Monferrato Asti area. For a month, every weekend starting from 11 September and until 4 October, the city and the whole Monferrato countryside will be the stage for events, tastings, visits to cellars and much more.

The event is a real itinerary to discover the wines, but also the territory and the gastronomic specialties of Monferrato. During the weekends of the Douja d'Or it will in fact be possible to taste the local excellences in over 100 restaurants, cafes and farmhouses, scattered around the wonderful hills of Monferrato, declared a World Heritage Site with the Langhe and Roero. The wine consortia instead will take care of organizing tastings, debates and master classes, to make known the wine excellences of the territory.

"The real protagonists are the DOC, DOCG and Igp wines and traditional gastronomic products," said Erminio Renato Goria, president of the Asti Chamber of Commerce which organizes the event. "The event has a courageous new formula", says Goria, "emblem of the restart of a region and an entire nation, for the first national event in attendance at the time of Covid ".

In addition to wine tastings and various delicacies, it will also be possible to carry out walking or cycling, along various routes, all organized by the Langhe Monferrato Roero Tourist Board. For art lovers, the exhibition will open on 19 September Asti city of tapestries, by the Asti Musei Foundation. Finally, for vermouth lovers, every Friday and Saturday at Palazzo Ottolenghi, there will be Vermouth douja, tastings dedicated to the historic flavored wine born in Piedmont.

All the appointments are visible on the website www.doujador.it.

The rediscovery of Lugana, the wine of Lake Garda – Italian Cuisine

An elegant and delicate white, to be enjoyed with a good dish based on lake fish, of course, but not only. Here is what we discovered by visiting the Tenuta Le Fornaci of the Tommasi Family Estates Group

The great wines of Veneto they are well known all over the world. They range from evergreen and always-ready-in-the-fridge Prosecco, the best-selling sparkling wine on the entire planet, to absolute excellence like his majestyAmarone, undoubtedly one of the most prestigious – and expensive – reds of the entire Italian wine heritage. Going to sift with more attention the Venetian territory and its surroundings, however, it is possible to come across wines that are undoubtedly less known, but absolutely to be rediscovered, if only as a direct expression of unique native vines. This is the case with the Lugana, elegant white obtained from Turbiana grapes, particularly interesting especially for its extreme versatility. So, to delve a little more into the universe of this wine, we decided to delve into the proposals of Le Fornaci Estate, the signed project Tommasi Family Estates which directly overlooks the shores of Lake Garda.

Lugana, the Doc of the lake

«A fertile plain south of Lake Garda. Vineyards neat and beautiful as paintings. A beneficial and caressing climate. Yesterday “Lucana”, an inhospitable place of woods and marshes, today an airy land, generous and welcoming like a garden . It is with these words of courtly charm that the Lugana Consortium presents us with its territory: a two-faced area, which stretches between the provinces of Brescia and Verona, for a total of over 2000 hectares of vineyards divided into two macro-zones. The first, wider with more tenacious and clayey soils, is substantially flat, and extends along the hinterland between Desenzano and Sirmione, giving the grapes – and therefore the wines – a particular minerality lacustrine. The second, of a more hilly nature, instead extends from the Monumental Tower of San Martino della Battaglia, and is characterized by more sandy soils, with a good presence of gravelly elements. The grapes from this area are generally characterized by a more marked one acidity. In short, the area of origin of the grapes can significantly affect the final peculiarities of Lugana: in the glass, in any case, we find most of the time the typical delicacy of this wine, characterized by gentle citrus notes.

The Fornaci and the evolution of Lugana

The Tommasi family enters the world of Lugana starting from a vine of about 5 hectares in the municipality of Desenzano del Garda, located near San Martino della Battaglia: the name of the estate, immediately baptized Le Fornaci, refers to a archaeological site of the area, which houses – in fact – a rare Roman furnace dating back to the 1st-2nd century AD. In 2013, 2 further plots were acquired, located in different areas of the Lugana Doc: to date, therefore, the estate includes a total of 45 hectares of vineyards, located partly inland and partly towards Lake Garda, at the gates of Sirmione. An expansion that has also brought with it further investments on the front ofwine tourism, with the inauguration on the horizon of a new wine bistro and a new cellar dedicated exclusively to the processing of Turbiana grapes; and which, at the same time, has determined a natural evolution of the wine produced: the result is a Lugana Doc Le Fornaci in continuous improvement, which in its 2019 version offers notes of pineapple, mango, grapefruit, with a sapid and mineral finish that it resists in the mouth, leaving a very pleasant freshness on the palate. "For the future," he anticipates Giancarlo Tommasi, winemaker of the Tommasi Family Estates Group, "we have two new products in the pipeline: Le Fornaci Lugana Doc Riserva version, vintage 2018, and a new Le Fornaci Rosé, which intends to become a premium rosé wine purely dedicated to catering".

How Lugana is paired

Among the main characteristics of Lugana we find without any doubt the versatility: the delicacy of this white, which almost seems to represent all the elegance of the Garda coasts in a glass, means that it can be drunk practically throughout the meal, even starting with the simplest toast at aperitif time. For the rest, as he points out Andrea Bottarel, director of the Lugana Consortium, «we are faced with a wine that obviously marries perfectly the typical dishes of its territory, starting with preparations based on lake fish. But it is perfectly capable of supporting even tastier first courses, risotto, white meats such as chicken or rabbit, and yes, even sea fish, if not excessively processed and seasoned. A very interesting combination, in this sense, can also be that with Japanese cuisine . Or with thehaute cuisine del Garda, as shown by the menu developed by the chef Fabrizio Molterni of the restaurant The Speranzina from Sirmione, and accompanied step by step, course after course by Lugana Le Fornaci: salmon trout tartare alla pizzaiola, complete with key ingredients of the pizza laid on a base of lake fish; risotto with tench jus, capers, lemon and extra virgin olive oil; and zander à la poele, with courgette in butter glaze and red wine sauce.

September, let's go back to toast! All wine events (and more) – Italian Cuisine

For many, the holidays are over, but at the weekend we can continue to have fun and relax. With a glass in hand among the vineyards, but also discovering how a balsamic vinegar is born or the path of milk to cheese

The office, school, going out with friends: little by little, everything is returning to normal, or almost, because we always have to deal with masks, disinfectant gel, distance and all the precautions related to Covid-19. Small, but important gestures that allow us to be together again and also to participate in those events that in recent months we have seen canceled or postponed. It starts again from here too. And, then, here are the food and wine initiatives scheduled for September.

Sforzato and pizzoccheri in Valtellina

From 11 to 13 September the city of Tirano hosts the sixth edition of the wine festival Heroic Red. It will be a weekend to savor the Valtellina at 360 degrees with tastings, music, meetings to discover the excellence of the territory, itineraries among the terraced vineyards and in the historic center, guided tours in the palaces and culinary experiences. Twenty-nine wineries producing Vino Sforzato offer tastings of their wines in three elegant locations in the historic center of Tirano: Palazzo Salis, Palazzo Merizzi and Palazzo Marinoni to create the perfect combination of oenology, culture and hospitality and offer visitors an experience made of history , scents, aromas and culture that the territory offers. Also in Valtellina, every weekend in September, in Teglio, thanks to the initiative Pizzocchero d’oro, you can taste the pizzoccheri and the typical products of the territory thanks to themed menus offered in restaurants and farmhouses.

Franciacorta in the cellar

On 12-13 and 19-20 September the autumn appointment with the Franciacorta Festival, a widespread event to discover the territory of the famous bubbles among wineries, restaurants, producers. On the official website you can discover all the places affected by the event and all the planned initiatives and you can also make a nice test to find the event that's right for you including dinners under the stars, aperitifs at sunset, pedaling through the vineyards, walking in historic centers, guided visits to sites of interest, picnics among the rows, pairing with sushi and spit. For example, the Berlucchi winery among other things it offers a brunch at the castle: the tour of the historic cellar is followed by a brunch in the panoramic vineyard of the Berlucchi Castle, accompanied by live music. The gourmand box is combined with the 3 Franciacortas of the Berlucchi '61 line. Reservation required.

Cellars open during the harvest

With Open Cellars in Harvest in the months of September and October, the wineries associated with Wine Tourism Movement will open their doors to visitors again with visits to the vineyard and tastings, wine trekking and traditional pressing to experience the magic of the grape harvest from Piedmont to Sicily. New this year will be the first edition of Picnic in Cantina: on the weekends of 19-20 September and 26-27 September, the largest picnic in Italy will take place, a "strictly chic" picnic with a glass of wine in hand , to savor the wine tourism areas even in times of social distancing and rediscover the luxury of simple things and life in the open air.

Alassio, A sea of… champagne

Destination for the weekend? A Sea of Champagne! This is the title of the event dedicated to bubbles which returns to Alassio on 20 and 21 September with its eighth edition. At the Diana Grand Hotel you can taste over 120 of the best labels from over 40 French maison, accompanying the wine with fine products of the land and sea. Also on the program are masterclasses with illustrious names in the world of wine, gala dinners, sensory analysis sessions, a national preview of the truffle of the Alba Truffle Fair and cocktail presentations.

Gastronomic September in Parma

Until 30 September a widespread event will bring the culture of food to the Parma area with many events, from solidarity dinners to storytellers in the tavern. Here you can learn more about the Gastronomic September program, or on the official website www.parmacityofgastronomy.it.

Open Acetaie in Modena

How is a balsamic vinegar born? You can see it with your own eyes by visiting the vinegar factories and talking to the producers: the appointment is with Open Acetaie, organized on 27 September by the Consortium for the Protection of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI and the Consortium for the Protection of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PDO. Throughout the province of Modena about thirty vinegar producers will offer tasting tours accompanied by walks in the vineyards, harvests of the children and demonstrations of cooking the must, live music and snacks based on typical specialties of the territory, from Lambrusco to crescentine, up to pies with ancient fruit jams.

Trentino in a jar

On weekends in September, but also in October and early November, fourteen farmhouses located throughout the Trentino area offer experiences from harvesting in the field to creating the fruit preserves offered by nature. Find it here the Trentino program in a jar to choose what you want to do: pickled vegetables, onion and apple sauce, but also black cabbage pesto, apple strudel jam.

Milk celebrating in Trentino

An event for young and old to discover the path of milk, from milking in the malghe to cheese tasting. Milk in celebration is scheduled for 12 and 13 September at Alpe Cimbra with workshops for making caciotte, butter and canederli, but also trekking and bike tours in the mountains, games and picnics in nature.

Sea plastic in Rome

The second edition of A-SEA PLASTIC, the plastic free Eco Festival, returns to the Tourist Port of Rome, in the territory of the X Municipio and to Ostia Antica, from 19 September to 10 October. The aim of the festival is to raise public awareness on the issue of plastic pollution (widespread also in the kitchen) to the detriment of the seas and to underline how this material, appropriately recovered, can transform itself from plastic into the sea into "plastic to love ". On the key days of Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September, debates with environmental protection experts, talk-performances, live painting, live music concerts, workshops for children will alternate and you can also participate in the "Explorations between nature and history" , six guided walks to discover and learn how to protect the territory of Ostia and Ostia Antica.

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