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Rivers of Barbera wine among hills and castles

"Are the Monferrato and the World drinks us!" Further to be a great project of promotion, is also an exclamation that comes spontaneous from this territory, that is preparing to celebrate his wine. The event "I Castelli della Barbera" has attended from all those people that love the beauty. The beauty of the landscape of the hills between Langa and Monferrato, the artistic and historical beauty of the castles and that enogastronomy. Here appreciated red wine becomes female and Barbera wine of the producers is absolute protagonist in a lot of events that involve the four centers of the hilly community in the last days of April and the first ones of May.

A splendid trip that has beginning to Coazzolo Friday 24 April, where the official presentation of the program will be held at the 5.30 pm, followed by the parade of the 100 bottles of Barbera wines all to taste in the fascinating places of the castle. Saturday 25 and Sunday April 26 th, from the hours 11 am up to late evening, the hundred labels of Barbera wine will be in tasting to Costigliole d'Asti in the castle of Rorà, always served from personal qualified. In these two days the restaurants of the place celebrate the match among this appreciated red wine of the Monferrato and the culinary excellence, proposing different typical dishes. The Sunday morning, the association Costigliole Cultura will accompany to visit the Fortress and the Castle of Costigliole.

Thursday 30 April the event will be to Montegrosso d'Asti where the tastings open at 7 pm among the streets around the castle illuminated by the torches, in combining to local gastronomic products. The "Concert of the Barbera" at the 9.30 pm will see protagonist Danilo Sacco with "Il pescatore di perle." Friday 1 May will be animate since the morning with historical groups and atmospheres western, show of Ferrari Testa Rossa and Harley Davidson motorbike, the "Barbera Bike "and the "Mani in Pasta" for the children with the chef Diego Bongiovanni. Still, the photographic show, the presentation of the book "Il bandlo della matassa", the concert of the "Santa Caterina" chorus and the schools protagonists with the jobs of the pupils. A day to be spent through enogastronomy run and the possibility of flights in helicopter to admire the splendid landscape.

To Castagnole delle Lanze the party continued Saturdays 2 and Sunday 3 May, after the conference "La rivincita del territorio", the concert "Sano, vino e bella musica", the walk between the vineyards and the visits in the wine cellar, the opening of the shows "Colori e.sapori" and "Buon vino fa buon sangue" with the photos of Cristina Saglietti. Will open the tasting of the wines, the Palabarbera will propose lunches and suppers exalting the culinary excellences of the territory and then, the "Streets of the Barbera" will be "of courtyard in the courtyard" with the great enogastronomy run that will involve the whole historical center in a animated context by street artists and musical concerts up to the delivery of Lanzevino prize 2015.

To know the programs detailed of every event, the services shuttle predisposed and the references for the hospitality that offers every country of the Hilly Community, are possible to consult the institutional site web: