From 2-18 June 2017 the Summer Festival is back again. Premier event on 18 June at the Palazzo Monti della Corte di Nigoline di Corte Franca, venue for an elegant Picnic Brunch with VIP Chef creations at the Franciacorta wine-tasting stations
Returning once again to Franciacorta, on 17 and 18 June, is one of the year’s events most prized by wine-lovers, Festival d’Estate (The Summer Festival). And the 2017 edition is rolling out many new developments; in particular, it will be preceded this year by Aspettando il Festival d’Estate (Waiting for…), an event-packed calendar running from 2 through 16 June that will put the spotlight on the food and wine, art and culture, sports and nature that are so much a part of this land of superb wines, where hospitality and guest facilities have been raised to a true art, sought-after by both Italian and international eno-tourists. Aspettando represents a nonpareil opportunity to discover Franciacorta and its wine, through those who have made it so renowned, from winegrowers to restaurateurs, specialty food producers to distillers. For a full two weeks, all the producers and guest accommodations belonging to the Strada del Franciacorta will throw open their doors to guests for visits and guided tours, tastings, events, and specially-themed lunches and dinners. The weekend of 2 to 4 June will be dedicated to culture. Guests will discover Franciacorta’s “most hidden and intriguing treasures,” some usually closed to visitors but open this weekend, thanks to the participation of the communes that compose Franciacorta and to the sponsorship of the Brescia chapter of the Italian National Trust (FAI). Guests will be visiting country churches, castles, and villas, in addition to wineries and traditional food production facilities. The weekend of 10 to 11 June will highlight sports. Visitors will delight in bicycling,
walking, and hiking adventures, with stops in wineries along the way, with food and wine producers offering guided tours and tastings. The Pedalonga will take place on Sunday 11, the enogastronomic bike ride between the Lago d’Iseo and Franciacorta. 17 and 18 June will see the full flowering of Festival d’Estate. On Saturday 17, the wineries will feature a series of specially-themed micro-events, guided tours, and tastings. Welcoming visitors as well will be distilleries and producers of traditional local specialty foods, revealing the production secrets of their treasures. Saturday evening will launch a comprehensive special event “diffused” throughout Franciacorta, involving restaurants, trattorias, agriturismos, and wine-bars of the Strada del Franciacorta, each of which will offer its own distinctive Festival Menu created with the area’s own unique products. On Sunday 18, starting at 11.00am, all of Franciacorta’s leading figures will gather in the historic, spectacular Palazzo Monti della Corte di Nigoline di Corte Franca, the storied venue for an elegant Picnic Brunch with celebrity chefs’ dishes crafted from Franciacorta wine and food specialties. This en plein air gala, in the venerable Villa park and amidst its vine-rows, will showcase local and invited chefs, who will unveil to the guests their imaginative creations. Available for tasting will be the various styles of Franciacorta, an unparalleled opportunity to personally meet the producers and to savour their wines together with them. At 6.00pm, the stage changes, with the spotlight now on Aperitif Time and the concluding party, offering a comprehensive Tasting Area for Franciacortas, accompanied by pizzas and a BBQ, backgrounded by live music. A parallel programme for the day will offer workshops related to Franciacorta, with topics ranging from food to the growing area itself. See the detailed programme at www.festivalfranciacorta.it
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