Bacchus in the “Gnostre”

New Wine, food and entertainment: this is the formula of a weekend in Noce not to be missed.

“Bacchus in the Gnostre new wine and roasted chestnuts” in Noci on 9th and 10th November

New wine, roasted chestnuts, traditional dishes and many small courtyards in the old town, which in Noci are called “gnostre”. On this basis, as well as fourteen years ago, the first edition of “Bacchus in the Gnostre new wine and roasted chestnuts” took place, a tradition preserved and promoted by the “Formiche di Puglia” Literary Park that, especially in recent years, has made Noci one of the main turist attractions of Puglia.

The 2013 edition of this awaited autumn event will take place during the weekend of 9th and 10th November, with the town ready to welcome once again visitors who come from all over the region, and not only: the estimate is of 100,000 visitors in the latest edition.

The format proposed by the young and lively group of “Formiche di Puglia” is now proven and effective: the preview tasting of the best new wine from Puglia will be combined with a tasty gastronomic proposal: “Estramurale dei Sapori” is called the proposed route for the tasting along the main town roads that once were located outside the fifteenth century walls surrounding the Medieval Noci. Professionals in the food industry and the best local chefs will delight, in this way, your palate with typical traditional dishes of meat, legumes, fresh pasta, mushrooms, but also roasted chestnuts, fresh and dry pastries and chocolate made in Noci.

News of the fourteenth edition of the event is the extension of the route on via Aldo Moro: the festival will thus start from Zona Cappuccini, one of the two terminals of the transport of visitors with shuttle bus along with the new Industrial Area, with a craft market, shows, welcoming stands and selling tickets stands, to arrive at the core of the festival in Piazza Garibaldi, Piazza Plebiscito, Via Principe Umberto and Via Calvario: and, if the typical “gnostre” have become, by now, too small to make the tasting of new wine pleasant, they will be privileged stage for entertainment and shows. There will be, in fact, cultural and musical events that will find, in the two days of Bacchus, a passionate and participant audience. During the tasting visitors will have the opportunity to go for a walk to the rhythm of Pizzica and Tarantella, or to get carried away with the powerful drums of the flag wavers, or even to enjoy the enchantment of the world of street artists.

The event program will offer, in addition, a renewed proposal for the antemeridian hours: thanks to the precious collaboration with the “Terre delle Noci” Association and the Horses of Murgia Regional Association, visitors will have the opportunity to start their experience in Noci with a peculiar itinerary along the main farms of Noci, or even with a fascinating journey along the bridleway with horses and carriages that will run through the country roads in the surroundings of Noci. The festival will give its best from 6 p.m., with the opening of the tasting tables, while from 8 p.m. the town will be full of lights, colors and sounds with the beginning of the musical proposal and the performances of street artists.

The event, organized by the “Formiche di Puglia” Literary Park, with the support of the Municipality of Noci, the Region of Puglia – Political Areas for Rural Development, the Chamber of Commerce of Bari, and the Gal, is sponsored also by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, by the Province of Bari and by the Assessor for the Mediterranean Culture and Tourism of the Puglia Region.

For more information

http://www.bacconellegnostre.it/