T–WINE

T–WINE STARTS WITH 49 PRODUCERS AND 186 LABELS: ON SUNDAY WITH AIS TUSCANY INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COMPLEX OF CASONE UGOLINO IN CASTAGNETO CARDUCCI

During the day there will be also a preview of "TransuMare: from the plains to the mountains of Casentino", which will be the most important equestrian event of 2015

T–Wine at the start with 49 wine producers of the territory of Terratico di Bibbona, Montescudaio, Bolgheri, Val di Cornia and Elba Island, a total of 186 labels to discover and enjoy in a charming and of great attraction environment like the Casone Ugolino of Castagneto Carducci: on Sunday, May 31st from 10 am to 7 pm, on the occasion of the exclusive tasting organized by the Italian Sommelier Association of Tuscany in collaboration with the AIS delegation of Livorno – led by Paola Rastelli – and the "Costa degli Etruschi" Wine and Oil Road, all wine lovers can taste the excellent wines of the most famous Italian wines and especially the wines of the Tuscan coast.

Free tastings from 10 am to 7 pm with the traditional wine tasting counters – to which 15 more will be added, among producers of oil and food in general – but also the Ais Wine Shop, which is a corner at which you can buy right away – by ordering directly online via authorized operator and receiving it at home – your favourite wine among those sampled during the event.

At 2 pm: Ais Tutor (free participation upon reservation) with which to make mini tours to discover the most representative wines recounted the experience of professional sommeliers and the AIS Wine School, or a mini course of half an hour to wine enthusiasts new to sommellerie with which to acquire the basic rules for a wine tasting.

At 3 pm, a guided tasting (free) on the theme "Tale of the territory through its various excellences" led by Cristiano Cini and Maurizio Zanolla, to be followed by the presentation "The Territory and its excellences" by Luciano Zazzeri, chef of La Pineta di Marina di Bibbona. Among the famous names that have announced their presence at this event that not only will celebrate wine but will be also the opportunity to present officially the Bolgheri and Costa Toscana Wine & Food Farm and the Multimedia Museum of Wine – which will be housed in the premises of the complex with over seventy sensorial, holographic and interactive installations, to better know and discover the historical realities of Bolgheri and the Tuscan Coast – also the photographer Oliviero Toscani.

The inauguration of Casone Ugolino will be held at 10:30 am in the presence of Gaddo Della Gherardesca, ’testimonial of Maremma’, whose great–great grandfather Ugolino was dedicated the newly renovated complex, and Franco Malenotti, promoter of the Casone Ugolino initiative, the Chairman of AIS Tuscany Osvaldo Baroncelli and the Chairman of the ? Costa degli Etruschi? Wine and Oil Road Piermario Meletti Cavallari, while at 4:30 pm there will be a performance–spectacle of the Cavalieri di Maremma and of Dimensione Maremma that will perform in "TransuMare": the path between the city and the Tuscan countryside to retrace with the rhythms of nature", Italian – French performance with cowboys, guardians, foals and Maremma cows, considered the most important equestrian event of 2015.



List of producers (in alphabetical order)

Acquabona, Agrilandia, Arrighi, Az.agr. Eucaliptus, Az.agr. Le Novelire, Azienda Pagani De Marchi, Azienda Poggioventoso, Bulichella, Caccia al Piano, Caiarossa, Campo al Noce, Campo alla Sughera, Castello del Terriccio, Consorzio del Vino Terratico di Bibbona, Donne Fittipaldi, Duemani, Fabio Motta, Fattoria Casa di Terra, Fontemorsi, Gualdo del Re, Incontri, I Luoghi, La Fralluca, Le Colline di Sopra, Le Macchiole, Marchesi Ginori Lisci, Mulini di Segalari, OT, Petra, Podere Guado al Melo, Podere Il Castellaccio, Podere La Regola, Podere Morazzano, Podere San Luigi, Podere Sapaio, Poggio al Tesoro, Russo, Sada, Sant’Agnese, Sator, Tenuta dei Sette Cieli, Tenuta delle Ripalte, Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, Tenuta di Vaira, Tenuta di Biserno, Tenuta Guado al Tasso, Tenuta La Macchia, Tenuta San Guido, Valle di Lazzaro.



List of food producers (in alphabetical order)

Antico Borgo di Terre dell’Etruria, Az.Agr. Biorialto, Apicoltura Dottor Pescia, Az. Agricola San Mario, Az. Agricola Zingherina, Bioseme, Cini Group Food&Drink, Fattoria Lischeto, Le Tassinaie, Olivodoro, Peperita, Premiata Fabbrica di Liquori Emilio Borsi, Tartufotaste, Torrefazione Caffè King, Vivai Bettalli.