CALICI DI STELLE 2013 - APPOINTMENTS IN TRANI AND IN COPERTINO

Presented this morning in Bari, at the headquarters of the Presidency of the Puglia Region, the fifteenth edition of "Calici di Stelle", the food and wine event organized throughout Italy by the Wine Tourism Movement and made ​​possible thanks to the support of the Puglia Region - Department for food resources.

For the occasion intervened: Fabrizio Nardoni, Councillor for Agriculture and Food Resources of the Puglia Region; Sebastiano de Corato, President of Puglia Wine Tourism Movement; Luigi Nicola Riserbato, Mayor of Trani; Giuseppe Rosafio, Mayor of Copertino; Cosimo Durante, President of the Gal "Terra d'Arneo".

Two are the appointments involving, as every year, thousands of locals and tourists with tastings of fine wines and extra virgin olive oils, cultural events and shows: Tuesday, 6th August, in Trani, Saturday, 10th August, in Copertino (Le).

In both towns, visitors can taste the labels of the best wineries from Daunia to Salento, visit the main monuments, attend short courses of tasting. With over 200 units in the organizational staff, 50 participating companies, about 160 labels for tasting, Calici di Stelle is confirmed as an event that will support and improve the economy and the tourist image of the involved territories, recording every year a sold-out not only in the places of refreshment but also in hotels, b&b and all the accommodation facilities of the area.

During both evenings, to welcome visitors at the main entrances of the towns there will be special information points where it will be possible to buy the "Kit Calici di Stelle" (10 euro) containing a glass goblet with a handy pocket holder, a book with 8 tasting-tickets, a pack of Taralli and a guide to the itinerary.

The Leitmotif of this year will be a tribute to Giuseppe Verdi, in occasion of the bicentenary of his birth, with many cultural and recreational activities of extraordinary splendour.

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