"FESTA DELL’UVA" – CAPOLIVERI

THE BACCHUS

It is the Trophy symbolizing the festival and is assigned to the winning District.

From the time of the award it is placed within the district that hosts it and is kept for a year until the following edition begins. Around its neck, he wears a collar with the colors of the district for a year.

The work was made ​​by the master Antonio Cerica of Viterbo, a famous painter and sculptor.

The statue, of imposing dimensions, visible at 360°, is made of fiberglass fusion.



THE FOUR DISTRICTS

BALUARDO: social color, burgundy red. It was the most advanced part of the ancient castle of Capoliveri. Popular voices speak of underground escape routes, but there were no findings in this regard.

FORTEZZA: social color, light blue. It was the heart of the castle, the most secure area in the event of attack (Saracens). Often its resistance has proved to be inadequate, inflicting the population of Capoliveri grief and looting.

FOSSO: Social color, green. Probably there was a ditch that surrounded the walls to protect the inhabitants. The same as for the Fortezza.

TORRE: Social color, yellow. At the highest point of the castle probably a tower stood, of which no trace remains, nor, unfortunately, memory.



NEW

Since the 2007 edition this executive has brought the duration of the festival to 3 days with games and activities related to the wine and food industry.



GAMES

1) Running with the barrels: running uphill about 400 meters with barrels rolled by two district’s people.

2) Running with the vats: race through the streets of the country with small vats full of grapes.

3) "Crush" of the grapes: two girls inside a cage press grapes. The competition rewards the one who presses more grapes in a given time.

4) Eating grapes. A boy with his hands tied must eat the highest amount of grapes in a given time.