Gallo Nero & Street Food

Gallo Nero can not avoid speaking Tuscan at the table. But if the regional cuisine has always enhanced the Chianti Classico, that does not mean that this wine is not able to accompany perfectly other recipes and extra-regional dishes. This is demonstrated by the success of ''Gallo Nero and Street Food'', an event now in its third edition, which last year saw the participation of over 4,000 food and wine lovers from various parts of Italy and the world. From Friday 24th to Sunday 26th May, the gardens of Piazza della Repubblica in San Casciano Val di Pesa (Florence) will be the stage for this entertaining event that offers Chianti Classico wines in combination with some of the best culinary specialities, expression of one of the most ancient and historical traditions of our country: the street foods.

The three-day event organized by the Chianti Classico Wine Consortium in collaboration with the Streetfood Association, the wines of Gallo Nero will dialogue with street foods from different latitudes and longitudes of Italy: so it will be possible to combine different vintages of Chianti Classico with Arrosticini from Abruzzo, Arancini from Sicily, Piadina, Bombette from Puglia, fried food from Ascoli, Piedmont potatoes and more.
But not only. Visitors will also have the opportunity to taste, in conjunction with the Chianti Classico wine, two proposals of international street food: Argentine barbecue and Krutos Kalacs, specialty of Transylvania. If Gallo Nero and its food guests will be the protagonists of the event, the gardens of Piazza della Repubblica will be animated by some musical groups from 7 to 11:30 pm, offering a varied repertoire and music for dancing. An unmissable opportunity to spend a few hours with your family or with friends, enjoying a good glass of wine, combined with national and international food delicacies: the proof that the wines of Gallo Nero are the ideal companion for all types of cuisine and taste. The initiative belongs to "Chianti Classico Experience" (24th May - 2nd June, chianti classico.com), the gastronomic and cultural event organized by the Chianti Classico Wine Consortium, which for the past five editions has been aiming to make perceive the excellence of Chianti Classico to the general public through some events inspired by the great Tuscan wine but "contaminated'' by different forms of art and culture. But the event of San Casciano also offers a chance to experience Chianti Classico with your children. With the show-tale "Gallo Nero between myth and legend'' that will let adults and children discover the secrets of ancient and medieval legends through a drawing workshop, that will entertain children with the image of Gallo Nero.

For more information
http://www.streetfood.it/