PASSION FOR VERNACCIA: “APPASSIMENTI APERTI” STARTS

Serrapetrona is preparing the eighth edition of the event in program for the Sundays of 10th and 17th November



All is ready in Serrapetrona for the eighth edition of “Appassimenti Aperti”, the event that every year celebrates a great grape variety: Vernaccia Nera. The first day in the program is Sunday, 10th November, with the usual formula which has attracted over the years in the tiny village of Maceratese a growing number of enthusiasts: in the square, from 10:00 a.m. up to 7:00 p.m., the stands where you can taste the quality of Vernaccia di Serrapetrona docg and Serrapetrona doc will be open. They will be sided, in greedy combinations, by local food specialties typical of the area, while along the lanes of the city you will have the opportunity to browse through the proposals of the craft market. Music and street artists will contribute to the festive atmosphere.

As always, the most fascinating part of this event is the unique opportunity to visit the “appassimenti”, the places that transmit the ancient tradition of putting grapes to dry before proceeding with the work. In the “appassimenti”, where grapes rest in boxes or hanging to form suggestive ’walls of clusters’, the producers will tell the secrets of a wine that retains a strong link with the territory, a not easy to produce wine that requires passion and dedication.

Here are the Wineries that will open their “appassimenti”: Farm Lanfranco Quacquarini, Farm Alberto Quacquarini, Farm Massimo Serboni, Tenuta Colli di Serrapetrona, Farm Colleluce and Podere sul Lago of Sandrino Quadraroli.

To reach the Wineries a free shuttle service will work from 1:30 p.m. .

“Appassimenti Aperti” is also an opportunity to appreciate the natural and cultural resources of Serrapetrona: not to be misses is the exhibition “The conquest of the sky”, set in Palazzo Claudi, which collects rare paleontological and archaeological sites.

The event is organized by the Marche Institute of Wine Protection, by the Committees for the Protection of Vernaccia di Serrapetrona docg and of Serrapetrona doc, and the Municipality of Serrapetrona.

The second day will take place on Sunday 17th November.

Appassimenti Aperti

10th and 17th November 2013 – Serrapetrona (Macerata)

web: www.appassimentiaperti.it

Facebook: Appassimenti Aperti

email: info@appassimentiaperti.it

tel. : 0733.908321 (Municipality of Serrapetrona)