Steps in Time – march among the vineyards of Soave

The mystery of an altarpiece depicting St. Anthony and the Devil, to be resolved with clues, lingers this year on “Steps in Time”, the non–competitive guided march which takes place on Saturday, 18 January 2014 (1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) within the Montefortiana event (18–19 January), a classic winter event of the running Verona organized in Monteforte d’Alpone by the Valdalpone–De Megni Sporting Group.

To start the march, organized in collaboration with the Soave Wine Route and the Consortium for the Protection of the Soave wines, there will be a itinerant theatrical show that will delight even children, always attracted to stories of mysteries and legends, and conducted by the actors of the Brotherhood of the Good Death, who will make participants discover, in an original way, some of the most characteristic places of Monteforte d’Alpone, the town of the Soave Classico wine with the highest vine density in the Veneto region.

Between one step and the other, you will discover the flavors and culture of the area. The start (upon withdrawal of a card) of “Steps in Time” is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. from the Palatenda of Monteforte d’Alpone.

After the itinerant theatrical show (1:45 p.m.), which draws on historical events and legends of the town handed down from generation to generation, participants will have the opportunity to visit the districts and the historic courts of the village (3:00 p.m.).

To cheer up body and spirit, along the way you can make delicious and healthy breaks based on bread, Veneto Valpolicella DOP extra virgin olive oil and Radicchio Rosso di Verona.

At 4:15 p.m., there will be the presentation of one of the largest wine cooperatives of the area, Collis Veneto Wine Group of Monteforte d’Alpone, a winery with 3,000 members, 6,700 hectares of vineyards covering the areas of Verona, Vicenza and Padua Doc (Valpolicella, Soave, Arcole, Berici and Merlara), more than 100 million liters of wine produced each year equal to 15% of the Venetian wine production and 2% of the national production.

The march will end at 5:00 p.m. with the withdrawal, at the Palatenda, of two gifts to remember this jogging–cultural experience: a bottle of Soave DOC and an artistic certificate of participation.