Tuscan coast wines preview

"The Tuscan Coast: pathways of art among vintners, chefs, flavors and images"



WINES PREVIEW (ANTEPRIMA VINI)

A path in tastings, flavors, stories, discussions, dinners, show–cooking, taste workshops, tasting rooms, "en primeur" wines, local gastronomy, foreign guests, exhibitions, special events, inspired by the high quality of the Tuscan Coast (Costa Toscana) wines. Over 80 wine producers of the provinces of Massa Carrara, Lucca, Pisa, Livorno, Grosseto. From the Apuan Alps to the Maremma area, "the other Tuscany" in its traditional annual event presents the best wine production of the territory.





Regular and new items on the 2014 program:



New



The Preview returns to the traditional formula of the two days: on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th May from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. But with big news: in the evening of Saturday the opening hours of the central cloister will be extended up to 11:00 p.m., for an evening –event with tasting of coast wines, a delicious aperitif, music, local products.



The great ballroom of the Real Collegio



The great ballroom of the Real Collegio will be dedicated as always to over 80 winemakers of the Tuscan Coast who will present personally, in addition to an "en primeur" wine and one in preview on the market, all the labels of their production.



Guest room



The "guest room": a special tasting table dedicated to a not Italian production area; This year "The wines of the St. James’s Way": Galicia and its nearly one hundred native grapes, an ’ancient’ Spain between valleys and ocean.



In the main cloisters



In the two main cloisters on the ground floor of the Real Collegio, the space dedicated to the craftsmen of Tuscan gastronomy: between ancient traditions and modern excellences, they will present their productions making them taste to the public in a fair–market.



Internal wine shop



Internal wine shop: the consumer can buy the wines for tasting directly at the Real Collegio, or have them sent comfortably at home in the following days.



Laboratories



THEMED TASTING WORKSHOPS, led by prestigious "wine" journalists:

? Wines of Galicia; an " alternative Spain": fresh, green, celtic, oceanic.

? The Tuscan Coast a decade later: the great 2004 vintage (part one).

? The Tuscan Coast a decade later: the great 2004 vintage (Part two).

? SwingWine: a concert–workshop between wine and live music conceived by Giovanni Bietti.

? Franciacorta vintage tasting: the Bellavista sparkling wines.



The Show Cooking



A great reconfirmation that is almost tradition: the SHOW COOKING OF TUSCAN COAST WINES PREVIEW. Meetings with great chefs who cook "live" in front of the audience, explaining their recipes, their "secrets", their way of understanding the "gastronomic creation", their "philosophy in the kitchen". And two wines from the Tuscan coast in combination with each dish. The "theme" of this year is:



There and back: Tuscan chefs around the world and chefs of the world in Tuscany



Cesare Casella / Salumeria Rosi, New York (USA), in the Big Apple from Lucca; Enrico Bartolini / Dèvero, Cavenago (MB), A Michelin two–star chef in the heart of Brianza: "Be contemporary classic"; Michele Martinelli / Locanda Martinelli, Nibbiaia (LI), A Tuscan chef at the royal courts of Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Luxembourg; Igles Corelli and Loretta Fanella / Villa Rospigliosi, Spicchio (PT), "oil and water"; Valentino Cassanelli / Principe, Forte dei Marmi (LU), Style, creativity and tradition: from Modena–London–Milan to the Versilia Coast; Gianfrancesco Cutelli / De’Coltelli (PI) and Mirko Tognetti / Cremeria Opera (LU), top quality ice cream.



Extra Virgin oil: the gold of the Coast



The Grand Cru of the Tuscan Coast have always focused their attention not only on wine, but also on the enhancement of all agricultural expressions of quality and typical of the territory, first of all the extra virgin olive oil of excellence. In addition to two special "Workshops", the 2014 Preview, then, presents a novelty: the tasting table of the Tuscan coast Extra Virgin oils.



Exhibitions, Dinners, Special Events



And moreover, exhibitions, dinners, special events and ... many other "surprises" that will reveal on the way. Stay connected coming back to visit this website to find out all the details on the way.