Info about Cantine Aperte (27 - 28 May) in Italy

Here are the links for Cantine Aperte, 27 - 28 May, 2006:

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 12 May 2006)

• Cantine Aperte (Open Wine Cellars or 'Open Wine Cantinas') – Annual event – Last Sunday in May, in some regions, it includes the last Saturday in May. What this means is that wine cellars of the Movimento Turismo del Vino association throw open their doors and you can sample some of the best wines in Italy. – In Italian Only
• List of some cantina including fattorias, agricolas, associates, etc. participating in or information on Cantine Aperte in a specific region of Italy – In Italian Only – From Movimento Turismo del Vino
• Abruzzo
• Basilicata (Updated 12 May 2006)
  
• List of Wineries by Province
• Calabria
• Campania
• Emilia Romagna (Information not available as of this date)
  
• List of Wineries by Province
  
• Friuli Venezia Giulia – In English and German
• Map – In PDF format
• List of Participating Wineries
  
• Lazio
• List of Wineries by Province
• Liguria (Information not available as of this date)
• List of Wineries by Province
• Lombardia
• List of Wineries by Province
• Marche by Province
• List of Participating Wineries
• Molise (Information not available as of this date)
• List of Wineries by Province
• Piemonte (Information not available as of this date)
• List of Wineries by Province
• Puglia
• Map and List of Wineries – In PDF format
• Sardegna (Information not available as of this date)
• List of Wineries by Province
• Sicilia (Information not available as of this date)
• List of Wineries by Province
• Toscana
• List of Wineries by Province
• Trentino Alto Adige
• Map and List of Wineries – In PDF format
• Umbria
• List of Wineries by Province
• Valle D'Aosta (Information not available as of this date)
• List of Wineries by Province
• Veneto
• List of Wineries by Province

MISCELLANEOUS

• Cantine Aperte – From Azienda Agricola Buccicatino Umberto
• Cantine Aperte in Friuli – From Delicious Italy s.r.l.
• Cantine Aperte, wine and the pleasures of the "tastings" craze – From Barilla
• Celebrate Italian Wine at Cantine Aperte 2006 – From About.com
• Tuscany - Cantine Aperte (Tuscan Open Kitchen) – Travel Guides – From lastminute.com

OTHER EVENTS

• Events in Tuscany, May – From knowital.com
  May Festivals in Italy – From About.com
• See also, Info on Events and Festivals (festa or sagra) in Italy, dated Sunday, November 20, 2005

My wife and I have attended Cantine Aperte, three times in the past 4 years, once in Tuscany and twice in Umbria.

While most of the samplings of wine are free, at some cantinas, fattorias and agricolas, there may be an additional charge for their premium wines and/or they may ask for a contribution to defray food costs. This year in the Marche region, Cantine Aperte will be held on the last Saturday and Sunday, on 27 - 28 May.

The above links are current. In the event of a broken link or if anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update and/or correct this blog entry.

Please note: If a cantina is not a member of the Movimento Turismo del Vino, it is not listed above. Some regions have not provided information about their respective participation in Cantine Aperte. As soon as I see it on the Movimento Turismo del Vino web site, I'll update this blog entry. If anyone has any information on Cantine Aperte they would like to share or an update, please feel free to post it as a comment or send me an email MSG.

That's it for Tuesday, 9 May 2006: martedì, 9 maggio
Ciao, Ben

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.
"A buona volontà, non manca facoltà"
Where there's a will there's a way

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 12 May 2006)