Long live the Queen of Tuscan white wines
3-4 June 2023. San Gimignano, Tuscany. The first edition of the “Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Fest” is born, a tribute to a great, inimitable white wine, that has been on the tables of popes and kings since the 13th century. Two unmissable days of wine tastings, masterclasses and events to discover Vernaccia di San Gimignano, The Queen of Tuscan white wines in a land of Reds. Unique, Noble, Rebel.
Program
4:00pm | 7:00pm – Piazza della Cisterna and Piazza delle Erbe
Vernaccia in San Gimignano
Wine Tasting itineraries in the main squares of the city to discover Vernaccia di San Gimignano and its producers
11:00am | 6:00pm – Rocca di Montestaffoli
Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Experience
Masterclass “History and pairings of Vernaccia di San Gimignano”
An immersion in the history of this ancient wine with tasting of 5 labels paired with local gastronomic excellences
3:00pm
Artists, musicians and dancers will enliven the squares and streets of the city
7:00pm | 12:00am – Rocca di Montestaffoli
Vernaccia di San Gimignano and its aperitifs
A glass of Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine and Vernaccia-based cocktails accompanied by DJ set Andrea Gori from 10:00pm to 12:00am
4:30pm – Sala Dante
Conference “L’Amor che de la vite cola”
Health, sustainability and territory between the culture of the vineyard and fine drinking
5:30pm
Artists, musicians and dancers will enliven the squares and streets of the city
7:30pm – Church of Sant’Agostino
Coktail and Gala dinner
The cocktail and Gala dinner will be realised by the Star Vito Mollica.
A theatrical performance dedicated to Dante Alighieri and “Lady Vernaccia di San Gimignano” by Compagnia delle Seggiole will take place before dinner.
8:00pm – Church of Sant’Agostino
Gala dinner
Vernaccia di San Gimignano protagonist on the table, the proposal of the great chef Vito Mollica
11:00am | 6:30pm – Piazza della Cisterna and Piazza delle Erbe
Vernaccia in San Gimignano
Wine Tasting itineraries in the main squares of the city to discover Vernaccia di San Gimignano and its producers
11:00am | 6:00pm – Rocca di Montestaffoli
La Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Experience
Master Class “History and pairings of Vernaccia di San Gimignano”
immersion in the history of this ancient wine with tasting of 5 labels paired with local gastronomic excellences
11.30am | 5:00pm | 6:00pm
Artists, musicians and dancers will enliven the squares and streets of the city
18:30 – Piazza Duomo
Official closing of the event
During the 2days Festival the restaurants in San Gimignano will give their suggestion of “Vernaccia Menu”. Wine shops and wineries will be at your disposal if you wish to purchase a bottle of Vernaccia di San Gimignano to add to your home cellar.
Free admition from 11am to 6pm to visit the Museum of Vernaccia di San Gimignano at the “Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Experience” – Rocca di Montestaffoli.
The Tickets
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The Itineraries
Four different itineraries to give you the opportunity to fully experience Vernaccia di San Gimignano, by meeting the producers in their territory of origin, so as to ensure you a unique, complete experience to discover this wine, learning to know it with all your senses and in a context that has no equal in the world!
– The wine tasting itinerary will lead you to get to know the White Wine Queen through the guidance of the producers’ tasting booths displayes in the ancient squares of San Gimignano, Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza della Cisterna and surrounded by the iconic towers of San Gimignano.
– Wine experts and wine lovers will be able to choose a Masterclass to deepen their knowledge of the unique identity of Vernaccia di San Gimignano: 8 masterclasses by the Rocca di Montestaffoli. An immersion in the history of this ancient wine through to the tasting of 5 labels paired with platters of local gastronomic excellences
– The Gala Dinner in the wonderful 13th century Cloister of the Medieval Church of Sant’Agostino represents an absolutely unrepeatable experience. The menu with a menu will be a creation by the great starred chef Vito Mollica dedicated to The White Queen of Tuscan Wines. The dinner will be prceded by an aperitif served on the viewpoint of the Medieval Church of Sant’Agostino, accompanied by a theatrical performance by the Compagnia delle Seggiole and chamber music with harp
– In the medieval Rocca di Montestaffoli, Vernaccia di San Gimignano and its aperitifs offers the possibility of tasting a glass of Vernaccia di San Gimignano and Vernaccia-based cocktails with a suggestive DJ Set of Andrea Gori at the highest point of the city where you can let yourself be seduced by the Tuscan romantic sunset.
– Lovers of good food will have the opportunity to follow the Gastronomy & Territory itinerary, including the ad hoc Vernaccia di San Gimignano menu suggested by local restaurants.
– For those who want to complete their home cellar with their favorite labels of Vernaccia di San Gimignano, the Collection itinerary offers the lists of open wine shops, “friends” of Vernaccia di San Gimignano with a very full catalog of products.
The wine producers are the Paladins of the the Queen of Tuscan white wines
Over the centuries the families of local vintners have dedicated themselves with patience, care, wisdom and respect to the splendid vineyards that characterize the hilly landscape around San Gimignano. The knowledge and secrets of this land and of the Vernaccia di San Gimignano are handed down from generation to generation, safeguarding an ancient wisdom but always projecting towards the future. During the Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Fest the producers will be present in the ancient squares of San Gimignano to share their knowledge and history. The producers are gathered in the Consortium of Vernaccia di San Gimignano committed to protecting, supervising, promoting and enhancing the Vernaccia di San Gimignano wines that have been born in this stupendous territory for centuries.
The wines producers are the Paladins of the Queen of Tuscan white wines
Over the centuries the families of local vintners have dedicated themselves with patience, care, wisdom and respect to the splendid vineyards that characterize the hilly landscape around San Gimignano. The knowledge and secrets of this land and of the Vernaccia di San Gimignano are handed down from generation to generation, safeguarding an ancient wisdom but always projecting towards the future. During the Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Fest the producers will be present in the ancient squares of San Gimignano to share their knowledge and history. The producers are gathered in the Consortium of Vernaccia di San Gimignano committed to protecting, supervising, promoting and enhancing the Vernaccia di San Gimignano wines that have been born in this stupendous territory for centuries.
The Kingdom of the only Queen of Tuscan white wines in a land of red kings: Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG.
The Queen of Tuscan white wines.
Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG
Vernaccia di San Gimignano is an ancient, autochthonous Tuscan vine of excellence from which the homonymous “white” is obtained, an unrivaled wine. An extraordinarily ancient wine, mentioned by Dante Alighieri in canto XIV of Purgatory, in the Divine Comedy. The Queen of Tuscan white wines, with great structure, which shows its rebellious character especially in the organoleptic characteristics which differ from the standard of the usual white wines. The strong scent, with ample floral and fruity notes and the strong sapidity distinguish this unique wine, with an intense, ample and elegant straw yellow color. A product that, thanks to both viticultural and enological research by skilled San Gimignano winemakers, has been able to renew itself by enhancing its uniqueness and thus obtaining a modern wine with a strong identity and character. Vernaccia di San Gimignano, the first Italian wine to obtain the Controlled Denomination of Origin in 1966, can only be produced with white berried grapes grown exclusively in the territory of the municipality of San Gimignano.
The Queen of Tuscan white winesn. Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG
Vernaccia di San Gimignano is an ancient, autochthonous Tuscan vine of excellence from which the homonymous “white” is obtained, an unrivaled wine. An extraordinarily ancient wine, mentioned by Dante Alighieri in canto XIV of Purgatory, in the Divine Comedy. The Queen of Tuscan white wines, with great structure, which shows its rebellious character especially in the organoleptic characteristics which differ from the standard of the usual white wines. The strong scent, with ample floral and fruity notes and the strong sapidity distinguish this unique wine, with an intense, ample and elegant straw yellow color. A product that, thanks to both viticultural and enological research by skilled San Gimignano winemakers, has been able to renew itself by enhancing its uniqueness and thus obtaining a modern wine with a strong identity and character. Vernaccia di San Gimignano, the first Italian wine to obtain the Controlled Denomination of Origin in 1966, can only be produced with white berried grapes grown exclusively in the territory of the municipality of San Gimignano.
San Gimignano, a city without comparison
San Gimignano is something unique. There is nothing in the world like San Gimignano. Italianness “in purity”, we could say. It has become a Unesco World Heritage Site for its uniqueness and historical richness, it is one of the most visited places in Tuscany, in Italy, in the world. A territory where art and history meet quality wine production and gastronomy.. Wherever you arrive from, San Gimignano stands out and is immediately recognized with its incredible towers; today 13 towers remain of the 72 towers from the 14th century. And then the medieval churches and plazas, the alleys and the glimpses, with a view towards the Tuscan hills dotted with vines. A place that should be visited at least once in a lifetime. What better occasion to discover this wonderful territory than during the first edition of the Rebel Queen – Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Fest?
San Gimignano, a city without comparison
San Gimignano is something unique. There is nothing in the world like San Gimignano. Italianness “in purity”, we could say. It has become a Unesco World Heritage Site for its uniqueness and historical richness, it is one of the most visited places in Tuscany, in Italy, in the world. A territory where art and history meet quality wine production and gastronomy.. Wherever you arrive from, San Gimignano stands out and is immediately recognized with its incredible towers; today 13 towers remain of the 72 towers from the 14th century. And then the medieval churches and plazas, the alleys and the glimpses, with a view towards the Tuscan hills dotted with vines. A place that should be visited at least once in a lifetime. What better occasion to discover this wonderful territory than during the first edition of the Rebel Queen – Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Fest?
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