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On May 25th, the San Giusto Castle in Trieste will host the Amber Wine Festival for the third consecutive year, a prestigious international wine event promoted by ForevenTS in co-organization with the Municipality of Trieste, the first of the four exclusive events of the “Il San Giusto del Gusto”.
The 2024 edition aims to consolidate itself as the international reference event for macerated white wines, produced with natural methods.
This style of wines, which in our region and the surrounding territories boasts a concentration of the best producers in the world, is widening the audience of enthusiasts. The winemakers, using traditional production methods, have been able to create wines of great consistency, winning over enthusiasts all over the world.
Wines that stand out for their body combined with elegance and refinement which, with the complexity of aromas and flavors, reveal a strong and unique character. From the prolonged maceration of the must on the skins the wine gets its unmistakable amber color with golden reflections.
It is a method that takes up the traditions particularly widespread in the areas of Collio, Karst, the Vipava Valley and Istria, recognized for the excellence in the production of these wines of which Trieste, with the Amber Wine Festival, aspires to become the honorary capital.
An ambitious project based on a rigorous selection of winemakers who adhere to the principles of ecological and natural production. Family businesses which, in the name of sincere wine, assume the risk and sometimes the consequences of poor harvests and limited production, to guarantee the purity of their wines.
The event, aimed at those looking for direct contact with world-famous winemakers and which was presented today (Wednesday 15 May) at the Sartorio Civic Museum of Trieste during a press conference introduced by the Councilor for Culture and Tourism Policies, George Rossi and by the director of the Historical and Artistic Museums of the Municipality of Trieste, Stefano Bianchiin the presence of the President Diego Colarich and of Tomi Kresevič of ForevenTS and the president of Gal Carso, David Pizziga It will take place Saturday 25 May from 1pm to 7pm.
Building on the success of previous editions, this year the festival will also expand outside, connecting the tasting areas with the delights that will be placed in the Cortile delle Milizie to offer an even more immersive experience. The enchanting view of the gulf and the city will add a magical touch to the tasting.
Enriched by new proposals that combine the wines with other products taken from the vine, visitors will be able to broaden the tasting experience through an engaging journey created by one of the most consistent supporters of eco-sustainable production with the initiative Organic Anarchy, which for the occasion will present a sensorial journey through the vine: it will in fact be proposed Organic Anarchy Cirkusa sensorial journey between the flavors of wine and art: as a corollary there will be an artistic program with an exhibition entitled “Vitis vinifera without wine” and musical entertainment.
In fact, a specific space will be dedicated to these producers where they will hold tastings and illustrate, also with the help of images, their production philosophy.
With rapid climate change, it has become impossible to protect grapes from disease by working biodynamically. For this reason, new products have been developed that can be obtained from the vine plant; the philosophy is to try to use everything the vine plant has to offer, not just the grapes to make wine.
At the Amber Wine festival Organic Anarchy will present Magdalenica, tea from vine leaves, Jun, tea fermented from vine leaves, Alpha omega, a tea fermented from vine leaves with the addition of Blaufränkisch wine, vinegar, derived from Jun, pickled vine shoots (from Jun), bread with wine lees and Jun, crunchy wine lees, fermented pear juice, grappa (pomace brandy), liqueur from wine must and grappa.
The wine-growing and culinary excellence of the area, presented in the splendid location of the castle, promises a truly regal afternoon.
During the tasting day, 40 renowned producers from Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Austria will present their wines. Guests will also be able to enjoy a rich assortment of local culinary specialties.
The 2024 edition of the Amber Wine Festival launches the project “The San Giusto del Gusto” which includes four exclusive food and wine events.
The high level of quality pursues the concept set by the co-organization with the Municipality of Trieste which, reconfirming the commitment of ForevenTS, aims to promote the excellence of our territory and its traditions in the San Giusto court as well as to support new initiatives of this kind.
The “San Giusto of taste” is a project that aims to bring a series of food and wine tastings dedicated to excellent natural products and productions to the splendid setting of the Castle.
A cultural mission that will see the Bottega del Vino host exclusive high-quality events that ForevenTS, with the support of the Municipality of Trieste, intends to organize in 2024 and aims to make become traditional.
The Festival of natural macerated white wines on May 25th will be accompanied by three further events, distributed between May and September: Saturday 24 August “Natural bubbles”, Saturday 7 September “Gin gin” And Saturday 21 September “Birrart”, all scheduled from 1pm to 7pm. Participants in the four days of tastings will be able to access the San Giusto Castle for free.
“Natural bubbles” scheduled for Saturday 24 August is the presentation of sparkling wines made with the classic method and natural fermentation, also produced with eco-sustainable processes. It will be an opportunity to savor a careful selection of natural bubbles to broaden the horizons of the liveliness of taste. A style of natural wines coming from various territories that from our province through the Prosecco and Franciacorta region arriving at the Champagne area. Excellent wines for a unique sparkling experience, to be experienced and shared.
“Gin gin“, scheduled Saturday 7 September, is the preview of the presentation of gins produced in an artisanal way by small regional companies and small producers from the Karst and Istrian cicceria. Known locally as “Brignevez”, it is a spirit that is part of our rich gastronomic tradition.
Par excellence, the most sovereign of drinks which, mixed with soft drinks and beverages, also produced by niche companies, heralds a unique and engaging experience.
To conclude the “Il San Giusto del Gusto” project will be “Birrart” Saturday 21 September with the presentation and tasting of the vast selection of craft beers present in the area, with educational sessions and guided tastings, conducted by industry experts. Various gastronomic specialties combined which, from the historic boiled meats with Trieste cuisine dishes, will range up to fish.
A welcoming and inclusive atmosphere where the passion for craft beer is celebrated with the first Trieste Festival dedicated to it.
The director of the Historical and Artistic Museums of the Municipality of Trieste, Stefano Bianchi, introduced the press conference by announcing a new initiative entitled “Il San Giusto del gusto” which starts at the end of May with a new edition of the Amber Wine Festival and takes place in co-organization between the Municipality of Trieste and the cultural association ForevenTs already successfully tested in the previous two and which this year is expanding, including a much more complex programme: the collaboration includes not only the event with amber wines which will open a series of four events spread over the following months until the end of September ”. “These initiatives – Bianchi recalled – are part of the project to relaunch and redevelop the castle of San Giusto“.
“We are in one of the most representative places of Trieste’s cultural heritage to present an event that represents a sensorial journey” declared the councilor Giorgio Rossiwho underlined the desire on the part of the municipal administration to set up the event at the Castello di San Giusto with the aim of relaunching the spaces by trying to make it the center of events, especially food and wine events, because – he stated – the fate of our city is a tourism that offers quality events, capable of enhancing the products of our territory”.
Diego Colarich, president of the ForevenTS association, thanked the municipal administration for co-organizing the event, through which it demonstrated particular attention to a proposal linked to the territory with a strong economic value and which also represents an important tourist attraction. In fact, more than half of the visitors come from outside Trieste and set off on their own journey, taking with them a postcard of the splendid setting of the San Giusto castle.
“The advantage of this event – explained Colarich – is that there are no others of this type, that on a single day and in a single place you can taste the wines of some of the top producers in the world. Paired with the wines is the gastronomic proposal with a showcase of the culinary specialties of the area. Among the producers present we also include several realities made up of young entrepreneurs who decide to produce a type of wines which, using only natural elements, are often much more at risk of poor harvests and very small productions, but with a great value represented by purity and quality of the wine produced”.
Colarich then highlighted the presence at the festival of one of the most consistent supporters of eco-sustainable production with the initiative Organic Anarchy, which for the occasion will present a sensorial journey through the vine in a specific space where tastings will be held and the particular production philosophy will be illustrated, also with the help of images”.
The Amber Wine events will be concentrated on the afternoon of Saturday 25 May from 1pm to 7pm: an entrance ticket is required (available in advance on https://forevents.org/evento/amber-wine-festival-25-05 -2024/) which includes entry to the castle, dedicated glass and unrestricted access to all scheduled tastings of the 40 wine producers and 15 producers of agri-food specialities.
More information on the festival, list of participants and news for 2024 on the website www.amberwinefestival.com and on the Amber Wine Festival Facebook profile.
