Milan, 7 June. (askanews) – The third edition of “Abbey Wines” opened on 7 June in the village in front of the Fossanova Abbey in Priverno (Latina), the three-day event created to underline “the importance of the role that, since since the Middle Ages, the Abbeys have played a role not only in the production of wine but also in the preservation of vines and agricultural and forestry areas”. Over 30 wineries were present, including some important French abbeys linked to the Les Vins D’Abbayes Association, which carries out an initiative similar to this in Paris.
This edition also sees the participation of Georgia, present with the Alaverdi Monastery dating back to the 6th century AD, and known for its wine in amphora. For the first time during these three days, the Prosecco Superiore Docg of the Cistercian Monastery of Saints Gervasio and Protasio of Vittorio Veneto, whose vineyard is located within the walls of this religious community, is presented. Another novelty will be represented by the Abbey of Santa Maria de La Matina, in San Marco Argentano in the province of Cosenza, a resting place for crusaders leaving for the Holy War and a stop on an obligatory itinerary for the Knights of Malta. Here, wine production gives life to the full-bodied red “Muntu” and the rosé Terre di Cosenza PDO “Madam”, which represent the main grape variety of the Cosenza PDO, Magliocco.
“Since the first edition we have enthusiastically participated in this territorial valorization project where we deploy our service and organizational skills as tasters and speakers to enhance the wines coming from Italian and transalpine Abbeys but also the wines and products of Latina ” declared Umberto Trombelli of the AIS delegation from Latina which coordinates the event which will end on June 9th, and which is also a gastronomic village curated by Slow Food Latina, with numerous stands of producers and principals of the great international movement, with free admission.
The tasting stands of the Cellars, distributed around the Cloister of the Abbey, are open from 4pm to 10pm, and every day, starting from 5pm, masterclasses aimed at the productions of the various Abbeys take place in the Refectory. The meeting “Wine, tourism and culture – The resources of a territory” will be held on 8 June at 6pm in the former Conversi Infirmary of the Abbey, in which the president of the Frosinone and Latina Chamber of Commerce, Giovanni Acampora, will speak. , the president of the special company Informare, Luigi Niccolini, the president of Confagricoltura Massimiliano Giansanti, the extraordinary commissioner Arsial, Massimiliano Raffa, the councilor of the Lazio Region, Giancarlo Righini.
Participating in the initiative are: Busco Abbey, Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey, Novacella Abbey, Santa Maria della Matina Abbey, Arnaldo Caprai, Badia a Passignano-Marchesi Antinori, Cella Grande, Muri-Gries Tenuta / Cantina Convento, Castello di Magione , Bellavista Convent of the Santissima Annunciata, Feudi di San Gregorio-Abbey of Goleto, Monastery of the White Friars, Monastery of Alaverdi-Cantina Badagoni (Georgia), Monastery of Bose-San Masseo, Monastery of Sabiona-Valle Isarco, Cistercian Monastery of the Saints Gervasio and Protasio, Monastery of Santo Stefano Belbo-Beppe Marino, Vallepicciola Pievasciata, Vins des Abbayes, as well as the Lazio Abbey of Montecassino, Trappist Sisters Monastery of Vitorchiano and Abbey of Valvisciolo.
Photo: Vini d’Abbey
