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UMBRIA WATER FESTIVAL Explore the charm

chiara — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:32:37 +0000

The Association will attend the big event of the Festival offers a program focused on the family relationship between the water and wine, a theme already studied in the itinerary for the visit and encourage the discovery of the province and its wine-production.
The programming of the wine route Etruscan Roman, will be concentrated in different areas, with tastings of wines and products in Orvieto and Amelia
The main event will be the presentation of the routes, a primary source for an area, a historical / cultural places emphasis on the importance of a waterway so important in an area, both in the past but even today, that is a factor of development and wealth.
The driving routes developed along a path of great beauty where it is clear the inextricable intertwining of the water and the wine they produced sediments historic, cultural traditions into a tourism product all benefit from.
The idea of ??telling all this in a special place, like the Castle of Poggio Guardea exceptionally open to host the event, which dominates the valley where the river is undoubtedly a way to revive feelings and touch points and legends to those attending.

PROGRAM

May 17 16:00 pm
GUARDEA: CASTLE OF POGGIO
Meeting on:
EXPLORE THE CHARM: Wine is as essential as water
Two experts, an archaeologist and a gourmet and wine BIZZARRI CLAUDIO ANTONIO Boco, tell the Tiber yesterday and today.
A journey through time to become associated with food and wine itineraries unusual nature of the area and wine production.
Tasting of wines from the DOC and IGT oil accompanied by the Province and local products.

May 18 16:00
Orvieto: CONFERENCE ROOM CENTER OF STUDIES ORVIETO
Meeting to shed light on recent archaeological excavations in the area of ??Pagliano and the research of the School of Archaeology and Etruscologia Ancient Italy.
Afterwards, offered by the Wine Road Etruscan Roman, DOC and IGT wines tasting of the province with local produce and accompanied by historical quotes of wine and water, read by Frederick Fabiani

May 19 16:00
AMELIA: RIVER PARK CITY OF RIO GRANDE
Eine Kleine Musik Water
Music concerts along the Rio Grande followed by “Notes of Note”: tasting of wines from the DOC and IGT in the province accompanied by local products.

A NARNI SCENTS AND TASTE OF SPRING

chiara — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:17:37 +0000

Are back on 22 April, the Museum Eroli, tastings of dishes prepared with edible flowers by the CFP and the University of flavors.
The theme is spring and especially the flowers and gourmet food made ??from edible ones.
Qualified chefs prepare a menu of four / five courses in which the main element is the flower, to … ven by aesthetic point of view,
The menu this year includes:
– Muffin Salty camomile flowers
– Flan with onion flower with its buds
– Praline cream cheese with seasonal flowers
– Creme brulee with lavender
All accompanied by wines selected by the Wine Road of Etruscan Roman province of Terni.
There are two shifts, one at 16.30 and another at 19.00, between shifts and the other you can listen to good classical music concert as part of the Summer Concerts in Narni.
And ‘reservations are recommended at 0744/717117
Cost € 8.00

HAPPY EASTER 2012

chiara — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:43:42 +0000

We wish everyone a Happy Easter and many toasts with the excellence of the wines of our land.

UMBRIA WATER FESTIVAL: Water in mounth

chiara — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:41:38 +0000

Presented the program of the first edition of Umbria Water Festival

From May 17 to 20 will be on stage the spectacle of the waters, the allure of nature, the wonders of art, embracing the charm of the products of Umbria. Region, Provinces, Municipalities, Chambers of Commerce together for the first edition under the auspices of UNESCO.
The UWF brings together the many realities of Umbria, in a program that in the four-day festival involving the entire territory, from the areas known as the Cascade Falls, Lake Piediluco, where he held numerous outdoor sports, the Lake Trasimeno, with educational activities and entertainment that will involve all municipalities in the area and the islands, rivers like the Tiber and the Nera, which marked the life of the territories in which they flow.
Water is an element in Umbria has many aspects: two major lakes, the Tiber second river of Italy, as many as 16 brands of mineral water. Water also has a strong appeal with mysticism and the religious aspect connected to St. Francis, without forgetting that they are located in the Umbria A-WWAP, the United Nations Program for the Assessment of World Water Resources and the University Centre for water emergencies.
In the green heart of Italy the link with the environment is thus an element of identity and Umbria Water Festival is an event that can be perceived outside our borders that water has value for the region,
Many agencies and organizations involved with interesting and specific proposals; coordination of the Roads of Wine and Oil Umbria will present initiatives that put the focus on local products of our territory: particularly the oil and wine.
An intriguing plot that binds the oil and wine to water even though many think that this report seems to conflict, on the contrary you can find deep interactions that combine these elements.
An intense program of the Roads of Wine and Oil Umbrian invite all fans to run through the region on this occasion to taste, visit and live intensely this particular combination.

RISATE E RISOTTI

chiara — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:22:34 +0000

Back to Orvieto, from February 10 April 1, the comic-culinary festival that brings together the food quality and professionalism of established comedians. The fifth edition of the event, organized by the Friends of Laughter & Risotto in collaboration with A.GE. (Italian Association of Parents) of Orvieto and Ancient Rice Pila Vecia, will take place from February 10 to April 1. Comedians … ta and tastings doc, then, in the fifth edition of “Laughter & Risotto”.
The idea is based on the possibility of rice, in all its variants, the protagonist of special evenings. Food and wine is associated with the proposal for each appointment of a cabaret performance quality ‘. The event, which will have restaurants and farm location of Orvieto and the district, consists of ten events which saw the participation of local cooks and chefs who are nationally known.
Each evening, beginning at 20.30, is offered a menu of different (but strictly based on rice) suggested and prepared by chefs, after which it passes to performances by comedians (some of Area Zelig) are particularly appreciated by the audience.
The event Orvieto, who last September attended Risitaly 2011, the 45th fair held at Rice Island of La Scala (Verona), promises to be interesting, from the news. Among these, the involvement of food bloggers through a contest or a race for the prize 2012 Laughter & RICE BLOGGER risotto, dedicated to Josephine Carboni, chef died prematurely during the last edition of Laughter & Risotto.
The theme of the contest, which began Sunday, January 22 and ends Sunday, March 18, is the creation of a recipe (of course) of rice and its derivatives. For the food bloggers, who must necessarily be indicated in the request for participation in the name of their blog, freedom of choice of starters, pasta, main courses and desserts. The food bloggers interested can send their prescriptions at info@risaterisotti.it
For reservations you can go directly to the location where you play the evenings.
For information on the complete program of Laughter & Risotto:
www.risaterisotti.it info@risaterisotti.it
348.3323533 335.6472021

DINNER MUSIC 14

chiara — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:07:09 +0000

JOY OF MUSIC AND RESPONSIBILITIES ‘FOOD
Return to the territory, admirably set of individual skills, enjoyment of being together, the added value of being able to actually do with your hands skill and art, the piano or in the kitchen, is the same: these are just some of the despite all the ingredients that decree permanent success of Cittaslow DINNER MUSIC, not at all obvious a marriage between excellence Music Jazz, Soul, Folk, in the odor of Umbria Jazz Winter, and the vast knowledge material of Italian Cittaslow, the cradle of the “good life” that resists the face of the spreads that are known are not edible. The momentum is the meeting
balanced between two cultures, one that derives from the art music of Italian authors and songwriters of the highest level, and the “culture” slow “at large, which feeds Apply daily experience of Cittaslow and Slow Food principles for the earth, the workers of food and wine, the environment’s biodiversity and social, to ensure a future for coming generations and the entire planet.
Cittaslow Dinner Music, organized for the 14th consecutive year by the Group Cramst, The City of Todi, and Cittaslow The Palazzo del Gusto (Institution for the food the Province of Terni), under the artistic direction of Richard Stefanini, takes off Saturday, February 11th at The Peninsula Baschi restaurant / Orvieto.
The winning formula is that of previous years which saw the successful match between music copyright and knowledge and tastes of Italian Cittaslow.

18 FEBRUARY
BASCHI Restaurant The Penisola
Cittaslow guest: GRUMES Chef: Roberto Leonardi
Refuge Potzmauer
Jazz Concert with MARCOTULLI & BIONDINI

February 25
BASCHI Restaurant The Penisola
Cittaslow guest: ABBIATEGRASSO Chef: Mario Guarnoni
Agriturismo Cascina Caremma of Besate
Jazz Concert with DANILO REA PAUL & DAMIANI

March 3
BASCHI Restaurant The Penisola
Cittaslow guest: CAIAZZO Chef: Stefano De Matteo
The Restaurant General
Concert
Bungaro & Ascolese ACUSTIcanto

INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS
bookings and ‘recommended tel 0763 343302 or Frances Orietta
All dinners are served at the table, starting
punctually at 20.30 will follow ‘the concert at 22.30
bookings and ‘recommended tel 0763 343302 or francesca orietta
The menu will consist of: appetizer, main dish, main dish, side dish,
dessert, coffee, wine and mineral water. Cost of the dinner and concert € 35.00.
For Slow Food members and Fisar price is € 30.00.

Good 2012

chiara — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:23:33 +0000

The Wine Road wishes everyone a year 2012 full of: good stuff, pleasant company, strong emotions, a trip to these etruscan-roman lands and many toasts with the excellence of our wines.

Season’s Greetings

chiara — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:05:41 +0000

The association wishes to all aHhappy Christmas and a happy New Year 2012

Orvieto Jazz Winter # 19°

chiara — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:47:08 +0000

In Orvieto Jazz Winter (December 28 – January 1) music and tourism in a unique and location unreapetable.
Umbria Jazz Winter Orvieto for the nineteenth edition: five days of music (December 28 – January 1) and over a hundred events for an appointment that has become traditional in the Italian jazz scene. The Festival takes place according to a formula established and successful, refined over the years and centered on the marriage between tourism and show quality, with the added hospitality of one of the most beautiful cities of Umbria, rich in history and culture . Not to mention the good food and good drink. To tie these distinctive features of the event, remains the billboard, that every time offers solutions for everyone.
Orvieto, in particular its historic center, within five days of the festival is transformed into a citadel of music that sounds intriguing offers at any time of day until late at night. A festive city, vibrant and livable, gleefully confusing but always serene and welcoming.
The underlying theme of this edition is the contamination of the biggest names in Latin jazz, Michel Camilo, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chano Dominguez with some of the best exponents of Italian jazz, Paul Fresu, Gianluca Petrella, Danilo Rea. The program moves collaborations between new and innovative musical projects, with the intention of creating a mix that can be appreciated by both fans and connoisseurs of jazz, both as a spectator not particularly accustomed to the language of the Afro-American music.
Exceptional location this year the magnificent Cathedral, designed by Lorenzo Maitani and built between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, which frames the afternoon of New Year’s Mass for Peace enriched and characterized by the presence of gospel music. Expression and synthesis of different cultures and religion come together through music that makes this experience unforgettable.

The evening concerts are held at the Teatro Mancinelli, inaugurated in 1886, which provides a summary of the main characters of the architecture of Orvieto, the People’s Palace, made of basalt and tuff, first described in the thirteenth century, the Palace of the Seven, built at the turn of the fourteenth century, with its domes and arches and flanked by mighty fine tower of the Pope, at the Palazzo Soliano, whose ground floor is the Museo Emilio Greek, with sculptures and graphic designs donated by the city itself.
Hall also suggestive of Mount Caramel, a former church in 1300 as part of the larger complex that included the Carmelite convent and the Ristorante San Francesco, located in a building that housed a Franciscan monastery in 1200, location of the large year-end dinner the night of Dec. 31 to the sound of jazz and jazz ideal venue for lunch and dinner.

Information and program:

www.teatromancinelli.it
www.umbriajazz.com

Umbria green heart of Italy

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:32:26 +0000

Designed by New York firm Deplano and set to music by composer Carlo Pedini Perugia, video jingle of twenty-second soul and a heart drawn in the vacuum principle is beginning to cause a metamorphosis of words and images as “art”, “culture,” Nature “.
The mini-spots has developed the idea of the heart that is effective and understood anywhere in the world and the music that accompanies it is simple, easily recognizable in growing and never dull.