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FESTIVAL D’ESTATE

JUNE 18 TO JULY 3

FRANCIACORTA CELEBRATES THE INSTALLATION OF THE FLOATING PIERS,

CHRISTO’S LAND ART PROJECTFOR LAKE ISEO

THE HIGH POINT WILL BE THE WEEKEND OF 25 - 26 JUNE

WITH THE FRANCIACORTA SUMMER FESTIVAL



Franciacorta pays homage Christo, the famous Bulgarian artist whos installation, THE FLOATING

PIERS, will be on display on Lake Iseo from 18 June to 3 July. His latest, eagerly awaited work,

consists of a spectacular walkway across the water, composed of 200,000 floating cubes of Styrofoam covered by about 70,000 meters of day-glo yellow fabric. The walkway is 16 meters wide and extends across the lake for 3 kilometers, from Sulzano to Monte Isola, and then circles the island of San Paolo. In connection with the installation, Franciacorta will present two weeks chock-full of events in the area’s towns, historically significant establishments, and, of course, the Franciacorta cellars. Music, happenings, exhibits and tastings, in a crescendo that will reach its apex during the weekend of 25-26 June, with the FRANCIACORTA SUMMER FESTIVAL, organized by the Strada del Franciacorta It promises to be a huge party, whose leading players – wines and local products, winemakers and chefs – will collaborate in exalting this extraordinary area, so dear to Italian and foreign foodie tourists.

THE PROGRAM



Saturday 25 June, will be devoted to presenting the territory, its wines, foods and other typical

products. The wine cellars will organize themed mini events, featuring guided tours and tastings.

Distilleries and producers of typical local specialties will also be open to the public, their secrets on

display. Saturday night there will be a great celebration everywhere in the area, with all the

restaurants, taverns and country bed and breakfasts associated with the Strada del Franciacorta

participating, each with a special menu based on the local food and wine culture. Their creations,

which will be accompanied by the various types of Franciacorta wines, will feature the typical

products of the area, sometimes very hard to find elsewhere. Some restaurants will also organize

theme-based events during the evening.

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Sunday 26 June, everyone is invited to visit the historic Palazzo Monti della Corte di Nigoline, one

of the most striking aristocratic manor houses in Franciacorta: the lawns of its centuries-old grounds and ancient orchard will be the venue for a great open-air party with Street Food made with typical Franciacorta ingredients. A tasting bar will be set up, where over 60 local wineries will offer tastings of various types of Franciacorta: a unique occasion for visitors to acquaint themselves with the producers and sample their wines, under their expert supervision. The street food, delicious and easy to munch on, will be created by the chefs of the most famous restaurants in Franciacorta, who will devote their talents to the creative promotion of local specialties, resulting in one-of-a-kind Street Food delicacies. Among them will be Lorenzo Cogo, the youngest chef in Italy to have earned a star: when he was only 25, indeed, he earned his first Michelin star for the opening of El Coq in Marano Vicentino (now moving to Vicenza). There will also be areas reserved for barbeque and food trucks. All the guests will be given a cloth to lay on the lawn and relax on during this refined Pic Nic. After 6 p.m., the mood changes, with a cocktail aperitif and the final fling: a DJ set dedicated to Franciacorta, with a single, long tasting counter featuring Franciacorta wines, which will accompany an aperitif exalting the classic local products and barbeque.

THE CHEFS AND THEIR STREET FOOD DELICACIES

DEDICATED TO FRANCIACORTA:

• Guest Chef

Lorenzo Cogo | El Coq | Vicenza

Tacoq
• Franciacorta Chefs

Fabio Abbattista | L’Albereta - Vistalago Bistrò | Erbusco

Bruschetta with aromatic mountain celery, smoked whitefish and bergamot

Alberto Bittu | Trattoria del Gallo | Rovato

Rovato beef pot roast with polenta

Alessandro Cappotto | Ristorante Villa Calini | Coccaglio

Mini fava bean, quinoa and millet burgers with cream of lettuce and fermented brown rice sauce

Stefano Cerveni | Due Colombe, Ristorante Al Borgo Antico | Borgonato di Cortefranca

Baked tench 2016

Matteo Cocchetti | Dispensa Pani e Vini | Torbiato di Adro

Cold black spaghetti with smoked Montisola del Pescatore trout caviar from Fernando Soardi

and fresh goat ricotta from Le Frise farms.
Simone Gaibina | Trattoria da Gina | Rovato

Homemade ravioli à la Franciacorta

Andrea Martinelli | Trattoria del Muliner | Clusane d’Iseo

Summer rice with freshwater fish and Saffron crisp

Ennio Zanoletti | Hostaria Uva Rara | Monticelli Brusati

Seven-grain roll with slice of roast ham, tomato sauce

Piercarlo Zanotti |Cucina San Francesco del Cappuccini Resort | Cologne

"Quel che passa il Convento" …dei Cappuccini - Creamed potatoes, Monte Isola sardines, trout eggs and Franciacorta oil

There will also be two other Franciacorta chefs Vittorio Fusari, who is currently at the renowned Milanese restaurant Al Pont de Ferr, with his Pesci e Panelle (fish and loaves), and Fabrizio Albini,

currently Chef of the Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf, Ristorante Gazebo in Cortina d'Ampezzo, with Bussolà steamed beef with oil and green sauce. And, finally, the pizza maker Corrado Scaglione with his Neapolitan classic Margherita, with mozzarella of Agerola; La saporita, with Franciacortaseasoned; Whole wheat vegetarian, with stracciatella.

OTHER EVENTS DURING THE WEEKEND
From bicycle tours to Nordic walking in the vineyards, many other events are scheduled for the weekend, and a number of interesting churches, palazzos and historic buildings will also be open, such as the Castle of Oldofredi, in Iseo, or the Tower of Lantieri di Paratico: find out more at:
www.festivalfranciacorta.it
For visitors planning to spend the weekend in Franciacorta, special packages have been created by

hotels, country B&B's, campsites, historic residences and B&Bs.

FRANCIACORTA SUMMER FESTIVAL – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
• Sunday 26 June - Tickets (11.00 – 23.00)

Adults: € 20,00 ammission, including:

- 4 Tokens

- Wine glass and wine glass pouch
- Water
- Coffee
Children (from 0 to 18): Free admission
For children it’s available the menu “Piccoli amici della Franciacorta”, which includes at the price of € 15.00:
- 3 Tokens
- Water
How to use the tokens:

- 1 Taste of Franciacorta • 1 Token

- 1 Street Food delicacy • 2 Tokens
- 1 Ice Cream • 1 Token
Tickets can be purchased on Sunday at Palazzo Monti della Corte di Nigoline or, in advance, online at

http://festivalfranciacorta.eventbrite.it

and at the Infopoint at Franciacorta Outlet Village, in Rodengo Saiano.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Strada del Franciacorta

www.festivalfranciacorta.it

www.stradadelfranciacorta.it • [e-mail]

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LA STRADA DEL FRANCIACORTA
Formed in 2000 thanks to a synergistic collaboration between private operators (wineries, producers of typical local specialties and artisans, hotels, historic residences, villas for rent, restaurants, taverns, wine bars, country farmsteads offering accommodations, wine shops, travel agencies, golf courses, bicycle rentals) and public and private bodies (municipalities, associations promoting the local area) Strada del Franciacorta – one of the first in its kind in Italy – consists of an itinerary of 80 kilometers whose aim is to promote and develop the potential tourist attractions of the Franciacorta area, first and foremost those associated with food and wine. The Franciacorta Road Consortium boasts 204 members, and the renowned chef and food critic Gualtiero Marchesi is an honorary member. The association’s President is Lucia Barzanò.

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AGORÀ di Marina Tagliaferri Beatrice Archetti

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Associazione Strada del Franciacorta

Via G. Verdi, 53 • 25030 Erbusco (BS)

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