The market organized by the Fattoria del Cerro

OPEN CELLARS DAY
Wine, art and gastronomo at the Fattoria del Cerro

The new Open Cellars open day event at the Fattoria del Cerro in Montepulciano, has become a regular event for Saiagricola, which has proved increasingly popular. As well as tasting the wines and visiting the cellars, the event also features art, performances and entertainment which accompanies the tasting of some of the best local products such as honey, prized “Chianina” beef, typical cured meat products, durum wheat pasta, Tuscan pecorino cheese and goat’s milk cheeses, Tuscan bread, dried pastries, chickpeas and jams.
Local craftsmanship is also presented with terracotta and wrought iron products, which a re typical local crafts, this year also featured a splendid demonstration given by the “Falconieri del Re” company of Siena, which captivated the audience with live falcons, buzzards and other wonderful birds of prey in a series of spectacular demonstrations of guided flights and retrieving. The local environment of Fattoria del Cerro already being home to various species of birds of prey, that find the vineyard and Turkey oak environment the ideal habitat . There was also a focus on art with the works of the artist and sculptor Andrea Roggi, which adorned the fields around the cellars and Villa Grazianella in a highly original manner. This wonderful kermesse, could not be without music of course, in this case the notes of the accordion.

Panoramic view of the event

But there was another, perhaps more serious motive for visiting the Fattoria del Cerro during this Cellar Open day, and is linked to the involvement of our cellars in the Wine for Life initiative, managed by the Sant’Egidio Community, which has in a highly original manner succeeded in combining quality wines in the “Dream” programme aimed at beating AIDS in Mozambique. The “Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva 2000” bottles, of the Fattoria del Cerro bearing a “Wine for life”, sticker that were sold during the Open Cellars day, going to help finance the preventive treatment programmes of an illness that has already affected no less than 30,000,000 people all over the African continent. So that the Fattoria del Cerro provided a truly spectacular event with a rich blend of culture, art, music local traditions and solidarity, against the backdrop of authentic humanity and the impeccable hospitality of Saiagricola.