June 2 - 5

Gallo Nero & Streetfood

Streetfood from all over Italy paired with the Chianti Classico from Barberino Val d'Elsa, Tavarnelle and San Casciano Val di Pesa, plus DOP olive oil workshops and concerts in S. Casciano's big piazza.
San Casciano in Val di Pesa - Piazza della Repubblica Gardens - June 2 and 4, 11 a.m. to 12 midnight - June 3, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. - June 5, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Menu street food
Tastes of Chianti Classico from cellars of San Casciano, Tavarnelle Val di Pesa and Barberino Val d'Elsa.

 From June 2 to 4, live music 7 PM to 12 PM.


June 2 - 5

The fragrances of Lamole

Valle di Lamole vintners meet the public in four days of open-air tastings.
Lamole (Greve in Chianti) - Piazza di Lamole - June 2, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., June 3, 4 and 5, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Info: Greve tourist office: 055-8545271

 

June 2

Chianti Classic(o)

Tasting of Castelnuovo Berardenga wines at the arrival point of the "Chianti Classic" bike race.

For those who have driven the "Chianti Classic" and those waiting at arrival, a tastiing booth for the Black Rooster born in Castelnuovo Berardenga.

Goblet + goblet holder 5 €

Castelnuovo Berardenga - 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.


June 4

The Whole Steer Dinner
Dario Cecchini and Gioacchino Bonsignore invite the public to a gastronomic tour of the various
parts of the steer. Chianti Classico wines from Panzano vintners. Reservations required: 055 852727. "Solo Ciccia" restaurant Panzano in Chianti (Florence) - 8 p.m.
30€ per person


June 4

Trash & Chic
San Casciano in Val di Pesa - 8.30 p.m. - restaurant La Tenda Rossa.
Three stellar chefs, Natascia Santandrea, Agata Parisella and Claudio Sadler revive italian 70s cuisine. Menu
Reservations: restaurant La Tenda Rossa - 055 826132

 

June 4

The "Radda in the Glass" seminars for Chianti Classico is

  • 10:00 a.m.

Sangiovese and Aglianico: heroes of two worlds compared

A meeting between Tuscan and Campania vintners. On the one hand the Sangiovese of Chianti Classico, on the other Aglianico and especially that of Taurasi. An encounter/clash with only one winner: the wine. With Carlo Macchi – Winesurf.

  • 3 p.m.

Highland Black Rooster

Journalist Gioacchino Bonsignore together with the Enoclub of Siena will guide a theme tasting comparing wines from the highest Chianti Classico zones, the reds from Radda in Chianti and those from Castellina in Chianti, Gaiole in Chianti and Lamole. Radda food specialities will accompany the tasting.

Max 40 persons. Admission15 €. Info and reservations: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.raddanelbicchiere.com

 

June 4 - 5

Radda in the Glass
Tastings of Radda in Chianti wines through the streets of town.
Radda in Chianti- 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday - 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.Sunday.

 

June 9

Stars & Merchants in Strada
Handicraft mart and music at night.
Strada in ChiantiI - 5
p.m. to 11 p.m.

 

June 10, 11, 12

Pentecost in Castellina
June 10: dinner beneath valuted roofs– 8 p.m.
June 11-12: tasting under valuted roofs - 3 to 8 p.m. / Castellina in Chianti.

 

June 10 and 12

Neighborhood Olympics
Yesteryear's games and challenges in Piazza Matteotti. Greve in Chianti - www.comune.greve-in-chianti.fi.it
In the context of the Neighborhood Olympics on June 12 you can taste Chianti Classico from Greve in Chianti at a booth set up in Piazza Matteotti.
Goblet + goblet holder 5 €
.

 

June 11

Seminar on Castellina Chianti Classico
Conducted by Daniele Cernilli

Castellina in Chianti / 5 p.m.

 

June 11

The tastes of red and Black compared
Greve in Chianti / Wine Museum / 4 p.m.
Greve in Chianti wines tasted in the classic way and in the innovative, Leonardo Romanelli and Andrea Gori involve the public and producers in a partly serious, partly facetious tasting experiment, revealing the characteristics of the wines in their entirety!

 

June 12

Chefs versus Homemakers
For Sunday lunch a very special cook-off - dishes prepared by a representative of Gaiole homemakers and those reinterpreted by two Italian chefs: Marco Stabile (Ora d'aria, Florence) and Marco Bistarelli (Il Postale, Perugia).
Gaiole in Chianti / ex cantine Ricasoli, via Ricasoli / 1 p.m.