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Open
cellars
Cellars
are pervaded with magic.
There we get involved in traditional activities
carried out in deep harmony with Nature.
Cellars seem to be quiet and
still places. Down there, though, grapes are turned into wine century
after century.
After
the harvest these underground stores are filled with the noise of baskets,
the squeaking of the press.
Then for a while everything is still and quiet
again, at least until when the gurgle of the natural fermentation of the
must can be heard coming from the casks.
Thanks
to the attachment that people in Marche have with nature, it is still easy
to find houses with cellars equipped for wine production.
Owing to the
traditional hospitality of inhabitants of Marche it is now custom to open
private cellars to visitors during village feasts.
The habit has been so
welcomed that now the “Movimento
Turismo del Vino” has proclaimed a common day opening (usually end
of May).
The first edition (1993) of “Cantine Aperte” (free entrance
cellars) was a success. Visitors are anyway increasing every year showing
an escalating interest in the genuine origins of such an appreciated drink
as wine.
A wide range of people goes to visit cellars, not only people
interested for work: young people, families, wine lovers…
Even though
wine plays the leading role, “Cantine Aperte” offers also the chance
to taste local delicacies (Dop and Igp awarded) and traditional dishes.
Often the event is also enriched with the exposition of local handcrafts
and the air filled with soft music.
A great thanks goes to those vine
dressers that are so keen on promoting their genunine and traditional
products.
Wine tourism in Marche plays a very important role.
It is a
means to get really acquainted with the deepest nature of the land and its
culture.
“Cantine Aperte” is a great chance to get pleasantly involved.
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