Montepulciano – Cantine in Piazza 2025

“Cantine in Piazza 2025”: on Aug. 22 in Montepulciano, the Piazza Grande party returns, prologue to the wine and food competition “A Tavola con il Nobile” scheduled for Aug. 23 and 24

Cantine in Piazza 2025 : On August 22, the city of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano hosts the big event in Piazza Grande. As per tradition, the event will serve as a prologue to the new edition – the 23rd – of the wine and food competition “A Tavola con il Nobile,” scheduled for Aug. 23 and 24 in the districts of the Bravìo delle Botti, this year with the theme “Fresh pasta and its stuffing.” Special testimonial will be Wikipedro.

The heart of Montepulciano becomes an open-air winery

Promoted by the Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano in collaboration with the Magistrato delle Contrade, the event transforms the heart of the Tuscan village into a big party.
Friday, Aug. 22, starting at 7 p.m., wineries in the area will set up their tasting counters forming an evocative circle in Piazza Grande. Visitors will be able to taste local labels, accompanied by typical local products, all enhanced by background music curated by Stefano Giannotti.

A Tavola con il Nobile: the food and wine award.

The most anticipated event remains “A Tavola con il Nobile,” an award conceived by Tg2 journalist Bruno Gambacorta and now in its 23rd edition.
The food and wine competition will take place on Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24 in the contrade del Bravìo delle Botti, where it will be possible to taste the competing dishes paired with Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.
Since 2002 to date, the award has made it possible to recover more than 220 traditional recipes, enhancing the work of housewives and passing on the gastronomic culture of the area. The recipes collected have been published in various collections, which also testify to the anthropological and social importance of this initiative.

The guests and the jury

Well-known faces from the media scene will also take part in the event. Among the journalists in attendance will be Tinto, host of Camper on Rai1, who has been linked for years to Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.
Alongside him will be the very Tuscan Wikipedro, born and raised in Oltrarno in Florence, who has become popular on social media for his ironic and itinerant videos recounting the secrets and wonders of Tuscany. Having already narrated the Bravìo delle Botti, he will return to Montepulciano to serve on the contest jury.

Final award ceremony

The award ceremony of “A Tavola con il Nobile” will be held on Sunday, August 24, at 3:30 p.m., at the Cortile della Fortezza di Montepulciano.
On the same occasion, the Panno del Bravìo delle Botti, the cloth that becomes the symbol of the historic race each year, will also be presented. The Fortress also houses theEnoliteca and the headquarters of the Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, an ideal setting to close the event.

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