Consorzio Vini di Romagna, November events

BACCANALE DI IMOLA

As ​​per tradition, November brings one of the most eagerly awaited and eventful food and wine events to Romagna. It is the Baccanale di Imola, three weeks dedicated to the culture of good food with meetings, seminars, tastings, cultural and musical entertainment. The theme of the year it is dedicated to the «Ripieni», which in the Romagna tradition indicate some gods more typical dishes: stuffed pasties, stuffed pasta, stuffed tortelli, the turkey and vegetables.

The local wines will have their moment to protagonists during the second weekend of November.

From Friday 12 to Sunday 14 November 2022, the Imola racetrack will host a great «tasting of the Imolese»: more than 100 wine labels presented by the respective companies. In addition to wine, the “Banco d'Assaggio” (created in collaboration with the Consorzio Vini di Romagna, the Voluptates Association, the AIS Delegation of Imola, the Strada dei Vini e dei Flavors of the Colli d'Imola and the B. Scappi hotel management school in Castel San Pietro Terme) will present to the public a selection of mills of the Romagna and food pairings with local products.

INFO & RESERVATIONS

Entrance to payment €15. There ticket office is active up to 30 minutes before closing.
Tickets on www.baccanaleimola.it

FOSSA CHEESE FAIR

Sogliano al Rubicone is the homeland of pit cheeses. A small, enchanting village in eastern Romagna al border with San Marino which stood out for the production of a particular cheese matured in ancient pits in the shape of a flask, dug directly in the sandstone rock to a depth of about three meters. This tradition was born in the Middle Ages: the farmers of Sogliano, at the end of spring, they came to the village to entrust their cheeses to the "pitchers" because they were there kept during the summer. They picked up their products in November, ready to be able to face the "lean" of the winter season.

Today the opening of the pits, fixed during the last weekend of November, it is celebrated by one of the most important events related to this particular technique of refining the cheese. A festival deeply felt by the Soglianese population, which has created his own cult circuit.

To celebrate the cheese of pit, the Consorzio Vini di Romagna has chosen an exceptional pairing: Romagna Albana Passito Docg, a jewel of Romagna and an extraordinary passito wine obtained from the homonymous vine. At each tasting station, the public it can match a glass of Albana Passito coming from a different one consortium company. The choice of Romagna Albana Passito Docg enhances one of the most precious pairings: the important aging of the cheese di Fossa di Sogliano Dop - with a strong taste, rich in herbaceous scents, savory and almost spicy - it masterfully accompanies the velvety sweetness of Albana Passito which releases, by contrast, notes of honey and dried fruit. A triumph of flavors for true connoisseurs, which is never cloying thanks to the natural acidity expressed from the albana grape.