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An
important event for the
art of wine making was
the opening of a
Regional Wine Cellar in
1999 in the leading
halls of the ex Convent
of St. Francesco. It is
the second
Regional Wine
Cellar of the
Marches, after that
of Jesi in Ancona, it
represents a
fundamental stopping
place for who desires
to have a complete
outline of various
wines not only from the
picene territory, but
from the whole
region.
The choice of the town
of Offida was not
accidental. Situated on
the hinterland of the
Picene, it is an area
which produces
DOC (a guarantee
of the Denomination of
Origin) wines like
Rosso Piceno, Rosso
Piceno Superiore and
Falerio and recently
DOC Offida .
The town ties its own
historical and cultural
roots to the wine,
benefiting a strategic
position between sea
and mountains.
It
is not only a place of
great interest because
it has a complete view
of oenological
production of the
Piceno and the region,
but the wine cellar
evidences too the
ancient tradition of
the wine making process
in Offida and the area,
tradition which during
the centuries has
become an important
element in the
agricultural economy of
the area. In the area
there have been many
wine producing farms,
that have in the last
few years, have
confirmed their
products in the
highest positions of
the national and
international
markets.
The Regional Wine
Cellar, managed by the
VINEA, the association
of wine producers of
the Piceno territory,
is a centre where
events tied to the wine
and territory are
organised; not only a
"Wine Museum" but a
meeting place, for the
wine intenders and also
for convivials,
exploring traditions,
art, culture,
fragrances and tasting
the local
productions.
In
the hall of the ancient
monastery, first
residence of the
Clarisse nuns and then
Franciscan monks, with
the walls that array
centuries of history,
are located
hundreds of
labels of the
leading and the best
wine productions with
the possibility of
tasting the
wines with the
consultation of
experienced sommeliers
and the
purchasing of
wines, to take back
home the warmth and
taste of the
territory.
One of the main
appointments is the
wine manifestation
"Di vino in
vino" which takes
place each year on the
1st Sunday of
September.
The wine cellar during
the manifestations
accommodates the
local producers
which offer samples of
their products.
In
this occasion, thanks
to the collaboration
with the Slow
Food and
A.I.S.
(Italian association
sommelier), the
Piazza del
Popolo of the town
stimulates a rich fair
of typical
agricultural and food
products of which a
large variety of
cheeses of the
centre and south Italy.
There are also
workshops (linked and
combined with salami,
cheeses, bread, local
dishes and wines) and
guided tasting and
sampling.
On
different occasions, in
the cloister adjoining
the wine cellar,
dinners and lunches can
be organised with
very particular and
characteristic
menus.
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summer
times (July
-
August)
From Monday
to
Saturday:
From 9.30
am to 1 pm
and from 3
pm to 7.30
pm
On friday
also from
8.30 pm to
12 pm
On
Sunday:
From 10 am
to 12.30 pm
and from 4
pm to 7.30
pm
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Winter
times
From Monday
to
Saturday:
From 9.30
am to 1 pm
and from
3.30 pm to
7.30
pm
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For information
ring to the numbers
0736880005 -
0736888626
go
above
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