Grinzane Cavour
– What has just ended was definitely an excellent season for the Piedmontese Cavour regional wine shop, in the year of the passage of deliveries to the top, with the election of the new Board of Directors and President Roberto Bodrito, with record numbers in the appearances of tourists and visitors.
In 2019, for the first time in the history of the prestigious manor, there were over 50 thousand visits to the Castle of Grinzane and the “Museum of the Langhe” – precisely 50,280 – with a significant increase of 15% compared to 2018. A growth that certainly benefited from the registration in the list of World Heritage List protected by UNESCO, of which the Castello di Grinzane Cavour is a specific site, fulcrum and symbol, Far: on the one hand it is the result of what has been made during the twenty years of the Sen presidency. Tomaso Zanoletti – with important initiatives inherited from the new Board of Directors that has been able to manage and develop them – on the other hand is the result of the important national and international promotion work mainly carried out by Tourism Langhe Monferrato Roero and the International Black Truffle of Alba Truffle Fair, as well as by all subjects who with professionalism and determination work daily to make our territory known in the world.
From the external episode of MasterChef, to the XX World Auction of the Alba White Truffle®this year in direct connection with three location Relief internationals such as Hong Kong, Moscow and Singapore, moving on to the celebrations of the five years of UNESCO recognition, millions of spectators and internet users were able to appreciate on television and share the beauty of the castle and the hills of Langa on social networks.
A flywheel that has significantly characterized the vintage of the Unesco and Castle territories in particular, which has recorded the presence of over 125 thousand visitors from all over the world to admire the park, the outdoor spaces and the wine shop or take advantage of the modern and welcoming congresses.
The regional wine shop will close for winter rest from next January 7 and resume activities on Saturday 8 February 2020, with a series of important initiatives on the calendar. First of all, a historical conference On the figure of the statesman Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour, to continue with the “Dialogues of taste in the UNESCO landscapes”. In May the castle will host the seventh edition of the “beauty waves”, a tribute to the most beautiful hilly slopes in the area, which will lead to the great UNESCO party on June 21. In September, the conference of the Union of Italian Jurists of the vine and wine will take place, while on 8 November the main charity event linked to the precious hypogeum mushroom, the now usual world auction of the white Alba truffle auction that will once again catalytic national and international media attention on the Grinzane website and on the excellence of Langhe Monferrato and Roero will be catali. A long series of events, therefore, which will converge towards the great project of the “in the vineyard” museum, under construction during the year.
«I am very satisfied with the results obtained in the beginning of this new experience – he commented il chairman dell’Cavour Regional Enoteca, Roberto Bodrito -. In collaboration with the Board of Directors and with all the main actors of the territory we will continue to work to further increase the results and international visibility of the excellence of a symbolic land in the world of quality, welcome and respect for the environment. Through the commitment of our tested team and a high -level programming we will work to keep the Castle of Grinzane Cavour as a prestigious reference point of the territories of Langhe Roero Monferrato and the Alta Langa ».
