CASCINA CASTLÈT AT VINITALY FROM 7 TO 10 APRIL 2019

Cascina Castlèt is getting ready for Vinitaly 2019 wine fair, in Verona from Sunday 7 to Wednesday 10 April. We are in the Piemonte Pavilion 10, Stand L3 . We will be starting on Sunday 7 April at 3:00 p.m. (pavilion 10, Room C, 1 st floor) with our Castlètrosé, taking part in “ Sei espressioni di grandi vini rosati italiani ” (Six expressions of great Italian rosé wines), the wine tasting and round table organised by Fisar in Rosa (Federazione Italiana Sommelier Albergatori Ristoratori). I won’t be on my own, but in the company of five great female winemakers and their interpretations of rosé wine: Matilde Poggi, President of FIVI, winemaker at LE FRAGHE - Cavaion Veronese (VR); Marilena

FALSTAFF SCORES FOR BARBERA: 92 POINTS TO LITINA 2016

The important Austrian magazine Falstaff awarded scores to four of our Barberas. The highest score goes to Litina Barbera d’Asti Superiore docg 2016 (92 points), followed by Passum Barbera d’Asti Superiore docg 2016 and Vespa Barbera d’Asti docg 2017 both with 91 points. We are also very proud of our Goj Barbera del Monferrato frizzante doc 2017, which has received 86 punti. Download the article on Barbera by Falstaff

Cascina Castlèt at Vinitaly 2018 from April 15th to 18th

Cascina Castlèt is getting ready for Vinitaly 2018 , the wine fair scheduled to be held in Verona from Sunday the 15 th to Wednesday the 18 th of April . Our stand is in Pavilion 10, position L3 . Litina Barbera d’Asti 2016 will be among the wines served at the gala dinner to close Vinitaly, organised by Le Donne del Vino at Palazzo della Gran Guardia in Verona. The new vintages on release available for tasting at the stand are Litina Barbera d’Asti 2016, Moscato d’Asti 2017, Ataj Chardonnay 2017, Castlètrosé 2017 and Uceline Uvalino 2012. We will also be tasting Barbera d’Asti Vespa 2016, Policalpo Monferrato Rosso 2015, Avié Moscato Passito 2010 and Passum Barbera

Cascina Castlèt on tour in Norway

Cascina Castlèt on tour in Norway with Barolo & Friends Event , organised by the Piedmont Wine Consortium. The tour kicks off on Monday the 12 th of February in the capital, Oslo, at the Gamle Logen with three sessions: the first reserved for representatives of the trade sector; a second aimed at wine lovers, selected with the cooperation of the associations of sommeliers and some of the most important Norwegian wine clubs; and a a promotion reserved for the representatives of Vinmonopolet, the Norwegian Liquor Control Board. Litina Barbera d’Asti 2015 will be presented for tasting in a Master class reserved for professionals in the sectors, carried out by Liora Levi , recently appointed

CASCINA CASTLÈT AT PROWEIN 2018 FROM MARCH 18TH TO 20TH

Cascina Castlèt will be at Prowein in Düsseldorf, the biggest German wine fair, from Sunday the 18th until Tuesday the 20st of March . This is going to be our first fair with the new vintages on release : Moscato d’Asti 2017, Ataj Chardonnay 2017, CastletRosé 2017 and Uceline Uvalino 2012. The other wines presented for tasting will be Litina Barbera d’Asti 2015, Barbera d’Asti Vespa 2016, Policalpo Monferrato rosso 2015, Avié Moscato Passito 2010 and Passum Barbera d’Asti 2015. You’ll find us with Piemonte Land of Perfection in Hall 15 (stand 15, desk A51) Over 155 thousand visitors from 123 countries visit this three-day fair in Düsseldorf. Opening hours: every day from 9 a.m. until

Decanter Awards: Moscato d’Asti 2016 scored 91 points

Our new Moscato d’Asti 2016 scored 91 points at the Decanter World Wine Award , major prize given by the tasting panel judges of the English magazine. The score is worth a Silver Medal. Another award that matches the 90 points already assigned in April to Barbera d’Asti Vespa 2015. Our Moscato d’Asti is a wine that brings joy, just like the label: a glass filled with golden wine and a butterfly drawn by a child. The grapes come from hilly vineyards with a good exposure and a planting density of 5.000 vines per hectare. The varietal is Moscato Bianco, the most widespread in the Asti hills, where it best expresses sweetness and aromatic quality. We harvest it

Uvalino will be starring in a tasting dedicated to rare wines at vinitaly 2017

Uvalino, an almost disappeared Piedmontese grape variety, will be starring in a tasting of rare wines at Vinitaly 2017 , on Sunday 9th April at 3.00 pm, in front of an audience of buyers, journalists, masters of wine and master sommeliers from all over the world. It is an initiative of the National Association Le Donne del Vino, that entrusted one of the world’s foremost experts of Italian native grapes, the journalist Ian D’Agata, with the task of communicating the importance of women winemakers in preserving ancient varieties that would otherwise be lost. Many other grapes share the same history as Uvalino, an extremely rare variety from Piedmont once very widespread in the Asti area vineyards. It has been rediscovered

Vinitaly 2017: 40 years of Passum and a tasting starring the rare Uvalino

A limited edition to celebrate 40 years of Passum with the issue of vintage 2015, and Uvalino Uceline starring in a tasting of rare wines: Cascina Castlèt from Costigliole d’Asti is getting ready for Vinitaly 2017, the wine fair that will take place in Verona from Sun. 9 th to Wed. 12 th April. Cascina Castlèt will be in Hall 10 (Piemonte), Stand L3. 40 YEARS OF PASSUM . The winemaker Mariuccia Borio wanted to celebrate in an original and elegant way the first 40 years of her Passum, the Barbera d’Asti that is produced with an accurate selection of the grapes and the withering technique. On this occasion they made a special box with six bottles each of which

Cascina Castlèt at Prowein Düsseldorf 2017 from March 19th to 21th

Cascina Castlèt will be at Prowein in Düsseldorf , the biggest German wine fair, from Sunday the 19 th until Tuesday the 21 st of March. This is going to be our first fair with the new vintages on release: Litina Barbera d’Asti 2015, Moscato d’Asti 2016, Ataj Chardonnay 2016 and Uceline Uvalino 2011. The other wines presented for tasting will be Barbera d’Asti Vespa 2015, Policalpo Monferrato rosso 2012, Avié Moscato Passito 2009 and Passum Barbera d’Asti 2012. You’ll find us with Piemonte Land of Perfection in Hall 15 (stand B41, desk 58). Over 155 thousand visitors from 123 countries visit this three-day fair in Düsseldorf. Opening hours: every day from 9 a.m. until 6.00 p.m. Location: Düsseldorf, exhibition

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