MILAN – 17th, 18th and 19th of November  - PALAZZO DEL GHIACCIO (ICE PALACE) – FRIGORIFERI MILANESI

The 1,000 best Italian wineries, the best 100 wines selected in 10 years by the journalists Paolo Massobrio and Marco Gatti on show in Milan. This will be the 2012 edition of Golosaria, event organized by Papillon Club, which will take place from the 17 th to the 19 th of November at the Palazzo del Ghiaccio (Ice Palace) in Milan. Among the 23 best wines, also Montalbera will be present with its Ruchè Castagnole Monferrato "Laccento" 2010.Paolo Massobrio is strongly bound to the Ruchè, as it was the first wine he reviewed in the beginning of his brilliant career in journalism. A strong bond, a deep knowledge of wine, which led him to define Laccento 2010 "one of the best Ruchè, as an expression of its typicality." The Ruche is in fact a particular wine from Piedmont, which is produced by Montalbera into three categories, each reflecting all the features which make this grape variety unique. Montalbera, along with the thousands of wineries that will be described in the new edition of "L’ascolto del vino" by Paolo Massobrio, therefore, will be staged in the beautiful areas of the Palazzo del Ghiaccio (Ice Palace) - Frigoriferi Milanesi, to represent the best of the Italian wines in one of the most-followed events of Club Papillon, with Franco Morando present during the event.

Milan – Thursday, 8th of November c/o Hotel Meli – Via Masaccio

A wine which represents the Piedmont and which  in the last years is living a re-birth. We are talking about Barbera, which is an excellent product and thanks to the effort of the wine-makers, is again one of the symbols of the Piedmont. For promoting and showing all the peculiarities of this wine, Go Wine organizes the second edition of Barbera e Terroir, an evening of tasting dedicated to the Barbera.

Among the protagonists, Montalbera will present some of its prestigious wines:

- LA RIBELLE 2011 barbera d'asti docg

- LEQUILIBRIO 2009 barbera d'asti docg,

- LEYKOS

The tasting organized by Go Wine, will place the role of the Barbera in the wine world, its peculiarities and its relationship with the story and the culture of the Piedmont.

For more information: Tel. +39 0173 364631 - www.gowinet.it

A sensorial journey to discover all the news signed by Montalbera and the wine excellences of Italy

Milan: October 15th, from 4,00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.Bacco Milano, an agency which represents excellent wines, will organize a tasting as a true cultural path on October the 15 th at Hotel Melia, Masaccio street 19 - Milan. "The Sculpture in Glass" is the title of the tasting, which will tell the art of the form in Milan during 1900s with some exceptional partners including the Piedmontese company Montalbera.From 4.00 p.m. to 9.30 p.m., the 4th wine-cultural path created by Bacco Milan, in fact proposes the meeting with the best Italian wines, including the Ruchè of Montalbera, symbol of the winery, accompanied by the other excellent products from the cellar of Castagnole Monferrato.The path followed by Montalbera since its inception, is always looking for the quality and typicality of the area; elements that can be found on this occasion thanks to the collaboration with Bacco Milano.Some Friuli specialties proposed by delicatessen "In Friuli" will accompany the wine tasting.

For more information: www.baccomilano.com

Merano, Kurhaus di Merano Corso Libertà 33 | 39012 Merano (BZ) www.kurhaus.it –

In its 21st edition, Merano Wine Festival will celebrate the best of the national and international wine production.From the 10th to the 12th November, the elegant rooms of the Kurhaus, a historical building in the centre of the city, will host this exclusive event, where the best wines of more than 300 italian wine producers, 120 international companies and 100 artisans will be selected by 9 commission.Montalbera will be among the protagonists of these three days : an event which since 1992 offers to its public wine producers selected through the high level of their products.An unmissable date for wine and food lovers!

For information : http://www.meranowinefestival.com/it

There will also be Montalbera among the leaders of the two tasting events promoted by Go Wine. The date will be in two of the major Italian cities of the North, Turin and Genoa. The tastings will be dedicated to wine cellars  reviewed in the volume “Cantine d’Italia 2012”, currently in distribution in Italian bookstores and in the mailing of  Go Wine. On October the 9 th, at the Starhotels Majestic in Turin (Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 54) and the 2 rd at the Starhotels President in Genoa (Court Lambruschini, 4), the company Castagnole Monferrato will thus let the audience discover the best of his productions. The program of each evenings will include: at 4.30 p.m. the opening of the tasting table reserved for a professional audience, at 6.00 the conference presentation of the tasting and  awards ceremony of the locals, and from 6.30 p.m.to 11.00 p.m. the tasting table, reserved for a professional audience, Go Wine associates and consumers.