A blanket spread between the rows in the middle of the grass, a wicker basket with tasty 0 km delicacies, a glass of wine in hand and, in the air, the scent of the ripening grapes. If this is how you imagine the perfect picnic, you cannot miss the one organized by the Lorenzon Farm of San Canzian d'Isonzo (GO) in collaboration with PromoTurismoFVG . The experience is called Pic & Taste - Picnic in the Vineyard to finally enjoy the outdoors after the lockdown period, celebrate the summer, the countryside and the sincere and genuine hospitality of the Lorenzon family.
The location chosen to welcome tourists and winelovers is the Vigna del Fondatore , in via Ca del Bosco 16 in Pieris, in front of the company headquarters. «For my brother Davide and me - explains Nicola Lorenzon, commercial and marketing director - this vineyard has a very important meaning. It was planted by my grandfather Severino Lorenzon, the founder of the company, and for us it is like the foundation stone, since the first bunches of grapes from our cellar were born here ».
The experience of the picnic in the vineyard takes place every Wednesday and Saturday, from 11.00 to 20.00, until October . The basket costs € 40.00 for the traditional menu, € 60.00 for the gourmet menu and is for two people. It also contains a blanket and the guide of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Wine and Flavors Route.
The traditional menu basket includes: sandwiches with raw ham (about 200 g) and salami (about 200 g), cheese from the Frate farm (200/300 g) accompanied with a late radicchio jam (Az. Agricola Dal Forno Licia di Gorizia), seasonal fruit, natural and / or sparkling mineral water and a bottle of white or red wine from the I Feudi di Romans range .
The basket of the gourmet menu includes: artisan breadsticks, sandwiches with raw ham (about 200 g) and salami (about 200 g), cheese from the Frate farm (300 g) accompanied by honey and late radicchio jam (Az. Agricola Dal Licia di Gorizia oven), aubergines in oil with oregano (250 g) or late radicchio in oil (250 g), caprese skewers (mozzarella from Azienda Agricola Frate and cherry tomatoes from the garden), olives, panna cotta or pudding from the Frate Farm, seasonal fruit, natural and / or sparkling mineral water and a bottle of white or red wine from the I Feudi di Romans line.
For both menus, there is a 10% discount voucher on the purchase of at least 6 bottles in the company wine shop.
After the picnic in the middle of the vineyards, customers have the opportunity to visit the cellar . "We will guide you through the path that grapes make to become wine - comments Enzo Lorenzon, president of the Isonzo company - by telling you who we are and what we do in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere".
Info and reservations on the GustaIT website:
https://www.gustait.com/it/Events/details/pic-and-taste-tradizione-i-feudi-di-romans
https://www.gustait.com/it/Events/details/pic-and-taste-gourmet-i-feudi-di-romans
Lorenzon Srl is located in the municipality of San Canzian d'Isonzo (GO), in the heart of the DOC Friuli Isonzo , 100 kilometers east of Venice, at the same latitude as southern Burgundy, Cognac and Oregon, a position of great viticultural value that benefits from the influences of the Mediterranean microclimate. The family-run winery was founded in 1974 and is managed by Enzo Lorenzon , together with his sons Davide , winemaker and production manager , and Nicola , commercial and marketing director . The company distributes 520 thousand bottles every year in Italy and in the most important foreign countries.
