CARPI BALSAMICA 2009

Since June 2005, the Communal Vinegar rooms have been located in the loft of the Palazzo Comunale (Council Building), well ventilated, warm in summer and cold in winter, the ideal conditions for making balsamic vinegar.
Inside the casks making up the three batteries of different ages, precious Modena Balsamic Vinegar matures.
The Carpi master vinegar makers of the Consortium, with love and skill, ensure the vinegar ages slowly, turning it into a precious product and thus confirming the modernity of centuries-old traditions.
And we, for the fifth time, wish to celebrate it with a full week of gastronomic, literary, technical and convivial events centred on just one theme – His Majesty Traditional Balsamic Vinegar..of Carpi
Carpi, May 2009

Lella Rizzi
Head of Department

CARPI BALSAMICA
AT PALAZZO SCACCHETTI

The communal Vinegar rooms, where precious Traditional Modena Balsamic Vinegar (A.B.T.M.) is left to age, are located in the loft of Palazzo Scacchetti, the municipal building in the heart of Carpi’s old-city centre.
These contain 2 mother barrels and 3 batteries of prized casks, named after major figures of the city’s past:

Maria Beatrice (D’Este – wife of James II, King of England)
Caterina (Pico – mother of Alberto Pio and sister of Pico della Mirandola)
Adelaide (Menotti – sister of Ciro and shavings “entrepreneur”).

The batteries consist of six to eight casks made of different types of wood (oak, chestnut, beech, false acacia and cherry), and contain balsamic vinegars of different ages: thirty-years-old the first, under ten-years-old the second, just two-years-old the third. The first cask has already been tapped for the past three years. The Traditional Balsamic Vinegar produced at Palazzo Scacchetti is at the disposal of the Administration for institutional purposes. In charge of the development and running of the communal Vinegar rooms is the Comunità Carpigiana della Consorteria dell’Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena (Carpi Community of the Corsortium of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena), which ensures absolute respect for tradition.

VISIT TO THE COMMUNAL VINEGAR ROOMS

During Carpi Balsamica 2009, the communal Vinegar rooms, located on the top floor of Palazzo Scacchetti (Council Building) - C.so A. Pio, 91 – will be open:

Saturday 16 and 23 May
Sunday 17 and 24 May
from 10 am to 1 pm
and from 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm

The communal Vinegar rooms of Carpi can be visited on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10 am to 1 pm
Visits are arranged by the Comunità Carpigiana della Consorteria dell’Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena.
Other openings are scheduled by appointment and during local events.

THE TASTE FOR CRIME AT CARPI
MYSTERY TALES AT THE ABTM

Saturday 23 May 6 pm
Cortile Palazzo Scacchetti (Palazzo Scacchetti Council Room in case of rain) C.so A. Pio, 91
The debate will be chaired by Angelo Giovannini
The writers Sandro Toni, Loriano Macchiavelli and Valerio Massimo Manfredi (?) will accompany us among the pages of “IL GUSTO DEL DELITTO/The taste of crime”, (2008, Leonardo publishing) with reading of pages chosen from their tales by Ferdinando Napolitano.
A special sales point will be set up by Libreria Mondadori Carpi.
Organised by the Carpi City Council

LEARN THE ART

MEETING:
COOKING MUST
IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT SCIENTIFIC FINDS

COOKING COURSE
Preparation of a “Balsamic vinegar” menu
from hors-d’oeuvres to dessert.

Saturday 23 May 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Ristorante l’Incontro, Chef Carlo Gozzi
Three-hour cooking course with final lunch and tasting of prepared dishes.

Cooking course and final lunch: 45.00 € per person
Lunch only for accompanying persons who reach the group at the end of the course: 35.00 € per person

Reservation required:
Modenatur +39 059 220022 info@modenatur.it
Reservations can be made until 1 pm on Thursday 21 May and will be accepted until places last.

GALA EVENING
AT THE COURT OF HIS MAJESTY TRADITIONAL BALSAMIC VINEGAR OF MODENA

Friday 22 May 9 pm
San Rocco courtyard (in case of bad weather Auditorium Carlo Rustichelli) Via S. Rocco, 5
Organised by the Carpi City Council, the Consorteria dell’ABTM of Spilamberto and the Consorzio di Tutela dell’ABTM (Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena Protection Consortium).
An evening with guests of honour and surprising tributes to traditional balsamic vinegar of Modena. Flavours and fragrances blend harmonically with musical interludes and balsamic pages interpreted by the actor Ferdinando Napolitano.
During the course of the evening, conducted by the journalist Annarosa Ansaloni, the following has been scheduled: a close encounter with Luca Gozzoli, Gran Maestro of the Consorteria dell’ABTM, the official presentation of the series of artistic tiles “Visit to the vinegar rooms”, by the artist Carmen Monotti di Deruta, according to a project by Leonardo Giacobazzi, an interview-tribute to the cask-maker Francesco Renzi, the official awarding by Enrico Corsini, President of the Consorzio di tutela dell’ABTM of actor-gourmet Vito.
Also speaking will be Giuseppe Palmieri, the best sommelier of 2007 and 2008, who will narrate ‘The wines to be enjoyed with Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena”, the master tasters of the Comunità carpigiana della Consorteria with demos of the tasting rite and other surprises.
At the start of the evening Bar Dorando and Caffè Martini will offer their cocktails: Molto Strano and Balsartini

BALSAMIC TOURS
DAY EXCURSION
AND LUNCH WITH TRADITIONAL EMILIA MENU

Saturday 16 May
1st stage – 9 am
Guided visit of the Razionale Novese cheese factory to discover the secrets of the production and maturing of Parmigiano-Reggiano DOP cheese.
2nd stage – 11 am
Visit to a manufacturer of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP with balsamic vinegar tasting
3rd stage – 1 pm
Lunch in a farm tourism complex to enjoy traditional Emilia dishes
4th stage – 3 pm
Guided tour of Carpi old-city centre, followed by free time for shopping

Cost per person: € 50.00
The price includes: 1 visit to cheese factory, 1 visit to vinegar manufacturer, 1 lunch with traditional menu, guided tour of Carpi old-city centre.
The price does not include: transport and everything not expressly indicated under “the price includes”

Booking mandatory:
Modenatur +39 059 220022 info@modenatur.it
Bookings can be made until 6 pm on the Thursday before the visit and are accepted until places last.
To be effective the tour requires a minimum of 10 participants

SPECIAL OFFERS
“CARPI BALSAMICA” WEEKEND
Amid art and flavours to discover Carpi, gem of the Renaissance and Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP

Valid on weekends between 16 and 24 May

Saturday:
Arrival in Carpi and check-in in hotel
“Balsamico” aperitif in a café in the city centre
Dinner in restaurant with Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP-based menu
Return to hotel

Sunday:
Visit of vinegar manufacturer to see how Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP is made
Free time for shopping and enjoying the other activities organised at Carpi Balsamica 2009 and to visit the museums of Palazzo dei Pio

Price per person: starting at € 95.00
Single-room supplement: € 30.00

The price includes: 1 night’s bed&breakfast accommodation in 4-star hotel in the centre of Carpi,
1 “Balsamic” aperitif, 1 dinner with special balsamic vinegar menu in restaurant, 1 visit to vinegar manufacturer with tasting of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP, 1 ticket for the Museums of Palazzo dei Pio.

The price does not include: transport and everything not expressly indicated under “the price includes”

Optional: Cooking course and final lunch: 45.00 € per person
Info and bookings:….

GIVE YOUR STAY THE FRAGRANCE OF BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Campers’ Special
1 lunch or dinner with traditional Emilia menu,
1 visit to a manufacturer of Traditional Modena Balsamic Vinegar DOP with tasting,
1 visit to cheese factory to see how Parmigiano Reggiano DOP cheese is made,
1 free ticket to Palazzo dei Pio Museums.

Price per person: € 50.00
Info and bookings:….

Motorcyclists’ Special
1 night’s B&B accommodation in 4-star hotel, use of covered garage, 1 lunch or dinner with traditional menu, 1 visit to the vinegar manufacturer, 1 welcome kit.

Price per person: € 85.00 (in double room)
Info and bookings:…

INFORMATION AND CONTACTS
IAT

• Cooking Course (Saturday 23 May)
  Modenatur +39 059 220022 info@modenatur.it
• Balsamic Tour (Saturday 16 May)
  Modenatur +39 059 220022 info@modenatur.it
• “Carpi Balsamica” Weekend
• Campers’ Special
• Motorcyclists’ Special
  Modenatur tel. +39 059 220022 info@modenatur.it
• Balsamic cuisine and Theme Evenings
  c/o the single restaurants
  Between 16 - 24 May, it will be possible to purchase Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP (ABTM dop) at the restaurants that stage theme evenings and/or balsamic menus, the bars offering balsamic cocktails, the hotels and “locandas” of the cities taking part (My One Hotel Carpi, Hotel Touring, Locanda Dolce Agapi, Locanda L’Anatra)