{"id":108293,"date":"2025-09-09T10:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/?p=108293"},"modified":"2025-09-09T10:30:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:30:36","slug":"asti-docg-wine-piedmont-festival-douja-dor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/asti-docg-wine-piedmont-festival-douja-dor\/","title":{"rendered":"Asti DOCG Takes Center Stage at the 59th Douja d&#8217;Or"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The historic Piedmontese festival returns with a packed schedule of masterclasses, international promotion, and high-profile partnerships, from professional tennis to the historic Palio.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From sports to mixology, from regional gastronomic experiences to pure tastings and masterclasses: the versatility of <strong>Asti Docg<\/strong> is once again the focus of the <strong>59th edition<\/strong> of the Douja d&#8217;Or, the historic wine festival that will fill the center of <strong>Asti<\/strong> <strong>from September 12th to 21st<\/strong> for a ten-day event, this year located in Piazza San Secondo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exclusive Tastings and Pairings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kicking off the initiatives by the <strong>Consorzio Asti Docg<\/strong> on Monday, September 15th, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM, will be &#8220;<strong>La bollicina dell\u2019Asti spumante stappa il sapore del mare<\/strong>&#8221; (The bubble of Asti spumante uncorks the flavor of the sea), a refined pairing of oysters, Asti Spumante Metodo Classico, and Strevi Doc. The events continue on Saturday, September 20th (from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM) with &#8220;<strong>Il Viaggio Temporale del Canelli DOCG<\/strong>&#8221; (The Time Journey of Canelli DOCG), a vertical tasting of four different vintages of Canelli Docg accompanied by local products. 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(Our playing field), a tennis-themed tasting area with Asti Spumante and Moscato d&#8217;Asti, as well as cocktail proposals. The trophy of the ATP Finals in tennis (Turin, November 9-16), of which the consortium is the official sparkling wine and silver partner, will also be on display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>An International Stage<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The<a href=\"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/emanuele-gambino-winery-wine-relais-asti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Asti<\/a> September, culminating with the Douja d&#8217;Or, has always been a privileged showcase for promoting our territory, capable of attracting a constantly growing national and international audience,&#8221; comments <strong>Giacomo Pondini<\/strong>, director of the Consorzio Asti Docg. &#8220;It is also an important opportunity to raise awareness of our denomination, which this year we will further enhance by also hosting a group of operators from Italy and the United States. This is an important signal given the difficult international context.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doujador.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Douja d\u2019Or<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astidocg.it\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Consorzio Asti Docg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The historic Piedmontese festival returns with a packed schedule of masterclasses, international promotion, and high-profile partnerships, from professional tennis to the historic Palio. 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