6644 Nizza e Barbera - Piedmont this weekend

[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]This weekend (19-20th May) Nizza Monferrato hold the prestigious Barbera d'Asti "Nizza" sub-denomination festival (used for the best oak aged Barbera production from the zone surrounding Nizza). On Saturday the 2006 "[I]tre bicchiere[/I]" awards will be made.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]On Saturday from 6pm to dawn - throughout the centre of town there will be wine and grappa tastings as well as local specialty foods such as [I]Agnolotti Monferrini[/I] and [I]Belecauda (farinata[/I]).[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]On Sunday the food and wine continue along with a large antique market and the obligatory tractor and farming market.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]If you are a restaurant or wine dealer there is a dedicated tasting event on Monday afternoon.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT='Times New Roman'][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]See more details on the[/SIZE][/FONT] [/FONT][/COLOR] [URL="http://www.comune.nizza.asti.it/web-comuni/NizzaMonferrato_file/news/nizza_è%20barbera.pdf"]comune website[/URL].