BUFALA, THE GLASS GIUGIARO SIGNED FOR OLD DISTILLERY PETRONE
The combination of art and food always bears fruit: and then welcome Bufala, the glass - even if simply call it so is an understatement - created by Giugiaro Architecture per Antica Distilleria Petrone.
Bufala fact is a tasting glass, but above all a design object and a local representation, whose shape is inspired by the iconic bovine head symbol of the Campania.
This small work of art complete with soft lines and comfortable grip the most of the experience of tasting the spirits home Petrone, making it perfect.
Even the packaging of the box that contains the Petrone distillates and two glasses is signed by Fabrizio Giugiaro; in questo caso, the inspiration is the Vesuvius, with black lava become of his stone to accompany other specific colors for each type of liquor: Guappa, the only liquor with buffalo milk and aged brandy 3 anni; AmaRè, the first and only bitter herb in the English Garden of the Royal Palace; Limoncello, Campania homemade liquor 100% naturale.
PRESENTATION OF BUFFALO
The official presentation of glass Buffalo took place Tuesday 10 December in the Reggia di Caserta at the House of the Court Gardener "Sir John Andrew Graefer" located in the English Garden. Relatori, Tiziana Maffei, Director of the Royal Palace, Andrea Petrone, CEO of the Old Distillery Petrone, and the designer Fabrizio Giugiaro. moderator of the meeting, la giornalista Laura Gambacorta.
La Gardener's House, usually closed to the public and open during this event, It has an important symbolic value in that it is located inside the eighteenth century English Garden from which the herbs and essences from Ancient distillery Petrone employed to achieve the aforementioned love, the first and only "bitter of the Palace".
THE TASTING
After the presentation there was a tasting journey by many artisans of taste.
Present their products with the Consortiums of the Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, of Ricotta di Bufala Campana DOP and IGP Melannurca Bell, and the OP Domitia Felix and farms Domenico De Lucia, Cosmo Di Russo and Le Campestre.
The savory taste were made by chef Paul Barrale , Andy Credit e Mattia Poggi, while the sweet part by Nino Cannavale, Helga Liberto, Casatiè Petrone 1960, Profumo di Pane, Sfogliatella of Hearts and Pastry Benito, who used Petrone liquor for their creations.
I vini, served by sommelier AIS Delegation of Caserta, VITICA were offered by the consortium and the companies Feudi di San Gregorio and The Manzane.
Several bartenders have created cocktails with liqueurs Distillery Petrone: Roberto Onorati, Salvatore D'Angelo, James Sera, Francesco Conte, Domenico Bar and Savior in Moscow.
Coffee by Espresso Napoletano.
The day continued with guided tours to the English Garden and Sannitiche Tombs closed from about 15 and in such special opening for the occasion.
THE ENGLISH GARDEN
If the park of the Palace of Caserta is an Italian garden dating back to the mid-eighteenth century, the English Garden It was built at a later time, at the end of the century.
A secret garden built by Queen Maria Carolina; a place of delights, powered dall'Acquedotto Carolino, home to exotic plants such as palms, cycas, cedar of Lebanon, ginko biloba, melaleuca australiana, the first camellia imported to Europe from Asia.
All the statues scattered among 23 hectares of English Garden are non-eighteenth century, but from earlier eras.
The heart of the garden is the Venus Bathroom, a small pond in the countryside where there is a marble statue of Venus squatting. On the banks of the lake, a great rate, poisonous tree called the "tree of death".
The English Garden also houses a Criptoportico, mock Roman ruin.
NECROPOLIS SANNITICA
La Necropolis Sannitica the Palace is located instead in the basement under the second courtyard of the Palazzo. It is coming to light in 1990 during some excavation work; It includes 7 Cabinet tuff tombs dating back to the fourth century BC.
Some caskets are home to the objects found in the tombs themselves: small kitchen utensils and containers for perfumes and ointments.
The reopening of the Necropolis after Sannitica 15 years has been made possible with the contribution of the Old Distillery Petrone.
The management of the Royal Palace has arranged some special openings of the archaeological site to the 29 December (info which).
PACKAGING PETRONE
The packaging of Petrone distillates with tasting glasses also can be purchased online on the company website.
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Antica Distilleria Petrone
Via Generale Giardino, 49 – Mondragone, Caserta
such. 0823/978047
www.distilleriapetrone.it