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Grape Festival and Barrel Palio

17/05/2012

During the Grape Festival is held the captive "Palio of Barrel " race between the four districts of the country, who will compete in the grape pressing and running with the barrel.

The 52 ° Pistrino Grape Festival, for his longevity and success collecting has become rightly one of the most important festivals in Umbria. This year, back to basics. The event will take place in the center of the country 16 to 18 September. For this occasion, the center will open in the taverns where you can taste wine and sample the local specialties. Do not miss the competition of the Barrel, competition among the four districts of the country, who will compete in the grape pressing and running with the barrel. The Palio, will be preceded by a parade organized by participants. The grape and wine become the protagonists with a wine competition which concerned only the Umbrian wines. There will also be a parade of floats through the streets of the country, the meeting heard from most people. Out of competition will march the inimitable and humorous Chariot of the Mad. All holidays will be entertained by live music and food stands will be open, which will offer the best dishes of local cuisine, prepared by the women of Pistrino according to traditional recipes, with the inevitable Vinsanto Natural Amabile, wine anciently detto "hospitality and friendship", because it was offered in conjunction with torcolo occasions.

Fraz Pistrino (third Sunday of September)