Provolone del Monaco DOP, Gran Gala in Sorrento Coast
Scheduled for December 5 and 6 of the Grand Gala "Provolone del Monaco DOP" between Vico Equense and Agerola Lattari Mountains between the Sorrento Peninsula and Amalfi Coast, this year is enhanced by the submission of pizza with Provolone del Monaco DOP.
It 'a two-day organized by the Consortium for the protection of the famous cheese to discover the gastronomic excellence produced in the Sorrento peninsula and the mountains Lattari .
For the second edition of the gala will become itinerant, departing by bus from Vico Equense Friday, December 5 at 10.30 to reach Agerola, one of the thirteen municipalities included in the product in Doubt.
At 11.30 in "The Rocks" will be meeting with city officials and that, by the leaders of the Consortium, the cartel of signs with the words "Welcome to the birthplace of Provolone del Monaco DOP".
The same driving will then be delivered to the City of Vico Equense.
In the afternoon, guided tours to the farms and dairies.
Saturday, December 6th at Castello di Vico Equense Giusso is expected because, in addition to cheese and wine tasting in the various forms of seasoning, also the presentation of the various techniques.
Participate in the festival Neapolitan Pizza Association, and will therefore proposed that the new pizza with provolone del Monaco that for about four years makes use of the prestigious DOP.
In the afternoon, at 18, after the reopening of Taste Workshops, held a conference titled "The Provolone del Monaco DOP between past, present and future."
The two days will conclude with the awarding of winners of the "Provolone del Monaco DOP" which will be chosen by a panel of expert tasters among the twelve dairies participating in the Consortium for the protection and which will present three types of provolone: 6 to 8 months of maturation, from 8 to 12 months and last 12 to 16 months. For the latter category is expected to be awarded the trophy made of bronze by the artist Antonio Gargiulo.
Tags: agerola, association Neapolitan pizza, cheese, mark dop, Mons Lactarius, Sorrento peninsula, pizza, provolone del Monaco, Vico Equense








