Settimo San Pietro, the Malvasia festival between food and wine, history and tradition

The 13th edition of the Malvasia Festival organized by the Municipality of Settimo San Pietro with the collaboration of local associations ends today . The final of the table football tournament “La Rete della Malvasia” is scheduled for the morning.

At 11am, a visit to the Casa Ligas-Uda Ethnographic Museum to learn more about the history of traditional dress. At 1pm, a typical lunch in the magasinus will offer the opportunity to taste the local food and wine excellences in a convivial atmosphere.

In the afternoon, at 3 pm, at Casa Dessy, the awards ceremony for the “La mia Festa della Malvasia” competition will be held, and at 4 pm the traditional Palio delle Botti, a spectacular race where participants will challenge each other by pushing wooden barrels, a symbol of the winemaking history of Settimo San Pietro.

"The event - said the mayor Gigi Puddu - is once again promoting the traditions, the cuisine, the Malvasia of Settimo. We are satisfied since the Malvasia Festival, which involves a bit of all our traditions, has already had wide consensus from our visitors ".

Yesterday, the “Market of local flavours and traditions” opened along via Gramsci with a wide range of artisanal products and typical delicacies, allowing visitors to discover Sardinian gastronomic and artisanal excellence.

Casa Dessy hosted the cultural meeting "Sipping Nature", curated by the Jenna Arcana Archeocultural Association and led by Dario Deiana of the Ferruccio Deiana Winery. This event offered a unique sensory journey between wine and landscape, arousing great interest among the participants.

"My vision for the future - Dario Deiana stated during the conference - is that this wine can become a central point of reference for Sardinia , an element that enriches not only the economy, but also the culture and local traditions. I believe that the goal of the festival is precisely to highlight this product, making it increasingly known and appreciated, continuing to invest in a territory that has so much to offer".

In the evening, the atmosphere was made even more lively by the itinerant performance of the Mogoro Marching Band at 7 pm. Subsequently, at 8:30 pm, the awards ceremony of the “Malvasia d'eccellenza” competition crowned the best local productions.

The day ended with the performance of the Coro Segossini at 9 pm, which provided a touch of harmony to close the event.