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06 Jul 2018

Things to see in Cella Monte and in Monferrato

It is known already, Monferrato is a wonderful land. It is a pretty vast area though and the things to see are so many! For this reason we thought it might have been helpful for us to create a list of things to see in Cella Monte and in Monferrato. We have selected all the things you cannot miss including: historic buildings, museums, restaurants, caffè, dreamy bed and breakfasts and obviously wine cellar and infernot. To do so we created […]

28 Jun 2018

RECIPE 3 | Eggplant boats with anchovies and lemon scent

From finger food to a tasty entrée that has as a protagonist the eggplant. A summer vegetable that is usually planted in March. A simple and rustic vegetable that resists drought and loves  gentle climates. “Cinque Quinti in cucina con Velia Piade Vini & Affini” presents…eggplant boats with anchovies and lemon scent. Ingredients for 4 boats: 2 small eggplants 350 gr of fresh achovies Seasoned panure (see below) Skin of 1 lemon Salted capers 2 small branches of parsley Extra virgin […]

21 Jun 2018

RECIPE 2 | Codfish croquettes with dill-mayonnaise

Want to surprise your friends this weekend with a tasty aperitif? Today within our column “Cinque Quinti in cucina con… Velia Piade Vini & Affini” we propose…a delicious basket of codfish croquettes with dill-mayonnaise. Ingredients for 15 croquettes: 250 gr of codfish desalted and mollified 100 gr of flour 1 egg 1/2 coffee spoon of yeast (for instant leavening) Some mixed fresh herbs like chive, mint, thyme and oregano A small piece of garlic (you can avoid it if you don’t […]

19 Jun 2018

Cella Monte: the history of this little hamland the Ecomuseo of the Cantoni Stone

Cella Monte is the small village in the heart of Monferrato in which we grew up. A tiny town where the main activities focus around agriculture and viticulture. It is a precious place where our headquarter is located. The main streets are only two but you can find anything you might need walking along them: a grocery shop, a bank, a post office, a tobacconist, one coffee bar, a soccer field, a tennis field, a church, a small theatre, dozens […]

18 Jun 2018

RECIPE 1 | Gazpacho with melon and king prawns

The most tasty column of this Summer is here! We promised you a series of fresh and delicious recipes perfect to be paired with our #Dedalo, Monferrato Bianco DOC and here they are. “Cinque Quinti in cucina con… Velia Piade Vini & Affini” opens up with this delicacy…Gazpacho with melon and king prawns, fresh and quick to prepare! Ready? Ingredients for 4 people: 300 gr of melon 200 gr of strawberries 50 gr of the soft part inside the bread 8 […]

04 May 2018

Cinque Quinti official commercial

To define yourself is not an easy job. We have tried to do it step by step using 4 trailers to guide you into our world little by little. We did it following the idea behind our first wine label. We started from the Ground, then the Color, the Grape, the Smell and eventually the Taste which encloses the first 4 elements and in a minute and a half tells the soul of our whole project. Being the main characters […]

21 Mar 2018

Cinque Quinti’s events calendar: walks and wine tasting in Monferrato

Here is our events calendar for this exciting 2018. Please note that the article will be updated with more details during the next few weeks.   “LE COLLINE SONO IN FIORE” As last year the first appointment will be in occasion of “Le Colline sono in Fiore”, Sunday 13th of May. Same garden, same enthusiasm. You cannot miss it, moreover because this year theme is: FOOD. Our small village will be lighten up by the colors of the floral expositions […]

03 Mar 2018

The new 2016 Red Wine is ready. And numbers have doubled.

Strong from the small, but important success gained with our first 750 bottles, we are ready with the new production, which we managed to double. We are about to open the sales for 1300 bottles. All for you. The 2016 Red Wine has been made in steel and rested in the bottles for about 3 months. Produced with selected Barbera grapes, the wine is delightful. It presents an intense red hue, firm scents of red fruits, flowers and that right […]

10 Feb 2018

Cinque Quinti partner of  WOB – Women Out Of The Box!  

We are thrilled to announce the first event of the year: Women Out Of The Box! Trough the lovely Federica De Benedictis, a blogger from Turin, who we met last year, we got to know Imelda Lee, event planner and founder of OUT Unconventional Events. Together with Voices of Women and the Organization Mondobimbi, Sunday 11th of March, they are gonna introduce a unique event, “that stands out from a choir” as Imelda likes to say. As a result we […]

26 Jan 2018

Cinque Quinti cooking with…Velia | Our first free recipes ebook!

“Good food and good wine, is heaven on earth”.    (Enrico IV) Looking for a free recipes ebook? What better way to celebrate our wine, than paring it with our tasty and traditional dishes or some revisited recipes with a fresh and genuine flavor? To do so we asked for help to one of our favorite food truck: Velia Piade Vini & Affini. We met Velia and Nello last Summer and we decided to collaborate for the first time during […]

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