L’azienda vinicola Banfi e i ristoranti Vivo di Firenze e Milano si uniscono per un progetto di solidarietà che coinvolge la Fondazione Operazione Vivere e la Fondazione Tommasino Bacciotti

Insieme per la solidarietà, è questo il motivo alla base di VIVO & BANFI PER IL SOCIALE, l’iniziativa che vede uniti i ristoranti Vivo di Firenze e Milano e l’azienda vinicola Banfi.

In cosa consiste il progetto? Durante tutto il mese di dicembre, il ristorante Vivo di Milano e il ristorante Vivo di Firenze proporranno ai propri clienti uno dei vini icona di Banfi, il Vermentino La Pettegola, nel formato Edizione Limitata (una bottiglia speciale disegnata dall’illustratore Alessandro Baronciani). Per l’acquisto di ogni bottiglia verranno devoluti sei euro in favore della Fondazione Operazione Vivere a Milano e in favore della Fondazione Tommasino Bacciotti a Firenze.

La Fondazione Operazione Vivere, che pone la sua attività a disposizione della Struttura Complessa di Chirurgia Generale Oncologica e Mininvasiva dell’ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda di Milano, nasce dalla volontà di migliorare il modo di curare patologie importanti, come quelle oncologiche, con il sostegno allo sviluppo tecnologico e alla ricerca scientifica, offrendo così trattamenti poco invasivi e meno traumatici.

L’attività della Fondazione Tommasino Bacciotti è rivolta allo studio, la cura, l’assistenza e l’informazione dei tumori infantili, soprattutto quelli cerebrali. Tra le molteplici attività possiamo segnalare il Progetto Case Accoglienza Tommasino, con cui la Fondazione mette a disposizione degli appartamenti, in modo gratuito, alle famiglie dei bambini ricoverati presso il Meyer di Firenze; il sostegno psicologico e/o economico ai genitori; il finanziamento di borse di studio a favore di medici pediatri oncologi e di tecnici di laboratorio.

Gli eventi di presentazione di VIVO & BANFI SOCIALE sono previsti rispettivamente il 26 novembre a Firenze, dove saranno presenti i due Presidenti di Banfi, Enrico Viglierchio e Remo Grassi, e il 28 novembre a Milano, a cui presenzierà il Dr. Enrico Viglierchio, il Dr. Carmelo Magistro e il Dr. Pietro Carnevali. 

It was 1978 when John and Harry Mariani bought the first land in Montalcino and planted the first Sangiovese vines. Since then, forty years have passed of extraordinary passion, of continuous and exciting challenges, of unrepeatable successes. An important journey for Banfi, which, in just four decades, has made a wonderful history, building a brand that is known throughout the world and inextricably linked to the development of Montalcino and its territory.

In recent years, the love for Tuscany has brought Banfi closer to new territories, among the region's most vocated, such as Bolgheri, Maremma, Chianti and Chianti Classico. Much older, however, is the link with Piedmont, which dates back to the same years as Banfi's foundation in Montalcino.

And after 40 years, Cristina Mariani-May, the third family generation, coordinates the company's activities with the same love, passion and dedication to produce quality wines.

The story of these 40 years of Banfi can be told through the four pillars that have accompanied it along its journey: pioneering spirit, research, innovation and sustainability.

Tracing the path first, exploring new frontiers, looking to the future while remaining firmly anchored to traditions and origins, this is the spirit that has always guided the choices of Banfi, which, from the very beginning, has believed in the enormous wine-growing potential of the Montalcino area and its symbolic vine, Sangiovese, promoting innovative scientific studies on soils and Sangiovese, hitherto with a hitherto unknown potential. Equally pioneering innovations in the winery, as well as the development of a modern concept of hospitality. Pioneering, finally, also in the training and dissemination of wine culture, an inseparable and distinctive point of the Banfi model, which has reached its zenith in the projects of the Banfi Foundation, in particular withSanguis Jovis - Alta Scuola del Sangiovese.

Knowledge, knowledge, study, search and experimentation, to get to know and reinterpret a unique territory and to distinguish and enhance the company's modus operandi. Many and varied, in fact, have been the studies carried out and collected in the publication La Ricerca dell'Eccellenza (The Search for Excellence): research for Banfi represents a transversal and constantly evolving concept, from the vineyard to the cellar.

The results of the research must, however, be translated into innovations concrete, modern and perfectly integrated with the environment in which the company operates. Innovations both in the vineyard and in the cellar, which aim to skilfully combine advanced technologies to support the production of elegant and balanced wines, respectful of their territory of origin.

Banfi is the custodian of a fantastic territory in which it has been operating for 40 years. The commitment, certified in the annual Sustainability Report is to preserve and hand over to future generations an area that is even healthier, intact and liveable than the present one. 

"As a company whose product comes from the earth, we know that our success goes hand in hand with respect for the environment," says Cristina Mariani-May, "Our sustainable operation must continue to evolve, taking into account the fact that every action must be socially fair, environmentally safe and economically viable. Operating sustainably must improve the relationship with the environment without, however, hindering the quality of production'.

The company is celebrating this important anniversary with a series of initiatives in Italy and around the world. The first official event was in Siena, followed by Rome, Strevi (home of Banfi's Piedmontese winery), Florence, Zurich, Berlin, Moscow, Milan, Naples, Shanghai, Hong Kong and finally New York.

The events are an emotional journey through the wines that have made Banfi's history, with a tasting at a tasting booth.

On Friday, 19 October, at the Teatro degli Astrusi in Montalcino, a conference will be held to present the project for the restoration and study of Brunella, the Pliocene baleen whale found at Poggio alle Mura in 2007 and dating back some four million years. The conference, entitled Discovering Brunella, the fossil whale of Poggio alle Mura, will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will be dedicated exclusively to pupils and teachers of the Montalcino Primary School. Dr. Michelangelo Bisconti, from the San Diego Natural History Museum, will illustrate the excavation and restoration work currently underway at the Castello Banfi site-laboratory, the multidisciplinary scientific study conducted in collaboration with various universities, and the programme of educational and training activities. These include the School Camp in Palaeobiological Excavation and Restoration, now in its third edition, which will be held from 12 to 17 November, and free guided tours of the laboratory open to schoolchildren and the public.

On the same day at 3.30 p.m., at Castello Banfi, Arch. Anna Di Bene, Soprintendente Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the provinces of Siena, Grosseto and Arezzo, will officially open the initiative Open Yardwith the first two days of free guided tours scheduled for Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 October from 10:00 to 12:30 and from 14:30 to 17:00.

The restoration and study work is part of the Brunella Project, the result of collaboration between the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the provinces of Siena, Grosseto and Arezzo, the Banfi company and the Istituto di Studi Archeo-Antropologici. The project is supported by an Art Bonus grant from the Banfi company to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, as well as the patronage and support of the Municipality of Montalcino and the recognition of prestigious Italian and international scientific institutions.

The 10 Septembrhe 2nd edition of the Summer School of Sanguis Jovis-Alta Scuola del Sangiovese, the first Study Centre on Italy's most widely cultivated grape variety, will get underway. After the great success of the previous edition, the theme for this new course will once again be extremely topical and strongly linked - but not limited - to the climate change currently underway: Climate, Vine, Winery, Market: what will the Sangiovese of the future be like?

Professor Attilio Scienza and Professor Alberto Mattiacci, respectively President and Director of Sanguis Jovis, from the height of their acknowledged excellence in the scientific and didactic field, will guarantee, as in the past, the absolute qualitative and interdisciplinary level of the courses. The President of the Banfi Foundation, Rodolfo Maralli, points out that "The project, of which the Banfi Foundation is the promoter, was born in 2017 in the territory that symbolises Sangiovese, Montalcino, with the desire to increase and spread the culture of this extraordinary vine, through scientific research, the communication of knowledge and higher education.

From 10 to 14 September 2018, at O.CR.A. Officina Creativa dell'Abitare (Via Boldrini 4, Montalcino- Siena), with the 2nd edition of the Summer School, twenty students (10 Students, graduates no more than 18 months old, and 10 Professionals), all selected through a call for admission, will be able to follow the training course. The participation costs of the 10 Students will be totally covered by scholarships offered by local companies and institutions. The deadline for sending applications is 10 August 2018 and the complete call for applications is available on the Banfi Foundation website: https://fondazionebanfi.it/it/sanguis-jovis/formazione.php.

During the course, an attempt will be made to analyse and give concrete answers from an oenological, agronomic and marketing point of view to the climatic changes that are undoubtedly modifying and will modify the production of wine, specifically Sangiovese-based wine, thanks to lecturers and experts in the field who will bring their testimony and experience to the class.

It will begin with 'The vine's response to climate change', and continue on Tuesday 11 September with 'The impact of climate change on the physico-chemical and biological characteristics of soils and vine diseases'. On 12 September, 'Interventions in cultivation techniques to mitigate the effects of climate change with a view to sustainability' will be discussed, while on 13 September the issue will be explored from an oenological point of view, 'Climate change on the composition of wine, microbiological and oenological interventions'. Friday 14 will close with a day entirely dedicated to marketing and communication: 'New climate, new markets?

From 12 to 22 July, the event combining world stars and excellent wines returns

Here is the 2018 edition of Jazz&Wine in Montalcino: a parade of stars in the lands of Brunello

This is the twenty-first edition of the festival born from the collaboration between the Banfi winery, the Rubei family of the Alexanderplatz in Rome and the Municipality of Montalcino. 

A parade of stars in the land of Brunello: from 12 to 22 July, Jazz&Wine in Montalcino returns, the festival that combines great jazz music and quality wine in a truly unmissable programme.

In the marvellous village of Montalcino (SI), world stars will arrive to breathe new life into one of the longest-running and best-known festivals on the Italian music scene, which is the result of a collaboration between the well-known Banfi winery, the Rubei family of the Alexanderplatz in Rome and the Municipality of Montalcino.

Exciting preview Thursday 12 July with DAYNA STEPHENS GROUP starring in the extraordinary "Waiting for Jazz&Wine" concert that, as usual, will take place within the walls of Castello Banfi.

One of the most esteemed saxophonists and composers of the new generation, Dayna Stephens returns to Italy with a stellar band featuring Taylor Eigsti (piano), Michał Barański (d.bass) and Greg Hutchinson (drums) and offers an enthralling show, where acoustic textures merge with electronic ones.

Tuesday 17 July the festival opens at Castello Banfi with the fresh and captivating sound of 'contemporary jazz' by DIRTY SIX, the ensemble of the best of Italian jazz in recent years: Daniele Scannapieco (sax), Claudio Filippini (piano), Lorenzo Tucci (drums), Tommaso Scannapieco (bass), Gianfranco Campagnoli (trumpet) and Roberto Schiano (trombone).

Unmissable Wednesday 18 July the appointment with the Jazz & Wine Orchestra directed by Mario Corvini, which as every year kicks off the concerts in the Montalcino Fortress with a great international guest. The energetic big band of almost 20 elements created to celebrate the marriage between wine and jazz, which has made this festival famous throughout the world, will host Argentine saxophonist and composer Javier Girotto in a performance of tango jazz as we have never heard it before.

A bet won by the Jazz & Wine Orchestra: among the very first to believe in a project such as this, today the orchestra, which has won the SIAE award, is present at the best national festivals and has been the resident orchestra at the Montalcino festival since 2015.

Thursday 19 July here is the first of two great world-class events to which Jazz&Wine has accustomed us: on stage the elegance, charisma and energy of Billy Hart Quartet ft Joshua Redman.

Joshua Redman, one of the most acclaimed artists on the international jazz scene, considered among the most important saxophonists in the world, takes the stage alongside the trio of drummer Billy Hart, a legend of American jazz, creating a true all-star band, with Ethan Iverson on piano, and Ben Street on double bass. An appointment not to be missed.

In its desire to celebrate the best Italian jazz, the festival offers 'Around Gershwin', the show that on Friday 20 July sees on stage Giovanni Tommaso (c.bass), Rita Marcotulli (piano) two performers who boast collaborations with international stars accompanied by Alessandro Paternesi (drums). The trio will give life to an enthralling appointment with a repertoire dedicated to famous standards by George Gershwin and some original compositions by Giovanni Tommaso.

The festival continues on Saturday 21 July with 'In Motion Beat', the band that brings together musicians from five different countries and brings to Europe the best of the New York melting pot, the city where they have been living and working for years. The group's sound represents the heterogeneous cultural background of its musicians, who are Eleni Arapoglou (vocals), Erin Bentlage (vocals), Daniel Rotem (saxophone), Mike Bono (guitar), Christian Li (piano), Luca Alemanno (bass),Roberto Giaquinto (drums).

Grand finale on Sunday 22 July with the other big international star of this edition. At the Fortezza di Montalcino comes Christian McBride's New Jawn. McBride is one of the most influential and respected musicians in the contemporary music world. Winner of no fewer than five Grammy Awards, he has been involved in the recording of more than 300 albums of all genres. His double bass is the pillar on which the balances of countless bands have rested. With him Josh Evans(trumpet),Marcus Strickland(saxophone) andNasheet Waits(drums).

All Jazz&Wine in Montalcino performances will start at 9.45 pm.

Information, reservations and tickets

Proloco Montalcino, 0577 849331 / 348 8855416 - info@prolocomontalcino.com

Information

Banfi 0577 840111 - marketing@banfi.it (also bookings for Banfi Castle concerts)

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Cristina Mariani-May was appointed Woman of the Year 2018the prestigious award of the authoritative magazine The Drinks Business.

As every year, the winners were announced on 22 May at the London Wine Fair, at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in West London, in the presence of some of the most authoritative representatives of the wine industry.

Now in its 16th year, The Drinks Business Awards has become one of the most internationally recognised events and its awards among the most coveted in the alcoholic beverages sector, represented in all different areas, from retail to importers, marketing campaigns, logistics and design.

Cristina Mariani-May, representative of the third family generation, joined the company in 1993 and climbed through all the positions until becoming, earlier this year, CEO of Banfi Vintners, thus becoming one of the few female CEOs in the wine industry.

Mariani-May travels frequently, visiting many of the 86 countries where Banfi wines are present. A charismatic and engaging speaker, one of her main goals is to continue to develop the name of Banfi and the quality of its wines around the world. Married to Marshall, amidst her many daily commitments, she manages to find time to devote to her family and her three children, as well as to running marathons (she has participated in a dozen and recently completed a 50 km ultra marathon)!

It was 1978 when John and Harry Mariani bought the first land in Montalcino and planted the first Sangiovese vines. Since then, forty years have passed of extraordinary passion, of continuous and exciting challenges, of unrepeatable successes. An important journey for Banfi, which, in just four decades, has made a wonderful history, building a brand that is known throughout the world and inextricably linked to the development of Montalcino and its territory.

In recent years, the love for Tuscany has brought Banfi closer to new territories, among the region's most vocated, such as Bolgheri, Maremma, Chianti and Chianti Classico. Much older, however, is the link with Piedmont, which dates back to the same years as Banfi's foundation in Montalcino.

And after 40 years, Cristina Mariani-May, the third family generation, coordinates the company's activities with the same love, passion and dedication to produce quality wines.

La storia di questi 40 anni di Banfi si può raccontare attraverso i quattro pilastri che l’hanno accompagnata lungo il suo cammino: il pionierismo, la ricerca, l’innovazione e la sostenibilità.

Tracciare la strada per primi, esplorare nuove frontiere, guardare al futuro pur restando ben ancorati alle tradizioni e alle origini, questo è lo spirito che ha sempre guidato le scelte di Banfi che, fin dall’inizio, ha creduto nelle enormi potenzialità vitivinicole del territorio di Montalcino e del suo vitigno simbolo, il sangiovese, promuovendo studi scientifici innovativi sui suoli e sul sangiovese, fino ad allora dal potenziale in parte sconosciuto. Altrettantopionieristichele innovazioni in cantina, così come lo sviluppo di un moderno concetto di accoglienza. Pionierismo, infine, anche nella formazione e nella divulgazione della cultura vitivinicola, punto inscindibile e distintivo del modello Banfi, che ha raggiunto il suo apice nei progetti dellaFondazione Banfi, in particolare conSanguis Jovis – Alta Scuola del Sangiovese.

Sapere, conoscenza, studio,ricercae sperimentazione, per conoscere e reinterpretare un territorio unico al mondo e per distinguere e valorizzare il modus operandi dell’azienda. Molti e variegati, infatti, sono stati gli studi portati avanti e raccolti nella pubblicazioneLa Ricerca dell’Eccellenza: la ricerca per Banfi rappresenta un concetto trasversale e in continuo divenire, dalla vigna alla cantina.

I risultati della ricerca devono, però, essere tradotti ininnovazioniconcrete, moderne e perfettamente integrate con l’ambiente in cui l’azienda opera. Innovazioni sia in vigna che in cantina, che hanno l’obiettivo di coniugare sapientemente tecnologie avanzate a sostegno della produzione di vini eleganti ed equilibrati, rispettosi del territorio di origine.

Banfi è custode di un territorio fantastico in cui opera ormai da 40 anni. L’impegno, certificato nell’annualeBilancio diSostenibilità, è quello di preservare e consegnare alle future generazioni un territorio ancora più sano, integro e vivibile dell’attuale.

"As a company whose product comes from the earth, we know that our success goes hand in hand with respect for the environment," says Cristina Mariani-May, "Our sustainable operations must continue to evolve, taking into account the fact that every action must be socially fair, safe for l’ambiente ed economicamente sostenibile. Operare in modo sostenibile deve migliorare il rapporto con l’ambiente senza, però, ostacolare la qualità della produzione”.

L’azienda festeggerà questo importante anniversario con una serie di iniziative in Italia e nel mondo. Si parte domani,15 maggio, con il primo evento ufficialeall’Accademia Chigiana di Sienadove, per la prima volta, la sede della nota istituzione musicale farà da cornice a un evento che celebra un compleanno speciale: sarà un viaggio emozionale attraverso i vini che hanno fatto la storia di Banfi con una degustazione a banchi d’assaggio. Nei prossimi mesi seguirannoRoma (5 giugno, Casa dei Cavalieri di Rodi), Zurigo, Firenze, Milano, Mosca, Berlino, New York, Hong Kong, Londra.

It is with pleasure that we share with you some fantastic news.

In Friday's morning edition past CNBC Squawk Box Cristina Mariani-May recounts Banfi's innovations and history. The clip, entitled 'Banfi Vintners Innovate Wine Industry After Nearly 100 Years,' can be viewed on The Squawk Box (UVM: 26,089,258), and also on MSN Money (UVM: 10,033,031).

For downloading: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/02/23/banfi-vintners-innovates-wine-industry-after-nearly-100-years.html

Il primo Centro Studi permanente sul Sangiovese, nato a Montalcino un anno fa grazie alla Fondazione Banfi, con Sanguis Jovis – Alta Scuola del Sangiovese, entra nel vivo con la prima Winter School che si terrà dal 14 al 16 marzo. Il tema affrontato sarà di estrema attualità, Lo storytelling del Sangiovese nell’era digitale.

(Montalcino, 8 febbraio, 2018) – Nel 2017, grazie ad un’idea dellaFondazione Banfi, è nato a Montalcino il primo Centro Studi permanente sul Sangiovese: Sanguis Jovis – Alta Scuola del Sangiovese. L’obiettivo del Centro Studi è fare ricerca, diffondere la conoscenza, formare i tecnici e gli appassionati del vino.

Presidente di Sanguis Jovis è il professor Attilio Scienza, mentre il professor Alberto Mattiaccine è il Direttore Scientifico. Due figure di eccellenza nel panorama accademico italiano, ed una garanzia assoluta, quindi, sull’elevato contenuto scientifico dei corsi.

Dal 14 al 16 marzo 2018, presso O.CR.A. Officina Creativa dell’Abitare (Via Boldrini 4, Montalcino- Siena), con la prima edizione della Winter School, venti studenti selezionati con bando di ammissione (il bando scade il prossimo 16 febbraio) seguiranno un percorso formativo orientato al marketing e alla comunicazione del Sangiovese, il tema, infatti, sarà “Lo Storytelling del Sangiovese nell’era digitale”(https://fondazionebanfi.it/it/sanguis-jovis/formazione.php).

Il corso intende approfondire una delle caratteristiche principali dei mercati del vino contemporanei, vale a dire l’elevato contributo di valore che viene riconosciuto alla componente intangibile della bottiglia, fornendo le necessarie competenze nell’ambiente digitale social e con particolare riferimento alle produzioni del Sangiovese.

(Montalcino, 30 gennaio, 2017) – Il 29 gennaio, nella suggestiva cornice del Museo del Vetro e della Bottiglia di Castello Banfi, è stata presentata l’edizione limitata de La Pettegola. Per celebrare i cinque anni dalla prima vendemmia ed in occasione dei quaranta anni della cantina, il Vermentino di Banfi viene proposto in un’edizione limitata (solo ventimila bottiglie), in una versione completamente reinterpretata dall’illustratore Alessandro Baronciani.

L’artista, nato nel 1974 e originario del pesarese, lavora tra Pesaro e Milano. È illustratore, art director per le agenzie pubblicitarie e grafico, e disegna storie a fumetti. Lavora per diverse riviste e ha una striscia a fumetti sulla storia della musica su Rumore Magazine. Con Black Velvet ha pubblicato due romanzi a fumetti: Quando tutto diventò blu e Una storia a fumetti, un libro che raccoglie un esperimento editoriale durato cinque anni, durante i quali Alessandro ha scritto, disegnato, fotocopiato e spedito le sue storie per posta ai lettori abbonati che diventavano, attraverso le loro lettere, i personaggi della storia.

L’illustrazione avvolge completamente la bottiglia de La Pettegola, lasciando intatta l’etichetta originale.

Così Baronciani racconta il progetto: “Le fronde s’intrecciano fino a creare una verde coltre impenetrabile. È ora di stappare una bottiglia de La Pettegola, prima che le ombre si allunghino nel crepuscolo della sera. Al suono del tappo che scivola dal collo della bottiglia, i rami della siepe hanno un sussulto. Il viso candido di una ragazza compare tra le foglie. Il suo sguardo malizioso cerca qualcosa, qualcuno. Nessuno lo sa. Verso il vino nel calice e le note di frutta bianca sono la promessa del suo gusto fresco e pieno. A ogni sorso la ragazza acquista sempre più fascino e carisma. Il bicchiere si vuota e, così come era apparsa, La Pettegola svanisce, lasciando solo il ricordo persistente di un’emozione difficile da dimenticare”.