National Black Truffle Fair

The Trifola nOiR National Black Truffle Fair returns to Murisengo Monferrato. This year's event has changed location, moving to the cool, centuries-old park of the ancient castle. It introduces the "Truffle & Baratuciat" duo, and is enriched with outdoor concerts.

Two truffle nights (Saturday, June 6th and 13th) and two fair days (Sunday, June 7th and 14th), featuring black truffle aestivum exhibitors, food and wine stalls, as well as artistic and artisanal products, street food, a truffle lunch, masterclasses, outdoor activities, simulated truffle hunting, and children's entertainment.

On Saturday evenings (open from 5:00 PM to midnight), street food will be available, offering the following options: traditional carpione (breaded steak, meatballs, fried egg, and zucchini), vegetarian carpione (fried egg, zucchini, and giardiniera), a trio of cured meats (cooked and raw salami, and lard), a tartare with black truffle, goat's cheeses, a hazelnut cake, desserts, goat's milk ice cream, focaccia, pizza, Zanardi vegetarian ravioli with ricotta and spinach topped with butter, and Zanardi agnolotti filled with roast beef topped with butter and truffle (truffles can be purchased on-site and sliced on your plate). All this is complemented by a wide selection of wines, craft beers, and mixology. Starting at 9:00 PM, concerts begin in the castle park with The Bartender on Saturday, June 6th, and the Easy Jazz Quartet on Saturday, June 13th. Free admission.

On Sundays, the castle park gates will be open from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, offering more truffles, food and wine products, and artisanal crafts. At 11:30 AM, the truffle competition will take place, with the following prizes: 1st best single black truffle: €200; 2nd best single: €100; 1st best composition: €100; 2nd best composition: a meal voucher for two at the San Candido Restaurant. Prizes offered by: Pasticceria Quilico, Baroero Automobili, Valle Agricola, Giorgio Richiardi, Bar della Fontana, Piralla Luisa, Centro 3A di Donatella Giarolo, Olivero Fabrizio, and Eden.

Sunday lunches will be held inside and on the scenic parvis of the former church of San Michele on Via Sottocastello (50 meters from the castle grounds) and will include a self-service menu prepared by La Bottega della Carne. These include: cold Fassona beef with cheese mousse and black summer truffle, traditional carpione (carpione), vegetarian carpione (carpione), a trio of cured meats, tartare of raw beef with black summer truffle, hazelnut cake, krumiri (fried pasta) with zabaglione, water, and wine. For information and reservations: +39 349 3534094 (WhatsApp preferred). At 4 pm on both Sundays, children's shows with Josephine will take place in the castle grounds (free admission).

Finally, there will be two wine corners on Saturday afternoon at 5 pm at the former church of San Michele on Via Sottocastello: Saturday, June 6th, a tasting session with local producers "Tartufo&Baratuciat e non solo" (Tartufo&Baratuciat and more) and a conetto of raw Fassona beef with truffle; Saturday, June 13th, a masterclass "Baratuciat-Slarina and Truffle" led by Paolo Massobrio. The tasting includes a vertical tasting of Baratuciat vintages 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2020; Slarina 2020 and 2017; and Grignolino 2024. Wines from the following wineries: Isabella, Cascina Voglietti, and Druetto Enrico. Reservations are not required for the tasting session. Reservations for the masterclass are available at +39 340 9443635 (or by WhatsApp or email: segreteria@fieradeltartufo.com). Registration fee: €15.00. At the opening of the Masterclass, De.Co. certificates will be awarded to the natural truffle grounds of Murisengo Monferrato.

Following, starting at 6:15 pm: Sensory Analysis Seminar on Truffles led by Sensory Analysis Judge Giorgio Richiardi (free admission; reservations are appreciated by emailing segreteria@fieradeltartufo.com).

Inside the San Michele, a solo exhibition of "Dedicati..." (Dedicated...), oil paintings by Murisengo native Gigi Allovio. The exhibition will be open on Saturday, June 6th and 13th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and Sunday, June 7th and 14th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

On Saturday, June 13th only: Nordic walking, free walking, and mountain bike and e-bike tours departing from Piazza Lavazza.

On both Saturday and Sunday: free shuttle service departing from Piazza Boario, Piazza della Vittoria, and Piazza Lavazza. Mirroring the ancient village, at the foot of the Romanesque tower of San Pietro, the Tabui Educational Truffle Ground will always be open to visitors. The full program is available at www.fieradeltartufonero.com.

DE.CO. AWARDS FOR NATURAL TRUFFLE GROUNDS

Following the De.Co. awards for the Hazelnut Cake, the Blue Goat Cheese, and the olive groves, the Municipality of Murisengo Monferrato has approved the awarding of Municipal Designations to natural truffle grounds/areas with plants suitable for truffle production registered within the municipal territory.

In this case too, as with the olive groves, the care and maintenance of environments suitable and suited to truffle production constitutes a responsibility and a material commitment of great value. These, in addition to safeguarding the truffle heritage, contribute to the beauty and shape of the landscape, in the perfect and harmonious geometry of natural ecosystems.

Approved by the council on May 8th, the De.Co. awards will be presented to 12 residents of Murisengo during the Trifola nOiR National Black Truffle Fair, held in the centuries-old park of Murisengo Monferrato Castle. The De.Co. proposal for natural truffle grounds was also evaluated and approved by the relevant commission, composed of the mayor, farmer Piero Montagnino, and pharmacist Enrico Druetto.

"Investing in the landscape and protecting the agricultural and natural environments that shape it is a form of high civic and cultural awareness, with implications for landscape and tourism as well as economic benefits," commented Mayor Giovanni Baroero and the council. "With the awarding of the De.Co. awards, the Municipality intends to give value, visibility, and recognition to those who invest in this direction, highlighting their vision and perspectives harmoniously linked to the tradition and beauty of the area."

Sensors were also installed last year in some randomly selected natural truffle grounds in the municipality to monitor the water content and temperature of truffle-producing soils. This project was part of a collaboration between the Polytechnic University of Turin, iXem Labs, and Aps Senza Fili Senza Confini, with funding from the Cassa di Risparmio di Alessandria Foundation. This work followed the geological characterization of the truffle-producing macro-areas developed for the Casale Monferrato area (Valcerrina, Valle Ghenza, Vignalese, and Odalengo Piccolo), led by geologist and sedimentologist Alfredo Frixa, with the Municipality of Murisengo Monferrato as the lead partner. The third phase of the project, focusing on the relationship between soil and truffles, will also begin in the coming months.

Finally, among the new features of the Fair is the debut of the newly formed Murisengo Monferrato and Surrounding Areas Truffle Association, with a stand dedicated to its founding members. At the same counter, you can also book a simulated truffle hunt with the precious tabui (hunting dogs).

PAINTING EXHIBITION "DEDICATI..."

A solo exhibition by artist Gigi Allovio, titled "Dedicati...", will be held in the former church of San Michele in Murisengo Monferrato during the National Black Truffle Fair (Trifola Noir), taking place on Saturday, June 6th and 13th, and Sunday, June 7th and 14th.

"Dedicati..." is a journey into the soul of the Monferrato village and its landscape, approached with a gentle gaze that, going beyond "the hedge," recalls the sentiment of "L'Infinito," one of the most famous lyrics of Giacomo Leopardi's Canti. As in Leopardi's idyll, Allovio conveys a strong lyrical intimacy in which the natural landscape is closely linked to the expression of human feelings, with its alternating moods. Not an escape into the irrational or into dreams, as in Romantic poetry, but a broad and profound reflection on time and the destiny of those who traverse it. Starting from the meanders of Monferrato and guided by a feeling and a vision that borders on the intangible, Allovio delicately investigates the surrounding world, extrapolating the invisible to extract elements of refreshment that float lightly, caressing the soul.

The Monferrato landscape glimpses reproduced on canvas, with their soft and gentle tones, will be the Ariadne's thread capable of leading the visitor, with trust and hope, back into the deepest recesses of their own being and feelings. "Remembering to follow the sign of hope, I envelop the flavor of my vision in a world that will be better and, not fearing to remain alone, in painting I will be able to see the image of an unconsummated victory..." Allovio himself wrote of his art.

Set in the evocative setting of the former place of worship, whose walls still breathe memories of ancestral spirituality and worship, the exhibition will be open on Saturdays from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on Sundays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Free admission. Parking is available in Piazza della Vittoria and Piazza Lavazza.

CONCERT IN THE CASTLE PARK WITH THE BARTENDERS

Rock 'n' Roll Tribute Band '50s, '60s, '70s... with The Bartenders, Saturday, June 6th, from 9:00 PM, in the park of the thousand-year-old Murisengo Monferrato Castle, during the Trifola nOiR National Black Truffle Fair.

An authentic live show in which the great classics of those years will relive all the energy of rock, in a powerful, bold, and engaging way. From the evergreen legends of Elvis Presley to ZZ Top, from the Blues Brothers to Ray Charles, including Jerry Lee Lewis, Aerosmith, Stray Cats, and many more, the evening promises a captivating musical journey to listen to and dance to.

Giovanni Protti (guitar) and Diego Cavallone (bass) will be playing the scathing guitars and bass, accompanied on keyboards by Nino Fioretti. The more explosive rhythms will be provided by Luca Marocchino (percussion), and the energetic vocals of Roberto Marrone, aka Brown, complete the ensemble. "The Bartenders" are a historic Vercelli band composed of five musicians, with extensive live experience gained through years of concerts, musical collaborations, and artistic projects, both as a group and as a solo artist. Free admission.

CONCERT IN THE PARK WITH EASY JAZZ QUARTET

A journey through the great Italian songbook through jazz reinterpretations

"EASY JAZZ QUARTET" is a musical project that reinterprets the iconic melodies of Italian pop music through the lens of contemporary jazz and bebop.

The quartet transforms songs by composers such as Mina, Vasco Rossi, and Alex Britti, stripping them of their pop guise to reveal their hidden harmonic architecture.
The goal is to create a bridge between the Mediterranean melodic tradition and improvisation, offering a sophisticated yet accessible listening experience.

The project not only looks to the past, but explores the continuity of Italian melody. It demonstrates that today's writing (from that of the great modern singer-songwriters to indie-pop) possesses the same dignity and harmonic strength as the classics, lending itself to being "deconstructed" and ennobled by the language of jazz. It is a dialogue between generations of composers, united by the common thread of Mediterranean elegance.

Lineup (Quartet)

MARA TINTO Voice: narrator and performer, capable of ranging from a confidential register to virtuosic scat singing.

FABIO POLENTINI Electric/Semi-Acoustic Guitar: the harmonious heart of the show, replacing the piano to ensure a more intimate, airy sound.

FRANCO GRIFFERO Double Bass: a pulsating engine, providing rhythmic support and warm, deep frequencies.

ANDREA DALLAVALLE Drums: a light touch, focused on dynamics that respect the elegance of the repertoire.

For more information, see the link below.

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