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WINE FOR LIFE

From the website of Studio 71.

"The initiative is the brainchild of Joseph Zingales, owner of Castelbuono Hostaria Cycas, which has long opened its space for exhibitions of contemporary art. The project was enthusiastically received by Michele Di Donato, Marco Calcagno winery hungry Comiso, 71 by the Cultural Study of Palermo and Philip Wolf, also Castelbuono, president of Camilleri Fans Club All these players have set in motion a "machine" organizational involving painters, poets and writers.
The project its bases in previous initiatives related to the wine created by Zingales. His events are: 30 artists together and Di Bacco Wine-artist (in this case were 35 artists, all Sicilians, who have created the opportunity for the labels, the originals were auctioned at an auction of charities in New York).
The idea is simple, but the original "dress up" the wine with labels that reproduce a work of art. In
Territory: Art, Words, Wine of the painting is accompanied by a thought about wine came from the pen of a writer, a poet.
These authors have contributed: Roberto Alajmo, James Hunter, Andrea Camilleri, David Camarrone, Giancarlo De Cataldo, Piergiorgio Di Cara, Marcello Fois, Valentina Gebbia, Aldo Gerbino, Carlo Lucarelli, Rita Piangerelli, Santo Piazza.
And these are the artists who created the works reproduced on labels: Antonella Face, Luciana Rings, Aurelio Caruso, Emanuele D'Orazio, Goofy Giambanco, Gilda Gubiotti, Paul Malfanti, Franco Nocera, Anthony G. Perricone, Salvatore Provino, Turi Thin, Just Sucato. The Avid
in place, with "run" a limited set of 12 labels will wear two of the most prestigious wines of the Company: The Cerasuolo di Vittoria "Baroque" and the unusual "Reflections of the sun."
Each bottle will be accompanied by a catalog which will be played all labels.
thanks go to all those who, for various reasons, have contributed to the success of this event: for authors and artists, have produced or made available to the verses, writings and works on the labels, the publishers Sellerio for allowing the use of an excerpt from a novel by Andrea Camilleri, the Museum of Castelbuono for the hospitality given to the first presentation of the initiative.
The initiative was presented in world premiere October 25, 2009 Castelbuono in the Hall of the Prince of the Castle town of Ventimiglia, in collaboration with the Museo Civico di Castelbuono.
other presentations will follow in Rome, Bologna and Ragusa.
Events attended some of the authors who have joined the project. Through greed, bottles of the entire collection will contribute to the social initiatives related to the project Wine for Life ".

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