Press Release from Cite du Vin…
From 5 October 2018 to 6 January 2019, La Cité du Vin is hosting an exhibition paying homage to the exceptional viticultural landscape of the Porto region: Douro, an alchemy between air, land and river. Inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2001, the Upper Douro valley is distinguished by its singular beauty, bearing witness to the evolution of wine and human activity over time. Offering a sensitive and multidisciplinary approach, the exhibition highlights the development of a landscape heritage melding air, land and river, but above all man and nature.
Douro, an alchemy between air, land and river
Porto is one of the oldest appellations in the world. An exceptional viticultural region, surrounded by mountains and shaped by the hands of man into terraces on the steep slopes of the river banks. The exhibition Douro, an alchemy between air, land and river is an invitation to travel through the landscapes of the Douro and across time. A sensitive journey, in both sound and images, and resolutely contemporary, will reflect this special alchemy between the air, the land and the river that gave birth to the famous Port wine, not forgetting the great vineyard of classic wines produced in the region.
Conferences, tastings, themed visits and shows will accompany this original exhibition.
The Guest Vineyard temporary exhibition
Each autumn, the Foundation for Wine Culture and Civilisations gives a partner wine region or country the chance to present a “Guest Wine Region”. The aim is to let the public discover a wine-producing region through its culture and civilisation, in an original and aesthetic exhibition, accompanied by numerous cultural events.
Georgia, as the oldest wine region in the world, was the first Guest Wine Region in autumn 2017. This archaeological exhibition jointly organised with the Georgian state and the national museum of Tbilisi was a great success: more than 50 000 visitors discovered the historical richness and quality of the heritage of this country.
Douro, an alchemy between air, land and river will be the second exhibition dedicated to a Guest Wine Region, from 5 October 2018 to 6 January 2019.
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About La Cité du Vin:
La Cité du Vin is a new-generation cultural site, unique in the world, where the soul of wine is expressed through an immersive and sensory approach at the heart of an evocative architecture. La Cité du Vin shows wine in a different way, across the world, across the ages, in all cultures and in all civilisations. It offers a permanent tour, temporary exhibitions, wine-culture workshops and numerous events. Visitors can book their tickets on the website www.laciteduvin.com and on the door.
In September 2018, La Cité du Vin is open daily from 10am to 6pm (monday to friday), and from 10am to 7pm (from saturday to sunday).
Ongoing events at La Cité du Vin:
- Visit of the Permanent Tour with the interactive travel companion and a world wine tasting in the Belvedere.
- A rich and varied cultural programme, with a steady stream of high-quality performances, concerts, screenings and debates.
Check it out…sounds like a great trip.