This past Sunday, the Grinzane Cavour castle in Piedmont hosted the XXII International Alba White Truffle Charity Auction. People from around the world joined the hosts by live broadcast. The event was organized by the ENIT – Italian National Tourist Board Office on the Russian side, with support from the Italian Embassy in Russia. The Russian participants met at Bosco Café, GUM, Red Square. Chef Davide Corso provided the refreshments and delicacies.
The auction offered unique Alba white truffles and selected wines from producers belonging to the Consortium for the Protection of Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe and Dogliani.
The final 830 g lot was actively fought over among the participants and ultimately went to a Hong Kong entrepreneur for the unprecedented amount of 103 000 euros.
The auction also presented three Albertengo maxi panettone from Piedmont, weighted at 5 kg, 10 kg, and 20 kg. Albertengo is a historical enterprise based in Torre San Giorgio.
Italian Ambassador to the Russian Federation Giorgio Starace was present at the event. All proceeds of the XXII International Alba White Truffle Charity Auction session in Moscow will be transferred to the Rogachev National Medical Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology.
This past Sunday, the Grinzane Cavour castle in Piedmont hosted the XXII International Alba White Truffle Charity Auction. People from around the world joined the hosts by live broadcast. The event was organized by the ENIT – Italian National Tourist Board Office on the Russian side, with support from the Italian Embassy in Russia. The Russian participants met at Bosco Café, GUM, Red Square. Chef Davide Corso provided the refreshments and delicacies.
The auction offered unique Alba white truffles and selected wines from producers belonging to the Consortium for the Protection of Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe and Dogliani.
The final 830 g lot was actively fought over among the participants and ultimately went to a Hong Kong entrepreneur for the unprecedented amount of 103 000 euros.
The auction also presented three Albertengo maxi panettone from Piedmont, weighted at 5 kg, 10 kg, and 20 kg. Albertengo is a historical enterprise based in Torre San Giorgio.
Italian Ambassador to the Russian Federation Giorgio Starace was present at the event. All proceeds of the XXII International Alba White Truffle Charity Auction session in Moscow will be transferred to the Rogachev National Medical Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology.