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Enoteca Il Tralcio – Champagne Winning Window
Staff Writer - April 27, 2005

The Enoteca Il Tralcio won international recognition in the world of quality beverages in the Apulia region, and the town of Monopoli in particular. In fact, Il Tralcio was one of the five winners among the over 100 competitors for the award Le più belle vetrine d’Italia tra le enoteche Vinarius (The Best Italian Wine Bar Shop Windows), sponsored by Maison Laurent – Perrier, the French beverage company founded in 1812.

Mr. Pierluigi Pipoli, of Enoteca Il Tralcio, with representatives of the other winning businesses during the trip to Reims, France, won by the paricipants.

The contest was held in October 2004 and, in addition to window decoration, featured a special wine-tasting tables inside the participating enoteche and wine bars.

On April 12, 2005, Pierluigi Pipoli and the other winners were rewarded with a journey to Reims, France, the well known location of many famed Champagne-producing wineries. The educational sojourn took the group to Tours sur Marne, where they visited several wineries, their underground cellars, the vineyards and the transformation plants.

Obviously, they had the opportunity to taste rivers of Champagne, both the at the wineries and in local Brasseries, accompanied by Laurent – Perrier's Communication Director, Ms. Nicole Snozzi.

The journey was capped off by a trip to Paris, where Pipoli and company dined at the famous Lido restaurant, and toasted with the jewel of Maison Laurent – Perrier.

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