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Montalcino, March 2010
Fattoria Casato Prime Donne in Montalcino and Fattoria del Colle in Trequanda, announce the twelfth
edition of the International Award “Casato Prime Donne” 2010.
“Casato Prime Donne”
A prize awarded to women, the science of wine making, photography and journalism
Prime Donne is the name of an international award for the science of wine making, journalism, and
photography that celebrates as a “Prima Donna” a female figure that is of example or of help to other women.
Prime Donne is the name of the first great Italian red wine - a Brunello - selected by female tasters and destined for female consumers.
Prime Donne is the name of the first Italian winery with an all female staff, operating on the slopes of Montalcino (Siena) since 2001.
A trail walk through the Brunello vineyards derives from the Casato Prime Donne award, with phrases from the winners - Carla Fracci, Kerry Kennedy, Paola Capriolo, Marta Morazzoni, Francesca Sanvitale, Santa Francesca Saverio Cabrini, Frances Mayes and Josefa Idem - together with works of art by young artists and explanations regarding the landscape. The works of art are by Marco Pignattai, Rossana
Mulinari, Bruno Bruchi and Giovanni Senatore, Alessandro Grazi, Orlando Orlandini, Stefano Carlucci and Jeff Shapiro.
So, Prime Donne is a project that highlights the countryside and above all, the countryside as seen through women’s eyes. The most important moment is the award giving ceremony, which takes place at the end of September in the theatre in Montalcino, one of the most beautiful medieval villages in
Tuscany.
The rules include several sections, the main one being an award for a woman who has dedicated her life to other women.
The other prizes aim more directly at valorising the Sienese countryside in all its human, cultural and productive aspects. Wine, the most noble and prestigious fruit of this land, has an important relevance in the Award for literature and science of wine production offered by the Province of Siena. The winner must give two lectures to young Sienese enologists at the Istituto Agrario and at the University.
The prize sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of Siena is directly connected to the land and offers a selection of photographs to be judged by a popular jury of 50 representatives of all the activities and all the administrations of the 13 municipalities where Brunello and DOC Orcia are produced: the most
beautiful images portraying this splendid countryside, one of the most photographed panoramas in the world and a challenge for professional reporters who give to those living here the possibility of
understanding how their territory is seen by the rest of the world.
The journalistic sections are a tribute to those who study or divulge Montalcino and its wines. Apart from financial remuneration, the winner receives bottles of Brunello and a holiday in the Fattoria del Colle country inn. This opportunity, for many winners such as Robert Fox, Horst Dippel, Helle and Alfredo
Tesio, has made them feel so at home that they come to us for frequent holidays.
Donatella Cinelli Colombini’s estate organizes the whole event; she was one of the first to believe in wine tourism in Italy and created “Wine Day”. In fact the wines and the two wineries Casato Prime Donne in Montalcino and Fattoria del Colle in Trequanda are the major sponsors of this award and of a new
message for women in agriculture.
Judicial committee
FRANCESCA COLOMBINI CINELLI President
ROSY BINDI
ANSELMA DELL’OLIO
ANNA PESENTI
STEFANIA ROSSINI
ANNA SCAFURI
DANIELA VIGLIONE
Francesca Colombini Cinelli: she worked full time since 1966 in her estates: Fattoria dei Barbi and Casato and from 1976 she directed and managed them until 1999 when she handed them over to her children Donatella and Stefano. In 1981 she founded the Barbi Colombini Prize which after 18 years
became Casato Prime Donne Prize and is continued by her daughter Donatella. From 1990 to 1995 she was President of Vide - Italian Winegrowers of Excellence. In 1985 she received the Cangrande della Scala and in 1990 the Firenze Donna Prize. In 2008 she received the Targa d’oro Giuseppe Morsiani as “Benemerita della cultura vitienologica e del progresso vitivinicolo”. She is a member of the Accademia della Vite e del Vino and correspondent of the Accademia Nazionale di Agricoltura in Bologna. She is the President of the Barbi srl company. In 2005 she published the book “Il vino fa le gambe belle” and in 2006 she was awarded the Capri Prize for the section dedicated to landscapes. Later she published “1899 Elina Colombini, una gentildonna ai fornelli” in 2007 and in 2008 “Non solo vigne a Montalcino”.
Rosy Bindi: is Vice-president of the Camera dei Deputati. In parliament since 1994, she is a researcher for administrate law at the University of Siena, from a very young age she has been member of Azione Cattolica Italiana of which she has also been national Vice President. From 1989 to 1994 she has been a European parliamentary; she has had an essential role in renewing Italian politics contributing to the birth of the Ulivo party first and of the Partito Democratico later. From 1996 to 2000 Minister for Health during the Prodi and D’Alema governments. She was responsible of Welfare for the Margherita party
during the XIV legislation. From 2006 to 2008 she was Minister for the Family politics in the Prodi
government and she competed for the leadership of the Partito Democratico in the party’s founding
leadership on October 14th 2007. In 2009 during the Convenzione Nazionale she is elected President of the Assemblea Nazionale del Partito Democratico. Author of 3 books, “La salute impaziente” published by Jaca Book, “Intervista sulla famiglia” edited by La Scuola, “Quel che è di Cesare” edited by Laterza. She loves the mountains , travelling and cinema. She is fond of her Tuscan region, of good food and wine
always in the company of her friends.
Anselma Dell’Olio: a Californian of Italian and Russian-Jewish descent, she was raised from the age of 18 months by the Missionary Sisters of Mother Cabrini in Los Angeles. Her script on the life of Frances Xavier Cabrini will be produced by Raicinema. In 1968 she founded the New Feminist Theatre in NYC, and has worked in radio (Rai, Wrfm-NYC), TV (Rai, CBS) and cinema (with Federico Fellini, Francesco Rosi, Marco Ferreri, Mario Monicelli and others). Translator, essayist, dialogue writer and coach, journalist,
political commentator, historical feminist. She has a column in the “Grazia” weekly magazine and is the film critic for the programme Cinematografo on RAI Uno, and film critic for Moby Dick, daily insert of
Liberal. She is married and lives in Rome.
Anna Pesenti: for nearly twenty years, until 1994, she was director of the Istituto per lo Spumante
Italiano Metodo Classico. She then went back to journalism and to public relations, her two first activities. Her first experiences in journalism were for the “Giornale di Bergamo”, after which she collaborated with magazines such as “Gioia”, “Bar Giornale”, “Vini e Liquori”. She conducted television programmes on TeleMontecarlo and Odeon Tv for two years and has written several books on food with Vincenzo
Buonassisi. Among the awards she has received is the “Minerva” Prize. She was declared Woman of the Year in the Capitol in Rome, and she received in Friuli the “Calice d’oro”. She is in charge of the press
office of the “Donne del Vino” Association and of events and Pr for several wineries. She collaborates with “Il Corriere Vinicolo”, “MENU”, “DEGUSTA” and “Food & Beverage”.
Stefania Rossini: journalist, with a degree in modern history. After several years of research and work on publications regarding twentieth century history, she decided to enter journalism as a profession. In 1978 she began to write for the third page of the “Messaggero.” since 1980 she has written for the
“Espresso” weekly where she is editor for Culture, head of Society reports, and special correspondent for topical subjects. Originator of television and radio programmes, she has also written books (for Rizzoli and Frassinelli) dealing with psychoanalytical themes. She has thus embraced the challenge of tackling issues often overlooked by the mainstream market. Since 2002 she has developed an ongoing dialogue with readers through a regular column in the “Espresso.” Her column has become a daily engagement since going online. She lives in Rome with her twenty-year-old, world-travelling daughter.
Anna Scafuri: in 1990, after taking her degree in modern foreign languages at the Istituto Universitario Orientale in Naples and after winning a journalism competition, Anna Scafuri entered the RAI. In June 1991 she began to work at the RAI in the Marche, then later moved to Rome, becoming part of the editorial staff of TG1 as a professional journalist in 1993 upon the request of directors Bruno Vespa and
Albino Longhi. She has worked on the editorial teams for News, Society and Specials for TG1 as editor and correspondent. For more than ten years, she has been part of the Economy editorial staff of the TG1. She produces various features every day regarding the economy for several editions of the television news and for the daily economy report. Mainly she creates surveys and reports on agriculture and food products . She is a correspondent for major events in Italy and abroad. For the past five years, she has been editor and presenter of the first wine and food feature for TG1, “Terra e sapori” . She is an honorary member of the ASA (Associazione stampa agroalimentare) and of the Associazione “Donne del vino.” She participates live in the “Uno Mattina” programme regarding agriculture and food.
Daniela Viglione: born in Cuneo and took her degree in Economic history at La Sapienza University, she lives in Rome, and, as soon as she can in Tuscania in the countryside, where she cultivates aromatic herbs. She has worked for Montedison, Finmeccanica, and Eni as economist and as manager. At the
same time she has collaborated with research centres and public and government committees regarding the subjects of social development equity, and as member of the first commissions regarding Poverty and Equal Opportunities. Since 2006 she is President and managing director of Agi-Agenzia Giornalistica
Italia. She is President of the Agenzie nazionali di Stampa of the Federazione Italiana Editori di Giornali (FIEG), councillor for the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, member of the Consiglio Regionale del Fai in
Lazio, member of the Premio Minerva judicial committee, winner of the Premio Marisa Bellisario 2007 as manager in communication. In 2009 she is nominated Commendatore della Repubblica.
Jury of honour
MARIO FREGONI Lecturer of Viticulture at the Catholic University of Sacro Cuore
MARIO GUIDOTTI Writer and journalist
LEONE PICCIONI Writer and journalist
SERGIO ZAVOLI Writer and journalist
Promoting committee
MAURIZIO BUFFI Mayor of Montalcino
MASSIMO GUASCONI President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Handy-craft and Agriculture of Siena
ANNA MARIA BETTI Councillor for Agriculture of the “Provincia di Siena”
PATRIZIO CENCIONI President of the Consorzio del Brunello di Montalcino
“PRIMA DONNA” AWARD ASSIGNED BY FRANCESCA COLOMBINI CINELLI PRESIDENT OF THE JURY
A prize will be awarded, as decided by the Jury, to an Italian or foreign woman who has shown
outstanding courage and ethical behaviour and with her commitment has enhanced the feminine role in society and work. The winner will be chosen on alternate years for her contribution in any of the
following subjects: general culture, communications, journalism, political and social writings.
The winner will be awarded a number of bottles of Brunello and other wines from Donatella Cinelli
Colombini for a total value of € 1.000,00 plus € 2.000,00. Besides, she shall have at her disposal a
country apartment at Fattoria del Colle in Trequanda during 2011 for one week.
“PROVINCIA DI SIENA” AWARD FOR LITERATURE AND SCIENCE OF WINE PRODUCTION
By choice of the Jury, this award will go to an Italian or foreign living expert author of a book published during the previous three years concerning the Italian vine and wine (preferably Sienese) understood as a demonstration of civilisation or studied under a scientific or economic profile.
The winner will be awarded a number of bottles of Brunello and other wines from Donatella Cinelli
Colombini for a total value of € 1.000,00 plus € 2.000,00, besides, the possibility of staying in a country apartment at Fattoria del Colle in Trequanda during 2011 for one week. The winner will be invited to two Sienese schools, and in agreement with the “Amministrazione Provinciale” will give a lecture.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF SIENA AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHS REGARDING THE BRUNELLO AND ORCIA WINES’ PEOPLE AND TERRITORIES
By choice of the Jury and of a popular jury this award will go to a photograph published in books,
newspapers or magazines between June 15th, 2009 and June 15th, 2010. This photograph must
represent the Brunello and Orcia wines’ territory in their artistic, landscape, human productive resource aspects. The photographs which are submitted to the contest should reach the Award’s secretary by July 1st, 2010, in 2 copies (it will be appreciated if the original photograph is included). The authors of the five finalist photographs have to give their permission for publishing and displaying their work in the
reviews dedicated to the award.
The winner will be awarded a number of bottles of Brunello and other wines from Donatella Cinelli
Colombini for a total value of €1.000,00 plus € 2.000,00. Besides, he shall have at his disposal a country apartment at Fattoria del Colle in Trequanda during 2011 for one week.
Journalistic Section
“COMUNE DI MONTALCINO” AWARD
For Italian or foreign writers and journalists who are authors of articles, books, radio or television
programmes, or web pages on the theme “Montalcino and I”, personal interpretation even in fantasy or fable key of Montalcino in its historic, cultural, landscape and agricultural aspects.
“CONSORZIO DEL BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO” AWARD
For Italian or foreign journalists specialised in wine production, who are authors of books or articles
published in newspapers or cultural and information magazines, or radio or television programmes, or web pages about “Brunello and other wines of Montalcino”.
“MONTALCINO, ITS HISTORY, ITS ART,ITS WINE” DESCRIBED BY A WOMAN AWARD
For articles, books, radio or television programmes, or web pages, by women preferably referring to
subjects regarding the protection of the environment.
Each winner will be awarded a number of bottles of Brunello and other wines from Donatella Cinelli
Colombini for a total value of € 1.000,00 and € 1.500,00, plus the availability of a country apartment at Fattoria del Colle in Trequanda during 2011 for one week.
The journalists’ articles and television or radio spots which are submitted to the contest must be
published, transmitted or appear on the web between June 15th, 2009 and June 15th, 2010 and should reach the Awards’ secretary by July 1st, 2010 in 12 copies.
An acknowledgement in wines will be sent to all those who have participated in the contest.
The Awarding will take place on Saturday, September 18th, 2010 in Montalcino (Siena).
Secretariat:
Casato Prime Donne
53024 Montalcino (SI) - Tel. (+39) 0577 849 421 - Fax (+39) 0577 849 353
Fattoria del Colle
53020 Trequanda (SI) - Tel. (+39) 0577 662 108 - Fax (+39) 0577 662 202
www.cinellicolombini.it - donatella@cinellicolombini.it - casato@cinellicolombini.it
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