Ruta del Vino Somontano

At last the secret of this year’s artists is revealed!
 
The Somontano Wine Festival 2011 will take place in Barbastro between the 4th and 7th August.  As one of Spain’s most important wine tourism events, it enters its twelfth year with a bill that includes the prominent Spanish artists Andy y Lucas, Rosario Flores, Melendi and Dani Martín.  And to get concert-goers in the mood beforehand, the legendary Gastronomic Fair will be serving up tapas and wine to complete the spectacular musical offer.

The festival’s concerts, as organised by the D.O. Somontano Regulatory Council, will take place between the 4th and 7th August in Barbastro’s Bull Ring in the San Julian and Santa Lucia complex.  The concerts start at 11pm and are as follows:

Thursday 4th August:  The festival opens with its first concert with Andy y Lucas, a duo from Cadiz.  Known for creating “southern pop” the pair have five charts hits to their name as well as a string of awards and acknowledgments for their music.   “Pido la palabra” is the album that will feature in their current tour and the Festival.

Friday, 6th August: The power and strength of the Flores family arrives in Somontano thanks to the youngest of the clan, Rosario, as she takes the stage on the second night of the festival.  She will be performing songs from her latest album "Raskatriski" giving the audience a perfect excuse to dance!

Saturday 7th August: Melendi returns to the Somontano Wine Festival after the success of his first visit on 2006.  On this occasion he will delight the crowds with songs from his latest album as well as a few old favourites that are sure to rock the Bull Ring.

Sunday, 8th August: Dani Martín has been the vocalist with the Spanish group “El Canto del Loco” since it was founded and has recently gone on to launch a solo career.  Not only does his concert round off the Somontano Wine Festival in style, but will also help the local community as 1€ from each ticket sold will be donated to the Barbastro Alzheimer’s Society.

The Somontano Wine Festival 2011 Voucher provides entry into all tour concerts and will be on sale from Monday 4th June at a price of €60.  The single entry price to see Andy y Lucas is €20 and the concerts of Melendi and Dani Martín go on sale at €25.

Single ticket and vouchers for the Somontano Wine Festival 2011 can be bought at the following places:

 - The offices of the Somontano Designation of Origin (Avda. de la Merced, 64. Barbastro, Huesca.  Tel. 974 313 031 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            974 313 031      end_of_the_skype_highlighting).

- On the website of the Somontano Designation of Origin www.dosomontano.es where tickets can be purchased via a link to the Ibercaja website.

 - The CIE head office (C/ Saint Gaudens, 1. Barbastro, Huesca.)  Tel. 974 30 88 03 974 30 88 03     

 - Ibercaja cash points with concert ticket service.

- In the case of the Dani Martin concert only, ServiCaixa cashpoints with concert ticket service.

 - On the day of the concert at the ticket offices of the Plaza de Toros, located in the San Julian and Santa Lucia Complex in Barbastro.

As part of the festival and as a complement to the concerts, the D.O. Somontano has once again organised the Gastronomic Fair with the collaboration of well known restaurants, those with the highest prestige within the area, as well as other respected companies related to the agri-food sector.

This will once again be located in the Campo de los Escolapios in Barbastro, an open and inviting space next to the San Julian and Santa Lucia complex, which will be decked out with style and great attention to detail.  The use of this open air space allows a huge number of people to enjoy the experience of sampling different tapas alongside the exquisite wines of the D.O. Somontano. 

The Gastronomic Fair opens to the public at 9pm and the price for a tasting voucher with 4 individual tickets will be 5€.

Within the framework of the Somontano Wine Festival and with the objective of adding value to the overall event, there will a range of other daytime activities that present the best of the region to visitors.  Once again, the Somontano Wine Route and the D.O. Somontano propose a complete programme of tourism-related activities to complement the music and gastronomy and to show Somontano’s wine heritage at its very best.  This programme includes visits to wineries and wine tasting courses for all levels.

On the 4th and 6th August (Thursday and Saturday) beginner’s wine tasting courses will take place in the D.O. Somontano Wine Zone (next to the bull ring.) from 6.30pm to 8pm.  On 5th and 7th August (Friday and Sunday) the advanced courses will be presented at the same time and in the same location.  The price of each individual course is 10€ per person.

ONCE is the Spanish Society for the Blind.  To coincide with the Somontano Wine Festival, the ONCE lottery ticket for the draw on 7th August will feature the creativity of the twelfth edition of the festival.

From Monday 1st August 5 million tickets featuring the image of the Somontano Wine Festival 2011 will be on sale nationally.

Each ticket costs 2€ with 50 cash prizes up for grabs.  There are 49 prizes of 25,000€ and one prize of 6,000€ a month for 25 years and 5,000,000€.

To encourage participation in the draw, ONCE ticket sellers will be present at the Gastronomic Fair with the special Somontano Tickets.  Good luck to all!

More information about the Somontano Wine Festival

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More information about the Somontano Wine Festival 2010.

More information about Somontano Wine Festival 2009.