PROGRAMME OF         
        EVENTS FOR THE
        20th CAVA WEEK


Sunday, 23 September

20.00: Exhibition of Wines and Cavas from Catalonia in Barcelona's Maremagnum, plus the presentation of the poster for the 20th Cava Week by the artist Philip Stanton.

Followed by a performance by the group Falcons País del Cava and a glass of cava for everyone.


Friday, 28 September

20.00: Presentation of the 20th Cava Week in the foyer of the Liceu Opera House for guild members and the media. Followed by a cocktail-lunch for those attending the event.
With the collaboration of: Telefónica.


Thursday, 4 October
21.00: Presentation of awards for Sant Sadurní Shopkeeper's Union Window Display Competition in the Cava Guild.
Organised by: Shopkeeper's Union.
With the collaboration of: Sant Sadurní Cava Guild.

Saturday, 6 October

10.00: 8th Exhibition of Cava Plaques in the Penedès Wine grower's co-operative, (Covides de Sant Sadurní).
Organised by: Cava Plaque Collectors' society.
With the collaboration of: Covides.

19.00: Inaugural act for the exhibition of works presented for the 20th Cava Country Painting Competition in the Sala de l'lndex and the Chapel of the old hospital.
Sponsored by: Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona "La Caixa".
Organised by: Sant Sadurní Cava Guild.

19.30: Procession around the town with Comediants' show "Cava stars", with the participation of Barcelona's Municipal Mounted Police Force, traditional antique cars carrying the Cava Queen and her Maids of Honour, the Sant Sadurní Giants and the Penya Riverenya d'Ascó marching band, children from the schools in Sant Sadurní bearing grapes and the Lira Ampostina band.

20.30: The procession will arrive at the town square, where the Consell Capitular of the Cava Guild will receive the Queen and her Maids of Honour. The Master of Ceremonies will welcome everyone and will then make way for the Mayor, Mr. Joan Amat. The Comediants will give their speech and perform "Cava Stars" (A magical vision of the history of cava)". At the high point of the show, Miss Helen Lindes, the current Queen, will crown Miss Mar Saura Cava Queen for 2001. Finally the chairman of the Sant Sadurní Cava Guild, Mr. Joan Juvé Santacana, will declare the 20th Cava Week open. In l'Era d'en Guineu everyone is invited to eat "coca" (traditional Catalan cake) and drink cava whilst the Lira Ampostina band perform.
HITE is sponsoring the Comedia firework display
The procession, the show, the speech ceremony and the coronation can be viewed on a giant TV screen in l'Era d'en Guineu.
Sponsored by: Caixa Penedès.

22.00: A dinner will be held in honour of the Cava Queen, Miss Mar Saura, and her Maids of Honour, accompanied by the dignitaries in the Sant Sadurní Cava Guild in Torre Ramona. During the dinner Mr. Joan Font, director of Comediants will be invested as a Guild member with Merit, and the prizes for the Painting Competition will be awarded.
Sponsored by: ANFEVI and Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona "La Caixa".

24.00: The Cava Youth Night, in the Ateneu pavilion, will begin with performances by the bands La Tribu de Santi Arisa and l'Orquestra Cimarrón. Free cava and "coca" for everyone.
With the collaboration of: Caixa de Catalunya.


Sunday, 7 October
19.00: A concert by the Barcelona's Roquetes - Nou Barris Symphonic Band in the Ateneu, Sant Sadurní d'Anoia.
Entrance is free of charge.
Sponsored by: Caixa de Terrassa.

Monday, 8 October
21.00: Gastronomic Dinner in the Rúccula restaurant in Barcelona's World Trade Center, prepared by the master chef and restauranteur Joan Piqué and his team, guild member with gastronomic merit and holder of one Michelin star. During the gala dinner, the Guild Members with journalistic merit will be invested, and the Magician Ferran and the Ultramar habaneras (sea shanties) group will perform.
With the collaboration of: Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona "La Caixa".
To make it easier for guild members to get to Barcelona, buses will be provided leaving plaça Pau Casals at 19.00. Tickets cost 1,000 pesetas.
Reservations: The Cava Guild - Mrs. Josefa Rovira Tel. 93 891 28 03 - Fax. 93 818 30 12
Note: All events will begin punctually. Strict dress code. Dinner jackets for gentlemen.

Tuesday, 9 October
9.30: Congress on New Technologies in the Sant Sadurní Cava Guild.
At 13.40 h, the Congress will be closed by the Honourable Mr. Francesc Homs, the Catalan regional government's councillor for Economy and Finance. All participants at the congress are invited to lunch at the Sol i Vi restaurant, presided over by the Honourable Councillor, immediately after the event closes.

Organised by: Pimec-Sefes and Sant Sadurní Cava Guild.
Please see special programme.


Wednesday, 10 October

8.30: 19th International Cava Congress organised by the Cava Guild of Sant Sadurní with papers presented by national and international specialists.
Organised by: Sant Sadurní Cava Guild.
With the collaboration of: Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation.
Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona "La Caixa"
Please see special programme.



Thursday 11 October

20.00: Beginning of events organised for the 4th regional rally of giants from the Penedès and Garraf areas, in the town square.
Organised by: Geganters de Sant Sadurní.
With the collaboration of: Sant Sadurní Cava Guild.

21.00: Autumn Investiture of Young Guild members, in the Casa del Cava, in which a new Honourable Young Guild member, new Guild members with Merit and new Young Guild Members will be invested.

 
Sunday, 23 September

20.00: The official poster of the 20th Cava Week by the artist Philip Stanton will be presented at the Exhibition of Wines and Cavas from Catalonia in Barcelona's Maremagnum.

Following this the band Falcons País del Cava will perform and there will be a free glass of cava for everyone.


Friday, 12 October
9.00: 7th Cava Week Petanque Tournament, in the playground of the Balmes school in Sant Sadurní.
Organised by: Sant Sadurní Petanque Club.
With the collaboration of: Sant Sadurní Cava Guild.

9.00: the 16th Special Train to Cava Country will leave Sants station in Barcelona for Sant Sadurní. The Penya Riberenya d'Ascó and Batucada Tubarao del Brasil bands will play for everyone's enjoyment, with a free glass of cava for everyone. The Poble Sec, Angles and Sant Sadurní d'Anoia Geganters and Grallers (traditional flautists), and the Penya Riberenya d'Ascó band will be at the station in Sant Sadurní to greet everyone.
Sponsored by: Caixa Penedès.
The train ticket and the ticket for dinner can be obtained from any Caixa Penedès office for 3,900 pesetas.
Open day at all the vineyards in Cava Country from 10.00 to 14.00.

14.30: Cava lunch for all the passengers on the Cava Train in the Ateneu pavilion. Entertainment will be provided by L'orquestra Els Àngels band.

18.00: the train will leave Sant Sadurní station on the return trip to Sants station.
Sponsored by: Caixa Penedès.

18.30: Parade by the 4th rally of giants from the Penedès and Garraf regions, leaving from the Castellblanch vineyards.
Organised by: Geganters de Sant Sadurní.

 
Saturday, 13 October
21.00: Aperitif to welcome the Guild member of Honour, Guild members with Merit and new Guild members to be invested and all the other Guild members in the Casa del Cava in Torre Ramona. Following this, in the square at Torre Ramona there will be the 20th Autumn Investiture in which Mr. Joan Manuel Serrat will be invested as an Honourable Guild member, in the presence of the dignitaries, members of the Guild, the Cava Queen and the Maids of Honour. This will be followed by a gala dinner.
Note: All events will commence punctually. Strict dress code, dinner jackets for gentlemen.
 
Sunday, 14 October
12.00: the 20th Cava Week Popular Race.
Organised by: Young Guild members.
Location: Town square.
Distance: Approximately 10 kilometres.
Registration: 500 pesetas.
From 11.00 in the Sant Sadurní town council or beforehand by calling 93 891 28 03 or by fax on 93 818 30 12 (from 18.00 to 21.00).
 

ORGANISED BY
Confraria del Cava Sant Sadurní

WITH THE COLLABORATION OF

  • Ajuntament de Barcelona
  • Ajuntament de Sant Sadurní d'Anoia
  • ANFEVI
  • Banc de Bilbao-Vizcaya, Argentaria, S.A.
  • Banc de Sabadell
  • Banco Central Hispano
  • Caixa de Catalunya
  • Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona "La Caixa"
  • Caixa de Terrassa
  • Caixa del Penedès
  • Cambra de Comerç, Indústria i Navegació de Barcelona
  • Cavistes
  • Concessionari Central - Import Audi-Wolskvagen
  • Consell Regulador del Cava
  • COPCA
  • El Periódico de Catalunya
  • Generalitat de Catalunya-Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia i Pesca
  • HITE, S.A.
  • INCAVI
  • Institut Català de la Cuina
  • Institut Català del Suro
  • Institut del Cava
  • PIMEC-SEFES
  • Pirotència Igual
  • Pronovias
  • Proveïdors del sector del Cava
  • Telefónica
  • Unió de Botiguers de Sant Sadurní
  • VSS Seguretat

    Official 20th Cava Week vehicle: Audi A8

Guild Secretary
Casa del Cava
Sra. Josefa Rovira
Tel. 93 891 28 03 / Fax 93 818 30 12
www.troc.es/confrariacava
e-mail:confrariacava@troc.es
Apartat 79 - 08770 Sant Sadurní d'Anoia