2014 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence!

Castello di Gabiano recognised as a Top Performing Luxury Retreat 

as reviewed by travellers on the World’s Largest Travel Site

Gabiano, Alessandria ITALY – June 2014 – We announce with pleasure that we have just received the TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award! The accolade, which honours hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide.  Establishments awarded the Certificate of Excellence are located all over the world and represent the upper echelon of businesses listed on the website.

When selecting Certificate of Excellence winners, TripAdvisor uses a proprietary algorithm to determine the honorees that takes into account reviews ratings.  Businesses must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, volume and recency of reviews. Additional criteria include a business’ tenure and popularity ranking on the site.

Winning the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence is a true source of pride for the entire team at Castello di Gabiano and we’d like to thank all of our past guests who took the time to complete a review on TripAdvisor, since there is no greater seal of approval than being recognised by one’s customers. 

“TripAdvisor is pleased to honour exceptional hospitality businesses for consistent excellence,” said Marc Charron, President of TripAdvisor for Business. “The Certificate of Excellence award gives top performing establishments around the world the recognition they deserve, based on feedback from those who matter most – their customers. From Australia to Zimbabwe, we want to applaud exceptional hospitality businesses for offering TripAdvisor travellers a great customer experience.

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Greatest Chef of China Italy edition!

An international Challenge between the greatest Chef!

Greatest Chef China is the “Haute Cuisine” tv program broadcasted on the CCTV, the Chinese State television.

The show put on a competition between some of the best Chinese Chefs and the most famous Chefs belonging from the well-known gastronomic cultures worldwide.  

Each edition tells about the challenge taken on by one Chinese team against another Chef and his staff coming from a single country. This is the way different habits and food traditions are compared, and the Chefs are required to adapt different techniques according to the given ingredients. The 2013 season scored an average of 20 million of viewer each episode!

The first scene went on stage at Castello di Gabiano, while the competition took place at the Milan Boscolo Luxury Hotel.

At the old “middle age style” kitchen of the castle, the Chinese Chef Li Shuangquan offered to the arbiter a selection of very special dishes starting from local ingredients revised from a different point of view.

  

The 30^th May menu challenge in Milan was organized with the combination of our wines.

Chef from China - Li Shuangquan

Chef from Italy- Marcello Trentini

Evening of the 30th May 2014 chef winner: Marcello Trentini

  

Fist challege:

c- Fillet steak with Barbera cream and mushrooms

i- Orata carpaccio on a parmesan cream and potatoes with fennel and orange salade

Wine matched: “Castello” Piemonte Chardonnay Doc 2010

c- Red snapper with pear

i- Boiled tongue with mozzarella di bufala, anchovies sauce and spinaches  

Wine matched: “Corte” Monferrato Bianco Doc 2013

Second challenge:

i- spaghetti with ragù sauce and row meat on the top

c- cuttlefish, apricots and exotic fruits  

Wine matched: Rubino di Cantavenna Doc 2011

i- risotto with black tomatoes and ricotta cheese  

c- julienne duck with fruits and walnuts

Wine matched: “La Braja” Barbera d’Asti Docg 2011

Third challenge:

i- mullet fried on a chickpea puree

c- raw ham roll with shiso leaf and melon

Wine matched "A Matilde Giustiniani" Gabiano Doc Riserva 2008

i- rabbit cooked with rum with artichock and pears

c- tropical gelatin with cherries and bananas  

Wine matched Adornes Barbera d’Asti Docg

The winner Chef Marcello Trentini 

Owner of Mago Rabin Restaurant in Torino!