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Update #2 · Apr 10, 2012 · comment

The 20 MONDI project is generating some positive activity. Our reward of a deluxe 3 nights stay in Toscana and exclusive wine tasting experience is sold out. So to keep our pledgers satisfied, we've just added a similar reward, but this time in the region of Piemonte, home of the famed Barolo wine (made from the noble Nebbiolo grape). Breathtaking views of the Italian Alps surround Torino, the region’s capital, famous for being the home of Fiat, the Italian car maker that is helping put Detroit back on its feet. Piemonte shares borders with France and Switzerland and boasts 58 official wine zones. So you just may convince yourself to prolong your stay. To our pledgers: Thanks for your support and Spread The Word!

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  • Pledge $5 or more

    1 backer

    Grazie mille! A thousand thanks! Your name will be included on the “Our Friends” page of the 20 MONDI website.

    Estimated delivery: May 2012
  • Pledge $10 or more

    4 backers

    Grazie un milione! A million thanks! Your name will be included on the “Our Friends” page of the 20 MONDI website. As soon as our first app is published you’ll get one as a download.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2012
  • Pledge $20 or more

    2 backers

    Grazie un miliardo! Thanks a billion! You'll receive four window stickers featuring hand-drawn illustrations of Italian autochthonous winemaking grapes. (SEE PHOTO BELOW)

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
  • Pledge $25 or more

    7 backers

    Infinite grazie! Thanks a gazillion! Your name will be included on the “Our Friends” page of the 20 MONDI website. As soon as our apps are published, you’ll get all of them for free as a download.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2014
  • Pledge $30 or more

    0 backers

    Your name will be included on the “Our Friends” page of the 20 MONDI website, plus we’ll send you five 20 MONDI pins from Italy, (see photo below), with a thank you card signed by Michael. (SEE PHOTO BELOW)

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
  • Pledge $50 or more

    2 backers

    You’ll receive a set of four 20 MONDI wine glass coasters printed with our logo. On the back we will splash it with an Italian indigenous wine from the place we are at the time. We’ll write the name of the autochthonous grape, the location, sign it and date it. (SEE PHOTO BELOW)

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
  • Pledge $75 or more

    0 backers

    New T-shirts just added! Printed with the 20 MONDI wine glass logo: Italy and its 20 regions reassembeld into the shape of a wine glass. Sizes available: men's XL, L, M and women's L, M, S. Colors: black (not shown) fuchsia, brown, purple, and green.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
  • Pledge $75 or more

    5 backers

    You’ll receive a 20 MONDI t-shirt, printed with the artwork of handwritten names of 158 autochthonous Italian grapes that you can see in our video. (men's XL, L, M and women's V-neck and cap sleeves L, M, S), Colors: black (not shown), purple and green!

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
  • Pledge $85 or more

    2 backers Limited (498 of 500 left)

    You’ll receive a first edition, signed copy of the 20 MONDI On the Road in Italy diary book, a compilation of our experiences in travel writing and photography from our Italian adventures.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2014
  • Pledge $100 or more

    8 backers

    The two previous rewards together: the 20 MONDI t-shirt, + a set of four 20 Mondi wine glass coasters printed with our logo and splashed with an Italian autochthonous wine on the backsides, with the name of the grape and its location, hand-signed and dated. (SEE PHOTO BELOW)

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
  • Pledge $150 or more

    0 backers Limited (100 of 100 left)

    You’ll receive an original print of the 20 MONDI symbol (a wine glass created from the different shapes of 20 Italian regions), hand-colored with “autochthonous wine-ink”, created and signed by Michael and suitable for framing. Using a local wine from our location at the time, Michael will include on the artwork the name of the grape varietal. (See photo below.) An original souvenir of real Italian autochthonous wine! (SEE PHOTO BELOW)

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $175 or more

    0 backers Limited (100 of 100 left)

    You’ll receive a real autochthonous grape leaf from one of Italy’s 20 regions! We’ll press it and mount it nicely on rough paper (suitable for framing) with a personalized handwritten label with the name of the grape varietal, date and location. (SEE PHOTO BELOW)

    Estimated delivery: Nov 2012
  • Pledge $350 or more

    0 backers Limited (100 of 100 left)

    To taste the various wines seen and read about on 20 MONDI, we’ll send you a set of 6 wine tasting glasses (ISO design standards) specially engraved with the 20 Mondi logo.

    Estimated delivery: Nov 2012
  • Pledge $500 or more

    0 backers Limited (75 of 75 left)

    You’ll receive an original 8” x 11” artwork illustration handcrafted in “autochthonous wine-ink”, created and signed by Michael Loos and suitable for framing. Using a local wine from our current location at the time, Michael will include on the artwork the name and location of the grape varietal. (SEE PHOTO BELOW)

    Estimated delivery: Nov 2012
  • Pledge $1,500 or more

    1 backer Limited (9 of 10 left)

    Wine selected by 20 MONDI for you! A tasting adventure of 12 bottles of different indigenous Italian wines made from autochthonous grapes, with our official “Selected by 20 MONDI” seal on the bottle, plus 2 wine tasting glasses (ISO design standards) specially engraved with the 20 MONDI logo. (The wine part of this reward may be subject to shipping restrictions depending on the destination. If you're interested in this reward, send us an email with your location and we'll send you details.)

    Estimated delivery: Nov 2012
  • Pledge $2,500 or more

    0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)

    A weekend stay in a deluxe agriturismo (farm holiday house) in Italy for you and your tasting partner (2 nights). You may choose one of three locations: Tuscany, Piemonte or Lomabardia anytime between March and June of next year. All meals and an exclusive wine tasting experience included. You will also take home 12 bottles of autochthonous wine selected by 20 MONDI. Sorry, airfare and transportation not included. If you want to know more details on this reward, please send us an email with your questions and we’ll get right back to you.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
  • Pledge $3,000 or more

    0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)

    A tasting adventure of 20 bottles of indigenous Italian wines, one from every Italian region, made from autochthonous grapes, with our official “Selected by 20 Mondi” seal on the bottle, plus 4 wine tasting glasses (ISO design standards) specially engraved with the 20 MONDI logo, and a 20 MONDI deluxe Italian corkscrew. (The wine part of this reward may be subject to shipping restrictions depending on the destination. If you're interested in this reward, send us an email with your location and we'll send you details.)

    Estimated delivery: Nov 2012
  • Pledge $5,000 or more

    3 backers Limited (2 of 5 left)

    A long weekend (3 nights) in a deluxe agriturismo (farm holiday house) in Italy for you and your tasting partner in Piemonte - the home of 58 official wine zones - anytime between March and May of next year. V.I.P. transport from the airport to your destination in the official 20 MONDI camper, and dinner with Michael. All meals and and two evenings of an exclusive wine tasting experience included. Sorry, airfare not included. If you want to know more details and more goodies offered on this reward, please send us an email with your questions and we’ll get right back to you.

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2013
  • Pledge $5,000 or more

    2 backers All gone!

    A long weekend (3 nights) in a deluxe agriturismo (farm holiday house) in Italy for you and your tasting partner in Tuscany anytime between March and May of next year. V.I.P. transport from the airport to your destination in the official 20 MONDI camper, and dinner with Michael. All meals and and two evenings of an exclusive wine tasting experience included. You will also take home 12 bottles of autochthonous wine selected by 20 MONDI. Sorry, airfare not included. If you want to know more details on this reward, please send us an email with your questions and we’ll get right back to you.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $10,000 or more

    0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)

    An olive oil harvest in Italy! Participate in an exclusive olive harvest and party experience in Apulia, Italy! This November you and your guest will stay for 4 nights in a traditional “masseria” (a luxurious country estate farm house). Pick olives with the locals and accompany your just-picked olives to the “frantoio”, a traditional cold-pressing location to bottle and label (with personalized labels) a two case supply of your own olive oil, ready to take home. We’ll organize parties in the evening to feast on an array of local fare with live local musical entertainment. Sorry, airfare is not included. The dates of the olive harvest will fall between mid October and mid November. We will work with 2 rewarded couples 3 months before to determine the exact dates. If you have any questions, or would like to know more details about this reward, please send us an email and we’ll get right back to you.

    Estimated delivery: Nov 2012
  • Pledge $10,000 or more

    0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)

    A wine harvest in Italy! Join the local farmers in an exclusive grape harvest and party experience in Apulia, Italy. This October you and your guest will stay for 4 nights in a traditional “masseria” (a luxurious country estate farm house). You’ll both have a chance to be part of the “vendemmia” and pick grapes with the locals. You’ll even have the opportunity to crush grapes with your naked feet! You‘ll personalize your own labels, then, when the wine is ready, we’ll ship you 5 cases of your personalized labeled wine. We’ll organize parties in the evening to feast on an array of local fare with live local musical entertainment. Sorry, airfare is not included. The dates for the grape harvest will fall between the 14th and the 26th of September. As timing is critical and the precise dates will be determined by Mother Nature, the exact dates may not be determined until 6 weeks before. If you have any questions, or would like to know more details about this reward, please send us an email and we’ll get right back to you.

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012