We'll be in Italy from mid Sept to mid Oct and looking for recommendations for wine festivals. Tuscany is always a great consideration but we are open to other areas as well probably north or Rome. Driving and wine festivals seem mutually exclusive but we're not apposed to driving and staying in a town with a recommended festival. Would also appreciate any websites with information, since I'm not finding a lot of information
Posted by
WPB, FL & Firenze
3112 posts
Might be a few days too early for your mid-September arrival, but the Greve in Chianti wine festival is September 7-10 this year.
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
16893 posts
This one came up in my trip planning: sagradelluvamarino.com, 35 min. by direct train from Rome, 30 September - 2 October, 2017.
Posted by
martinez, ca, usa
2299 posts
Hi W
There's a "festa dell' uva e dell vino" (festival of grapes and wine) in the town of Bardolino, on lago di garda, September 28 to October 2, 2017, near Verona. We attended it a few years ago, had a fabulous time. Wine, food, music, dancing, food, wine, great people, crafts, fireworks on the lake, restaurants, cafes, strolling along, fabulous views. Rented a room at a hotel on the sunday, paid 15 euros and received a wine glass necklace type holder, and just wandered. Stopped at all the food booths, yummy! Bardolino wine is served everywhere, picnic tables to sit and people watch. The fireworks is sunday night over the lake. Bring cash euros. You can look at gardalake.com or gardasee.de (click english) to get an idea. You'll have a fun time and can also drive around to see some towns around the lake.
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Posted by
Chicago, IL, USA
483 posts
In the Langhe, Roero and Montferrato wine regions of Piedmont (Barolo and Barbaresco):
September 10:
http://www.festivaldellesagre.it/ (all the wines of Asti)
September 15-18
Slow Food Cheese Festival in Bra
September 17
http://www.astiturismo.it/en/content/palio-asti (Siena like horse race)
September 22-25
Snail Festival: http://www.lumache-elici.com/
Saturdays in October:
12 Barolo tastings each Saturday at Cantina La Morra: http://www/cantinalamorra.com
October 7-November: Alba Truffle Fest... Kicks off on October 1 with a Donkey Race (that's a parody of the Asti horse race)
Sunday October 9
Sagra di Cugna
It's not all wine festivals, but given the awesomeness of the wines in the region, I'm pretty sure there's gonna be abundant wine involved in all of them.
Posted by
Iowa
12 posts
My husband and I attended Vino al Vino in Panzano last fall. The event is held during the third weekend in September. It's not as large as the wine festival in Greve held earlier in September, but we thoroughly enjoyed both the festival and Panzano.
Posted by
OP
36 posts
Thanks everyone for the excellent recommendations
Posted by
lexington, il
4105 posts
A list of all festivals, wine and otherwise in Tuscany. .
http://www.tuscanyitaly.info/eventsintuscany/eventsintuscany.htm#.WTiKkGY8LCQ