Wine festivals in Italy
Wine festivals are of all eras. In the majority of cases, there's every reason to celebrate the grape harvest. In villages and towns, wine lovers and enthusiasts can visit to taste wines and meet the winemakers who see their efforts rewarded with the harvest for their new wines.
Italy's most famous wine event: Cantine Aperte
Movimento Turismo Vino Italia's nationwide event is undoubtedly Italy's best-known wine event. Since the first edition of 'Cantine Aperte' (open cellars) in 1993 (actually the start of wine tourism in Italy as we know it these days), it has grown into an annual wine festival where more than 6 million visitors are introduced to Italy's many hospitable wineries. Where only 25 wineries participated in 1993, nowadays over 20,000 wineries are opening their doors.
So when are the wine festivals in Italy?
Wine lovers who enjoy attending wine festivals and fairs would almost have a day job in Italy. During pretty much the whole year, there are plenty of opportunities to experience a wine festival or harvest festival.
Sometimes there is a wine festival to celebrate the start of the wine year. But usually the wine festivals (festa dell'Uva) are in autumn, to celebrate the harvest of the grapes with each other.
Below is the comprehensive calendar of all Italian wine festivals.
Movimento Turismo Vino's five national wine events are:
Cantine Aperte 2025
Date: 24 and 25 May 2025
The first wine event of the year, and also the wine festival that started it all, is 'Cantine Aperte'. On the last Sunday of May, this event attracts millions of wine lovers to the various wineries across Italy.
- Cantine Aperte on the Movimento Turismo del Vino Italia website
- Cantine Aperte on the Movimento Turismo del Vino Toscana website
Calici di Stelle 2025
Date: 10 August 2025
On the night of San Lorenzo (annually on 10 August), wine tastings are held under the stars during the wine festival 'Calici di Stelle'
Cantine Aperte in Vendemmia 2025
Date: varies by region/winery (in September and October 2025)
During harvest, 'Cantine Aperte in Vendemmia' offers a unique opportunity to discover the vineyards while picking the grapes.
Cantine Aperte a San Martino 2025
Date: between 4 and 12 November 2025
Several days in November during 'Cantine Aperte a San Martino', you can taste new wines from the latest harvest.
Cantine Aperte a Natale 2025
Date: varies by region/wine house (in December 2025)
To end the year, wine can be tasted in December (bought in for the December festive month) during the 'Cantine Aperte a Natale'.
A selection of wine festivals...
Vino al Vino
The wine festival Vino al Vino has been organised on the third weekend of September since 1995. Get to know the delicious Chianti wines from participating wineries from Panzano.
OnlyWine
The wine event Only Wine in Città di Castello (Umbria) is mainly dedicated to emerging talent. The 100 best small producers (winemakers are under 40 years old, the winery has been in existence for less than 15 years or the vineyards are up to 7 hectares in size) showcase their innovations during the festival.
Palio del Chiaretto
At the end of May, beginning of June, wine lovers can visit Lake Garda in Bardolino for the Palio del Chiaretto wine festival. Besides the best wine delicious food, you can also enjoy plenty of music here.
Wine festivals in Italy in 2025
Nebbiolo Nel Cuore
Website Nebbiolo Nel Cuore
Date: 12 to 13 January 2025
Location: Rome
Vini Veri Assisi 2025
Website Festival
Date: 13 January 2025
Location: Assisi
Naples Winter Wine Festival
Visit the wine festival website
Date: 24-26 January 2025
Location: Naples
Wine & Siena 2025
Website Wine & Siena
Date: 25 to 27 January 2025
Location: Siena
Vini Migranti
Website Vini Migranti
Date: 26 & 27 January 2025
Location: Florence
Anteprime di Toscana 2025
Website festival
Date: 14-21 February 2025
Location: Florence - Montepulciano
Chianti Classico Collection 2025
Website Chianti Classico Collection 2025
Date: 17-18 February 2025
Location: Florence
Chianti Lovers & Rosso Morellino
Website Chianti Lovers & Rosso Morellino
Date: 19 February 2025
Location: Florence (Fortezza da Basso)
Viva la Vite Pescara
Website festival
Date: 23 & 24 February 2025
Location: Pescara
Slow Wine Fair 2025
Website Slow Wine Fair
Date: 23 to 25 February 2025
Location: Bologna
mareMMMa, la Natura del vino
Festival website
Date: 4 March 2024
Location: Alberese
Vini Selvaggi 2025
Website Vini Selvaggi
Date: 9 to 10 March 2025
Location: Rome
La Prima dell’Alta Langa 2025
Website La Prima dell'Alta Langa
Date: 10 March 2025
Location: Turin
IO VINO 2025
Website festival
Date: 16 March 2025
Location: Rome
Chianti Ultra Wine 2025
Website festival
Date: 20 - 23 March 2025
Location: Radda in Chianti
Venezia International Wine Trophy Bubbles 2025
Festival website
Date: 29 March 2025
Location: Santa Maria di Sala (Venezia)
I Grandi Terroir del Barolo
Festival website
Date: March 2025
Location: Monforte d’Alba
Paestum Wine Fest 2025
Website Paestum Wine Fest
Date: 4-6 May 2025
Location: Paestum
Valpolicella, sui colli delle Strade del Vino. 2024
Festival website
Date: 24 March 2024
Location: Valpolicella wine region (various locations)
Viva la Vite Rimini
Festival website
Date: 24 March 2024
Location: Rimini
VinNatur 2025
Website VinNatur
Date: 5 -7 April 2025
Location: Torri di Confine
Derthona Due.Zero
Festival website
Date: 6 & 7 April 2024
Location: Tortona
ViniVeri, Vino Secondo Natura - CEREA
Website festival
Date: 12 - 14 April 2024
Location: Cerea (Verona)
Opera Wine – Wine Spectator (Vinitaly)
Website festival
Date: 13 April 2024
Location: Verona
C'era una Volta
Website festival
Date: 13 & 14 April 2024
Location: Barbarano Mossano
Vinitaly 2024
Website Vinitaly
Date: 14 to 17 April 2024
Location: Verona
BY BYKE Valpolicella 2024
Bybike festival website
Date: 20 April 2024
Location: Valpolicella region (in Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, Marano di Valpolicella and Negrar di Valpolicella)
Serravalle de Gusto - i Sapori del Montalbano
Date: 25th April 2024
Location: Serravalle Pistoiese
Orcia Wine Festival
Date: 25 - 28 April 2024
Location: San Quirico
Only Wine
Website Only Wine
Date: 27 to 29 April 2024
Location: Città di Castello (Umbria)
Festa Vini Classici della Valpolicella e Recioto
Visit the festival website
Date: 23 April - 1st May 2024 (many events)
Location: Pedemonte and San Pietro in Cariano.
Magnalonga della Valpolicella 2024
Website Magnalonga della Valpolicella
Date: 28 April 2024
Location: Various wine cities in the Valpolicella wine region
Taste Alto Piemonte
Festival website
Date: 3 & 4 May 2024
Location: Ghemme
Paestum Wine Fest 2025
Website Paestum Wine Fest
Date: 4-6 May 2025
Location: Paestum
Genova Wine Festival 2024
See the website
Date: 4 & 5 May 2024
Location: Genoa
Valdichiana Wine Festival 2024
See the website
Date: 4 & 5 May 2024
Location: Castiglion Fiorentino (Tuscany)
Sicily En Primeur
Festival website
Date: 7 - 11 May 2024
Location: Taormina
Porto Cervo Wine & Food Festival
Date: 9 to 12 May 2024
Location: Porto Cervo (Sardinia)
A Roma / Oscar Champagne 2024 (Oscar del Vino)
Festival website
Date: 10 - 11 May 2024
Location: Roma
Festa dei Vignaioli indipendenti del FVG
Festival website
Date: 11 May 2024
Location: Cormons
Nizza è Barbera
Festival website
Date: 11 & 12 May 2024
Location: Nizza Monferrato
Scarperia Wine
Festival website
Date: 11 & 12 May 2024
Location: Scarperia
Le Contrade dell’Etna
Festival website (Facebook)
Date: 11 - 13 May 2024
Location: Castiglione di Sicilia
Vini di Vignaioli
Festival website
Date: 11 - 13 May 2024
Location: Bari
Regina Ribelle - San Gimignano Wine Fest
Website Regina Ribelle - San Gimignano Wine Fest
Date: 16 to 19 May 2024
Location: San Gimignano
Barolo Boys in... fuorigioco - 2024
Festival website
Date: 17 & 18 May 2024
Location: Monforte d'Alba
Bologna Wine Week
Website Bologna Wine Week
Date: 17 - 19 May 2024
Location: Bologna
REWINE Canavese
Website festival
Date: 17 - 19 May 2024
Location: Canavese
Pentecoste a Castellina
Festival website
Date: 17 - 19 May 2024
Location: Castellina in Chianti
I Vini nel Castello
Festival website
Date: 18 & 19 May 2024
Location: Montefioralle
Via Vinaria Montecarlo 2024
Festival website
Date: 18 & 19 May 2024
Location: Montecarlo
Viva la Vite Rimini
Festival website
Date: 20 May 2024
Location: Rimini
Amber Wine Festival
Festival website
Date: 25 May 2024
Location: Trieste
Cantine Aperte 2024
Date: 25 & 26 May 2024
Website Movimento Turismo Vino
Location: national wine event
Natural Wines Oltrepo & Friends
Festival website
Date: 26 & 27 May 2024
Location: Oltrepo
Toscanello d'Oro
Festival website
Date: 28 May to 2 June 2024
Location: Pontassieve (near Florence)
Mostra del Chianti Montespertoli
Festival website
Date: 28 May to 5 June 2024
Location: Montespertoli
Palio del Chiaretto 2024
Website Palio del Chiaretto
Date: 31 May to 2 June 2024
Location: Bardolino
Roero Days 2024
Festival website
Date: 6 June 2024
Location: Milan
Radici 2024 - Storie e vini dei Colli Bolognesi
Festival website
Date: 8 & 9 June 2024
Location: Valsamoggia
Amontefalco, terra per il vino
Festival website
Date: 12 & 13 June 2024
Location: Montefalco
Roma Hortus Vini
Festival website
Date: 14 - 16 June 2024
Location: Rome
Sound Polis Cellae
Festival website
Date: 15 June 2024
Location: Valpolicella region (various locations)
Vinòforum
Website Vinòforum
Date: 17 to 23 June 2024
Location: Rome
Red Montalcino 2024
Website festival
Date: 21st June 2024
Location: Montalcino
Chianti Natural Festival 2024
Website festival
Date: 28 - 30 June 2024
Location: Radda in Chianti
p.assaggi di Vino
Website festival
Date: 12 - 14 July 2024
Location: Rimini
Jazz & Wine in Montalcino
View website
Date: 23 - 28 July 2024
Location: Montalcino & Poggio alle Mura
Terre Sicane Wine Fest
Festival website
Date: 26 - 28 July 2024
Location: Parco dei Monti Sicani
Wine Art Festival
Festival website
Date: 1 - 4 August 2024
Location: Levigliani
Lamole under the Stars
View website
Date: 3 August 2024
Location: Lamole, Greve in Chianti
Calici di Stelle
Date: 10 August 2024
Location: national wine event
Calici di Stelle Montepulciano
View website
Date: 10 August 2024
Location: Montepulciano
Coriano Wine Festival
View website
Date: 17 & 18 August 2024
Location: Coriano
Il Bravìo delle Botti of Montepulciano
View website
Date: 25 August 2024
Location: Montepulciano
Expo del Chianti Classico 2025
Website Expo del Chianti Classico
Date: 11 - 14 September 2025
Location: Greve in Chianti
Festa dell'Uva di Gattinara
Festival website
Date: 6 - 8 September 2024
Location: Gattinara
Festa dell'Uva Masera
Festival website
Date: 6 - 9 September 2024
Location: Masera
Douja d’Or
Festival website
Date: 6 - 15 September 2024
Location: Asti
Vino al Vino
Visit the festival website
Date: 13 to 15 September 2024 (3rd weekend of September)
Location: Panzano in Chianti
Sagra dell’Uva e del Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro
Website festival
Date: 14-22 September 2024
Location: Terricciola
Festa dell’uva e del vino di Terricciola
Website festival Sagra dell'Uva
Date: 14-15 and 21-22 September 2024
Location: Castelvetro di Modena
Festa dell’Uva a Verla di Giovo
Festival website
Date: 20 - 22 September 2024
Location: Verla di Giovo
Festa dell'Uva (Féta di Résen) Chambave
Festival website
Date: 26 - 29 September 2024
Location: Chambave
Terra Madre – Salone del Gusto
Festival website
Date: 26 - 30 September 2024
Location: Torino
Festa dell'uva e del vino
Website of the Festa dell'uva e del vino
Date: 27 to 29 September 2024
Location: Chiusi (SI)
Festa dell'Uva di Cinigiano
Festival website
Date: 28 - 30 September 2024
Location: Cinigiano
Sagra dell'Uva Cupramontana 2024
Festival website
Date: 3 - 6 October 2024
Location: Cupramontana
Festa dell'Uva e del Vino Bardolino 2024 (Lake Garda Wine Festival)
Festival website
Date: 3 - 7 October 2024
Location: Bardolino (Lake Garda)
Festa del Vino Montescudaio DOC
Festival website
Date: 5 & 6 October 2024
Location: Montescudaio
Hostaria 2025
Website Hostaria Verona
Date: 17 to 19 October 2025
Location: Verona
Val Polis Cellae
Festival website
Date: 13 October 2024
Location: Valpolicella region (various locations)
Terre di Pisa Food & Wine Festival
Festival website
Date: 18 - 20 October 2024
Location: Pisa
GiovinBacco. Sangiovese in Festa
Website GiovinBacco Sangiovese in Festa
Date: 25 - 27 October 2024
Location: Ravenna (Emilia Romagna)
Taormina Gourmet
Festival website
Date: 26 - 28 October 2024
Location: Taormina
Vini di Vignaioli
Website festival
Date: 2 - 4 November 2024
Location: Milano
Merano Wine Festival 2024
Website Merano Festival
Date: 8 to 12 November 2024
Location: Merano (Trentino - South Tyrol (Alto Adige))
Benvenuto Brunello 2024
See the website
Date: 15 - 20 November 2024
Location: Montalcino
A Roma / Festa dei 5 Grappoli 2024
Festival website
Date: mid November 2024 (date to be released)
Location: Roma
Vini di Vignaioli
Website festival
Date: 24 - 25 November 2024
Location: Parigi
Beviamoci Sud Roma
Festival website
Date: 7 - 9 December 2024
Location: Roma
Wine festivals in 2026
Grandi Langhe 2025
Visit festival website
Date: 27 & 28 January 2025
Location: Turin
Wine In Venice 2025
Visit festival website
Date: 31 January - 3 February 2025
Location: Venice
Cesena in Bolla
Visit festival website
Date: 10 & 11 February 2025
Location: Cesena
Recent wine festivals in 2023 and 2024
ViniMilo 2023
Visit festival website
Date: 28 August - 10 September 2023
Location: Milo
Festa del Vino di Montecarlo di Toscana
Date: 31 August to 10 September 2023
Location: Montecarlo di Toscana
Festa dell'Uva di Castellarano
Festival website
Date: 14 to 17 September 2023
Location: Castellarano
UWine - UmbriaWine – Festival del Vino
Website UmbriaWine
Date: 15 - 17 September 2023
Location: Perugia
Franciacorta in Cantina Festival
Visit the Festival website
Date: 16 - 17 September 2023
Location: Franciacorta region
Oltrepò: Terra di Pinot Nero 2023
Festival website
Date: 25 September 2023
Location: Oltrepò Pavese
Grape Festival of Impruneta
Website of the Grape Festival
Date: 1 October 2023
Location: Impruneta (Florence)
i Sapori di San Martino
Date: 12 November 2023
Location: Collecorvino
