concerts, street food, art and much more

Cantine Aperte celebrates its 32nd year on Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, 2024, with a schedule full of fun events for all wine enthusiasts. There are many activities across the 18 regions and 600 participating cellars, including concerts, photo exhibitions, wine trekking, cooking classes and street food. To find out the latest updates on how each region and each winery will organize its own initiatives related to “Open Cellars,” you can also visit: www.movimentoturismovino.it.

For more information on Umbrian wines and wineries, head to my post, The Umbrian Chalice.

Wine and street food

In almost all the participating regions, it will be possible to find cellars flanked by local food trucks. And if anyone would also like to learn how to cook regional specialties, some wineries will make their cooking classes available.

Wine and art

Many regions prefer the combination of wine and art, with a wide range of initiatives. From the jazz concerts scheduled in Puglia to the art and sculpture exhibitions of the Veneto, passing through the tastings in Tuscany, during which each glass in the tasting will be combined with a piece of music chosen by a sommelier and a musician,. In all regions, it will still be possible to attend photographic exhibitions, shows, and other events to accompany the wines of the Cantine Aperte.

Wine and sports activities

There are numerous Piedmontese wineries to organize wine trekking sessions, in which visitors will walk along the enchanting hilly paths, stopping from time to time to taste a glass of good wine. Visits to the vineyard are also protagonists in Trentino Alto Adige, this time by e-bike.Then, yoga sessions are scheduled in Puglia, Veneto, and Tuscany.

The Open Cellars Program 2023

Here are the programs of the 18 participating regions of Italy (Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Marche, Molise, Piedmont, Lombardy, Sardinia, Tuscany, Trentino Alto Adige, Veneto, Puglia, Sicily and Umbria).

Abruzzo

43 wineries are ready to welcome guests with a smile and their wines. And for the occasion, between one cellar and another, also put a visit to an oil mill on your agenda! In collaboration with #EVOAbruzzo of #MTOAbruzzo, many companies in the region will also taste excellent olive oil, strictly from Abruzzo.

Basilicata

There are 19 wineries participating in the initiative, with tastings, lunches in the vineyard, and picnics in the splendid scenery offered by an unspoiled and suggestive region.

Calabria

Visits and tastings in 15 wineries participating in the event. Walks among the rows and in the shade of centuries-old olive trees, tasting of wines and typical and traditional products including cured meats and cheeses. And then sensory workshops and art exhibitions.

Campania

13 cellars offer picnics in the vineyard and on the terrace, suggestive visits at sunset and aperitifs under the stars, wine trekking and bike rides between the rows up to educational lunches and “typical pasta laboratories”. There will be no shortage of music and cultural moments.

Emilia-Romagna

38 wineries open the doors to wine tourism and provide the joy and emotions of conviviality. We report wine trekking between the rows, wine tastings and typical products.

Fiuli Venezia GiuliT

There are as many as 77 participating wineries: visits to the winery, tastings, food and wine delicacies, nature walks, sensory workshops, and evocative experiences will accompany the visitor. Do not miss the Dinners (Saturday 27) and Lunches (Sunday 28) with the Vignaiolo, with an exclusive menu and the meeting with the vigneron.

Lazio

6 wineries will welcome wine lovers who will be guided through barrels and galleries to taste wines combined with the typical products of local agriculture in the Angolo Dei Sapori (bread, cold cuts, cheeses, porchetta, organic and i-oil products, sweets, honey, jams, and other delicacies).

Lombardy

There are 38 adherent cellars. The celebration of the great festival of eco tourism includes visits to the wineries, tastings, tours, stays, activities, and excellent gastronomy flanked by the precious regional nectaries.

Marche

In the 73 wineries of the region, there are tastings, meetings with artists, the culture of the territory, and walks along naturalistic paths.

Molise

5 wineries will welcome wine tourism with events and tastings. For the programs, it is suggested that you contact the wineries participating in the event directly.

Piedmont

Workshops,tastings, and tastings are held in the 32 cellars located in the different wine-growing areas of the region. And then photographic exhibitions in the parks of the region and walks in the nature reserves: we point out a journey in the vineyard in search of spontaneous orchids with tastings of organic and vegan wines.

Puglia

There are 39 participating wineries. Tours and visits to the winery and vineyards,shows, and, above all, direct contact between wine lovers, places of production, and producers, in the name of respect and sustainability.

Sardinia

12 wineries from the north to the south of the island organize unique experiences, such as barefoot walks between the rows, street food combined with wine, DJ sets, mountain biking in the vineyard, workshops for children, and much more. We point out the initiative of local microtours, that is, the possibility of carrying out a tour of several companies in the same area, assisted by the same winemakers.

Sicily

There are 22 participating cellars. Guided tours are planned, as are tastings with food & wine pairings, naturalistic activities, but also moments of relaxation and fun. A program of experiences of respect for the environment and drinking.

Tuscany

73 wineries celebrate naturallsin,” the theme of Cantine Aperte: a return to nature and naturalness. Natural wines, tastings in evocative places, rediscovery of the most beautiful architectural corners of the wineries, but also music, art exhibitions, and much more are this year’s proposals!

Trentino Alto Adige

There are 20 wineries ready to welcome wine lovers and accompany them as they discover the oenological peculiarities of the regional territory. We point out the possibility of a guided tour by electric bike that walks between the rows with a view of the Piana Rotaliana. And more “multisensory” routes, tastings of typical and traditional products. And then music, artistic and theatrical works (musical).

Umbria

The 49 participating wineries offer guided tastings, food-and-wine pairings, and various initiatives of knowledge, fun, and relaxation.

For more fabulous Umbrian wines, check out my post on The Umbrian Chalice.

Veneto

58 wineries offer numerous activities, including tastings and guided tours, painting workshops for children and educational farms, concerts, art exhibitions by local artists, yoga and relaxation among the vineyards. There will be no shortage of tastings of typical local products, thanks to the presence of food trucks and artisans with eco-sustainable products.

This amazing event is the perfect way to spend a spring weekend, no matter where you are in Italy.