Events and tasting nights program 2026

The program opened with Grandi Langhe at OGR Turin on 26–27 January, followed by restaurant tastings with Valeria in Stockholm on 16–18 February. A Giro d’Italia walk-around tasting took place in Krefeld on 14 March.

Francone attended Vinitaly in Verona on 12–15 April and participated in the 12 April “Barolo vs Barbaresco: Power and Precision” session with Barbaresco Albesani 2021. June events included a Fabio Tota show-cooking evening in Turin on 11 June, Nascettaland at Novello Castle on 13 June, a winemaker dinner in Turin on 16 June, Pizza & Piemonteser Weine in Wald on 19 June, Wine & Summer at Bad Säckingen on 20 June and a Rhine-side tasting on 21 June.

The July calendar included a wine dinner in Bossolasco on 8 July, a Piedmontese dinner in Rüti on 29 July and two Piedmont evenings in Illnau on 30–31 July. The autumn program included I Grandi Terroir del Barbaresco in Alba on 24–25 October and the Merano Wine Festival on 6–10 November, where Barbaresco Starderi 2021 was scheduled for the WineHunter area.