The best food & wine events of July
The month of July is really interesting for its food & wine events in Italy. Besides the many fests that are livening up your cities, Enjoy Food & Wine found also this month, the best food & wine events of July. Each weekend you can, thus, taste the best products of the territory for a perfect combination between fun and discovering.
Veneto
Let’s start with Veneto! The 22nd July in Jesolo, in the province of Venice, will be held “Griglie Roventi” (in English “Hot grills”), an event that bring in the square 100 barbecues for 100 couples for a challenge to the very last barbecue. Where? The competition will take place in the Arena set in Piazza Torino, at 20.30. The scores that the panel of judges, led by the foodblogger Angela Maci, will give to the competitors to proclaim the winner won’t valuate only the cooking of the meat, but also the sympathy, the creativity and the preparation of the dish itself.
Trentino Alto Adige
There’s an itinerant tour in Vipiteno where the participant can discover the famous Yogurt of Vipiteno, we are talking about the Days of Yogurt. The event starts the 09th July and it goes on till the 05th August with a super rich programme, among which the visit to the Dairy of Vipiteno with the tasting of dairy products, trips to mountain houses and malga to see how the typical dairy products are made, and also cultural-historical excursions and many other experiences in direct contact with the nature. Here you can find the programme of the different days.
Lombardy
From 06th to 09th July in Milan, in Pazza Città di Lombardia (Palazzo della Ragione) will take place the Lombardia Beer Fest with the best microbreweries of Lombardy gathered in the biggest covered square of Europe. Not only beer, but also food truck like in the best beer events, and free themed events on the tasting techniques and serving of the beer, besides other hot topic of the sector. The official site
Liguria
Beer and Street Food! Also Genoa wears its best clothes for a festival dedicated to the beer, the Genoa Beer Festival, in the days 07th, 08th and 09th July. There’s anything better than good grilled meat, fresh craft beer laying on the garden of Villa Bombrini? Thus, run… the entrance is free, the barbecues are hot and the beers are amazing! Visit the website to have further information
Tuscany
Lots of wines and music in Montalcino for the event Jazz & Wine from 18th to 23rd July in the historical Fortezza di Montalcino. The best international jazz musicians will exhibit in this magical setting, together with high quality Italian wines. Jazz & Wine is one of the most ancient festival of the international panorama, that this year will celebrate the XX edition with a blast-off programme. Visit the website.
Sicily
We conclude with a magical event Vicoli&Sapori. For two days, the 29th and 30th July, the amazing Quartiere dell’Orologio in Palazzolo Acreide, will be the perfect tour to taste typical products and dishes of this territory, prepared by the chefs of the Association Vicoli&Sapori. A pleasant walking in the evening in the ancient medieval town of Palazzolo Aceride (Siracusa), town that has been nominee as UNESCO heritage, besides being one of the Most beautiful Villages of Italy of 2017. Thus, an event that put together culture, history and good food, for a journey to discover.
