I Vini dell’Amore: the first wine tasting on the Via dell’Amore in the Cinque Terre
The first edition of I Vini dell’Amore arrives in the Cinque Terre on Saturday, October 3, 2026. The Via dell’Amore will host a collective wine tasting featuring 24 local producers.
The event takes place from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. For the occasion, the Via dell’Amore will be accessible free of charge from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
The wine tasting allows visitors to meet local producers directly. It also offers the chance to taste wines created through the heroic viticulture of the Cinque Terre.
Admission to the tasting costs €30. There is also a €5 deposit for the wine glass.
I Vini dell’Amore: wine and landscape on the Via dell’Amore
I Vini dell’Amore was created to celebrate the connection between wine, agriculture and landscape.
The event is organised by the Pro Loco of Riomaggiore and Manarola. It is held in collaboration with the Municipality of Riomaggiore and the Cinque Terre National Park.
For the first time, the Via dell’Amore becomes the setting for a wine tasting dedicated to local viticulture.
Along the route, visitors will meet 23 wineries belonging to the Association of Cinque Terre Winegrowers. The Cantina Sociale delle Cinque Terre will also take part.
This brings the total number of participating producers to 24 wineries.
Why the Via dell’Amore is the perfect location
The choice of the Via dell’Amore is not accidental.
The route is one of the most famous places in the Cinque Terre. It also shows the close relationship between the sea, rocks, vegetation and agricultural work.
Viticulture in the Cinque Terre developed in a challenging environment.
Vineyards grow on steep and terraced slopes. Producers must work in difficult conditions every day.
Dry-stone walls play an important role in this landscape. Terraces are also an essential part of the local agricultural heritage.
For this reason, a wine tasting on the Via dell’Amore tells more than the story of wine.
It also tells the story of the work required to preserve the landscape.
Heroic viticulture in the Cinque Terre
In the Cinque Terre, growing grapes means working with steep slopes and difficult terrain.
Production is necessarily limited. At the same time, manual work remains essential.
Heroic viticulture includes several activities:
- caring for vineyards on terraced slopes;
- maintaining the agricultural land;
- preserving dry-stone walls;
- harvesting grapes by hand;
- working on difficult-to-reach areas;
- producing wine in limited quantities.
These elements make local wine production particularly distinctive.
Moreover, the work of winegrowers contributes to preserving the landscape.
Wine and landscape preservation in the Cinque Terre
The landscape of the Cinque Terre has been deeply shaped by human activity.
Over the centuries, people transformed steep slopes into cultivable terraces. Today, these terraces are among the area’s most recognisable features.
However, an agricultural landscape can survive only if it continues to be cultivated.
When land is abandoned, more than agricultural production is lost. A part of the work needed to maintain the territory also disappears.
Therefore, supporting local producers also means supporting agriculture in the Cinque Terre.
24 producers at the first edition of I Vini dell’Amore
During I Vini dell’Amore, visitors can meet producers from different villages and areas of the Cinque Terre.
Here is the complete list of participating wineries:
- Cantina Cinque Terre – Groppo
- Finis Terrae – Riomaggiore
- Bojon – Campiglia Tramonti
- I Magnati – Riomaggiore
- Missanega – Monterosso
- Zaneto – Riomaggiore
- Il Foresto di Vernazza – Vernazza
- Tenuta Zorza – Riomaggiore
- Cantine Litàn – Riomaggiore
- Mönte d’arvï – Monterosso
- Cà Bertani – Campiglia Tramonti
- La Bottega di Vernazza – Vernazza
- Vétua – Monterosso
- Cantina Bordone – Manarola
- Eroico – Vernazza
- BarCa – Volastra
- Cantina Crovara – Manarola
- Buranco – Monterosso
- Principe di Vettora – Monterosso
- U Lüstru – Riomaggiore
- Cián du Giorgi Winery – Vernazza
- Possa – Riomaggiore
- Stella di Lemmen – Riomaggiore
- Forlini Cappellini – Manarola
The presence of producers from different locations highlights the variety of viticulture across the Cinque Terre.
Event information
- Event: I Vini dell’Amore
- Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
- Wine tasting: 5:00 PM–8:00 PM
- Location: Via dell’Amore
- Access: entrance from Riomaggiore and Manarola
- Producers: 24
- Tasting admission: €30
- Glass deposit: €5
- Free access to the Via dell’Amore: 4:00 PM–8:00 PM
The free access therefore applies to the Via dell’Amore during the stated hours. The wine tasting requires a separate admission fee.
I Vini dell’Amore: meeting the local winegrowers
One of the most interesting aspects of the event is the direct meeting between visitors and producers.
Guests can discover local wineries and taste their wines directly along one of the most iconic routes in the Cinque Terre.
The event therefore connects the wine with the landscape where it is produced.
A glass of wine becomes a way to discover vineyards, terraces and agricultural work.
A landscape you can taste
I Vini dell’Amore offers a unique way to tell the story of the Cinque Terre.
Wine is not presented only as an enological product. It also becomes an expression of a landscape shaped over centuries.
The Via dell’Amore therefore becomes a meeting point between the sea, rocks, vegetation and agriculture.
The first edition brings these elements together. The result is a tasting event that puts local producers and their territory at the centre.
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