Cormons and the Collio cellarsannual, late October4 days
Jazz & Wine of Peace runs in late October across Cormons and the Collio cellars, with daytime concerts in the cellar visitor spaces (Schiopetto, Venica & Venica, Borgo del Tiglio) and evening shows at the Cormons town hall and the Teatro Comunale. The festival pairs the harvest-finished cellar visit programme with an established Italian jazz line-up outside the major cities.
Tip: The cellar daytime concerts are limited capacity and require booking with the cellar visit; combine the festival pass with one cellar visit per day.
Trieste Piazza Unita d'Italia and Molo Audaceannual, second Sunday of October9 days
Barcolana is the regatta held on the Gulf of Trieste on the second Sunday of October, organised by the Societa Velica di Barcola e Grignano since 1969 and ranked as a major international sailing event by participating boats. The associated nine-day waterfront programme on Piazza Unita d'Italia and Molo Audace features Carso producer stands (Kante, Vodopivec, Skerk, Zidarich) and Trieste's Mitteleuropean coffee and buffet kiosks.
Tip: The Carso producer stands run in parallel with the Barcolana regatta on the second Sunday of October; arrive on the Saturday for the producer pours before the race-day crowd.
Duino (Castello di Duino)annual, last Friday and Saturday of June (26 and 27 June in 2026)2 days, 18:00 to 22:00
The Vitovska growers of the Carso-Kras pour Vitovska, which the organisers call the most celebrated native grape of the Karst on the Trieste, Gorizia and Slovenian sides, at Duino Castle on the Trieste coast, with local restaurateurs serving food. The 2026 edition ran on 26 and 27 June from 18:00 to 22:00, preceded by a farm visit and an opening gala dinner at Lokanda Devetak on the two days before. Entry was 55 euros per day, 50 euros for AIS, ONAV and Slow Food members, with children up to 6 free.
Cormonsannual, third weekend of September, Friday to Sunday (19 to 21 September in 2025; 18 to 20 September in 2026)3 days, Friday to Sunday
Cormons, in the Collio, spreads its Festa dell'Uva across squares and streets for three days, with more than 40 stands of Friuli Venezia Giulia wines and food, concerts and a vintage market hub. Two masterclasses present Collio wines, and on Sunday a parade crosses the town with the provincial festival of brass bands, over 200 players from seven bands of the Province of Gorizia. A listing dates the festival to 1938.
Bertioloannual, about two weeks in March around the feast of San Giuseppe, from a Saturday to the last Sunday of March (15 to 30 March in 2025, 14 to 29 March in 2026)about 2 weeks, 16 days in 2026
Bertiolo, near Codroipo in the province of Udine, fills its streets with kiosks pouring wine and local food for about two weeks around the feast of San Giuseppe. The festival began in 1950 and includes the Mostra Concorso Vini DOC Bertiul tal Friul, started in 1984 and open to the wines of all the Friuli DOC consortia since 2011. The 2026 edition was the 77th.
Piazza Liberta, Udineannual, second weekend of September4 days (Thursday to Sunday)
Friuli DOC is the largest food and wine festival in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, taking over central Udine across four days in the second weekend of September.
Tip: Buy a Friuli DOC tasting glass and bracelet at the Piazza Liberta entrance; the same glass is the entry to every producer pour across the city centre for the four days.
