Valtidone Wine Fest - Borgonovo Stop

Valtidone Wine Fest in Borgonovo — 2025 Edition

On September 7, 2025, Borgonovo Val Tidone (Piacenza) opened the 16th edition of the Valtidone Wine Fest with the "Ortrugo & Chisöla" stop, along Via Roma from 10 am to 7 pm, coinciding with the 59th Festa d'la Chisöla.

The day began at 10 am with the inauguration, followed by the award ceremony for the Best Ortrugo Award (4th edition) — won by Cantina Genesi, ahead of Cantina Oddi and Cantina Mossi 1558 — judged by AIS, FISAR sommeliers, and Coldiretti. At 11:30 am, the Ortrugo Cocktail Show with professional bartenders, followed by the presentation of the Guide to the Wineries of the Colli Piacentini in Piazza Matteotti.

In the afternoon, guided tours of the Rocca degli Arcelli and the Church of the Assumption, and an aperitif at the Rocca with food trucks, amidst street artists and vintage car and motorcycle rallies. Ortrugo DOC, the valley's native vine, was offered paired with Chisöla De.Co., Borgonovo's symbolic focaccia. A preview was held on September 4 in Corano with "Borgo in musica".