VinOlia – Gocce d'Ofena
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VinOlia – Gocce d'Ofena

29 Jun 2025
Ofena — L'Aquila (066)

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Edition 2025 — VinOlia

The second edition of VinOlia – Gocce d'Ofena was held on Sunday, June 29, 2025, starting at 4:00 PM, as a free-entry event dedicated to the food and wine excellence of the Tirino Valley. Tastings, stalls, a market exhibition, and activities for children in the village of Ofena, part of the broader "Memories and Dream" project on transhumance and the lands of wool.

The second edition of VinOlia took place on Sunday, June 29, 2025, from 4:00 PM, as a free-entry event dedicated to promoting the food and wine excellence of the Tirino Valley. The event, promoted by the social cooperative Realize as part of the "Restart" program, offered tastings, tasting stalls, a market exhibition, and activities for children in the village of Ofena.

Among the producers present were Cataldi Madonna, Agricola Coletti, Esselè, Marco Rossi, Inalto, Gentile, Valeria Lancione, Olio di Nonno Tullio, Berlingieri Tartufi, Il Casale, Alfonso D'Alfonso, Alaterra, and Rajca infusi. During the day, it was also possible to taste Gin Bacco, a spirit obtained from the Montepulciano grape pomace of the Ofena vineyards, a solidarity product born from the collaboration between Realize, Cantina Alaterra, and Distillati e Liquori Srl. The edition was part of the "Memories and Dream" project, which involved six municipalities with a traveling photographic exhibition dedicated to transhumance.

Programme

Sunday, June 29, 2025

  • From 16:00 — Opening of the free-entry event
  • Tastings and stalls featuring wines and oils from the Tirino Valley
  • Market exhibition of typical local products
  • Activities for children
  • Tasting of Gin Bacco, a solidarity spirit made from Ofena Montepulciano pomace

Highlights

Tasting of Gin Bacco (solidarity spirit from Ofena Montepulciano pomace), tastings from Tirino Valley producers, inclusion in the "Memories and Dream" project on transhumance.

Prices

Free admission. Reservations required for guided tastings with limited spots ([email protected]).

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Borgo di Ofena

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