Calici di Stelle (Liguria) is one of the wine festivals that anchors the Liguria calendar, drawing both local visitors and international wine travellers each year. The festival is held at Multiple participating villages and wineries across Liguria, in the heart of the Liguria wine area. It is an annual event with an established local audience and a consistent place in the regional calendar.
Italy's most romantic wine evening, held around the Night of San Lorenzo when the Perseid meteor shower peaks. Organised jointly by Movimento Turismo del Vino and Citta del Vino, the event runs across hundreds of villages, wineries and historic squares from northern Italy down to Sicily. In Liguria, participating wineries and town councils organise open-air tastings combining the area's wines with local food, live music and stargazing. Calici di Stelle takes its name from the Night of San Lorenzo on 10 August, when the Perseid meteor shower peaks over Italy. Wineries and town councils across the region run open-air tastings under the night sky, often combined with local food, live music and astronomy programmes. The atmosphere is relaxed and family-friendly, with wines typically poured in the form of guided tasting flights through the participating area. The event is organised jointly by Movimento Turismo del Vino and Citta del Vino, with each participating town or winery setting its own programme within the broader nationwide framework. Many editions include amateur astronomers giving talks during the evening, adding a cultural dimension to the wine tasting itself. The event is organised by Movimento Turismo del Vino + Citta del Vino, which sets the tone and direction of the programme each year.
Liguria is a small, steep wine region producing wines on terraced slopes that drop dramatically to the Mediterranean. Vermentino, Pigato (a saline Vermentino-related variety) and Rossese di Dolceacqua dominate the Riviera di Ponente in the west, while the Cinque Terre and Colli di Luni in the east produce Vermentino-based whites and the rare sweet Sciacchetra. Volumes are small and most wines are consumed locally, often with Ligurian seafood and pesto-based dishes.
The 2026 edition is scheduled for Around 10 August 2026 (Night of San Lorenzo). Festival access is ticketed: Paid (tasting pass, ~€10-25). Full programme, ticketing and updated information are published on the official site at https://www.movimentoturismovino.it/it/calici-di-stelle. Visitors are advised to check directly with the organiser for the latest schedule, as Italian festival programmes are sometimes updated close to the event date.
Liguria is reached via Genoa, with the Cinque Terre easily accessible by train from Genoa or La Spezia. The Riviera di Ponente in the west is reached via the coast road from Genoa to the French border. Ligurian cuisine pairs the wines with focaccia, trofie or trenette al pesto, anchovies in olive oil, salt cod, and the local farinata chickpea pancake. The dramatic terraced vineyards above the Mediterranean give the area's wine events a distinctive setting.
