Festival of New Wine and Olive Oil
Festa del Vino e dell’Olio Novello
- 14 – 15 November 2026
- Ostuni (BR)
Description
Automatically translated from Italian.
Ostuni celebrates new wine and fresh olive oil in a festival that combines tradition and flavor. On Saturday, November 14, it begins with a cycling tour through the city, followed by celebrations in Piazza Libertà and Largo San Francesco with food stalls offering roasted chestnuts, bruschetta, fried focaccia, and other local specialties. Sommeliers guide tastings of oils and wines. On Sunday, November 15, it starts with a tour of the city’s oil mills in small electric cars, followed at noon by a grand autumn feast featuring orecchiette with tomato sauce, braised beef, and meatballs or cavatelli with chickpeas. The celebrations conclude in the evening with traditional music and dancing.
Original text in Italian
Ostuni celebra il vino novello e l'olio nuovo in una festa che unisce tradizione e gusto. Sabato 14 novembre inizia con una ciclopasseggiata attraverso la città, seguita da festeggiamenti in piazza Libertà e al largo San Francesco con stand gastronomici che propongono caldarroste, bruschette, focaccine fritte e altre specialità locali. I sommelier guidano le degustazioni degli oli e vini. Domenica 15 parte con un tour nei frantoi cittadini in piccole auto elettriche, cui segue a mezzogiorno la grande tavolata d'autunno con orecchiette al sugo di pomodoro con braciola e polpette oppure cavatelli con ceci. La sera si concludono i festeggiamenti con musica e balli tradizionali.
Nearby, on the same days
- Figura di Tradizione14 – 15 November · Ostuni · very close
- Francesco Greco ensembleSat 14 November · Ostuni · very close
- Practicing Meditation in Everyday Life by Monica MincuzziSun 15 November · Cisternino · 13 km away
Part ofSagre d’autunno
Other editions
- 2025Festa del vino e dell’olio novello8, 9, 15 and 16 November
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Worth seeing nearby
Churches and cryptsCathedral of Santa Maria AssuntaA splendid example of Romanesque and Gothic architecture, declared a
national monument, the cathedral of Ostuni is the town's very beating
heart. Ostuni very close
FunPiazza della LibertàBetween past and present, ancient traces of history and modern commercial
activities, beats the heart of the White City. Ostuni very close
Museums and theatresMuseum of Preclassical Civilizations of Southern Murgia and Archaeological Park of Santa Maria AgnanoThe museum dedicated to the preclassic civilizations of the southern Murgia
is home to valuable artifacts including the skeleton of a pregnant woman
who lived in the Paleolithic period. Ostuni very close- Churches and cryptsConvent and Church of the MonacelleIn the heart of Ostuni’s captivating historic center, the Monacelle complex houses significant archeological artifacts discovered in the Brindisi countryside. Ostuni very close