Overzicht
Back to the Wine is the fair and market of artisanal and natural wines curated by Andrea Marchetti, returning to Romagna where it all began ten years ago. Starting point was Faenza, then Bologna, up until last three years in Venice, today Cesena Fiera is chosen for modern multipurpose structure and geographical location easily connected to motorways. The event is now at its tenth edition and brings together about a hundred artisan winemakers from all over Italy and beyond, including France and Slovenia, with one word in common, a production philosophy artisanal.
The ninth edition was presented at Cesena Fiera by curator Andrea Marchetti together with Lorenzo Tersi managing director of Cesena Fiera and contributors including Simone Rosetti La Michiletta in Cesena, Benedetto Linguerri Allegra Bologna and Osteria Vicolo Nuovo in Imola, and Paolo Babini Vigne dei Boschi in Brisighella. The event marks return to origins to Romagna sunny sweet country, representing opportunity to connect food and wine culture of this region with experiences from across peninsula.
Back to the Wine is both fair and market where tasting can become knowledge and guide purchasing decision. It is invitation to take time to listen as well as to taste, with protagonists primarily family-run businesses with attendees from Alto Adige to Pantelleria with excursions from France and Slovenia representing main wine regions.
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Wat maakt dit culinaire evenement zo bijzonder?
What makes Back to the Wine special is its clear focus on artisan winemakers producing quality limited-edition wines with particular focus on eco-sustainability, natural, organic and biodynamic production.
Artisan Philosophy: Artisan winemakers represent precious heritage of Italian viticulture, authentic custodians of local traditions and identities. Of Italy’s 29,000 wineries, three out of four are small-scale producers. Putting these businesses at center of event means enhancing biodiversity, promoting local excellence and preserving production model that prioritizes sustainability and quality. Minimal intervention in vineyard and cellar, family-run, quality over quantity.
Direct Meeting with Maker: Knowing a wine means meeting its maker, understanding their work and discerning terroir in glass through direct comparison at tasting tables. Behind every label are people with whom to discuss territories, harvests and production choices. Value of meeting lies in opportunity to delve deeper into what bottle alone cannot convey, the changing seasons, revival of tradition, rationale behind working method. Visitors can thus taste and purchase directly from producers.
Dual Audience Approach: Two days dialogue with different yet complementary publics. One day is aimed primarily at enthusiasts, other day offers business opportunity for restaurateurs, enotecari, wine bar managers and distributors looking for new labels. This allows both passionate consumers and trade professionals to have dedicated experience.
Market and Food Integration: Alongside wine there is also space for food, artisan food vendors and food stations allow visitors to stop at fair for food-focused break, combining discovery and conviviality with focus on care taken in production and relationship with those who make them.
Eten, keuken en specialiteiten
Back to the Wine presents wine as agricultural product produced by earth, with food artisans complementing tastings.
Artisan Wines: Around one hundred winemakers present artisanal wines from all over Italy, from Alto Adige to Pantelleria, plus France and Slovenia, representing main wine regions. Wines are natural, organic, biodynamic, with minimal intervention, family-run productions, limited editions, focus on indigenous grapes and terroir expression. Tasting stands allow discovery of orange wines, pét-nat, skin-contact whites, low-sulfite reds.
Food Artisan Market: Market of artisanal products includes quality dairy products, seafood, cured meats and much more, all sharing common philosophy of artisanal care. Artisan food vendors present typical products allowing visitors to stop for food-focused break.
Dining Options: For dining there are three proposals plus collaborations including Michiletta from Cesena, Cucinot Vegetal from Imola, and together Allegra from Bologna and Osteria del Vicolo Nuovo from Imola. They offer excellent food from across country, including vegetable cuisine, traditional Romagna cuisine and innovative interpretations, pairing with wines.
Typical Romagna Products: Focus on Romagna food and wine culture with piadina, squacquerone, cured meats, fresh pasta and seasonal products from local artisans, connecting wine culture with regional gastronomy.
Chefs, restaurants en voedselverkopers
Chefs, restaurants and food vendors at Back to the Wine are selected for artisanal approach and quality, complementing wine focus.
Featured Restaurants: La Michiletta in Cesena curated by Simone Rosetti, known for artisanal approach to Romagna cuisine; Cucinot Vegetal from Imola offering vegetable cuisine with focus on natural ingredients; Allegra from Bologna curated by Benedetto Linguerri offering contemporary cuisine; Osteria del Vicolo Nuovo from Imola offering traditional osteria experience with modern touch.
Artisan Food Vendors: Vendors include quality dairy producers, seafood artisans, cured meat producers, bakers and other food artisans from across Italy, presenting products that allow food-focused break and pairing with wines.
Wine Artisans as Food Producers: Many winemakers also produce olive oil, vinegar and other agricultural products, presenting complete farm experience. Family-run businesses share stories of territories, harvests and production choices.
Collaborators and Curators: Curator Andrea Marchetti, together with Lorenzo Tersi and contributors including Paolo Babini Vigne dei Boschi in Brisighella, ensure selection of vendors sharing artisanal philosophy.
Culinaire ervaring
Food experience at Back to the Wine is designed to be immersive, educational and convivial, where tasting becomes knowledge.
Direct Tasting at Tables: Visitors taste directly at winemaker tables, discussing territories, harvests and production choices. Tasting can become knowledge and guide purchasing decision, with opportunity to purchase directly from producers.
Wijn-spijscombinaties: Artisan food stations allow visitors to pair wines with food, including dairy, seafood, cured meats and vegetable dishes, with focus on care taken in production and relationship with those who make them.
Educational Aspect: Behind every label are people with whom to discuss changing seasons, revival of tradition and rationale behind working method. Visitors learn about minimal intervention, eco-sustainability, natural, organic and biodynamic production.
Market Experience: Fair and market dual nature means visitors can spend time listening as well as tasting, taking time to understand wines and purchasing decisions, with invitation to take time.
Datum en Schema
Date & Schedule: November 2027 (Data nog te bepalen)
Naam van het evenement: Back to the Wine 2027 – Fiera e Mercato Vini Artigianali e Naturali
Editie: 10th Edition – Return to Romagna
Locatie: Cesena Fiera, Cesena, Italy
Adres: Cesena Fiera, Via Dismano 3845, Cesena
Organisator: Curated by Andrea Marchetti, hosted by Cesena Fiera
Managing Director: Lorenzo Tersi
Officiële website: https://www.backtothewine.com/
Contact-e-mailadres: backtothewine@gmail.com
Contacttelefoon: +39 320 333 6843
Openingstijden: Day one aimed at enthusiasts typically 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Day two trade focused typically 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, with free parking
Type: Artisan Wine Fair and Market
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Locatie & Locatie
The venue for Back to the Wine is Cesena Fiera, located at Via Dismano 3845, Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Cesena Fiera is modern structure for events of this scale, multipurpose space with large pavilions, exhibition halls and outdoor areas suitable for hosting artisan wine fairs with tasting tables, food stations and market areas.
Cesena Fiera was chosen for two purely functional reasons, modern structure for events of this scale and geographical location easily connected to A14 and E45 motorways, making it easily reachable for winemakers from Alto Adige to Pantelleria and for visitors from across Italy.
The fairground offers complete support services including reception and accreditation at main entrance, cloakroom, press office, meeting rooms and first aid. Complex offers large parking areas with free parking for visitors, shuttle connections and proximity to hotels and services. Location in Romagna allows connection of food and wine culture of region with experiences from across peninsula, sunny sweet country.
Naar het evenement aankomen
Getting to Cesena Fiera is easy from all parts of Italy thanks to motorway connections.
Met de auto: Cesena Fiera is located near A14 Bologna – Ancona motorway exit Cesena, and E45 Ravenna – Orte superstrada. From Bologna distance about 100 km, from Rimini about 30 km, from Florence about 120 km. Ample signage directs to Cesena Fiera. Free parking available for visitors.
Met de trein: Nearest railway stations are Cesena station served by regional and high-speed trains on Bologna – Ancona line, about 5 km from fairground. From station, take bus or taxi to Cesena Fiera.
Met de bus: Local buses from Cesena center to fairground, plus regional buses from Bologna, Rimini and Forlì. Special shuttle services may be arranged during major fairs.
Per vliegtuig: Closest airports are Bologna Guglielmo Marconi about 100 km, Rimini Federico Fellini about 35 km, Forlì about 25 km and Ancona Falconara about 90 km. Airports connected to Cesena via train and bus.
Waar te verblijven in de buurt
Staying near Cesena Fiera provides convenient access to Back to the Wine and to Romagna food and wine experiences.
Near Cesena Fiera: Hotels near fairground include business hotels and 3-star hotels within short shuttle distance, with prices from USD 75 to USD 130 per night. Early booking recommended due to fair.
Cesena Center: Hotels in Cesena historic center offer cultural experience with prices from USD 80 to USD 140 per night, with bus connection to fairground. Cesena offers Malatesta Library, Rocca and historic center.
Romagna Coast: Hotels in Cesenatico, Rimini and Ravenna offer beach and cultural experience with prices from USD 85 to USD 160 per night, about 20 to 40 km from fairground, allowing combination of wine fair with seaside.
Countryside and Agritourism: Agritourism options in Romagna hills including Brisighella area home to Vigne dei Boschi offer authentic experience with prices from USD 90 to USD 150 per night, with vineyards and olive groves.
Dingen om te doen voor of na het evenement
Back to the Wine location in Romagna offers opportunity to combine wine fair with food and wine culture of region.
Romagna Wine Route: Visit vineyards of Romagna including Sangiovese di Romagna, Albana, Trebbiano and Pagadebit, with wineries such as Vigne dei Boschi in Brisighella. Explore wine roads connecting Faenza where event began, to Cesena.
Cesena and Surroundings: Visit Cesena including Malatesta Library UNESCO Memory of World, Rocca Malatestiana, historic center and market. Taste piadina and squacquerone in local osterias including La Michiletta.
Food and Artisan Experiences: Visit artisan food producers in area including dairy, cured meats and bakeries, plus restaurants such as Cucinot Vegetal in Imola, Allegra in Bologna and Osteria del Vicolo Nuovo in Imola.
Cultural Excursions: Excursions to Ravenna with Byzantine mosaics, San Marino, Rimini and Bologna, all within short distance from Cesena Fiera, plus A14 and E45 motorways allow easy connections.
Restaurants en lokale gerechten om te proberen
Cesena and Romagna offer rich culinary scene complementing artisan wine fair.
Traditional Romagna Cuisine: Try piadina with squacquerone and rucola, cappelletti in brodo, strozzapreti with ragù, passatelli, and grilled meats. Pair with Sangiovese di Romagna.
Featured Restaurants of Fair: Try La Michiletta in Cesena known for artisanal approach, Cucinot Vegetal in Imola offering vegetable cuisine, Allegra in Bologna offering contemporary cuisine and Osteria del Vicolo Nuovo in Imola offering traditional osteria experience.
Ambachtelijke voedingsproducten: Try quality dairy products, seafood, cured meats including Mora Romagnola, and much more from artisan vendors at fair, plus olive oil and vinegar from winemakers.
Wine Bars and Osterias: Visit wine bars in Cesena center offering natural wines from winemakers present at fair, with opportunity to meet makers and continue tasting after fair hours.
Informatie over dieet en voedselallergieën
Back to the Wine focuses on artisan wines and artisan food vendors, with attention to natural production.
Wijnallergenen: Artisan wines are natural, organic, biodynamic with minimal intervention and low sulfites. However wines contain sulfites naturally and added in minimal quantities, may contain traces of egg white or casein used for fining in some traditional productions, though many artisan winemakers avoid animal products. Ask winemakers directly for details.
Voedselallergenen: Artisan food vendors present dairy, seafood, cured meats, gluten-containing products including piadina and pasta, nuts and other allergens. Always ask vendors for ingredient lists and allergen information.
Vegan and Vegetarian Options: Many artisan wines are vegan-friendly as winemakers avoid animal products in fining, plus Cucinot Vegetal offers vegetable cuisine suitable for vegans and vegetarians. Ask for vegan options at food stations.
Cross-Contact: In fair environment with many food stalls, cross-contact with allergens may occur. Vendors follow artisanal care but if you have severe allergies request clean utensils and surfaces and inform staff.
Ticketinformatie
Back to the Wine offers various ticket types for enthusiasts and trade visitors, with pricing based on previous editions converted to USD.
Enthusiast Admission: Based on previous edition, admission for enthusiasts priced at USD 22 until October 30 early bird, then USD 27 online and USD 33 at box office. Ticket includes access to all tasting tables, food artisan area and market, with free parking. Visitors can taste and purchase directly from producers.
Trade Admission: Trade visitors including restaurateurs, enotecari, wine bar managers and distributors, subject to registration and verification, pay reduced price based on previous edition USD 11. Trade day offers business opportunity to discover new labels and meet winemakers for distribution.
Vroege vogel: Early bird pricing encourages advance purchase online, with savings of approximately USD 11 compared to box office price.
Free Services: Free parking included, plus free tasting glass and pouch for carrying. Information on backtothewine.com.
Officiële evenementinformatie
Officiële website: https://www.backtothewine.com/
Contact-e-mailadres: backtothewine@gmail.com
Contacttelefoon: +39 320 333 6843
Locatie: Cesena Fiera, Via Dismano 3845, Cesena, Italy
Organisator: Curated by Andrea Marchetti
Managing Director Cesena Fiera: Lorenzo Tersi
Contributors: Simone Rosetti La Michiletta Cesena, Benedetto Linguerri Allegra Bologna and Osteria Vicolo Nuovo Imola, Paolo Babini Vigne dei Boschi Brisighella
Type: Fiera e Mercato Vini Artigianali e Naturali – 9th edition in 2026 at Cesena Fiera, 10th edition expected in Romagna
Philosophy: Artisanal, minimal intervention, family-run, quality over quantity, eco-sustainability, natural, organic, biodynamic
Categorieën: Artisan winemakers from Alto Adige to Pantelleria plus France and Slovenia, food artisans including dairy, seafood, cured meats, restaurants including Michiletta Cesena, Cucinot Vegetal Imola, Allegra Bologna, Osteria del Vicolo Nuovo Imola.
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FAQ
What is Back to the Wine and who are the winemakers?
Back to the Wine is the fair and market of artisanal and natural wines curated by Andrea Marchetti, now at its tenth edition returning to Romagna where it all began. It hosts about a hundred artisan winemakers from all over Italy and beyond including France and Slovenia, from Alto Adige to Pantelleria, representing main wine regions. They share production philosophy artisanal with minimal intervention in vineyard and cellar, family-run, quality over quantity, focus on eco-sustainability, natural, organic and biodynamic, with three out of four of Italy's 29,000 wineries being small-scale producers.
What is included in admission and can I purchase wine?
Admission includes access to all tasting tables where you can taste directly from producers, artisan food vendor area and food stations for food-focused break, plus market where tasting can become knowledge and guide purchasing decision. You can purchase directly from producers, taking home limited-edition artisanal wines, with free parking and tasting glass included. Early bird pricing offers savings compared to box office, with trade visitors receiving reduced price subject to registration and verification.
Is the event suitable for professionals and enthusiasts?
Yes, two days dialogue with different yet complementary publics, one day aimed primarily at enthusiasts who want to discover artisan wines and meet makers, other day offers business opportunity for restaurateurs, enotecari, wine bar managers and distributors looking for new labels. Knowing a wine means meeting its maker, understanding work and discerning terroir in glass through direct comparison at tasting tables, making event ideal for both passionate consumers and trade seeking authentic small-scale wineries.
What food options are available at the fair?
Alongside wine there is space for food with artisan food vendors and food stations allowing visitors to stop for food-focused break combining discovery and conviviality. For dining there are three proposals including Michiletta from Cesena, Cucinot Vegetal from Imola, and together Allegra from Bologna and Osteria del Vicolo Nuovo from Imola, plus quality dairy products, seafood, cured meats and much more from artisan vendors. Offerings complement tastings with focus on care taken in production and relationship with those who make them.
How do I reach Cesena Fiera and where should I stay?
Cesena Fiera is located at Via Dismano 3845 near A14 Bologna – Ancona motorway exit Cesena and E45 Ravenna – Orte superstrada, with free parking available, easily reachable by car from Bologna about 100 km and Rimini about 30 km, by train to Cesena station about 5 km plus bus or taxi, and by air via Bologna about 100 km and Rimini about 35 km. For accommodation you can choose hotels near fairground, in Cesena center with Malatesta Library and historic center, on Romagna coast in Cesenatico and Rimini, or agritourism in Romagna hills including Brisighella, with prices from seventy five to one hundred fifty dollars per night.
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