Sagre · September
Italian sagre in September
Food festivals across small Italian communes in September. Town squares, long tables, the dishes locals eat once a year.
Events · 2
Sep·Pienza· verify before attending
Cheese Fair of PienzaFiera del Cacio
On the first Sunday of September Pienza closes its small Renaissance piazza for the Palio del Cacio Fuso — the rolling-cheese contest that gives the fair its name. Local pecorino producers bring fresh aged truffled and ash-rinsed wheels; the cheese-rolling itself is a balance of skill and luck on the cobbles. Piazza Pio II hosts long communal tables and a Sunday market that doubles as a tasting course in Tuscan cheese.
Sep·Greve in Chianti· verify before attending
Chianti Classico Wine FairRassegna del Chianti Classico
Every September the second weekend Greve's triangular piazza fills with around 70 Chianti Classico producers pouring under canopies. A single tasting glass with lanyard buys access to all stalls; small plates of crostini cinghiale and pici come from the surrounding restaurants. The scale is small enough to actually meet the winemakers — many pour themselves.