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Merano WineFestival 2026 · GourmetArena

Culinaria

CULINARIA excellence doesn’t stop with wine!

Fri 6 – Mon 9 November 2026 GourmetArena · Passer promenade 100 selected producers

Prepare your taste buds for an unforgettable culinary experience at the GourmetArena.

A paradise for food lovers, where renowned chefs, talented artisans and exceptional culinary creations take centre stage.

This event brings together a vibrant array of WH Award winning gastronomic delights, that perfectly complement the world-class wines being tasted. The Platinum Candidates are already revealed, and await only the WH Platinum Award Ceremony to reveal the top products of this year, find them in the Hall of Excellence.

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More than wine

A hundred producers. One pavilion full of flavour.

What sits on the tables of the GourmetArena, photographed year after year, drifting past here slowly.

Food, Spirits & Beer

The Merano WineFestival is not just wine: it is a celebration of gastronomy in all its forms.

Enter a world of culinary wonders, where star chefs and talented artisans showcase their skills and creativity.

Condiments, coffee and infusions, meat and charcuterie, sweets and chocolate, flours, seeds and semi-finished products, mushrooms and truffles, jams and preserves, honey, olive oil, artisanal pasta and rice, bakery and fish products, fruit and vegetable products, spices, sauces, mustards and much more...

All this in the GourmetArena, where you can not only taste and discover traditional Italian culinary products, but also buy your favorite and enjoy them at home.

100 Producers
4 Days
1.500 m²
5 Showcookings a day

What you will find Move the pointer over a word

  • Condiments and sauces
  • Coffee and infusions
  • Meat and charcuterie
  • Sweets and chocolate
  • Flours, seeds and semi-finished products
  • Mushrooms and truffles
  • Jams and preserves
  • Honey
  • Olive oil
  • Artisanal pasta and rice
  • Bakery products
  • Fish and caviar
  • Fruit and vegetables
  • Saffron and spices
  • Balsamic vinegar
  • Cheese
  • Oysters
  • Craft beers
  • Gin and spirits
  • Amari and aperitivi
  • Grappa
  • Cream liqueurs

Showcooking

Chefs and producers cook in front of the public

The GourmetArena is not only tasted, it is cooked in: before the visitors’ eyes, products become dishes, and every dish finds its wine.

Every day, five showcookings with wine pairings in the Campania area – short, lively encounters between a product, a chef and a glass. The times are in the daily programme.

The daily programme
Pizza, by hand
Pizza, by hand
The ham, carved whole
The ham, carved whole
Panettone, just cut
Panettone, just cut
Salmon, paper-thin
Salmon, paper-thin
Spaghetti, about to be served
Spaghetti, about to be served
Dough, handwork
Dough, handwork

Gourmet Campania · 6 – 9 November 2026

«Sfumature di Gusto»

«Shades of taste»: Campania’s showcookings, day by day — chefs, pizza makers and young cooks from the hotel schools.

  1. Friday

    • Pasquale TaralloOsteria Paisà · Agnone Cilento

    • Pasquale VedettaRistorante Meat · Caserta

    • Francesco Pio ComunePizzeria Da Cesira · San Salvatore Telesino

    • Giampiero EstaticoMaxiforno Estatico · Napoli

  2. Saturday

    • Francesco Pio ComunePizzeria Da Cesira · San Salvatore Telesino

    • Giampiero EstaticoMaxiforno Estatico · Napoli

    • Pasquale TaralloOsteria Paisà · Agnone Cilento

    • Guido Simeone & Angela TabellarioHotel school · Vairano Scalo

  3. Sunday

    • Mario Iannotta & Marianna De BiasioHotel school · Vairano

    • Antonio Tubellicook and historian of Neapolitan cuisine · Napoli

      Lino ScaralloRistorante Palazzo Petrucci · Napoli

      Giuseppe AversaRistorante Il Buco · Sorrento

  4. Monday

    «Insiemi di Gusto e di Mare»

    Taste and sea, together

    11:00 – 16:00

    • Lino ScaralloRistorante Palazzo Petrucci · Napoli

      Antonio Tubellicook and historian of Neapolitan cuisine · Napoli

      Giuseppe AversaRistorante Il Buco · Sorrento

      Umberto De MartinoRistorante Umberto De Martino · Bergamo

The chefs

  • Umberto De Martino Ristorante Umberto De Martino · Bergamo Mon 09
  • Antonio Tubelli cook and historian of Neapolitan cuisine · Napoli Sun 08 Mon 09
  • Lino Scarallo Ristorante Palazzo Petrucci · Napoli Sun 08 Mon 09
  • Giuseppe Aversa Ristorante Il Buco · Sorrento Sun 08 Mon 09
  • Pasquale Vedetta Ristorante Meat · Caserta Fri 06
  • Giampiero Estatico Maxiforno Estatico · Napoli Fri 06 Sat 07
  • Pasquale Tarallo Osteria Paisà · Agnone Cilento Fri 06 Sat 07
  • Francesco Pio Comune Pizzeria Da Cesira · San Salvatore Telesino Fri 06 Sat 07

Territorium & Consortium

Consortia excellence is all around us

Enter a world of tradition, expertise and collective excellence at the Merano WineFestival Consortia Showcase.

Consortia play a fundamental role in the world of wine and gastronomy, acting as guardians of tradition, authenticity and distinctiveness. This year five consortia and producer groups are presented as “Wine & Food”.

They bring together winegrowers, producers and experts who share a common vision and commitment to the standards and values of their respective regions. At the Consortia Showcase, you will have the opportunity to explore the wide range of enogastronomical products, wines and experiences that these consortia offer.

Territories: the gathering in Merano

At the Merano WineFestival we celebrate the essence of the territory.

We bring together regions and territories, offering a unique opportunity to explore the flavours, traditions and cultural heritage of each – this year, among others, Abruzzo and Campania.

Strolling through the Territories Area, you will be transported on a sensory journey that includes renowned gastronomical regions from various corners of Italy.

Two corners of their own

No/Low Alcohol

An area for the new ways of drinking with little or no alcohol.

WineHunter Rosé Selection

A selection devoted to rosé wines.

The GourmetArena

The food pavilion on the Passer promenade, behind the Kurhaus

GourmetArena

Four days, Friday to Monday, with its own entrance on the Passer promenade and a walkway to the first floor of the Kurhaus. Tap a number on the map to find your way.

Opening hours

Fri 6.11
10:00 – 16:30
Sat 7.11
10:00 – 18:00
Sun 8.11
10:00 – 18:00
Mon 9.11
10:00 – 17:00
GourmetArena1 GourmetArena Exit2 Festival Entrance3

Tap a number

  1. The food pavilion on the Passer promenade behind the Kurhaus, joined to the first floor by a walkway.

    On the plan

  2. The door on the right side of the GourmetArena onto the Passer promenade: from here follow the river to the Passerella Lenoir and the Hotel Terme Merano, the way to the masterclasses.

    On the plan

  3. The festival’s main entrance, on Corso Libertà under the Rotunde. Beside it, on the ground floor, the cloakroom and the Glass Point.

    Inside the Kurhaus

Culinaria

Experience the GourmetArena at the Merano WineFestival.

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