From 3:00 pm the 20th Southern Italy Wine and Oil Show inaugurates the Ex Distilleria Paolo Cassano in Gioia del Colle.
The 20th edition of Radici del Sud has started, promoted by the Regional Council of Puglia, with the patronage of the Chamber of Commerce of Bari, LUM Business School & Consulting, Navita, Acqua Orsini and the collaboration of Vinarius, Aepi and Ais Puglia, which will end on Monday 9 June at the Ex Distilleria Paolo Cassano in Gioia del Colle and will give operators and enthusiasts in the sector the opportunity to access the tasting tables and meet the wine and oil producers, starting at 3:00 pm, and participate in the great final party from 8:00 pm with the tasting of the 70 winning wines of the 2025 edition and the buffet dinner on the theme “Sustainability on everyone’s lips”.
The protagonists of Radici del Sud will be the wines from native vines of Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily , but also the southern oils, and then again the daily work of wineries, oil mills, agri-food producers with a basket of products that represent the richness and uniqueness of Southern Italy. In fact, the evening tasting tables with the winning wines of the twentieth edition of the competition will be accompanied by a buffet dinner with the proposal of sustainable menus, designed according to the principles of healthy eating. The dinner will be hosted by: Giammichele Pagone (Plebiscito 7 – Casamassima) and Ottavio Surico (Osteria Borgo Antico) who will prepare the following dishes: Steamed beetroot sandwich, smoked beef, scapece-style courgettes, Aubergine carpaccio, candied tomato, basil and stracciatella, Fake Caprese tomato (tomato soup with mozzarella cream), Smoked grey mullet tartare, barrattiere and sour cream.
The day of June 9th will open in Gioia del Colle starting at 11:00 with a moment of in-depth analysis in the opening conference on the topics: – Wine trends in 2025: what to expect from today onwards for the regions of Southern Italy – The future of wine with US duties: what changes and the new trends in the markets of Southern Italy. – Sustainability: wine made with respect and love will never go out of fashion. This will be followed by the awarding of all the winning wines of the nineteenth edition of the Radici del Sud competition.
RADICI DEL SUD 2025 – Southern Wine and Oil Show
Where : Ex Paolo Cassano Distillery – Gioia del Colle (BA)
Opening to the public: 9 June 2025
Opening hours : 3.00pm to 9.00pm
Entrance to the hall: tasting kit €20 (including glass, glass holder bag)
Opening hours : 8.00pm to 11.00pm
Entrance to the final evening: €20 (free tasting of approximately 70 winning wines from all the regions of Southern Italy and 4 dishes prepared by 2 chefs from Puglia)
Single ticket (final evening hall): €30
Parking: available in the vicinity of the property
Minors do not pay admission and cannot taste.