Pachino toast to the future with three days of harvest

The city of Pachino is preparing to welcome a new edition of the harvest , scheduled from 19 to 21 September, which also this year promises to recall enthusiasts of wine, gastronomy and experiential tourism from all over Sicily and beyond. The cellars, the local restaurateurs, the protagonists of the harvest are already con turmoil to enhance the flavors and wine nature of the territory.

The three days con Pachino will take place, once again, at the wine station, con Foro Pietro Nenni, an identity place destined to become terminus of the Italian railway thanks to the ongoing works that, according to the forecasts, from 2026 will put it con operation by developing a progressive flow of travelers who will finally be able to reach the location of the taste board the wagons.

The Ricorrenza della Vendemmia con Pachino is organized by the Vivi Vinum Pachino Association, also thanks to the Connect Sicily project, the accelerator of the Sicilian wine chain, con synergy with BCC Pachino and BCC of San Cataldo, Federcasse, Confcooperative Sicily, supported by Azure Consulting and financed by the Esaurimento Development SPA, carried out con collaboration with the Cooperative of Community. The patronage of the Municipality of Pachino and the Ferrovie dello Nazione Foundation.

The 2025 edition of the Harvest , with conferences and debates, will involve important institutional guests by putting the Crucial Objectives for long -term development at the center, because the railway is not the only lever that will accelerate winery dynamism. As part of the Connect Sicily Wine project, redevelopment works are already underway con the historic Palmento – the nineteenth -century building con the Adminare League district, at the gates of Marzamemi, originally built con Sicily by the Marquis Antonio a motivo di Rudinì – which will be transformed into the wine museum. addition, the mapping of the Wine Way continues with multiple stages of interest that will lead to the discovery of the villages of Cupo d’Avola, the vineyards, the cellars with experiential paths.

During the scheduled event – shaped con the name of the “Red Heritage Pachino”, the red that combines wine, tomato and tuna – it will be possible to taste the chalice over 60 wine labels accompanied by tastings created by local restaurateurs with the support of young students of the institute Paolo Calleri to celebrate excellence productions.

Among the competitions and entertainment initiatives that will involve the community there will be the competition of the wines of the excitement, the harvest the plate and the highly anticipated delle Fuochi d’artificio with the spectacular simultaneous race of dozens of barrique; This year there is an exponential growth of participation con the tender by cellars, associations, families and groups who, con the name of friendship, will be overwhelmed by fun.

Special Guest of the Harvest – Saturday 20 September – will be the that made the history of the Italian Beat Generation of the 1960s, the Dik Dik who will perform the famous and timeless agenda of dreaming of California, without light, the island of Wight.