Taurasi is preparing a three-day event dedicated to its namesake red wine. "Benvenuto Taurasi" is announced for 12–14 December 2026 at the Castello Marchionale in Taurasi, with presentations of new Taurasi and Taurasi Riserva vintages, tastings, institutional meetings, professional-sector exchanges and food-related events.

The announced purpose is twofold: to present the new releases of the denomination and to inaugurate the Enoteca Regionale del Taurasi D.O.C.G., underlining the cultural, economic and territorial role of Taurasi wine.

Because the details come from a local-press announcement, dates and programme should be reconfirmed through an official municipal, regional or event channel before travelling.

What is planned

According to the IrpiniaNews announcement, the programme covers three days at the Castello Marchionale.

The central themes are:

  • presentation of new Taurasi and Taurasi Riserva vintages
  • guided tastings
  • institutional meetings and exchanges for wine professionals
  • food events linked to the denomination and its territory
  • the planned inauguration of the Enoteca Regionale del Taurasi D.O.C.G.

No complete timetable, ticketing information, reservation procedure or confirmed list of participating producers was included in the validated announcement. No independently verified vintage-by-vintage tasting results or final list of newly presented releases was available.

Visitors interested in attending should therefore check official updates closer to December for opening hours, whether tastings require booking, and which producers will pour.

The venue: Castello Marchionale

The announced venue is the Castello Marchionale, a historic building in Taurasi owned by the municipality.

The provincial tourism portal describes the castle as the seat of the Enoteca Regionale since 2006, with a sensory pathway dedicated to Taurasi DOCG, Fiano di Avellino DOCG and Greco di Tufo DOCG.

That history creates one point to clarify: the provincial page places the Enoteca Regionale in the castle since 2006, while the December 2026 announcement presents the event as inaugurating the Enoteca Regionale del Taurasi D.O.C.G. The relationship between the existing facility and the announced inauguration is not clarified in the validated research.

For readers, the practical point is unchanged: the castle is the historic reference point for Taurasi wine in the town itself, and the December event is presented as a renewed opening moment for the regional wine library.

Understanding Taurasi DOCG

For readers new to the wine, Taurasi DOCG helps explain why a three-day presentation matters.

Taurasi DOCG covers 17 municipalities in the province of Avellino. The Consorzio Tutela Vini d'Irpinia describes a varied hill landscape, with different elevations, soils and climatic conditions across the wine-growing area.

The wine rules give Taurasi its long ageing profile:

  • Taurasi DOCG is reserved for red Taurasi and Taurasi Riserva.
  • It is based on Aglianico; other eligible non-aromatic red grapes may account for up to 15%.
  • Taurasi requires at least three years of ageing, including at least one year in wooden casks.
  • Taurasi Riserva requires at least four years of ageing, including at least 18 months in wood.

That framework is why presentations of new Taurasi and Riserva vintages are presentations of wines aged for years before release, rather than wines from the most recent harvest.

Why this event matters for the territory

The announcement frames "Benvenuto Taurasi" as more than a tasting: it links the new vintages to promotion of the denomination's cultural, economic and territorial role.

That framing fits the geography. With production spread across 17 municipalities, a central event in Taurasi gives producers, institutions and visitors a shared place to taste differences shaped by hills, soils and climate, and to discuss the direction of the denomination.

The planned inauguration of the Enoteca Regionale del Taurasi D.O.C.G. points in the same direction: a permanent reference in Taurasi town for a wine produced across a wider Irpinian area.

Before you go

  • Dates announced: 12–14 December 2026.
  • Place announced: Castello Marchionale, Taurasi.
  • Theme announced: new Taurasi and Taurasi Riserva vintages, tastings, institutional and trade meetings, and food events.
  • To confirm: full timetable, ticket or reservation rules, participating wineries, and the final inauguration programme for the Enoteca Regionale.

Check the Comune di Taurasi, the Campania Region, the Consorzio Tutela Vini d'Irpinia or official event channels for confirmation, especially since the announcement predates the event and detailed visitor information has not yet been verified.