Vino per Roma — food and wine

Romeing said Vino X Roma opened on Friday, May 22, for a two-night run in central Rome, with the sixth edition of the event scheduled to continue on Saturday, May 23. The festival is being held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Complesso monumentale Pio Sodalizio dei Piceni, in Piazza San Salvatore in Lauro, according to Romeing’s event listing. The publication described the program as two evenings dedicated to Italian wine, food and gastronomic culture. A separate Romeing listing in Italian said the 2026 edition was created to promote Italian food-and-wine culture and would focus on “Cucina Italiana, patrimonio immateriale dell’Unesco.” ### Where is the festival taking place in Rome? Pio Sodalizio dei Piceni is the venue named in Romeing’s English and Italian listings for the 2026 edition of Vino X Roma. The location is part of the San Salvatore in Lauro complex in Rome’s historic center, and Romeing placed the event in Piazza San Salvatore in Lauro. The setting gives the festival an indoor historic backdrop rather than a fairground or open-air market format, based on the venue description in the event notices. (romeing.it) ### What is on the program over the two nights? Romeing said the event is built around wine, food and broader gastronomic culture, rather than tastings alone. The Italian-language listing said 26 exhibitors from the Lazio area would be present, spanning wine producers, distillate makers and food-sector participants. That same listing said the event would return for a sixth year, indicating it is an established annual date on Rome’s spring events calendar. (romeing.it) Excellence Events, whose website also carried a notice for the event, described the exhibitor mix somewhat differently, referring to a selection of 25 exhibitors from Lazio across wine, spirits and food. The organizer’s site and the Romeing listing agree on the dates, hours and venue. The one-exhibitor discrepancy was not explained in the material reviewed. (romeing.it) ### What does the 2026 theme focus on? Romeing’s Italian listing said the 2026 theme is “Cucina Italiana, patrimonio immateriale dell’Unesco,” linking the event to the status of Italian cuisine as intangible cultural heritage in the way the festival presents itself. The listing did not describe a separate conference program in detail, but it framed the event as a cultural as well as tasting-focused gathering. (excellenceevents.it) That wording suggests the organizers are using the 2026 edition to connect producers and visitors to a broader narrative about Italian culinary identity. ### Who is behind Vino X Roma? Romeing’s current listings identify the event editorially but do not name an organizer in the English version. A 2025 report by Italia a Tavola on the previous edition said Pietro Ciccotti, founder of Excellence, was the organizer of Vino per Roma. A 2026 promotional item carried by other Italian outlets also linked the event to Excellence Events. Those references indicate continuity between the prior edition and this year’s festival, though the current Romeing notice is the clearest public source for the 2026 schedule and venue. (romeing.it) ### How should readers understand the event name? Romeing used both “Vino per Roma” and “Vino X Roma” in its 2026 coverage. The May events roundup referred to “Vino per Roma,” while dedicated event pages used “Vino X Roma” in the headline and described the same sixth edition, dates, hours and venue. The listings appear to refer to the same event rather than separate programs. (italiaatavola.net) ### What happens next? Saturday, May 23, is the second and final night of the 2026 edition, with the program scheduled again from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Complesso monumentale Pio Sodalizio dei Piceni. Romeing’s event pages are carrying the published details for visitors looking for the venue and timing. (romeing.it) (romeing.it)