# Cantina Cinque Terre

Activity company en Manarola

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/cantina-cinque-terre

## A cooperative of winegrowers

Cantina Cinque Terre is the winery of the Cooperativa Agricola delle Cinque Terre, founded in 1982. It brings together 220 members who cultivate 46 hectares of vines on the dry-stone terraces that run down to the sea in the five villages. Its reason for being, according to the winery itself, is that members can make wine with modern techniques without losing the natural character of the local wine. With so many members, a good part of the grapes comes from small plots scattered all along the coast.

The winery is in Groppo, high above Manarola, in the municipality of Riomaggiore, at Località Groppo. The building is made of the same materials as the terrace walls.

## What wines it makes

It makes mainly Cinque Terre DOC, the dry white of the area, in several versions, and Sciacchetrà DOC, the sweet wine of dried grapes typical of these slopes. In its shop it also sells grappa, sparkling wine, oil, honey and pesto.

## Visits and tastings

There are several ways to get to know it:

Winery visit, every working day at 11:00, on the history of the Cinque Terre and its wines.

Tasting experience: a visit with an explanation of the winemaking and two glasses, a Cinque Terre DOC and a Sciacchetrà, with typical nibbles. You can add a transfer in the winery's vehicle from Riomaggiore, Manarola or La Spezia, with a stop at the Costa da Posa viewpoint, a sub-zone of the DOC. It is held in Italian and English.

Tasting with a light meal, with focaccia, savoury tarts, pesto lasagne and Genoese pandolce.

Walks and trekking through the vineyards, ending at the winery, from 4 people and by reservation.

Tastings in the Symposium, the tasting and events room, from Friday to Sunday and public holidays, by reservation only.

Free tasting in the shop, at no cost, during opening hours.

The prices of what we list are in the offers on this page.

## Shop hours

April to October and in December: Monday to Saturday from 8:00 to 19:00; Sundays and public holidays from 10:00 to 19:00.

January, February, March and November: from 8:00 to 18:00 on most working days, with a half-day until 13:30 on some day and closed on Sundays and public holidays. The website gives two versions of which days are half-days, so confirm before going up.

## Getting there and booking

You reach Groppo by the shuttle bus from Manarola, with the transfer offered by the winery itself or by car; there is a large car park. Book by phone (0187 920435 or the mobile 347 624 5152), by email (accoglienza@cantina5terre.com) or with the website form. For groups they prepare tailor-made tastings. The website does not publish a cancellation policy or minimum age, nor the length of most visits.

## What they run

- [Sciacchetrà Tasting at the Groppo Cooperative Winery](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/liguria/cinque-terre/things-to-do/sciacchetra-tasting), in Cinque Terre. Winery visit and Cinque Terre DOC and Sciacchetrà tasting. Desde 30 € per person. Two glasses with typical nibbles, €30; with a light lunch, €45; with a transfer from Riomaggiore, Manarola or La Spezia, €50 and €65. Winery visit alone on working days at 11:00. Walk through the vineyards from €40 and trekking €60, minimum 4 people

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.

## Practical details

- Phone: +39 0187 920435

## Contact

- Web: https://cantina5terre.com/
- Coordenadas: 44.113, 9.736