Est. 2026 — Bergamo, Italia
Vampiri
Italiani
™ TRADEMARK PENDING
World's First Garlic Tasting Association
They run from garlic.
We taste it.
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They run from garlic.
We taste it.
In Italy, people talk about wine, oil, cheese.
Garlic — the oldest, most iconic, most feared ingredient in Italian cooking —
has never had a tasting association worthy of the name.
Until today.
Vampiri Italiani was founded to do what no one had done before:
evaluate garlic with sensory rigour, respect for Italian biodiversity,
and a healthy dose of irony toward those who still fear it.
On which our mission is built
100-point structured evaluation cards, rigorous protocols modelled on ONAS and ONAF, comparative panels between Italian and international varieties. Garlic deserves the same respect as wine.
PDO, PGI, Slow Food Presidia. Italy holds an extraordinary and little-known heritage of garlic varieties. We bring it to the centre of national food culture.
The name is no accident. Vampires hate garlic: we love it, study it, celebrate it. A serious project inside an identity that doesn't take itself too seriously.
14 Italian varieties catalogued — from North to South, PDO · PGI · Slow Food Presidia · Local Ecotypes
PDO, PGI, Slow Food Presidia varieties and local ecotypes — mapped and tasted by Vampiri Italiani.
The map is updated as partnerships with producers grow.
The Calendar
Where Italian garlic tells its story — the 2026 circuit, from North to South
Calendar updated for the 2026 season. Past dates remain as a record of the circuit; future editions are refreshed year by year. Dates subject to confirmation by the organisers.
Three levels of initiation for the worthy
For professionals
A dedicated module on fermented garlic for chefs, sommeliers and affineurs — outside the standard certification levels.
Food and wine journalist with 35 years of experience, certified by ONAS and ONAF, founder of Errante del Gusto and Grand Master of the Ordine della Margherita. He has tasted everything. Only garlic was missing — done seriously.