Sapori d’Autunno 2026

Sapori d’Autunno takes place in Val Masino over the weekends of 17–18 October, 24–25 October and 31 October–1 November 2026, and is a food and wine event dedicated to the flavours of autumn.

📅 Dates: weekend 17–18 October, 24–25 October and 31 October–1 November 2026
📍 Location: Val Masino
🕒 Time: according to the opening hours of participating venues; “Due Passi di Gusto” runs from 14:30 to 20:30 on 17 and 24 October
🎭 Category: food and wine / local produce / the area

Three weekends, each built around a key ingredient or a tradition from mountain cooking: chestnuts, game and mushrooms. Restaurants, hotels, trattorias, refuges and pizzerias around the valley offer themed menus and dishes, sometimes paired with selected Valtellina wines.

The event isn’t just about eating at the table. The programme also includes “Due Passi di Gusto in Val Masino”, a step-by-step walking tasting along the Masino stream, designed to blend nature, villages, autumn foliage, local wines and local produce.

Three autumn-flavour weekends

The calendar for Sapori d’Autunno 2026 is split into three themed dates.

The 17 and 18 October weekend is all about Chestnuts, an ingredient used in starters, desserts and preparations that complement other elements of traditional Valtellina cuisine.

On 24 and 25 October, the focus shifts to Game: venison, roe deer and wild boar, served in different styles and often accompanied by polenta, sciatt and other mountain flavours.

The final date, 31 October and 1 November, is a weekend dedicated to Mushrooms, with a special focus on porcini. You’ll find them in starters, main courses and full dishes.

Participating venues and what’s on

The event involves lots of activities in Val Masino. Offers vary depending on the venue and the weekend, giving you a choice of full menus, single courses and special dishes.

Ristorante Il Böch – San Martino

Ristorante Il Böch, in via Bagni 6 in San Martino, offers for the chestnuts weekend a complete menu for €30 (drinks not included). Dishes include chestnut gnocchi with butter and sage, and a chestnut-stuffed roast served with oven-baked potatoes.

For the game weekend, the complete menu costs €33.50 (drinks not included), with ravioli stuffed with sautéed polenta in a venison ragù, venison in salmì style with polenta and zola, plus chocolate-drowned meringue.

The mushroom menu costs €30 (drinks not included) and includes gnocchi made with purple potato and porcini mushrooms, as well as escalopes with porcini and polenta taragna.

Contact: 375 7399161 – infoilboch@gmail.com.

Hotel Ristorante Rustichella – Trattoria Valoc’, Filorera

Hotel Ristorante Rustichella – Trattoria Valoc’, in via Moss 5 in Filorera, offers a unique complete menu for €40 every weekend, with table cover and water included.

Among the dishes listed are buckwheat pancakes with porcini from the Valle di Sasso Bisolo and bresaola, venison in salmì style with polenta taragna, and sweet chestnut salami with ice cream.

Valtellina wines are also on offer, including Inferno Efesto, Sassella Alisio and Grumello Tirso DOCG.

Contact: 0342 640121 – albergorustichellavalmasino.com.

Trattoria Bar Gatto Rosso – Val di Mello

At Trattoria Bar Gatto Rosso in Val di Mello, the three complete menus are priced at €34 each.

For chestnuts, you can try Valtellina sciatt made with chestnut flour on a bed of chicory, homemade chestnut-flour tagliatelle with sausage and porcini, Valtellina pizzoccheri, and a chestnut treat with fiordilatte ice cream.

The game menu includes a starter of game cured meats and Valtellina sciatt, plus venison in salmì style with polenta taragna. On the mushroom weekend, you’ll find homemade tagliatelle with porcini and Valtellina pizzoccheri, along with polenta and porcini from the valley.

Contact: 340 3726006 – trattoriagattorossold@gmail.com.

Hotel Ristorante Bucaneve – San Martino

Hotel Ristorante Bucaneve, in via Bagni 1 in San Martino, offers complete menus from €30 for chestnuts, €32 for game and €30 for mushrooms.

On the first weekend there are chestnut and lard crostini, local cheeses and sweet-and-sour vegetables, chestnut raviolo with butter and sage, and the house cake.

For game, you’ll find bresaola carpaccio with sciatt, polenta taragna with venison in salmì style, and panna cotta-style ice cream with forest berries. The mushroom menu includes bruschetta with porcini pâté, Valtellina bresaola, garganelli with mushrooms, or pizzoccheri and the house cake.

Contact: 0342 641166 – bucanevevalmasino.it.

Hotel Ristorante Miramonti – Val Masino

Hotel Ristorante Miramonti, in via Zocca 12, presents three complete menus.

The one dedicated to chestnuts costs €38 and includes, among other options, rye bread crostoni with Colonnata lard and caramelised chestnuts with honey, artisan bresaola, taroz in a Parmesan wafer, chestnut-flour strips with sausage and porcini, and a chestnut delight.

The game menu costs €52 and includes venison cured meats, sciatt, homemade pappardelle in a roe-deer ragù, venison escalopes with cream and juniper, polenta and Braulio sorbet.

For mushrooms, the menu costs €42, with artisan bresaola and Bitto DOP with porcini, sciatt, polenta with sautéed porcini, and shortcrust pastry with caramelised walnuts.

Contact: 0342 640144 – miramontivalmasino.com.

Albergo Ristorante Genzianella – San Martino

Albergo Ristorante Genzianella, in via Ezio Vanoni 19 in San Martino, offers a chestnuts menu from €33, game from €42 and mushrooms from €38 (drinks not included).

Suggested dishes include beef tartare with chestnut tagliatelle, tagliatelle with roe-deer ragù, venison in salmì style with polenta, bresaola carpaccio with marinated porcini, and grilled lamb cutlet with mushrooms sautéed and yellow polenta.

Contact: 0342 641040 – genzianellavalmasino.com.

Hotel Ristorante Sasso Remenno – Val Masino

Hotel Ristorante Sasso Remenno, in via Zocca 21, offers three menus: €33 for the chestnuts weekend and €35 for both game and mushrooms.

The first includes a platter of local cured meats, gnocchetti with butter and sage, porcini escalopes, and ice cream with chestnuts.

For the game menu, among other dishes, you’ll be served pappardelle in wild boar ragù and wild boar bites with polenta. In the mushroom menu you’ll find sciatt with bresaola, gnocchetti with porcini, polenta with sautéed porcini, and ice cream with warm blueberries.

Contact: 0342 640236 – hotelsassoremenno.it.

Rifugio Luna Nascente – Val di Mello

Rifugio Luna Nascente, in Cascina Piana in Val di Mello, takes part with complete menus from €30 for chestnuts and mushrooms, and from €37 for game.

Among the chestnut-themed offerings are Valtellina raw meat with polenta and caramelised chestnut crostini, and chestnut “manfrigole” with zero-kilometre herbs.

For the game, you can enjoy herb-marinated venison tartare with Alpine herbs, served with crispy polenta and venison chops with gin sauce and taroz. On the mushroom weekend, there’s space for a salad with porcini from the valley, Casera and walnuts, as well as homemade egg tagliolini with sautéed porcini.

Contact: 338 3317507 – rifugiolunanascente.it.

Pizzeria Ristorante Fiorelli – San Martino

Pizzeria Ristorante Fiorelli, in via Bagni 15 in San Martino, offers the special plate option.

For chestnuts, it includes chestnut-flour gnocchetti with Bitto fonduta and crispy bresaola for €16, plus fiordilatte ice cream with caramelised chestnuts for €8.

On the game weekend, the special plate is made up of tagliatelle with blueberries and venison ragù, chamomile foam and crunchy rye, for €16.

For mushrooms, there’s a Fassona tartare with porcini, rosemary mayonnaise and chestnut crumble for €17, along with apple and cinnamon panna cotta for €8.

Contact: 0342 641174 – ristopizzafiorelli.it.

Due Passi di Gusto in Val Masino

Sapori d’Autunno also includes “Due Passi di Gusto in Val Masino”, scheduled for Saturday 17 and Saturday 24 October, from 14:30 to 20:30.

This is a step-by-step walking tasting along the Masino stream. The activity invites you to discover the valley’s villages and historic corners of the area during the autumn foliage season, pairing the walk with tastings of wines from participating Valtellina cellars and local typical produce.

For information about the activity, call +39 334 399 9708 and email info@valmasino.info. Bookings are also available on the Val Masino website.

Other initiatives in the area

The event is also supported by initiatives from two local food businesses. Alimentari Sertori Massimo, in via Consorziale 30 in Filorera, and Alimentari Barola, in via Bagni 10/12 in San Martino, offer discounts on themed products for each weekend.

Sapori d’Autunno therefore becomes a widespread offering across the area, with dining options, local produce and outdoor activities linked to the season.

Useful information

The menus are linked to their respective themed weekends: 17–18 October Chestnuts, 24–25 October Game, 31 October–1 November Mushrooms. Prices, menu composition and paired wines vary depending on the chosen venue.

So it’s a good idea to choose your venue and book your own menu directly. 

For the side activities and further information about the event, the point of reference is valmasino.info.