Wine Tasting In Italy: The Best Wineries To Visit In Alba Area

Vineyards, wines of Piedmont and Langhe Region are three indissoluble words for fans of Northern Italian wines and Wine Tasting in Italy. This time, my virtual tour will take you to discover the wineries to visit in Alba and Langhe Region, in the North of Italy where you may enjoy the top of wine tasting in Italy.

Among luxuriant hills of grapevines, old farmhouses and the traditional farming culture, you will move your initial steps in wine tasting in Italy. I have chosen for you the best wineries in the Bassa Langa.

These are magical places where you can taste wine directly from those who produce and age it in large wooden barrels. And if you don’t want to miss the opportunity to taste white truffle of Piedmont with a fine glass of Italian red wine, we’ll take you in a farmhouse which is also the biggest truffle producer of the Langhe area. Are you ready? Let’s start our tour to discover the best Wine tastings in the North of Italy.

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Wine tasting in Italy: the best wineries in Alba

We stop at first our tour in Alba town, the most famous center of the Langhe Region and the land of the precious white truffle. We move then to Monforte d’Alba, a village perched on a hill and known for its production of Barolo wine. Here you can find the best places to enjoy delicious wine tastings in Italy with the top Italian wines.

Pio Cesare. The wine cellar of XVIII century

Among many wine cellars that are in Alba area, Pio Cesare wine cellar is one of the few remaining in the historic center of Alba. It is an amazing place which dates back to 700s and it is surrounded by ancient Roman walls, which give it a unique charm.

Arranged over 4 floors, one of which is even below the level of the river Tanaro, it is a place where the grapes are fermented and aged in huge wooden barrels.

Barolo, Barbaresco, Nebbiolo, Barbera d’Alba, Chardonnay wines, and even Vermouth wine embellish the collection of Northern Italian wines you can taste in Pio Cesare wine cellar.

This wine cellar is not open to the public but you can visit it by sending an email to Pio Cesare farm and setting the date of the tour in advance. The tours are planned for a maximum of 5-6 people.

Cascina Sot. Piedmont wines in Monforte area

About 20 km far from Alba, there is Cascina Sot, a farmstead located next to Monforte d’Alba, or more specifically in Bussia San Pietro district. This winery is surrounded by vines and dates back to 1975.

Cascina Sot, here’s the entrance.

Here you can spend pleasant hours. You can enjoy a wine tasting or choose the combo with the farm tour plus the wine tasting. I recommend you the second option if you have a few hours available to immerse yourself in an enchanting atmosphere and to taste the best DOCG Northern Italian wines of the Langhe.

You will go walking in the vineyards, to know their differences and features. You will enter the cellar to face the stages of winemaking in this land.

You’ll enjoy a delicious wine tasting in Italy with famous Italian wines as Barolo and Barbera, Nebbiolo, Langhe Chardonnay to drink while eating a delicious platter of cold cuts and cheeses. You will live this complete experience at only 15 euros per person. This is a culinary experience not to be missed.

Discovering wine and truffles in the cellars of Alba

If you are planning a tour of a few hours or an overnight stay, truffle tasting is a must if you like this precious tuber. The best period to enjoy Italian wine tasting and white truffle of Alba Region is the harvest season, which usually runs from late September to late December.

Therefore, I cannot fail to inform you about the Tenuta del Barone Winery in Narzole. In addition to an excellent wine tasting in Italy with a great supply of Italian wines from the Langhe Region served with an aperitif in the cellar, the Tenuta del Barone Winery gives you the opportunity to visit the largest truffle reserve in the Langhe.

If you book your tour in the truffle season, you can enjoy the tour “A day with the trifolaio” You will follow the typical dog looking for truffles, while searching for the precious white tuber; after the walk you can relax tasting the local courses and the wines produced in the vineyard of the Baron. You will have actually a rare and unique opportunity to combine the pleasures of the palate to the love for nature.

Wine tasting in Italy: the cellars of the Langhe

We continue our wine tasting in Italy tour, and we stop at Bricco del Cucù, in Bricco a Mondovì hamlet. Different from other wineries in the area, this cellar offers the opportunity to taste magnificent wines of the Langhe, while enjoying a precious piece of Gothic art.

After the wine tasting in the winery, the chapel of San Fiorenzo is waiting for you. It has a rare Medieval fresco from the XV century. Wine and culture reach here a wonderful synthesis.

Ca Neuva Farm

Another place to enjoy a tasty wine tasting in Italy of the North is the farm Cà Neuva in the hamlet of Santa Lucia in Dogliani (Cuneo). They produce there the Excelso wine, an Italian red wine which combines Barbera, Nebbiolo, and Cabernet grapes.

In addition to this wine, you can taste here an elegant Davey wine and the white Roero Arneis wine. Don’t forget then to taste the local dishes to complete your wine tasting tour in the Langhe hills of Piedmont.

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Best season to enjoy the Italian wine in Langhe

I complete my tour with a final tip, concerning the best period of the year to get to the cellars of the Langhe. For sure, during the grape harvest and truffle grape, a stay in Alba and the Langhe becomes more attractive than usual. The scents of the must, the warm colors of autumn and the activities in the vineyards make everything more magical. But the wineries in Alba Region have their charm throughout the year.

The warm hospitality of winemakers, the wine which rests in the barrel, the bottles to be tasted are always there waiting for you. All you have to do is just to organize your trip and go. I wish you a happy trip at sunrise, with lots of cheers! Have you already booked your car to discover the wineries?