Small-Group Barolo Wine Tasting, Alba & UNESCO Piedmont Hills
Description
Discover Barolo — often called the “King of Wines and the Wine of Kings” — on a small-group journey from Milan into the vineyard hills of the Langhe, a UNESCO World Heritage wine landscape. Travel in a comfortable small group with an English-speaking guide. The first stop is Alba, the world capital of white truffles and the birthplace of Nutella. Enjoy 2 hours of free time to stroll the historic center and enjoy lunch. From Alba, continue into the Barolo wine region to visit a family-run winery with spectacular views over the Langhe hills. Enter the traditional cellar, meet the producers, and enjoy a guided tasting of 7 wines, including Barolo, while learning about local vineyards and winemaking traditions. The day also includes a stop at Grinzane Cavour Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site surrounded by vineyards and one of the iconic viewpoints in the Langhe. (On Tuesdays, when the castle is closed, the stop is replaced by a panoramic viewpoint in La Morra or Barbaresco.)
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Alba is known for its historic charm, excellent cuisine, and the famous White Truffle Fair, held on weekends in October and November. Explore the medieval towers and the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, the town’s main cathedral. Browse local shops for some of the world’s best hazelnut cream, or enjoy lunch in a small, traditional restaurant serving Piedmont specialties such as fresh egg pasta and veal with tuna sauce.
Visit a family-run winery in a panoramic setting surrounded by vineyards. Enter the cellars and learn directly from the winemakers about the production of Barolo, a strictly regulated wine made only from Nebbiolo grapes, with precise rules governing vineyard location, aging, and classification. Discover how each hill and vineyard has its own name and character, influencing structure, aroma, and aging potential. Taste at least six DOC and DOCG red wines, sometimes seven, including Barolo, during a guided tasting focused on quality, terroir, terroir expression, and local tradition.
Enjoy a visit to a medieval castle listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, offering panoramic views over the Langhe hills and surrounding vineyards. Inside the castle, visit the historic wine shop, considered the oldest in the Piedmont region, and learn about its close connection to Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour. Cavour played a key role in the development of Barolo wine, promoting modern winemaking methods and helping transform Barolo from a local product into an internationally respected wine. Please note: on Tuesdays, when the castle is closed, the visit is replaced with a stop at a panoramic viewpoint in La Morra, known for some of the best vineyard views in the Barolo region.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Travel time is included in the total duration.
Reviews(866)
Overall a great experience. Najma is such a personable and knowledgeable guide!
This was a wonderful day of adventure through the most beautiful wine country. Vineyards as far as the eye can see, castles and hill top medieval villages. So picturesque. Najma is the friendliest guide and very informative. Fabio our driver got us there safe and sound. I highly recommend. You won’t regret it.
First experience with wine tasting with my friends went very well, we booked the trip for only the wine but got much more! Our tour guide Najima shared a lot of interresting information not only about the locations we visited, but also about the regions we drove through.
This was a very interesting and informative tour‼️ Our tour guide Nanji was very attentive and explained everything in detail. The bus was new and elegant with excellent air conditioning‼️ Small group, personal feeling…. Would recommend to anyone wishing to experience an unforgettable day ‼️
Very nice, transport was easy and had aircon. Tour guide was lovely had a lot of information about the places we traveled and some history. The places itself had good views and was nice and of course the wine was good and it was cool to see the process of making it.
Excellent tour, lovely places visited. The tour guide, Naji, was great: very informative and pleasing! Wine tasting was excellent!!!
Our day visit to Alba and wine tasting in Langhe was spectacular; wonderful visit to Castello Cavour and a great lunch in Alba followed by a great wine tasting at Montaribaldi. Naji and Fabrizio were great guides and kept the conversation going providing interesting facts about the region. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in wines from the Piedmont region.
It was a lovely trip to Piedmont, the Barbaresco village, with some stops to enjoy views and castles. The whole trip is organised really well without any rush or discomfort. We had a lovely wine tasting with the fantastic view of vineyards and hills, that was really precious. I will keep very warm and pleasant memories about the trip and Naijma who is very welcoming and knowledgeable guide. She created truly enjoyable atmosphere.
Naji was kind and informative throughout the whole trip. It was also great to look around the Italian country
Naji is so wonderful. We had fun!
