24 April and 7 May 2022: tour in the Barolo vineyards to discover some of the most famous cru from which the “King of Wines” originates

On the occasion of Vinum, the National Wine Fair of Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, held in Alba from 23 April to 8 May 2022, the Strada del Barolo organizes two tours in the Barolo vineyards, to discover the excellence and prestige of some of the most famous “MGA“, Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive, in English Additional Geographical Indications, often known as “cru”, from which the “King of Wines” originates. A journey through some of the main production areas of Barolo, dedicated to passionate wine lovers interested in knowing the factors that determine the character and the infinite facets that Barolo can take.

Purpose of the tour

The geological composition of the soil, the exposure, the slope and the altitude combine with the human factor and contribute to determine the character of this great wine: these factors can be summarized with the term “cru”, a word borrowed from the French, which indicates the portion of a vineyard with peculiar characteristics, a unique microclimate and – inevitable and decisive – the work of man. A magical microcosm capable of making each wine unique.

The purpose of the tour is to make this concept understood in a simple and “experiential” way, through a circular path, with a visit to three Barolo vineyards, accompanied by a professional sommelier, to learn about the peculiarities of soil, climate and human work that have determined the characteristics that will be found in the glass. The visit will end with the tasting of the three Barolo wines of which the vineyards were visited, explained by the sommelier and paired with cheeses and cured meats, at the winery of one of the producers involved.

Programme

The tours will be held on Sunday 24 April and Saturday 7 May, with departure at 9.30 from the stands of Vinum, in Piazza Medford 3 in Alba (CN), and return around 14.00. The groups will then move with a 30-seater minibus and will be accompanied by Emanuel Mattea, sommelier and AIS taster, a Nebbiolo lover, and professor of the Wine Tasting Experiences® of the Strada del Barolo.

Sunday 24 April:

• Boroli, Castiglione Castiglione Falletto (CN): visit to the vineyard “Brunella“
• Fratelli Serio & Battista Borgogno, Barolo (CN): visit to the vineyard “Cannubi“
• Monchiero F.lli, Castiglione Castiglione Falletto (CN): visit to the vineyard “Rocche di Castiglione” and tasting of the three Barolo wines of which the vineyards were visited

Cost and purchase of online tickets

The tour will be in Italian, with the possibility of translation into English.
The cost of the ticket is € 40.00 per person and includes the guided tour by minivan and the tasting of 3 glasses of Barolo and a mixed platter of cold cuts and cheeses.

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

Turin, 26-27 February 2022: two days of tastings with the producers of the Strada del Barolo in the heart of Turin

After two years of absence, Strada del Barolo e grandi vini di Langa returns to Turin with two days of tastings at the prestigious and fascinating Palazzo Barolo. This is one of the most important Baroque noble residences in Turin, which, thanks to the last Marquises of Barolo, Carlo Tancredi Falletti and Giulia Colbert, became the most famous Turin salon of the Risorgimento, from which the Opera Pia Barolo began.

On 26 and 27 February 2022, Palazzo Barolo will host 15 producers of Strada del Barolo, who will take turns to offer the public of Turin wine lovers two evenings of high-level tasting in the fascinating seventeenth-century spaces of the ancient and noble cellars where once Barolo refined, a wine which became famous thanks to the foresight and modernity of the Marquises of Barolo.

For each of the two evenings, participants will be guided on a journey to discover the “King of Wines”, Barolo, which the producers of Strada del Barolo will present in person in its many facets, offering different crus and vintages for tasting.

The tastings will be accompanied by excellent agri-food products from the Piedmont area.

Both evenings will be preceded by a tasting-salon led by the sommelier Sandro Minella and the journalist Danilo Poggio: “The women of Barolo: from Giulia Colbert to today’s female producers”, with the interventions of some producers who will tell their experience and propose in tasting a wine particularly representative of their companies, not present in the room during the tasting.

The cost of the entrance ticket is € 40.00 per person and includes unlimited tastings, in addition to the glass of Strada del Barolo and the cup holder. To participate in the tasting-salon there is an extra cost of € 5.00 per person on the entrance ticket.

Participants in the event will also be entitled to a € 2.00 discount on the ticket to the exhibition “Andy Warhol Super Pop” set up at Palazzo Barolo and they will receive a € 2.00 discount voucher on the (full) admission ticket to the WiMu Wine Museum in Barolo, valid until 30 April 2022.

BE AWARE THAT ACCESS TO THE EVENT IS ALLOWED EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE “ENHANCED” GREEN PASS (vaccination and / or recovery from Covid)

For more informations, please write to comunicazione@stradadelbarolo.it

PROGRAM SATURDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2022

FIRST SESSION:

16.00-17.00: salon-tasting “The women of Barolo: from Giulia Colbert to today’s female producers” SOLD OUT
17.00-19.00: tasting “Barolo at Palazzo Barolo” SOLD OUT

SECOND SESSION:

18.30-19.30: salon-tasting “The women of Barolo: from Giulia Colbert to today’s female producers” SOLD OUT
19.30-21.30: tasting “Barolo at Palazzo Barolo” SOLD OUT

WINE PRODUCERS:

1. Agricola Gian Piero Marrone, La Morra (CN)
2. Boroli, Castiglione Falletto (CN)
3. Bric Cenciurio, Barolo (CN)
4. Diego Morra, Verduno (CN)
5. Dosio Vigneti, La Morra (CN)
6. Franco Conterno, Monforte d’Alba (CN)
7. Fratelli Serio & Battista Borgogno, Barolo (CN)
8. I Bré, Verduno (CN)
9. Josetta Saffirio, Monforte d’Alba (CN)
10. Marchesi di Barolo, Barolo (CN)

FOOD PRODUCERS:

1. Agrisalumeria Luiset, Ferrere (AT), Alba (CN), Torino (TO)
2. Cascina Boschetto, Stazzano (AL)
3. Il Germoglio dei Sapori, Acqui Terme (AL)

By making the online purchase, no electronic or paper ticket will be issued: in order to enter the event, you will only have to show the PayPal receipt

Note: Tickets purchased on Paypal are non-refundable

PROGRAM SUNDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2022

FIRST SESSION:

16.00-17.00: salon-tasting “The women of Barolo: from Giulia Colbert to today’s female producers” 
17.00-19.00: tasting “Barolo at Palazzo Barolo”

SECOND SESSION:

18.30-19.30: salon-tasting “The women of Barolo: from Giulia Colbert to today’s female producers” 
19.30-21.30: tasting “Barolo at Palazzo Barolo”

WINE PRODUCERS:

1. Agricola Gian Piero Marrone, La Morra (CN)
2. Boroli, Castiglione Falletto (CN)
3. Diego Morra, Verduno (CN)
4. Dosio Vigneti, La Morra (CN)
5. Franco Conterno, Monforte d’Alba (CN)
6. I Bré, Verduno (CN)
7. Marchesi di Barolo, Barolo (CN)
8. Moscone F.lli, Monforte d’Alba (CN)
9. Olivero Mario, Roddi (CN)
10. Rocche Costamagna, La Morra (CN)
11. Silvano Bolmida, Monforte d’Alba (CN)

FOOD PRODUCERS:

1. Agrisalumeria Luiset, Ferrere (AT), Alba (CN), Torino (TO)
2. Cascina Boschetto, Stazzano (AL)

By making the online purchase, no electronic or paper ticket will be issued: in order to enter the event, you will only have to show the PayPal receipt

Note: Tickets purchased on Paypal are non-refundable

Our offices will be closed on 24, 31 December 2021 and 3 January 2022.
We wish all our members and friends around the world a happy Christmas and a big wish for happiness for 2022!

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

From 9^th October to 5^th December 2021 the guided tastings of Strada del Barolo return during the Alba International White Truffle Fair: the best territory experts tell everything about the great wines of Langhe!

After having become a must see event for hundreds of wine lovers who visit Langhe, the Wine Tasting Experience®, original tasting event devised by Strada del Barolo, will become, as usual, part of the official programme of the Alba International White Truffle Fair, which, now in its ninety-first edition, proposes an eight-week program of events and initiatives in full respect of health protocols for the protection of exhibitors and visitors.

The Wine Tasting Experience® will be held every Saturday (in English) and every Sunday (in Italian) from 9^th October to 5^th December 2021 in the Workshop Room, Cortile della Maddalena. There will be two appointments for each day: at 3.30 p.m. and at 5.30 p.m. with a maximum of 15 people to ensure the necessary distance between the participants.

“The taste of the hills”, “The Crus of Barolo” and “The many faces of Nebbiolo” are the topics that will alternate during the entire fair. “The Taste of the Hills” is an introductory journey among the most peculiar productions of Piedmont, with the tasting of four different wines; “The Crus of Barolo” is a journey marked by the tasting of three different Barolo labels; while “The many faces of Nebbiolo” will compare Barolo, Barbaresco and Roero to explain the different expressions of the Nebbiolo vine variety.

The tastings will last about one hour and the tickets can be purchased in advance online on the website fieradeltartufo.org at a cost of 26,00 € per person (educational material and entrance at the “Alba White Truffle World Market” included).

The Wine Tasting Experience® format

Following the example of the French Ecole Du Vin, appointments go beyond the traditional tasting in a wine cellar, a typical stop for the wine tourists, especially for the opportunity to compare labels from different producers at one appointment. The tastings are guided by territory experts capable of explaining the secrets of the wines and satisfying any curiosity: the teachers are, in fact, producers, oenologists or skilled sommeliers, everyone with a personal point of view, with their opinions on the value of the perfumes in a stem glass, the pairings between food and wine, as well as the characteristics of the wines in relation to their terroir.

Questions from the audience, in-depth lessons, curiosity, tips on how to taste, wines of different producers: all these elements will make the Wine Tasting Experiences® a new way to approach the wine world, beside being a unique occasion to discover all the details of the wine production of the Langhe and Roero region. To make the Wine Tasting Experiences® more and more experiential and to directly involve the participants, the guides will use a video rich in infographics and interactive maps.

CALENDAR:

• Saturday 9^th October 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: The taste of the hills (ENG)
• Sunday 10^th October 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: Il gusto del territorio (IT)
• Saturday 16^th October 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: The crus of Barolo (ENG)
• Sunday 17^th October 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: I cru del Barolo (IT)
• Saturday 23^rd October 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: The many faces of Nebbiolo (ENG)
• Sunday 24^th October 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: I volti del Nebbiolo (IT)
• Saturday 30^th October 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: The taste of the hills (ENG)
• Sunday 31^st October 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: Il gusto del territorio (IT)
• Monday 1^st November 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: The taste of the hills (ENG)
• Saturday 6^th November 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: The many faces of Nebbiolo (ENG)
• Sunday 7^th November 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: I volti del Nebbiolo (IT)
• Saturday 13^th November 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: The crus of Barolo (ENG)
• Sunday 14^th November 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: I cru del Barolo (IT)
• Saturday 20^th November 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: The many faces of Nebbiolo (ENG)
• Sunday 21^st November 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: I volti del Nebbiolo (IT)
• Saturday 27^th November 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: The taste of the hills (ENG)
• Sunday 28^th November 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: Il gusto del territorio (IT)
• Saturday 4^th December 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: The many faces of Nebbiolo (ENG)
• Sunday 5^th December 2021, 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: I volti del Nebbiolo (IT)

Buy tickets online on www.fieradeltartufo.org

For info and reservations:
ozino@turismoinlanga.it
www.winetastingexperience.it

Sunday 5^th September 2021: organized tour in the Barolo vineyards, to discover some of the most famous crus from which the “King of Wines” originates

Strada del Barolo organizes a tour through some of the main Barolo production areas for a group of 25 people, who will have the opportunity to understand, with the guidance of an expert sommelier of the territory, the factors that determine the character and the infinite facets that Barolo can take on.

PURPOSE OF THE TOUR

The geological composition of the soil, the exposure, the slope and the altitude are all factors that contribute to determining the character of a wine: these factors can be summarized with the term “cru”, a word borrowed from the French that indicates the portion of a vineyard with peculiar characteristics. The purpose of the tour is to make this concept understood in a simple and “experiential” way, through a circular route, with stops at four crus in the municipalities of Castiglione Falletto, Monforte d’Alba, Barolo and La Morra, which will end with a tasting on the lovely panoramic terrace of the Municipal Cellar of Castiglione Falletto.

PROGRAMME

The group will travel with a minivan and will be accompanied by Erika Mantovan, sommelier, ONAV taster, journalist for various sector publications and storyteller of Strada del Barolo.

The departure is scheduled at 10.00 am from Castiglione Falletto in the direction of Monforte d’Alba. The first stop of the day will be at the cru of Rocche di Castiglione, owned by the Sordo Giovanni company. Located in the municipality of Castiglione Falletto, this is one of the most suitable areas for the wine production, characterized by a medium-textured soil, melted on the surface and tending to limestone, with hard layers of whitish and bluish greyish marl, alternated with layers of dry and compact sandstone, from which a powerful wine originates. The result is a rich and suitable wine for long years of aging, surprising for the intensity, richness and great persistence of its bouquet.

By bus, the tour will then continue towards Monforte d’Alba, to visit the second cru of the day, the Bricco San Pietro of the Podere Ruggeri Corsini company: it is the second largest cru in the municipality of Monforte d’Alba and is mainly made from the Marls of Sant’Agata Fossils. This sandy soil consists of a very ancient formation dating back to 10 million years ago and easily recognizable in the typical light grey soil. The Barolo that originates from this field is elegant, round, with distinct floral notes and suitable for aging. The third stop of the tour will be the Cannubi cru at the Fratelli Serio & Battista Borgogno company in the municipality of Barolo: probably one of the most complex and fascinating crus in the Barolo area, due to its strategic geographical position, which gathers, in harmony, the deep and compact land on the Elvezian side and the more delicate and soft one on the Tortonian side. The uniqueness of this vineyard is enclosed in the peculiar combination of the two main slopes of the Barolo area, consisting mainly of fine sand and limestone which, combined with the microclimatic conditions and exposure, give the wine fullness, elegance, finesse and longevity.

The group will then move to Annunziata of La Morra to discover the ​​Rocche dell’Annunziata​ ​cru​ of the ​Rocche​ ​Costamagna company, one of historic crus of La Morra, located in one of the most important hills of Barolo and the world. This ​cru​ is the most important part of that territory, documented as early as 1200 with the name of Marcenasco, under the jurisdiction of the Benedictine abbey of San Martino di La Morra and is characterized by a silty texture, half composed of silt, and the other half divided between sand and clay, which offers Barolos of extreme finesse, dominated by floral, delicate and spicy aromas.

The tour will end at 12.00 pm, with the arrival on the panoramic terrace of the Municipal Cellar of Castiglione Falletto, where it will be possible to taste the Barolos from the four crus included in the journey. In other words, all the complexity of the terroir will be rediscovered inside the glass: it will be fun and exciting to recognize the differences between a Barolo and the other after learning the factors that can make the difference!

At each stop the group will be welcomed by the winemaker owner of the vineyard, who will support the guide in illustrating the peculiar characteristics of the cru.

The tasting will be paired with a mixed platter of cheeses and cured meats prepared by the Municipal Cellar of Castiglione Falletto.

WINES FOR TASTING:

• Barolo Rocche di Castiglione 2015 Sordo Giovanni
• Barolo Bricco San Pietro 2015 Podere Ruggeri Corsini
• Barolo Cannubi 2015 Serio & Battista Borgogno
• Barolo Rocche dell’Annunziata 2015 Rocche Costamagna

The tour will be in Italian, with the possibility of English translation.

The cost of the ticket is € 40.00 per person and includes the guided tour by minivan and the tasting of 4 glasses of Barolo and a mixed platter of cold cuts and cheeses.