Private Wine Tasting & Vineyard Tour at Terradesa in Cassano Magnago

Your private tasting begins at Terradesa, where founder Erica Francesca Battaglioli welcomes you to her family’s estate near Milan Malpensa Airport. The property is centered around a restored 1936 Liberty-style villa and its distinctive hexagonal vineyard. Erica will share the story of Terradesa before leading you on a guided walk among the vines, where you’ll discover the resistant PIWI grape varieties planted in this experimental plot.

The experience continues with a guided tasting, held on the covered, heated terrace in winter or on the open-air patio in summer. You’ll taste four wines produced from grapes grown in Mezzomerico, in the Colline Novaresi area of Alto Piemonte. The lineup includes the fragrant white Esaluce and three reds: Spanna, the estate’s expression of Nebbiolo; the floral and spicy Vespolina; and a fruit-driven Barbera. Erica introduces each wine, explaining its character and the story behind its small-scale production.

The wines are paired with a platter of local products, including cured meats such as salami, prosciutto crudo, and lonzino, alongside cheeses made from goat’s milk, cow’s milk, or a blend of both, with different maturations.

This experience is reserved exclusively for your group, giving you time to enjoy the setting. The unusual vineyard geometry, the villa’s architecture, and the personal conversation with Erica make this an invitation to discover the people and place behind each glass.