Wine Tastings and Winery Visits in Langhe

Wine tasting in the Langhe: which wineries to visit

In the Langhe, about an hour's drive from Turin, a wine tasting happens in the cellar, with the people who make the wine. This page lists more than 120 wineries, from the Barolo hills to the Roero, the Belbo valley and the Monferrato around Asti. Nearly four out of five experiences last one to two hours, usually with 4 wines, and guests have left more than 1,400 reviews of them on Winedering.

Which wineries should you visit in the Langhe?

Among the most booked on Winedering over the last two years, each with something of its own:

• Cà Neuva, in Dogliani: a winery tour and 7 wines, from Roero Arneis to Barolo, with cured meats, Tuma cheese and cugnà.
• Pqlin, in Castagnito in the Roero: 4 wines from the Roero and the Langhe and a passito, with salami, roasted hazelnuts and cheese. From March to September you can also taste outdoors.
• Agnelli Viassone, in Diano d'Alba: a walk through the vineyard with a view of Grinzane Cavour castle, then the cellar and 4 wines with local products.
• Teresa Soria, in Santo Stefano Belbo: very steep vineyards, then 6 wines on the terrace, from Moscato to the Langhe reds, with cured meats and cheese.

Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero or Monferrato: which area should you choose?

It depends on the wine you want to taste, because each area has its own. Over the last two years more than half of the bookings on this page went to the Barolo area, but the others are worth the trip too:

• Barolo: the wine is made in 11 villages, including La Morra, Monforte d'Alba, Serralunga d'Alba and Barolo itself, with more than 100 experiences at 45 wineries.
• Barbaresco: north-east of Alba, around Barbaresco, Neive and Treiso, Nebbiolo becomes Barbaresco. About 20 experiences.
• Roero: on the left bank of the Tanaro, on sandy soils, home of Roero Arneis and Roero Nebbiolo. About 20 experiences at 11 wineries.
• Dogliani: further south, the Dolcetto area, with about ten experiences around Dogliani, Clavesana and Farigliano.
• Moscato d'Asti: the wine of Santo Stefano Belbo, Mango, Calosso, Canelli and the villages around them, with more than 30 experiences.
• Monferrato: in Nizza Monferrato, Costigliole d'Asti and Agliano Terme the wine is Barbera, with more than 60 experiences.

To see more than one area in a day, there are about 20 wine tours in the Langhe, leaving from Alba, Turin or Milan, by car, by Vespa or by e-bike, and some add a truffle hunt.

Where to taste Barolo in the Langhe?

In the wineries of its 11 villages, starting with La Morra and Monforte d'Alba, which alone have more than 80 experiences. Barolo is also the most common wine on this page, poured at more than 100 tastings, nearly 4 out of 10, followed by Nebbiolo and Barbera, at 3 out of 10, and then by Barbaresco, Dolcetto and Moscato. At Fratelli Borgogno, in Barolo among the Cannubi vineyards, you visit the historic cellar and taste 4 DOC wines and 2 Barolos. Dosio Vigneti, in La Morra, ends the visit with 4 wines, including its Barolo from La Morra. In Alba, just outside the area, Tenuta Barac tours the vineyard and cellar, and its sommelier pours both a Barolo and a Barbaresco.

Where can you have lunch or a vineyard picnic with a wine tasting in the Langhe?

The most booked experience on this whole page is the lunch at Agricola Marrone, in Annunziata di La Morra: a tour of the ageing cellar, then a Piedmontese lunch with 5 estate wines, in a room overlooking the Barolo hills. In all, 14 experiences include lunch and 13 are picnics. In San Damiano d'Asti, in the Terre Alfieri, GranCollina pours at least 4 wines, then serves lunch or dinner in its restaurant. To stay outdoors, Massucco, in Castagnito, packs a picnic basket of local food to enjoy among the Roero vineyards, with one bottle for every two people.

When is the best time to visit the Langhe?

Autumn is the busiest season: October and November alone bring more than a third of the year's bookings. It is the time of the Nebbiolo harvest and of the Alba White Truffle Fair, which runs from October to early December. From March to September, pick a winery that pours outdoors or on a terrace, such as Pqlin or Teresa Soria. Many of these tastings can also be given as a gift: whoever receives the voucher picks the date.