Custom Piedmont Tour

Day 1- Sunday, September 22nd- Arrival

Arrival at the airport, meet your local driver and depart for Piedmont

Check into your accommodations with time to relax: BORGO VECCHIO NEIVE.

A reservation has been made for dinner at the hotel’s restaurant (dinner paid locally).

Overnight

Day 2 – Monday, September 23rd-Cheese Experience, Hazelnut Tour, and Cooking Class

After breakfast, meet with your local driver and depart for the Alta Langa region.

Discover the secrets of cheese making while touring a local cheese production site. With boundless panoramas, sheep at pasture, an elegantly renovated farmhouse, cheese-making workshop and the freshest most artisan cheese tasting you can experience: this will be a tour to remember.

Lunch at the cheese farmhouse.

Then, a guided tour of a hazelnut producer with a presentation of production processes and tasting of hazelnut products: the local Nocciola Piemonte IGP is the best one in the world!

Back to the accommodations for leisure time.

Transfer to your first cooking class with our local chef. Prepare authentic Italian dishes with dinner to follow with paired wines.

Back to the accommodation, overnight

Day 3- Tuesday, September 24th- Roero, Wine and Truffle Hunting

After breakfast, meet your driver and depart for the Roero wine region. Residing in the hills of only Piedmont, Nebbiolo is a species of vine with a red grape that gives forth some of the best red wines in the world. Barolo, Barbaresco and Roero wines are all made in a 15 km radius from the town of Alba.

Visit to a small wine cellar in the province of Roero. Wine tasting of 5 different varieties – Roero, Dolcetto, Nebbiolo and Barbera – and light tasting lunch in a ‘Ciabot’ (small hut in the vineyards) highlighting local products.

In the afternoon, have an unforgettable Truffle hunting tour, the most exciting of experiences for truffle enthusiasts! A hunter accompanied by his dog will guide the group into the woods to seek out the precious underground tuber, directed only by the dog’s sense of smell and intuition resulting from years of experience. Sporty shoes are recommended on this adventure.

Back to the accommodation with time to relax.

Reservations for dinner are at a local restaurant (paid locally).

Overnight.

Day 4-Wednesday, September 25th-Barolo, Castle, and Cooking Class

After breakfast, meet your driver and depart for the Barolo wine region. The Barolo Hills roll through eleven municipalities and run parallel to the river Tanaro.  Along with the climate, layers of clay and limestone marl give different wine blends of elegance, longevity and majesty. The area of Barolo is a great ode to Bacchus on every hill, where the cellars are the temples and the farmers the vestals.

Wine tasting and tour of a well-known wine cellar in the Barolo area. Perfect for wine connoisseurs, enjoy the cozy and exclusive atmosphere of a special wine tasting in this prestigious wine house. Take a walk in the vineyards, learn all about grape types, wine production, methods and  stages of the wine making process.

Light lunch at the wine cellar featuring local products and delicacies.

In the afternoon, visit the Grinzane Cavour Castle, a Unesco world heritage site. It stands in one of the most spectacular settings in the Langa region, just 5 km from Alba. This imposing building is erected around a central tower dating back to the first half of the XI century. It has been restored back to its original beauty since 1960, in celebration of the first century of the Unification of Italy. The Castle now houses the “Cavour” Regional Enoteca, a prestigious showcase for the very best of Piedmont wines and grappas, a permanent museum with rare objects  related to the local food and wine traditions. The Castle hosts important events such as the World Charity Alba White Truffle Auction.

Back to the accommodations with time to relax.

Second local cookery course at a small cooking school. Prepare a traditional menu that is rooted in our local food & wine culture. Learn the secrets behind the flavors and ingredients of the Langhe and Roero region from an expert chef. Dinner to follow.

Back to the accommodations.

Overnight

Day 5- Thursday, September 26th- Cherasco, Olfactory, and Patisserie

After breakfast, meet your driver and depart for the elegant town of Cherasco.

Take a guided tour of an olfactory, walk amongst the arcades, and meander through streets of this ancient town. First visit an olfactory showroom of a refined Fragrances Lounge, a sensorial experience that will evoke places, memories, emotions and feelings.

Stop for a lunch at a charming eatery (lunch paid locally).

In the afternoon, tour an original historic patisserie and discover the secrets of cacao. With an atmosphere of days gone by, you’ll learn from an expert confectioner and be guided through a tasting of choice chocolates.

Back to the accommodations with free time to relax.

Dinner reservations at a local restaurant (paid locally).

Overnight

Day 6- Friday, September 27th- Alba, Wine Cellar, and Farewell Dinner 

After breakfast, meet with the local driver and depart for Alba, famous for its white truffles and production of wine. Enjoy a guided tour of the city, then venture freely through the  town for lunch and shopping on your own. The rebuilt gothic style cathedral has a bell tower that is the perfect place to get a full view of the gorgeous city of Alba.

Visit a family-run Barbaresco wine cellar and experience your final wine tasting of the tour.

Back to the accommodations with free time to relax.

Transfers to your farewell dinner in a local  1 Michelin Star Restaurant (dinner paid locally).

Back to the accommodation

Overnight.

Day 7- Saturday, September 28th- Departure

Check-out of the accommodations.

Transfer to the airport.

Arrivederci!