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Langhe and Roero: an exciting setting where beautiful vineyards are the main theme of a unique tour through history, art, wine and gastronomy.
PIEMONTE – LANGHE : PROGRAM
THE TOUR, SOME DETAILS: ANYTHING ELSE IS YET TO BE PERSONALLY DISCOVERED
THE TOUR BEGINS AT BAROLO’S CASTLE WITH VISIT TO THE WINE MUSEUM AND THE DISCOVERY OF THIS WINE AND ITS SURROUNDING TERRITORY. THEN OUR PARTICIPANTS WILL TAKE A CLASS OF TRADITIONAL PIEDMONT CUISINE AT THE RENOWED HOSPITALITY TRAINING SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE CASTLE, WITH A CHANCE OF BEING FOLLOWED BY MICHELIN STARRED CHEFS.THE DINNER WILL BE SERVED WITH THE DISHES PREPARED DURING THE LESSONS.
THE NEXT DAY AT THE CASTLE OF GRINZANE CAVOUR, VISIT OF THE MUSEUM AND OF THE ROOM WICH EXHIBITS CAVOUR’S HEIRLOOMS. THE CASTLE WAS BUILT IN THE ELEVENTH CENTURY AND WAS THE RESIDENCE AND WINE ESTATE OF COUNT CAMILLO BENSO DI CAVOUR.
WE WILL HEAD LATER FOR POLLENZO , WHERE IN THE LATE ‘90’S , AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE SLOW FOOD ASSOCIATION, THE LARGE COMPLEX OF THE AGENCY WAS RECOVERED. NOW IT HOSTS THE UNIVERSITY OF GASTRONOMIC SCIENCES AND THE WINE BANK ; THE BANK HAS ASSETS OVER 100 000 BOTTLES THAT COME FROM 300 OF THE BEST NATIONAL WINERIES. WE WILL HAVE LUNCH IN THE RESTAURANT OF THE AGENCY, WHILE IN THE AFTERNOON WE WILL VISIT THE WINE BANK (WITH A TASTING OF 5 WINES).
WE WILL IDEALLY RETRACED THE ITALY OF WINE REGION BY REGION AND WE’LL KNOW THE DIFFERENT TYPES REPRESENTING EACH ONE THE HISTORY AND THE TERRITORY WHERE THEY COME FROM. THE WINE BANK IS ALSO A STORE THAT OFFERS HISTORICAL AND RARE LABELS , OFTEN UNAVAILABLE: EXCLUSIVE BUYING OPPORTUNITIES ARE THEREFORE POSSIBLE.
COOKING CLASS AT BUBBIO’S CASTLE, THEN AFTER LUNCH, VISIT TO THE CANELLI’S WINE CATHEDRAL
THE NEXT DAY « WE WILL MEET THE STORY AGAIN » AT THE CELLARS OF THE ESTATE OF FONTANAFREDDA, FORMERLY A PROPERTY OF VITTORIO EMANUELE II, THE FIRST KING OF ITALY; WE WILL VISIT THE HISTORIC WINERY WITH LUNCH IN THE RESTAURANT OF THE ESTATE. THE FREE AFTERNOON IS DEDICATED TO A WALK IN THE « FOREST OF THOUGHTS » INSIDE THE ESTATE.
THE FOLLOWING DAY « SPECIAL » MEETINGS IN PAROLDO, THE FAMOUS VILLAGE OF THE « MASK’S »…. THEN VISIT TO A RENOWNED DAIRY WHERE CHEESE MURAZZANO PDO AND « TOMA OF LANGA »(A TYPE OF SHEEP CHEESE) IS PRODUCED. LUNCH IN THE RESTAURANT OF THE FARM, THEN TYPICAL DINNER IN THE COUNTRY OF MASKS’
THE TOUR WILL END WITH A VISIT OF ALBA AND HER « UNDERGROUND CITY », WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO TOUCH THE HISTORY OF THIS BEAUTIFUL TOWN…LOOKING AT IT FROM THE BOTTOM OF ITS FOUNDATIONS. WE WON’T MISS AN AFTERNOON OF SHOPPING DURING OUR SPARE TIME.
