Gastronomic and Wine-tasting tour of the Langhe with Truffles (mushrooms)
6 Days / 5 Nights
Day 1
Arrival Milan and transfer with our English-speaking guide to a first class
hotel in the Barolo area of the Langhe. Accomodation to the Hotel. Dinner and
overnight stay.
Day 2
Breakfast in hotel. Visit to the Barbaresco wine producing area. First cantina
we will visit is the consortium of Barbaresco producers where we will have an
explanation of the wines with wine-tasting. Light lunch at the cantina Ile with
tasting of the local wines. Afternoon dedicated to an explanation about the
history of truffles and a mock truffle hunt, guided by a "trifulao"
(truffle hunter) who will demonstrate how and when truffles are hunted. Dinner
in typical restaurant with Barbaresco wines.
Day 3
Breakfast in hotel. Visit the Ratti Museum in the Annunziata Abbey, with wine-tasting.
Light lunch in Cantina. In the afternoon a guided visit to the Castello di Barolo,
home of the noble Falletti family. Visit one of the best Cantina producer of
Barolo for the last 100 years. Dinner in nice Restaurant in Barolo (truffles
included) with Borgogna wines.
Day 4
Breakfast in hotel. Visit the Dolcetto wine producing area, including a stop
in one of the famous Cantina in the country. Light lunch in Restaurant. Afternoon
visit to a cheese-producing factory where you can taste Toma, Bra and Castelmagro,
famous Piedmont cheeses. Dinner in Restaurant famous for its "bolliti."
Day 5
Breakfast in hotel. Visit the Moscato wine area (sparkling dessert wines)
- the Cantina Bera and Dogliotti with wine-tasting. Light lunch in Restaurant
at Castiglion Tinella with wine-tasting. Afternoon visit to the Gancia vineyard.
Dinner in Restaurant with wine from the Conti della Cremosina vineyard.
Day 6
Breakfast in hotel and departure.
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