The tasting

An experience of food and wine pairing, with wine as the protagonist

For us, the opportunity to welcome you and tell you about our work is of fundamental importance: the wine speaks for itself, but tasted within the same walls that see it being born and taking shape, it is capable of expressing itself to its full potential.

This is why tasting is the central element of our tour of the winery: the route starts in the tasting room, where my wife Maria and I will present our labels and talk about how they are produced.

Ours is not the typical tasting offered in the small cellars of the area: while maintaining the absolute centrality of wine, we like to play with food pairing to further emphasize the characters of each variety. The cutting boards we serve therefore offer a few more pairings than the usual cold cuts and cheeses.

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Our tasting

Types of tastings

Discovering Francesco Rosso

tasting of 4 production wines + mixed platter in combination → 23€

Lunch (only Saturday and Sunday)

4 traditional Piedmontese appetizers + tajarin + hazelnut cake paired with tasting of 4 wines → 48€

Cherry on the cake

tasting of 5 production wines + mixed board + hazelnut cake → 28€

The visit route: an example of a tour

The introduction

Let’s start by specifying that you will always find me or my wife to welcome you, the same people who actively handle all aspects of production.

First we will make you sit in the tasting room, recently renovated and refurbished. Here, after a first moment of presentations, we will begin with a short presentation of the company’s history and production philosophy, to give you an idea of our reality.

We will then talk about the Roero area, in general, and more in detail about the hills that surround us: the composition of the soil, the microclimates, the most produced varieties. Depending on the interest and preparation of the group, we will go into the various topics to a greater or lesser extent, creating the basis for an informed tasting.

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Time to taste

Then is the turn for the most awaited moment, in which the theory seeks practical confirmation. Depending on the type of tasting chosen, we will begin to serve you the wines, starting with the whites and gradually increasing in complexity and structure.

Each label will be introduced briefly, and then tasted together, at the same time playing with the food-wine combination thanks to the matching mixed platters.

At the end of the tasting we will move to the cellar for a quick tour of the production areas.

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The tour of the winery

Starting from the winemaking rooms we will show you the wine route, with a more or less technical and in-depth explanation. Here you can ask us questions about how we work in the cellar!

We will then continue in the aging rooms (barricaia) where the most precious wines of our production rest, a charming and quiet environment, where – if the moment is right – we will let you taste some wines in progress.

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Ending on a sweet note

If the type of tasting you have chosen includes it, at this point we will return to the tasting room for a glass of our passito, paired with a dessert of our production (hazelnut cake or chocolate salami).

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Are you interested in a walk in the vineyard? Please let us know when booking!

The tour of the vineyard is not normally included in the visit: the closest is about 1km from the winery, so the time of the journey would lengthen significantly. However, if you are interested in adding this stage, we just need to know it in advance to get organized!

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Useful info

What are the visiting hours? To better organize the tasting and reception, the following time slots are available, within which reservations can be made: 11:00 / 15:30

How long does the winery tour take on average? Visit and tasting last about 2h / 2h30!

How much does the tasting cost? You can choose between two types of tasting: 4 wines + cutting board (23 €), 5 wines + cutting board + dessert (28 €) or 4 wines + 4 traditional Piedmontese dishes → (48 €)

Is it possible to buy your wines in the cellar? Of course! All the wines of our production can be purchased on site, with payment in cash, cards, debit cards or Satispay! We also carry out home delivery within a radius of 50km.

Can I bring my pet friend with me? Your pet friends are absolutely allowed, as long as they are well behaved!

What payments do you accept? We accept payments by cash, debit card, credit card, Satispay or bank transfer

Come visit us at the winery: book the experience

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