A region so rich in cultural heritage and culinary traditions that UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site, Piedmont is Italy’s best destination for food and wine tours. Our Piedmont wine tours take in all of the region’s unique highlights, but we focus on one particular area: the gorgeous Langhe Region.
We offer more than one excellent Langhe wine tour, and every option allows you to indulge in some of the world’s best and most authentic regional cuisine. Of course, there’s lots of eating involved, as well as some fun cultural exploration in Italy’s most underrated off-the-beaten-path destinations.
Read on to see what you can expect on a Langhe wine tour!
5 Top Things to Do on a Langhe Wine Tour
1. Discover the White Wines of the Langhe Region
Although the Langhe Region is mainly known for its excellent red wines, that doesn’t mean white wines won’t be delicious. The Langhe Region also produces some outstanding white and sparkling wines, which are slowly becoming increasingly recognized.
This region of lush, long, low-lying hills (which is “what “”single” means”) is ideal for white grape varieties like Arneis, Favorita, and Moscato. On a Langhe white wine tour, you can sample delicious whites like Mod’AstMod’Astid’AstiSpumante, Gavi, and Arneis.
2. Discover the Red Wines of the Langhe Region
PiedmonPiedmont’s Region is Italy’sItaly’slace for food and wine tours because of its extraordinary red wines, from Barolo to Barbaresco. These magnificent reds are the region’s star attraction.
A thriving wine-growing region since Roman times, the Langhe Region still produces outstanding authentic wines, many of which are only found here. Characteristic red grape varieties that thrive in these rolling hills include Nebbiolo, Barbera, Freisa, and Dolcetto, among many others.
When you join a Langhe red wine tour, you can taste some of the world’s most outstanding red wines, such as Barolo, Barbaresco, Dolcetto, and Bad’Ast Bad’Astid’Astireisa di Chieri.
3. Indulge in Hearty Regional Food Products
Although the Langhe Region is most famous for its fantastic wine varieties, there’s more than that. Like many other areas in Italy, the Langhe Region has its food specialties.
The region distinguishes itself culinarily thanks to many other high-quality and locally made foods, including honey, hazelnuts and chestnuts, cheeses, and polenta and risotto dishes. The most famous Langhe food, however, maybe the white truffle (see below)
Because of this fantastic mix of world-class wine and locally produced characteristic food, the Langhe Region is an excellent place for food and wine tours in Italy.
4. Go Hunting for the White Truffle of Alba
Arguably, its most well-known food product is white truffles. Because truffles are essential to Langhe culture, we’ve had our truffle hunting tour there.
You can join a “trifolao” and h” s truffle-searching dog on a real truffle hunt. This is an authentic cultural experience unlike many others and offers you a deeper insight into the centuries-old local culinary scene of the Langhe Region. And it is, of course, tons of fun, too!
5. Explore the Langhe Region on a Vespa or Ebike Tour
The undulating vineyard-covered hills of the Langhe Region can be explored in various ways. We have different options to offer you the most freedom in wine-fueled exploration.
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