Best of Piedmont from Milan:Barolo wine Tasting, Alba&Castle

Discover Barolo on a fully private, door-to-door day trip from Milan. Boutique family winery tasting, authentic Alba, and Italy's finest food in the land of truffle and Nutella. Fully customizable.

Spend a day in the heart of Piedmont — Italy's most celebrated wine region and, by many accounts, its greatest food destination. This is the land of Barolo, Slow Food philosophy, white truffle, and hand-rolled pasta. Your day begins at your Milan hotel. Oleg or Stefano — founders of Abroads Tours and licensed guides with years of experience in the Langhe — will collect you in a luxury air-conditioned van and drive you south into the hills. Just your group, a knowledgeable guide, and one of the most beautiful landscapes in Europe unfolding outside the window. Alba comes first. One of Piedmont's finest small cities and completely off the mass-tourism radar. Walk the medieval streets, admire the Gothic Duomo, and let the smell of truffle lead you into gourmet shops where local producers sell what they've grown and aged for years. Taste the hazelnuts that inspired Nutella. Browse shops stacked with Barolo, aged cheese, cured meats, and truffle in every form imaginable. Then the Barolo hills. The vineyards here are UNESCO-listed and the view from the ridgelines is one of those sights that makes people stop talking. At a small, family-run winery, you'll be welcomed by the people who tend these vines. Step into the cellar — cool air, the smell of oak barrels and aging vintages. Then out onto the terrace, with the vineyard spreading below you, for an unhurried tasting of Barolo and other estate wines guided by the winemaker or sommelier. Lunch in Piedmont is an occasion. The cuisine here — tajarin pasta with butter and truffle, vitello tonnato, brasato al Barolo, panna cotta the way it was meant to taste — is among the finest in Italy. Your guide knows where to eat well without paying tourist prices. The itinerary is flexible and built around your group. Barbaresco can be included on request. Let us know and we'll design the day accordingly. Door-to-door from your Milan hotel. One of Italy's greatest wine regions. A day you won't stop talking about.