Barolo&Barbaresco Wine Experience with a Local Winemaker / Milano

Marco is a very passionate wine maker who is keen to show you both textbook and farmer-knowledge of winemaking in piedmont. The tour includes an excellent mix of family-owned wineries some selling internationally and some selling only locally. Enjoyed it so much we shipped a case of it back and Marco was extremely helpful in making it happen. Cheers!

[[I resubmitted this to trip advisor after a month of being stuck in review, maybe it was too long]] My wife and I recently had the pleasure of taking a Langhe Wine Tour with Marco. Marco was very friendly yet professional, incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about everything Piemonte esp the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato regions and their wines; in short, he’s a proud Piemontese except for his Lombardian calcio serie A team selection :). He took us to three beautiful wineries (two + a historic tasting room), where we learned about the history, terroir, grapes, winemaking process and tasted a variety of delicious wines. The first winery we visited was a small family-run winery in Barolo (Alberto Ballarin) in the heart of the Barolo region. We had a great tasting then a visit to the cellar with Alberto himself. We tasted different wines from their Dolcetto and Barbera, then with Nebbiolo, Langhe Nebbiolo, their Barolo Classico and then specific single vineyard. Other than reds, an interesting tasting was for Nascetta, a native white grape from the area that is rare now but making a comeback The second visit was to Produttori del Barbaresco, not the winery/cellar but the tasting room where you try the Langhe Nebbiolo and the Barbaresco classico, a must visit for anyone interested in Barbaresco wine making history (too bad they don't sell their single vineyard wines there) The final and my favorite stop was at Galarin, their family winery where we visited the vineyards (late September, Nebbiolo harvest was a few days to go, so tasting a grape with the right ripeness from the vine was great), the cellar and then the tasting room. Learning about everything from the viticulture to the wine making (maceration time, use of different wine fermentation techniques and vessels including their old wooden fermenter). We had the opportunity to taste a variety of Galarin wines including the Barbera d'Asti, and the Barbera d'Asti Superiore. We also tried the Pinot nero (very aromatic), their monferrato nebbiolo and the great limited quantity 2019 Barolo which I wish they continue to make, it was the best Barolo I tasted that day (and best Nebbiolo overall) with powerful tannic yet elegant and aromatic (looking forward to trying the bottle I bought in a few years). The cherry on the top was their Moscato d’Asti which is not something you have with desert (you can), it is a desert on its own. In addition to the wine tastings, Marco also took us to a picturesque villages (e.g. La Morra) to take in the beautiful scenery as well as understand the terroir, where the different villages and communes are, changes in climate and how that affects wine. Overall, we had a wonderful experience on our Langhe Wine Tour. We highly recommend Marco and the Langhe Wine Tours to anyone interested in learning more about the region and its wines.

We had a great day out with Marco. It was lovely to visit his own winery and taste his wines - we also enjoyed two other tastings. As a wine maker he is really knowledgeable about the whole process and the industry. He also speaks excellent English! Another treat was a stop for lunch at Wine Story in Castagnole. Thank you Marco!

Excellent tour of Piedmont. Marco was a very good tour guide who was exceptionally knowledgeable about the region and wine production in general. He was easy to communicate with, payment was simple online, and he arrived on time to pick us up, and dropped me off promptly to catch my train before departing. The wineries he took us to explored the breadth of winemaking in the region, with excellent selections from the three vineyards we visited and ample tasting. Lunch was spectacular in a quaint little village, and the views were breathtaking! I would highly recommend this tour!

Marco did an excellent job explaining the different varieties and regions. We spent 2 days touring Barbaresco and Borolo wine regions around Alba Italy . Being a farmer himself, his wine Gallatin was excellent as well as the 3 other wineries we visited. I will never forget the “hazelnuts” 😃