WINE EXPERIENCES 2024
Monferrato: where wine becomes an experience.
A trip to Monferrato is an unforgettable experience for all the senses. You will be able to admire enchanting landscapes, taste fine wines, savor typical cuisine and experience the welcoming atmosphere of this fascinating land.
Come and discover Monferrato: where wine becomes an experience
“WINE & HILLS” BY E-BIKE
WE WILL MAKE YOU LIVE AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE WITH A PRIVATE E-BIKE TOUR THROUGH THE MAGICAL HILLS OF ALTO MONFERRATO, YOU WILL DISCOVER UNIQUE PLACES SUCH AS THE WINE CAVE AND THE MEDIEVAL CASTLES ALONG THE ROUTE; DURING THE RIDE YOU WILL TAKE TIME TO ENJOY THE LANDSCAPE, BETWEEN WOODS, VINEYARDS AND HAZELNUT GROVES, ON WHITE ROADS AND PANORAMIC ROADS, CROSSING ENCHANTING MEDIEVAL VILLAGES. THE VISIT WILL END WITH A VISIT TO AN ORGANIC CELLAR, WITH TASTING OF THEIR WINES ACCOMPANIED BY TYPICAL LOCAL PRODUCTS.
Prices starting from 4 €5.00
“BORDER” BY CAR
THIS IS THE AREA WITH THE DENOMINATION WHERE YOU GO FROM OVADA DOCG TO GAVI DOCG, HERE THE WINES MEET AND GIVE WAY TO EACH OTHER.
THE DAY INCLUDES VISITS AND TASTINGS IN CELLARS AND ESTATES BETWEEN OVADA, ROCCA GRIMALDA AND CAPRIATA D'ORBA, 5 IN TOTAL, EACH DIFFERENT IN TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT AND VINEYARD. THEY CAN ALL BE VISITED WITH AN AD HOC PROGRAMME.
Prices starting from €45.00
“DOSSET” IN THE CAR
IN THE HISTORY OF THE OVADESE LANGUAGE AND IN THE DIALECT, DOSSET MEANS "LITTLE HILL" AND FROM HERE, PROBABLY, THE NAME OF THE SWEET OF OVADA, DUE TO THE MODEST HILLS THAT SURROUND THE AREA. THERE WILL BE 6 ESTATES (INCLUDING ONE HISTORICAL HOUSE) ON THE ROUTE THAT TOUCHES OVADA, CASSINELLE, MORSASCO AND CREMOLINO, A SMALL MEDIEVAL CONSTELLATION THAT COMBINES HISTORY AND FOOD AND WINE.
Prices starting from €4 to € 5.00
“MARIN” BY CAR
IN THE OVADA TERRITORY THE WIND THAT COMES FROM THE SEA IS CONSTANTLY, CALLED “MARIN” AND IT IS SAID THAT IT GIVES THE GRAPES THE FAMOUS FLAVOR OF OVADA. 4 CELLARS ON THE ROUTE, ALWAYS ONE DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER TO BETTER CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THE VINEYARD. YOU WILL TOUCH THE VILLAGES OF MONTALDO BORMIDA, CARPENETO AND ROCCA GRIMALDA
Prices starting from €4 to €5.00
“HONEY & WINE” TREKKING / E-BIKE / CAR
UNIQUE EXPERIENCE OF ITS KIND, WITH A COMBINATION OF TWO PRODUCTS, DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER, WHICH COME FROM THE LAND, HONEY AND WINE.
YOU WILL VISIT A LABORATORY OF AN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY THAT PRODUCES HONEY, THE HONEY EXTRACTION PROCEDURE WILL BE ILLUSTRATED; FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF RELAXATION IN THE WELL-BEING APIARY, 30 MINUTES OF APISOUND AND AROMATHERAPY TREATMENTS, ACCOMPANIED BY A FINAL TASTING OF ORGANIC HONEIES AND FINALLY, THROUGH A GLASS, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE AND DISCOVER THE WORKING OF A FAMILY OF BEES, WITH THE 'I HOPE THAT THE QUEEN COULD BE VISIBLE AT THAT TIME! AT THE END, A FEW STEPS AWAY YOU REACH A FARMHOUSE THAT PRODUCES WINE, VISIT TO THE CELLARS AND TASTING WITH 0 METER PRODUCTS.
POSSIBILITY OF OVERNIGHT STAY IN FARMHOUSE.
Prices starting from € 50.00
“CASTLE & BOTTIA” BY CAR
VISIT TO A MEDIEVAL CASTLE WELL PRESERVED AND STILL INHABITED TODAY BY THE MARQUISES, WHO PRODUCED THEIR OWN WINE IN THE CELLARS OF THE CASTLE. THE VISIT INCLUDES THE INTERIORS OF THE CASTLE AND THE SURROUNDING VILLAGE, ENDING IN THE CELLARS WITH THE TASTING OF 4 GLASSES ACCOMPANIED BY FOCACCIA AND 0 KM BREADSTICKS.
CONTINUING YOU WILL REACH AN ESTATE BORN IN 1875 AND AFTER A VISIT TO THE VINEYARDS AND THE CELLAR, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ADMIRE THE INFERNOT, A SMALL UNDERGROUND CHAMBER, WITHOUT LIGHT, USED IN THE PAST TO STORE BOTTLED WINE, THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE THAT FROM ANOTHER TIME! THE TASTING LUNCH WILL BE SERVED IN THE BOARRY, WITH GENUINE PRODUCTS FROM THE GARDEN AND PAIRING WINES.
POSSIBILITY OF PURCHASE ON SITE!
Prices starting from € 65.00
“FOREST BATH & WINE”
A DAY OF IMMERSION IN NATURE, AN EXPERIENCE OF WELL-BEING AND HEALTH THAT ENGAGES ALL THE SENSES. THE MEETING WILL BE AT THE ENTRANCE OF A ROUTE IN THE FOREST, WITH STAGES PRESET BY THE COACH, IMMERSED IN SILENCE AND GREEN. EXPERIENCE LASTING ABOUT 2 HOURS, AT THE END WITH A PIC NIC LUNCH PROVIDED BY A NEARBY FARM, WITH TYPICAL PRODUCTS AND TASTING OF DOLCETTO D'OVADA, AWARDED THIS YEAR AS A EUROPEAN WINE.
Prices starting from € 35.00
“SHADES OF RED”
A GUIDED TASTING IN THE GREEN AREA OF A BEAUTIFUL ESTATE, EXCELLENTLY MANAGED BY THE OWNERS, WITH RESTAURANT AND ROOMS. YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TASTE 3 WINES FROM RED BERRIES GROWN ON THE FARM, THE DOLCETTO D'OVADA, THE ROSSO PRIMOAMORE AND THE LATEST BORN, THE PRIAROSE'... THE TASK IS UP TO YOU TO FIND THE BEST COMBINATION AMONG THE TRADITIONAL FINGER SPECIALTIES PIEDMONT PEOPLE WHO WILL ACCOMPANY THEM...ARE YOU READY?
Prices starting from € 25.00
“OVADESOTTO”
HISTORY, FOOD AND WINE BLEND FOR A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE!
THE FIRST STOP WILL BE HISTORY, WITH A GUIDED VISIT OF THE MORSASCO CASTLE, AN IMPOSING MANOR AND Elegant HISTORIC HOUSE THAT DATES BACK TO THE 13TH CENTURY, WHOSE FASCINATING ROOMS, ACCORDING TO HISTORICAL SOURCES, HAVE BELONGED OVER TIME TO THE DEL BOSCO, TO THE MALASPINA , TO THE LONDRON, TO THE GONZAGA, TO THE CENTURIONE SCOTTO AND TO THE PALLAVICINO.
THE NEW HALL HOSTS A STONE FIREPLACE FROM THE EARLY 1500S, WHILE INSIDE THE THIRTEENTH-CENTURY TOWER THERE ARE THE CASTLE'S PRISONS, WHICH CAN ALSO BE VISITED. DO NOT MISS THE ANCIENT CELLARS AND THE EXECUTIONER'S HOUSE. AT THE END OF THE VISIT WE MOVE TO OVADA, THE SECOND AND LAST STOP FOR A SHORT WALK IN THE HISTORIC CENTER, WHICH REMEMBER THE LIGURIAN INFLUENCES IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY: THE TOPONYM OF OVADA DERIVES FROM THE LATIN "VADUM", WHICH MEANS "WOD", A TESTIMONY OF THE PROBABLE EXISTENCE, ALREADY IN ROMAN TIMES, OF A SHALLOW TRANSIT PLACE AT THE POINT WHERE THE TWO RIVERS, THE STURA DI OVADA AND THE ORBA, CONFLUENCE. WAITING FOR US (FOR LUNCH OR DINNER) IS A HISTORIC RESTAURANT IN THE CITY WHICH WANTED TO PAY HOMAGE TO IT WITH THE CREATION OF OVADESOTTO, PASTA WITH DOLCETTO D'OVADA STUFFED WITH GOAT'S RICOTTA AND PIEDMONT FASSONA SAUSAGE. THE MENU INCLUDES 1 STARTER, THE OVADESOTTI, A SECOND COURSE AND DESSERT, WATER, COFFEE AND A GLASS OF WINE FROM LOCAL PRODUCERS.
Prices starting from € 50.00
...AND MUCH MORE TO COME