Set off in search of the area’s most prized food and wine products.
BOOK YOUR EXPERIENCE
Santo Stefano Belbo
Experience the finest and most representative products of Alta Langa and rediscover them in an exclusive menu created by a Michelin-starred chef.
PGI Piedmont Hazelnuts, bakery products, wines and local distillates will be the stages of a tour to discover the area. A journey that will end with the Sunday Lunch, the culmination of an Experience savoured dish after dish.
THE CHEF
ANDREA AIMONETTO
After attending specialisation courses with the great masters of national and international cuisine, in 2002 he started working as a personal chef in Bra, to which he added the organisation of courses for professionals. In 2020, Claraaimonetto cioccolato was born, a pastry line in which she works alongside her daughter Clara in the creation of fine chocolates and large leavened products.
Flour from Mulino Marino
You will visit a family of millers for three generations: together with Fausto and Fulvio Marino, you will discover the importance of organic farming and milling with natural stones, right up to the latest technologies. Always respecting grain.
The sweetness of Tonda Gentile hazelnuts
The PGI Piedmont Hazelnut produced by Altalanga, a company committed to the agricultural recovery and to the enhancement of the land. Roasted, salted, caramelised or covered in chocolate, or simply shelled: the world’s best hazelnut awaits you in all its forms.
The bubbles of the Metodo Classico
In the heart of the Langa Astigiana, you will learn about the passion and work that have made the Marcalberto winery a point of reference for the quality Italian Metodo Classico, discovering a winemaking heritage that is the result of a rigorous craft process.
The aromas of Berta distillates
You will understand why ageing can be really valuable: at the Berta distillery, which has been dedicated to distillation for over 70 years, you will discover the slow process by which grape marc is transformed from a wine by-product into a refined distillate.
Pavese’s Langhe
“The Langhe are not lost”, wrote Cesare Pavese in I mari del Sud (South Seas). During a dinner in Santo Stefano Belbo, enjoying a dish of Piedmontese cuisine and a glass of Nebbiolo, you will retrace the bond between Pavese and his land through the readings by Pierluigi Vaccaneo, director of the Cesare Pavese Foundation.
THE SUNDAY LUNCH
The Treasures of Alta Langa will have a place of honour in the Sunday Lunch, within an unprecedented menu signed by chef Andrea Aimonetto. You will sit at a table immersed in the nature of the Vigne di Fagnano 1709 estate, an ancient aristocratic residence dating back to the early 18th century. A place conceived in continuous dialogue with its history and surroundings, where life flows slowly, at the rhythm of nature.
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THE EXPERIENCE INCLUDES
- Two nights in a luxury country house in Santo Stefano Belbo with breakfast
- Private visits with tastings at local wineries
- Exclusive lunch with menu by a local chef
- Literary dinner by the Cesare Pavese Foundation
- Food and wine tours in selected restaurants
- Private minivan transfers
- Dedicated on-site travel assistant