PieDmont Wine Tour
Seven Days | Six Nights
2024 Dates: Private Tour GROUPS only
2025 DATES: Coming Soon
Welcome to Piedmont, ITALY
La Dolce Vigna’s Piedmont Wine + Culture Tour takes you to the heart of the region’s viticulture and gastronomic tradition: the Langhe. This fog-kissed, undulating landscape just a couple hours south of Turin is the home of two of Italy’s most sought after red wines — Barolo and Barbaresco — the Slow Food movement, a myriad of medieval castles, the elusive white truffle, a proud and hearty cuisine, and, to top it all off, UNESCO recently included the Langhe on their World Heritage List. Andar per Langa, then — to wander along the region’s ridges — means to lose yourself in the stunning scenery, to savor the land’s rich bounty, to appreciate a slower, more humane pace. It’s all about the journey, my friends.
“My wife and I just returned from a week-long Piedmont trip with Leslie. We are not group tour people. We prefer to explore on our own at our own pace, but if every group tour was like hers, we’d do them exclusively. Fun, informative and relaxing – you can’t find a more enthusiastic, well connected host.”
Piedmont WINE Tour Highlights
Taste through Piedmont's world-renowned wines, meeting winemakers and going for vineyard hikes along the way
Hands-on cooking class of classic Piemontese recipes
Visit the charming towns of Barolo, Barbaresco, La Morra, and Alba
Enjoy a tasting at a local Toma cheese farm
Go for a truffle hunt (Autumn dates only)
Experience Alba's famous Saturday market
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Piedmont
(Starred Sites are on the Piedmont WINE tour)
“I took a magical tour of Piemonte with La Dolce Vigna. The trip had something for everyone from shopping to a cooking class, always with a special wine, and always enhanced by the insight of Leslie. I’m going to sign up for another tour!”
Your Luxurious Accommodations in Piedmont
Our home for the entire week is a lovingly-restored castle in the heart of the Langhe region, awarded again and again for its impeccable hospitality.
TOUR PRICE
ALL-INCLUSIVE $5900 / person
(based on double occupancy)
Meet Your Sommelier Guide + Founder of La Dolce Vigna
“Leslie knows how to plan a trip of a lifetime!”
Ciao! My name is Leslie Rosa. After a decade of working in the art world for eminent institutions and artists in New York and London, I moved to Italy, fell in love with the diversity of Italian wine and became a certified sommelier with the Associazione Italiana Sommelier.
As an art-curator-turned-sommelier, my passion is to create immersive experiences and itineraries in which each day tells a story and offers an in-depth look at the history and culture of a particular region through the lens of wine.
When not leading tours, you can find me doing pop-up wine tastings, writing for the Slow Wine Guide, or getting lost someplace beautiful with my travel watercolor set!
La Dolce Vigna Difference
Small Groups. Tours are limited to a maximum of 12 clients to assure an intimate experience.
Sommelier Guides. You will always have a certified sommelier guide to answer all of your wine-related questions on the road.
Family-Run and Historic Wineries. Tours are centered around small, eco-conscious, family-run wineries that make quality wine, and are packed with cultural insights.
Foodie Central. Be prepared to eat. A lot. We've picked out amazing spots for you, from the small, loved-by-locals osteria to the Michelin-starred restaurant.
Insider Access. We have special relationships with locals, which open up more unique and authentic experiences for you!
No Cookie Cutter Tours. Depending on the season and local events, tours will always be custom organized to give the best and most insider experience for each group.
All-Inclusive. Rest assured that your tour price includes all meals (except for one), activities, hotels, transportation from the moment we meet until our fond farewell.
Down Time. For those of you who have been on other group tours, you know what we're talking about. Part of living la dolce vigna is taking the time to truly savor your experiences and surroundings. We've built in time for you to do just that at your own pace and on your own terms. Long live slow travel!
Helping others. Besides helping the local, artisanal economy through visiting small wine and food producers, eating at traditional trattorie and staying at boutique hotels, a donation on behalf of each individual that takes one of our tours will be made to 10,000 Gardens in Africa, a Slow Food initiative aimed at cultivating sustainable and healthy communities throughout Africa.
Searching for a Private wine tour of Italy?
Look no further! In addition to our intimate group tours, La Dolce Vigna curates private wine tours—with or without a guide—based on your dates, travel style and interests. We will open the doors to authentic experiences complete with exceptional food and wine, colorful personalities, warm hospitality, not-to-be-missed cultural sites and many, many photo-worthy moments. (Trust us.)
