The four best wineries with restaurants in Langhe

If you love wine, you usually get excited by its whole world. Real connoisseurs take delight in discovering its many characters to get to know it in detail, to really appreciate it and to seek the emotions it offers.

For a wine lover, eating at a winery, nestled among vineyards surrounded by the smells and sounds of nature, is something that sooner or later needs to be checked off the endless list of wine experiences.

There are many wineries with restaurants in Italy, serving as an interesting chance to get to know and taste the local cuisine and to explore the region through its food. Today we are going to Langhe, an incredibly charming land of excellent wines, to explore four wineries with restaurants that can provide plenty of emotions and memorable moments of pleasure.

TENUTA CARRETTA

A wonderful farmstead and the ancient home of noble families, nestled on a rolling hillside used to grow vines in the heart of Barolo, Tenuta Carretta is a multi-faceted wine tourism business which boasts 550 years of history. Owned by the Miroglio family, well-known textile industrialists, with 70 hectares of vineyards in the Langhe-Roero and Monferrato wine-growing area, in addition to the winery, it includes the stylish Albergo di Charme hotel with 10 rooms, a welcoming wine shop and two restaurants: Ristorante 21 Punto 9 and Locanda in Cannubi.

21.9 is a Michelin-starred restaurant located in Piobesi d’Alba, at the company’s headquarters. Run by the Chef Flavio Costa, it gets its name from his daughters’ birthday. In the words of the Chef, the cuisine is “warm, modern, instinctive, straightforward and instant”, a mix between Piedmont and Ligurian traditions enriched with his own creative touch. Alongside fish, the dishes are based on vegetables, offal and game, with help from many herbs. 

A refined, elegant location with attention paid down to the smallest detail which, alongside Michelin-star cuisine and the stunning surrounding landscape, can stir special feelings. 

The venue also includes a hotel with nine rooms and a spa that is perfect for pampering yourself in the peace and tranquility of the Langhe countryside.

Ristorante 21 Punto 9, Loc. Carretta, 4 – Piobesi d’Alba – Tel. +39 0173 38 72 00

LA TORRICELLA

Located on the hills of the municipality of Monforte and Roddino, La Torricella is a multi-faceted company that can offer the full experience: it includes 13 hectares of vineyards, a winery with a tasting room, a holiday farm with eight rooms and a restaurant. This incredibly cozy restaurant is equipped with two connected inner rooms that open up with large windows over the panoramic view, an outside area overlooking the swimming pool and a large garden. It is a chic, stylish, beautifully designed place. The love for the land also shines through in the kitchen, where they use fine ingredients while respecting the rhythm of nature. In fact, they use vegetables from their garden, while the meat, eggs, cheeses, cured meats and flour are all local. Alongside local dishes, the menu also offers fusion cuisine with Italian and international flavors and aromas and a truffle menu from October to December.

This is all paired with La Torricella Diego Pressenda wines and a wine list with a selection of local bottles. There is an interesting picnic menu that includes a tasting platter of mixed starters, desserts and fruit depending on the day’s offering for you to enjoy among the vineyards. 

 The restaurant is open by booking every day for dinner (except for Tuesday) and for Saturday and Sunday lunch.

La Torricella, Loc. S.Anna, 98 Monforte d’Alba (CN) – For more info and bookings 

Tel. +39 0173 78327 – + 39 375 5148820 – info@latorricella.eu

CA’ BRUSA

An oasis of peace and tranquility in Langhe, Ca’ Brusa fully immerses its guests in the local region. In fact, it is a holiday farm with a winery and a restaurant. A place where you can immerse yourself in nature and discover local delicacies: as well as the excellent wine(dolcetto, barbera and barolo) there are also jams, cheeses, cured meats, bread and pasta all strictly made by hand.  At the farmstead they also rear free-range chickens that are then used in the kitchen. The restaurant offers a tasting menu with an entrée, first course, main course, a trio of desserts and wines paired with each dish. It is a real triumph of the flavors of Langhe, all at €40 per person (including drinks).  

Ca’ Brusa is also located in a prime strategic position. From here, you can set off to enjoy pleasant strolls along the seven trails of Monforte, or experience an exciting adventure by visiting WIMU, an interactive wine museum located at the Marchesi Falletti castle in Barolo. It is therefore the perfect place for anyone looking for an immersive experience in the region, wanting to explore it far and wide.  

Ca’ Brusà, Loc. Manzoni, 25, Monforte d’Alba – Tel. 0173 78169 – info@cabrusa.com.

ASCHERI

Dating back to the 1800s, the Ascheri wineries are guardians of an ancient, noble tradition that saw Bra become a very important wine market around that very time thanks to the House of Savoy, which owned considerable estates in the surrounding area. It is a place of times gone by that has been able to perfectly combine tradition and innovation.

Its jewel is the tavern built on the site of the first Barolo aging cellars in 1880 belonging to the Ascheri family. It is a treasure chest of history, where you can eat by following the menu written on the board, featuring typical Piedmont dishes, served on old wooden tables. The menu has 4-5 dishes on offer with recommended wine pairings. 

The ancient character of the tavern goes perfectly with the modern style of the 4-star hotel which, together with the food and wine library, is the icing on the cake of this incredibly charming venue.   

Ascheri, via Piumati 23, Tel. 0172.412394 – ascheri@ascherivini.it.

How about you? What other wineries with restaurants do you know in Langhe? Let us know in the comments.