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Calosso
Fea Vini: Wineries Open Doors for Ferragosto
A small winery in the hills of Calosso run by Giuseppe and Tiziana offers a winery tour and the tasting of typical Monferrato wines
from Thursday
15 August 2024
at 11:00
to Sunday
18 August 2024
at 19:00
Appuntamenti
Giorno Dalle Alle
La Cantina
The territory of Calosso, a small town of about 1,200 inhabitants straddling the Langhe and Monferrato regions, presents itself with a panorama thick with vineyards that reach their maximum splendor during the months of October and November thanks to one of the most enchanting foliages in Piedmont.
In a panoramic position, cantilevering over the steep south-facing vineyards, is the Fea Vini winery, a small, family-run business where Giuseppe and Tiziana, the owners, receive guests directly.
The welcome, the passion for this land and the fruits it offers remain etched in the memory of those who visit thanks to their authentic homely hospitality.
From the very first visit, one understands the desire to pass on, especially to the youngest, the experience gained through years of work, without neglecting the hardest aspects of rural life, in a land that in 50 years has gone from the misery of the Malora to an economic, cultural and touristic well-being.
Dates
from 15 August 2024 to 18 August 2024 — vedile tutte ↝
How to participate
A place of peace and tranquility among the UNESCO hills
This is the spirit with which Giuseppe faces the daily challenges of his profession
Calosso has always been a land of great wines, a land of which Moscato d’Asti is the main resource
Visits & Tastings
Upon arriving at the company, you'll be on a first-name basis because the visiting guests are not customers, but friends
Tours and tastings are led by Giuseppe and Tiziana, who introduce the winery's history on the small panoramic plateau in front of the winery.
They talk about the land, vineyard work always conducted with respect for the environment and biodiversity: vineyard operations are kept to a minimum and inter-row work is done so as to replace or limit chemical interventions.
With its ability to engage the guest, even the youngest will be interested in the seasonal cycles and interventions necessary to foster the growth of a healthy and robust vine.
We then move to the small and quaint Cantina where grape processing takes place: a building that bears witness to rural life in the past with a history of more than 200 years.
Testifying to this is the discovery of a tile dated 1815 and the handprint of a builder stamped into the top of the vault bearing the date 1805.
The types of tasting
The tasting room, which formerly housed the barn, is a small cool area characterized by vaults and thick load-bearing walls.
Here you can choose from four different types of tastings:
- 15€/person → tasting of 3 wines + tasting of cured meats and tasting of typical cheeses, bread and breadsticks;
- 20€/person → tasting of 5 wines + tasting of cured meats and tasting of typical cheeses, bread and breadsticks.
The Crutin: ancient pantry of the Langa farmers
The area used for storage, where the bottles and barrels where the wines destined for aging rest on display, encloses a gem that always intrigues visitors: there is in fact a crutin dug into the tuff, that is, a passable tunnel with a blind bottom and closed by a now-dry well.
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A cool and relaxing environment where you can discover production wines accompanied by typical products
The tasting is measured to the needs of the guests, whether they are expert connoisseurs or simple enthusiasts
Renovations have revealed an old crutin, the ancient pantry of Langa farmers
