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Piedmont with Elizabeth & Sophie Minchilli
A seven-day, six-night Piedmont week with Elizabeth and Sophie. Truffles, Barolo, hazelnuts, grappa, goat cheese, cooking, chocolate and vermouth in Turin.
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What you will do
- Truffle walk and biodynamic winery near Serralunga
- Grappa micro-distillery visit
- Hazelnut farm with 15 products tasted
- Centuries-old Barolo cellars and agnolotti del plin lunch
- Fossano market and farmhouse cooking class
- Goat farm hand-milking and cheese feast
- Turin chocolate workshop, vermouth tasting and walking tour
Before you go
Eat the region first, then cook it. Everything here is free and saves to your trip.
Who leads it
Elizabeth Minchilli
Writes about Italian life and has authored nine books on Italy, including Eating Rome. She has led Via Rosa food trips since 2011.
Sophie Minchilli
Elizabeth's daughter. She has led food tours across Italy since 2015, wrote The Sweetness of Doing Nothing and appeared in Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.
Elena
Leads the vermouth tasting and Turin walk.
Valerio
Joins for the truffle and wine day.
Day by day
- Day 1ArrivalsCheck in at La Morra, terrace welcome drink, dinner walkable from the hotel.
- Day 2Truffles, Barolo and grappaTruffle walk, biodynamic winery, long lunch, distillery. Dinner on your own.
- Day 3Hazelnuts and BaroloHazelnut farm, historic cellars, nonna-made agnolotti lunch, Barolo town. Dinner free.
- Day 4Market, cooking, CherascoFossano market, farmhouse cooking class and lunch, Cherasco and Baci cookies. Dinner free.
- Day 5Goats, chocolate, vermouthGoat farm and cheese lunch, drive to Turin, chocolate workshop, vermouth tasting at a historic cafe.
- Day 6TurinThree-hour walk with bicerin and gianduiotti, free afternoon, five-course farewell dinner at Palazzo Graneri.
- Day 7DepartureCheck out in Turin.
Itineraries can shift with weather, season and host availability.
What is included
Included
- 4 nights Corte Gondina, 2 nights Grand Hotel Sitea
- Daily breakfast
- Listed meals, activities, transport
- Sunday 2 pm Turin-to-La Morra arrival transfer
- Gratuities
Not included
- Transportation to and from Italy
- Transportation to and from the airport/hotel
- Dinners on Days 2-5
Practical details
- Where you base
- La Morra in the Langhe (4 nights, Corte Gondina), then Turin (2 nights, Grand Hotel Sitea)
- Where you stay
- Corte Gondina, a 4-star boutique hotel with spa and pool in La Morra; Grand Hotel Sitea, historic 5-star in Turin.
- Group size
- Limited to 12 guests
- Pace
- Relaxed, never strenuous, with solo time; hour-plus walks, cobblestones, some stairs without lifts.
- Arrival and departure
- La Morra Day 1 (2 pm transfer from Turin); departure from Turin hotel Day 7, no transfer.
- Who it suits
- Wine, truffle and pasta fans who like a relaxed pace.
Good to know
- Not suitable for vegetarians, lactose-intolerant or gluten-free guests; no substitutions
- Wine is central; non-drinkers may not enjoy it
- Itinerary may change; final 30 days out
Dates and prices
May 2027: EUR 8,600 per person double; EUR 9,400 single (EUR 800 supplement). Ask for August 2027 pricing.
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Trip details are compiled from the published information of Via Rosa (Via Rosa Italy), who runs this trip. Dates, prices and availability change; we reconfirm everything with you before you commit.
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