“LA PRIMAVERA DEL CASTELLINALDO” IN ITS SECOND EDITION, TASTINGS AND MASTERCLASSES DEDICATED TO CASTELLINALDO BARBERA D’ALBA DOC
The Castellinaldo Winemakers Association inaugurates the summer season by presenting the 2nd edition of “ La Primavera del Castellinaldo” , an event dedicated to Castellinaldo Barbera d’Alba DOC, the flagship of Barbera d’Alba DOC, with more than 40 wines on tap and 21 producers involved.
The two-day event will be held on Sunday 30 and Monday 31 March at Palazzo Re Rebaudengo in Piazza Roma 1 in Guarene (Cuneo), including tastings, meetings with producers, visits to the castle and food and wine discoveries.
The initiative, divided into two days, one for enthusiasts and the other reserved for professionals, celebrates the wine identity of a territory that stands out for the quality and typicality of its wines: visitors will have the opportunity to taste different interpretations of this very particular sub-zone, told directly by the producers.
These are the producers involved:
Allerino Giovanni, Baudevin Farm by Marco Volantino, Cerrato Fabio Farm, Cravanzola SSA Farm, Ferrero Michele Farm, Fratelli Masucco Farm, Margherita SS Farm, Teo Costa Selection Farm, Vecchio Farm, Vielmin Farm, Bric Cenciurio, Cantina del Nebbiolo SCA, Cascina Chicco SSA, Cascina del Pozzo, Cascina Goregn, Cascina Torniero, La Granera, Marchisio Family Organic Estate, Marchisio Tonino, Marsaglia, Morra Stefanino.
PROGRAM – THE SPRING OF CASTELLINALDO 2025
The program opens on Sunday 30 March, a day dedicated to the public of enthusiasts, at 10:00, with a walk around tasting with associated producers: over 40 wines in free pouring of Castellinaldo Barbera d’Alba. Food guest: Nocciola Piemonte.
At 2:30 pm, guests are scheduled to visit the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Art Park: an immersive experience on the San Licerio hill with the Foundation’s cultural art mediators (duration: 1 hour; maximum 25 participants, accreditation on site).
At 4pm , in the Ex Granaio Hall , a tasting dedicated to Castellinaldo Barbera d’Alba will take place, led by Giancarlo Montaldo : the tasting of some wines will be an opportunity to discover their history, details on the sub-zone, the production reality, the vintages and the organoleptic characteristics.
Monday 31 March , starting at 11:00 , the tasting table for professional operators and journalists reopens. At 3:00 pm , in the Ex Granaio Hall , a masterclass will be held dedicated to the preview of the 2023 vintage and to Castellinaldo produced outside Castellinaldo: Giancarlo Montaldo will lead the tasting by telling the story, details on the Sub-zone, production reality, and organoleptic characteristics of Castellinaldo Barbera d’Alba ; the in-depth study will also examine Castellinaldo Barbera d’Alba produced outside the municipality of Castellinaldo d’Alba, namely in the towns of Guarene, Castagnito, Vezza d’Alba, Magliano Alfieri, Canele and Priocca.
At 5.30 pm , in the Salone Ex Granaio, the vertical masterclass of Castellinaldo Barbera d’Alba will take place, through the tasting of wines between the 2016 and 2023 vintages.
Giancarlo Montaldo , technical-scientific consultant of the event and expert journalist who has followed the birth of the sub-zone since the beginning, comments: “ Within the context of the Primavera del Castellinaldo, the Masterclasses have a dual purpose: on the one hand, to inform enthusiasts, journalists and operators about the reality of Castellinaldo Barbera d’Alba; on the other, to create consumer loyalty for a wine that can represent an element of qualitative and economic growth of a territory, the Eastern Roero, long underestimated by the winemaking reality of Langa and Roero ”.
Tastings, masterclasses and all visits are free; masterclasses can welcome the public until all seats are taken, with online accreditation: https://eventi.vinaiolidelcastellinaldo.com/