# Castello di Tassarolo > Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. Winery profile from Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/castello-di-tassarolo). - **Region:** Gavi, Piemonte, Italy - **Address:** Località Alborina 1, 15060 Tassarolo (AL) - **Coordinates:** 44.73238, 8.75539 - **Winemaker:** Vincenzo Munì and Miri Velli - **Website:** https://www.castelloditassarolo.it - **Instagram:** @castello.di.tassarolo - **Tours:** available - **Tastings:** available - **Curated profile:** yes (researched in depth by Il Vino Bello) - **Last updated:** 2026-09-28 ## About Castello di Tassarolo is a family winery in Tassarolo, in the Gavi zone of the province of Alessandria, run by a branch of the Spinola family. The castle at the heart of the old Spinola lands gives the estate its name, and the family moved from farming a large estate to making wine in the mid-1970s. Biodynamic farming began in 2006. Eighteen hectares of vines surround the cellar, planted with Cortese di Gavi, Barbera and Cabernet Sauvignon, and the wines are certified organic and vegan. Alongside classic Gavi, the cellar makes wines with no added sulphites, an amphora-aged orange wine and a pet nat. Cellar master Miri Velli works with oenologist Vincenzo Munì, and Comtois workhorses help in the vineyard, the woods and the vegetable garden. ## Visits & tastings Visits are open all year by reservation, at the estate that surrounds the cellar. Each tasting pours five wines of your choice with a tasting plate. **Tastings** - **Wine Only** · tasting and cellar visit · about 1 h 30 · €25 - **Blind Tasting** · comparative blind tasting, cellar and vineyard visit · about 2 h · €35 - **Only Honey** · five organic honeys · about 1 h 30 · €25 **Tours** - **Complete Visit** · tasting, cellar, workhorses and vineyard · about 2 h · €30 - **Castle Visit** · tasting, cellar, workhorses, vineyard and Tassarolo Castle · about 3 h · minimum 15 people · €40 **Good to know** - Mon to Fri 8:00 to 17:00, Sat 9:00 to 12:00; other times and Sundays by arrangement - Book at least 24 hours ahead, quick two-wine tastings are welcome without notice - Vegetarian, vegan and coeliac needs to be agreed in advance **Contact** - [+39 366 9111482](tel:+393669111482) - [+39 0143 342248](tel:+390143342248) - [info@castelloditassarolo.it](mailto:info@castelloditassarolo.it) - [Book a visit](https://www.castelloditassarolo.it/visite-e-degustazioni/) - Località Alborina 1, 15060 Tassarolo (AL) ## Wines (15) - [Adagio](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-adagio.md): Barbera Chinato, Barbera, Fortified. A Barbera-based chinato (aromatised wine) infused with quinine bark, gentian, spices and botanicals, aged in oak. The producer states it can age for over 20 years after bottling. Contains sulfites. - [Alborina](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-alborina.md): Gavi DOCG, Cortese, White. A Gavi partly fermented and aged about 9 months in French barriques, then blended with steel-fermented wine for an energetic, elegant and fresh style. Contains sulfites. - [Cuveé](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-cuvee.md): Monferrato Rosso DOC, Barbera 70%, Cabernet Sauvignon 30%, Red. A Cabernet Sauvignon and Barbera blend made without added sulphur dioxide, with a tannic structure that supports the wine naturally. - [Extra Brut](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-extra-brut.md): Gavi Spumante DOCG Metodo Classico, Cortese, Sparkling. A classic-method (metodo classico) sparkling wine from Cortese di Gavi grapes, aged over 24 months on the lees. - [Il Castello](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-il-castello.md): Gavi DOCG, Cortese, White. A Gavi from the estate's oldest hillside vineyards, hand-harvested late with light cryomaceration and low-temperature fermentation. Contains sulfites. - [Marchesi Spinola](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-marchesi-spinola.md): Gavi DOCG, Cortese, White. A Gavi from hand-harvested, gently pressed grapes, fermented at controlled temperature under constant analytical supervision. Contains sulfites. - [Orange](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-orange.md): Vino Bianco, Cortese 100%, White. A natural, unfiltered orange wine made with no added sulfites, fermented and aged on the skins in handmade terracotta amphorae for about eight months. - [Penombra](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-penombra.md): Vino Bianco, Cortese 100%, White. An amphora-fermented orange-style wine with no added sulfites, aged nearly a year in terracotta before bottling. - [Pet Nat](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-pet-nat.md): Gavi Frizzante DOCG, Cortese 100%, Sparkling. A sparkling wine made by the ancestral (Pet Nat) method, refermenting naturally in the bottle. - [Red](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-red.md): Barbera DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. An unfiltered, no-added-sulphite Barbera fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and stabilised by natural winter cold. - [Rosa Spinola](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-rosa-spinola.md): Monferrato Rosato DOC, Nebbiolo 100%, Rosé. A rosé made by direct-press, white-style vinification of organic Nebbiolo grapes, with a naturally pink colour. Contains sulfites. - [Sparkling Spinola](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-sparkling-spinola.md): Gavi Frizzante DOCG, Cortese, Sparkling. A frizzante (semi-sparkling) Gavi, fresh and fragrant but dry. Contains sulfites. - [Spinola](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-spinola.md): Gavi del Comune di Tassarolo DOCG, Cortese, White. A Gavi made with no added sulphur dioxide, from biodynamically farmed, hand-harvested grapes. - [Titouan](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-titouan.md): Piemonte Barbera DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. A steel-fermented Barbera made with indigenous yeasts and no added sulfites. - [White](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-tassarolo-white.md): Gavi DOCG, Cortese, White. An unfiltered Gavi with no added sulfites, from biodynamically farmed Cortese grapes.