Vinchio Vaglio

Visits & tastings

A visit here pairs a tour of the cellar and vineyards with a tasting of the cooperative's wines, in the Monferrato hills where Vinchio Vaglio has worked since 1959. Guided tours run in English and French, with free access to the wine shop afterward.

Tastings

• Discovering Vinchio Vaglio · Chardonnay and Barbera
• Vinchio Vaglio Experience · an extended tasting itinerary
• Native grape varieties · indigenous Piemonte grapes
• Barbera Flight · Barbera styles, from rosé to vermouth

Tours

• Cellar and vineyard tour · ends with a tasting of the estate's wines and local produce
• Vineyard nests trail · a self-guided walk to the estate's lookout points over the vineyards

Good to know

• Tours run in English and French
• Free access to the wine shop after each guided tour
• Groups of 10 or more must book in advance

Contact

• +39 0141 950903
• welcome@vinchio.com
• Regione San Pancrazio, 1, 14040 Vinchio (AT)

Wines from Vinchio Vaglio

• Alta Langa: Alta Langa DOCG, Chardonnay, Pinot Nero, Sparkling. The Alta Langa D.O.C.G. represents the legacy of an ancient sparkling tradition which dates back to Carlo Gancia and the early years of the second half of the 19th century. The Alta Langa D.O.C.G. is a sparkling wine…
• Barbaresco: Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo, Red. Barbaresco is one of the noblest incarnations of the Nebbiolo grape variety, produced near the classic Barolo area, with a very limited quantity, along the Tanaro river, in the North of Alba, precisely in the villages…
• Barolo: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo, Red. Nebbiolo grapes are found in 11 villages of the Langhe, the hilly area in the south of Alba, where particular soils and climatic conditions enable the grapes to produce the appellation Barolo. Despite the small area,…
• BIO: Barbera d'Asti DOCG Biologico, Barbera, Red. The winery path towards increasing attention to environmental sustainability is marked as its latest act by the release of this certified organic wine.
• Castel del Mago: Piemonte DOC Pinot Nero-Chardonnay, Pinot Nero, Chardonnay, Sparkling. The cooperative can count on many entrepreneurial winegrowers who decided to plant on the most exposed hills little vineyards of Chardonnay and Pinot Nero to produce our Castel del Mago.
• Castel del Mago Rosé: Vino Spumante Extra Dry Rosé, Sparkling. Our Rosé Extra Dry “Castel del Mago” has been created to complete Vinchio Vaglio sparkling range. The name refers to a story written by the famous writer from Vinchio, Davide Lajolo, when he used it to describe one of…
• Cellino: Vino Spumante Extra Dry, Cortese 100%, Sparkling. Giancarlo Cellino was the historical director of the Cooperative from its foundation in 1959 until his retirement in 2001: the arm and mind of our winery for more than 40 years. To this person, who was instrumental in…
• Frusté: Roero Arneis DOCG, Arneis, White. Arneis is an indigenous grape of ancient origin cultivated mainly in the Roero, in the northeast of the province of Cuneo and precisely in the following villages Canale, Vezza, Corneliano and Guarene, and in a smaller…
• Gajera: Piemonte DOC Pinot Nero, Pinot Nero, Red. Pinot Nero is a fairly recent grape to the Piedmont, and its numbers are increasing steadily. This is also due to its important use in the production of quality sparkling wines and, in recent times, of “still” red wines.
• I Tre Vescovi: Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore, Barbera, Red. The image of “I Tre Vescovi” as the flagship wine of the cooperative is now well established, but also of the grape variety and its identity with the territory. The name refers to a cru of Barbera, the bricco dei Tre…
• I Tre Vescovi Rosé: Vino Spumante di Qualità Brut, Sparkling. This Spumante is produced with a classic method and it’s the result of technology, but represents a long fascinating story. The story of our I Tre Vescovi starts before the harvest with the selection of the vineyards,…
• La Briccona: Barbera del Monferrato DOC, Barbera, Red. La Briccona was once a 17th century petticoat but today, and not only in the Piedmontese dialect, it defines a smart, clever and exuberant woman. This name interprets in the best possible way this version of fizzy…
• La Furnera: Piemonte DOC Albarossa, Albarossa, Red. Albarossa is an Italian red grape variety that was created in 1938 by the agronomist Giovanni Dalmasso. He created an original cross with the aim of combining the quality and potential of Nebbiolo with the one of…
• La Leggenda: Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Barbera, Red. This is the Barbera d’Asti which recalls most on the one hand conviviality and on the other hand young style Barbera drinking. This is the most suitable wine for an aperitive with a cheese and salami board which…
• La Martana: Piemonte DOC Freisa, Freisa, Red. Freisa is a grape with considerable vegetative vigour, genetically a somewhat rustic relative of Nebbiolo. With its ancient origin, it is mainly widespread in the area between the provinces of Turin (Chierese) and Asti…
• Laudana: Nizza DOCG, Barbera, Red. Bricco Laudana is the name of the most beautiful south-facing ridge located in Vinchio with a perfect south-west exposure in the core area of the Nizza D.O.C.G. This hill is the best vocated area to grow Barbera with…
• Le Masche: Piemonte DOC Chardonnay, Chardonnay, White. In Piedmontese folk tradition, ‘masca’ means witch. There are good and bad witches (masche).
• Le Nocche: Piemonte DOC Grignolino, Grignolino, Red. The Grignolino red berry grape is typical from the hills of Monferrato, in Piedmont. The name probably derives from the dialectal word “grignolo”, meaning grape seed, the abundance of which gives a pleasant bitterish…
• Le Tane: Piemonte DOC Barbera, Barbera, Red. According to the most common definition, “Tane” or lairs are holes in the ground which serve as shelter and refuge for wild animals. In this case, however, they refer to small caves dug into the hills, often sandy,…
• Lipiai: Piemonte DOC Viognier, Viognier, White. Moderately widespread in the French regions along the northern part of the Rhone, from which it originates, the Viognier vine has for some years now found a great welcoming from Sicilian wine growers and more recently…
• MieGioie: Piemonte DOC Bonarda Frizzante, Bonarda, Red. Bonarda is a rare grape variety from the northwest Italy, with a complicated etymological history that has often led to its confusion with croatina and other similar varieties. Piedmontese Bonarda is therefore almost a…
• Monghisio: Piemonte DOC Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, White. The name refers to what has been Monghisio since 1663, but the dialect has always recognised it as “Munghis”, which means “elevated land” or also “Mount of the shells”, one of the many soils rich in fossils around…
• Montecroce: Piemonte DOC Cortese, Cortese, White. Montecroce, in dialect ‘Mun d’la crus’, is a locality already mentioned in the land register of Vinchio in 1730. The legend tells that a large cross was erected here on the extreme edge facing the Bricco dei Saraceni,…
• Nivasco: Piemonte DOC Brachetto, Brachetto, Sweet. Nivasco in Piedmontese dialect “nivòsc” were the hills where the snow used to stay longer, and this is the evocative name for our Piemonte D.O.C. Brachetto. This is a red wine, moderately sweet and aromatic made from…
• Ramaudio: Monferrato DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo, Red
• Rebus: Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG, Ruchè, Red. Ruchè is an indigenous grape from Monferrato, the origins of which are shrouded in mystery and therefore subject to a wide variety of explanations: the ancient proximity of the vineyards to a convent dedicated to San…
• Riocrosio: Piemonte DOC Dolcetto, Dolcetto, Red. Dolcetto is one of the most typical indigenous grape varieties from Piedmont, if not a little peculiar. It is declined in various appellations and widespread in the Langhe and Monferrato areas, between the Provinces of…
• Rive Rosse: Barbera del Monferrato DOC, Barbera, Red. “Rive” means the banks of steep sloped hills where the vines, exclusively cultivated by hand, are characterised by a bright red mantle from the first days of September. This charming autumnal appearance inspired the…
• Sabbie Rosa: Piemonte DOC Rosato, Rosé. “Sabbie rosa” is the seductive reference to the colour of the sandy soils when kissed by the sun at the sunset on the hills of Vinchio and Vaglio Serra where there was the sea a few million years ago. Piemonte D.O.C.…
• Sangiorgio: Piemonte DOC Dolcetto, Dolcetto, Red. Dolcetto, the appellation name is curiously contrasting with its characteristic, which is a dry wine. The best way to understand it is to refer to the grape name which has low acidity and is pleasantly sweet.
• Sei Vigne Insynthesis: Nizza Riserva DOCG, Barbera, Red. In 2001, the magnificent adventure of the ‘Vigne Vecchie’ was joined by a new wine that aims to be the highest quality level reached by a Barbera: the ‘Sei Vigne Insynthesis’. A concerted effort is made between…
• Settefiglie: Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo, Red. Nebbiolo is well known to be a very noble grape which gives outstanding wines, but also for its eclectic nature that allows it to be vinified and adapted to a more everyday consumption. It gives rise to very pleasant…
• Sorì dei Mori: Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Barbera, Red. This is the Barbera that probably combines perfectly quality, drinkability and a strong identity to the territory. The name refers to a sorì (bricco or sunny hilltop) that recalls the passage over these hills of the…
• Timorasso: Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso, Timorasso, White
• Valamasca: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato, Sweet. Valamasca is the evocative name of an inaccessible and hidden place where, according to the recurring local legend, the witches (in South Piedmont dialect “le masche”) used to meet to comply their mysterious sabbaths.
• VerdeMare: Piemonte DOC Cortese, Cortese, White. Cortese is one of the most traditional variety of Piedmont. The grape, with white berries and simple flavour, can give, if vinified with meticulous care, a wine with delicate fruity aromas.
• Vigne Vecchie: Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore, Barbera, Red. In 1987, in the most avant-garde Italian wine-growing areas, it was mostly thought of replanting old vineyards, replacing them with new plantings, different clones, and dense planting densities.
• Vigne Vecchie 50: Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Barbera, Red. In 2009, “Vigne Vecchie 50” was presented as a part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the winery. This wine is only aged in stainless steel tanks with the aim to produce a fresh and cheerful wine with a…