CANELLI - VISIT OF THE HISTORICAL CELLARS AND LUNCH
Visit of the UNESCO wine cellars of Canelli, paired with lunch
What secrets are hidden in the charming historical Underground Cathedrals of Bosca, Coppo and Contratto?
Our narrators will take you on a walk into the past and evoke the events that have involved the town of Canelli since 1613, walking through the cellars where prestigious "Metodo Classico" sparkling wines and excellent red wines are produced.
Thousands of bottles rest in these monuments carved out of sandstone, a UNESCO heritage site since 2014.
You will discover the secrets of bottle fermentation, listen to the sounds of remuage and hear the stories of those who made Canelli and its sparkling wines famous all over the world.
Finally, you will end the experience with a mouth-watering lunch paired with 3 wines from the cellars, at the Osteria where the tour began
Welcome in the courtyard of the Canelli Regional Enoteca. Meeting 15 min. before the tour starts.
ITINERARY IN CANELLI
Towards Coppo - On the way leading to the first historical winery, the storymover will guide you through the fascinating events involving the city of Canelli since 1613, the year of the Siege. You will see around you, through storytelling, the characters who have excavated and populated the Underground Cathedrals UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014.
VISIT AT COPPO
Coppo Winery - With a visit to the Coppo Family Cellars we will enter one of these sandstone-carved monuments for the first time. Among the barriques of Casa Coppo’s fine red wines and the stacks of Metodo Classico we will discover the history of the family and the vicissitudes of the coopers’ guild: the labors, the parties, the revelry, and the testimonies of the most important characters of 19th-century Canelli.
VISIT AT CONTRATTO
Contratto winery - The majesty of Contratto Cathedrals will welcome you with its elegance. We will walk through ancient underground corridors discovering all the secrets of bottle fermentation, the secret language of exporters and listen to the sounds of remuage because “in the silence of the cellar remuage is music”!
VISIT AT BOSCA
Bosca Cellar - The underground tour ends at the oldest of the three Cathedrals, the place from which a great dynasty of sparkling wine makers set out to make Canelli known to the world. From Pietro Bosca, the emigrant sutler, to the most innovative products and the secrets of Vermouth. We will relive terrible floods and unexpected triumphs.
LUNCH AT OSTERIA
The Cathedrals Experience ends with a mouth-watering lunch or merenda sinoira in a "Osteria": various samples of traditional cuisine will be offered paired with three wines from the wineries we just visited (menu with 3-4 starters, 1 first course, 1 dessert).
Don't forget to take a good sip of Vermouth!
Possibility to purchase wines at the adjacent Regional Enoteca of Canelli and Astesana.
2-3 persons 160 EUR per person
4-9 persons 140 EUR per person
10-25 persons 120 EUR per person
more than 25 persons 100 EUR per person
CHILDREN 0 - 7 Y.O. - FREE
CHILDREN 7 - 14 Y.O. - FROM 60 EUR WITHOUT WINES