Wines: from cellar tours to wine tasting at home
La Cascina Langa is an excellent starting point for going to wineries for tastings, because it is located at the junction of several wine districts among the best in Italy. A very short distance away are excellent producers of Barbera, Dolcetti and Moscato, to the North you can visit the superb sparkling wine cellars, with their underground cathedrals, to the West you can delight in Barolo and Barbaresco wines.
For those who want a personalized and particular experience, the tasting can be organized at home with a friendly producer who – under the pergola, or in the Stalla Bar or in a livingroom – can set up the tasting, can hold a short introductory course on wine, and can also organize a real team wine tasting. It is a formula that is very successful with our guests, because the wine tasting is dedicated exclusively to the group and personalized, and often becomes a wonderful aperitif for group dinners. The free tasting formula in exchange for the purchase of bottles to use for the party or for the weekend or for the week was much appreciated.
Truffles: at the Alba fair but… even at La Cascina
A trip to Alba, starting from home, is almost a must for gourmets, both during the Truffle Fair (from the beginning of October to the end of November) and in the other winter months.
The white truffle, however, is not only found in Alba… there are also many in the woods around the Cascina! And one of the privileges of those who rent our village is they can take direct contact with one of our trifulau friends (trifulau means truffle hunter), who roam the woods of the hills of Denice and surrounding areas. You can also ask for truffle delivery: the trifualu comes home with its ‘trifula’ as soon as it has been ‘dug out’ and you can sell them at friends’ prices…The emotion of the truffle can also be experienced starting from its search because you can organize a ‘night outing’ with the trifulau and his dogs… You can also make an agreement with one of the restaurants in the area: you organize a dinner, and if you want, you add the truffle purchased directly from whoever found it.
Very easy to find in the Cascina area, and at very low prices, are black truffles, smaller, but also delicious… and their season is much longer: there is a winter quality that lasts until the end of March.
