For over a century, the family Girola owns vineyards on the gentle slopes of Calliano, a few miles from Cascina rosa b&b, one of the most valuable areas in Italy for the cultivation of the vine. The property “Poderi Girola” covers 5 hectares ideally suited to viticulture thanks to the limestone-clay soils and a very favorable microclimate: it produces DOC wines, Barbera, Grignolino and Chardonnay. The last come is a sparkling Brut: elegant and fragrant, the result of a ‘blend of grapes Pinot noir and Chardonnay.
Guests of Cascina rosa b&b may require:
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Guided tasting of the DOC wines of Poderi Girola at Cascina rosa b&b, assisted by tasters ONAV (National Organization of Wine Tasters) and AIS (Italian Association sommeiller)
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A day in the vineyards of Poderi Girola to watch the harvesting of the grapes, with packed lunch of typical products
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Visit to the large manor house Girola of the eighteenth century, with an adjoining dairy farm and a panoramic viewpoint garden. Wine tasting and samples of typical products of Monferrato.