Piemonte Wine Tour

Experience la dolce vita in Piemonte—explore the stunning landscape of Northern Italy where world-class wines and culinary delights converge for an extraordinary adventure.

June 8 – 13, 2025

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6 days

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Led By David Way

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$5790*

Expert Guidance from David Way, New Piemonte Specialist

Join David Way, a new addition to our team and a Piemonte specialist, for an immersive deep dive into this celebrated wine region. With his expertise, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of Piemonte’s rich viticultural history, heritage, terroir and wine styles.

Exclusive Access to Remarkable Producers

Gain behind-the-scenes access to some of Piemonte's most prestigious and historic wine estates. Meet the winemakers, explore their cellars and learn about their unique winemaking processes as they share their passion and craftsmanship with you.

Opportunity to Taste Exceptional Wines

Indulge in exclusive tastings of Piemonte's finest wines, including rare and limited-edition vintages. This is your chance to savor exceptional Barolos, Barbarescos and other regional gems that exemplify the complexity and excellence of Italian winemaking.

About Piemonte

The wines of Northern Italy’s Piemonte are among the most sought after and celebrated in the world. The noble Nebbiolo grape achieves a level of greatness in the hills of Barolo and Barbaresco that cannot be matched by another wine region. The surrounding areas also hide treasures such as Barbera, Dolcetto and Arneis. Traveling to these intimate, yet world-famous, vineyards offer visitors a deep level of understanding that is unobtainable from books or podcasts.

Join us for this experience and to delight first-hand in the difference between villages, grapes and vineyards of this remarkable region.

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About This Tour

This Study Abroad educational wine tour caters to passionate wine enthusiasts and professionals. Guided by David Way, a leading regional expert, it offers guests the chance to thoroughly explore the terroirs, vineyards, wine estates and production processes behind some of the region's most notable names while participating in exclusive tastings of these celebrated wines.

What's Included

This Piemonte wine tour offers guidance from expert David Way, exclusive vineyard visits, a 5-night stay at Hotel Calissano, curated wine-paired meals and travel in a deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach.

Expert instruction throughout the tour led by wine writer and senior wine researcher, David Way, author of The Wines of Piemonte (2023).

Seamless travel support from your Tour Manager, Claudia Cesarino, providing impeccable customer service and logistical guidance throughout your journey.

2 Gourmet dinners, including one at a Michelin 1-star restaurant, expertly paired with sensational wines representative of the region.

Professional-level tours and extensive tastings at some of the most noteworthy wine producers in the region.

5 Nights at 4-Star Calissano Hotel in Alba (double occupancy).

4 Delicious lunches paired with top-quality wines hand-selected by your tour instructor.

Deluxe, air-conditioned motor coach with bottled water on-board

Price per-person, double occupancy. Download the brochure to get detailed pricing.

Itinerary & Pricing

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Meet Your Expert Guides

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David Way

Your Wine Tour Instructor

David Way initially specialized in the wines of the Tuscan Maremma before broadening his interests to the rest of Italy and beyond. His articles are published on his website, www.winefriend.org.

David works as Senior Researcher for WSET on the five textbooks for the Level 4 Diploma in Wines. In his own name he researched and wrote The Wines of Piemonte (Classic Wine Library, 2023). Substantial coverage is, of course, given to Barolo and Barbaresco. However, for the first time, all 60 denominations of the region are covered in detail and many native grape varieties.

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Claudia Cesarino

Your Wine Tour Manager

Claudia’s career began in international hospitality and event organization at the St. Regis Grand Hotel in Rome and then at Vinopolis in London. She honed her skills in wine while working for one of the largest Italian wine houses, Marchesi Antinori, training staff about wine at some of the most prestigious hotels in India. Claudia is a member of the Italian Sommelier Association and is an experienced guide specializing in Italy. Claudia acts as your dedicated tour manager, assisting your instructor, throughout the tour.

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What Makes WSG Educational Tours Unique?

Top wine industry professionals and regional experts as instructors

Service of tour manager offering customer service and logistics support during the trip

Professional-level visits with educational objectives

Tastings of dozens of top-quality wines during estate visit and during included meals

Opportunity to meet the producers and local specialists

Access to wine estates often closed to the public

You join a community of fellow like-minded wine professionals and serious enthusiasts

What our customers say

Frequently Asked Questions

  • You’ll learn so much more than you would on your own! During WSG tours, our internationally renowned instructors are always with you; providing fascinating information, answering questions, and clarifying facts and figures to ensure understanding of the nuances and subtleties of each region and its wine styles.
  • Camaraderie! And the experience of exploring new wine regions with other like-minded individuals who are just as passionate and obsessive about great wine as you are!
  • Access to amazing wine tastings and estates you would not be able to visit on your own. With personal and long-standing relationships in each of the regions we operate, WSG has some of the highest-level contacts in the industry. As a WSG study abroad participant, you will have the opportunity to taste incredible wines at each estate and will be welcomed as an honored guest everywhere you go.
  • All our WSG instructors have lived or worked in France, Italy, Spain, or other countries in which we operate, for many years. This has allowed them to cultivate extensive experience and contacts within the region. You’ll get expert information about the wine business, and an insider’s take on local culture.
  • Avoid taking chances on hotels or restaurants you don’t know.  With more than a decade of experience, our guides use first-hand knowledge to select the best hotels and restaurants for your enjoyment.
  • Make the most of your travel time! Our itineraries minimize driving to ensure you receive a thorough overview of the region, taking in the breathtaking landscapes and amazing wine culture of each respective region.
  • Avoid driving, navigating or directions. Feel free to relax and enjoy wine your meals in the comfort of a safe and carefully curated learning environment.
  • Your WSG instructor and Tour Manager will translate for the group at all times, eliminating communication or language barriers, as many winemakers in France, Italy and Spain may have limited English proficiency.

Preparing for the trip

Please ask the instructor if there is enough time before the end of the visit for you to make your purchase without impeding the progress and timing of the trip.

It is very rare that estates offer international shipping. If you would like to purchase wine, we recommend that you ask your government’s customs office for their rules and regulations if you intend to bring wine back into your country, or have wine shipped to you. You always have the option of bringing wine home with you in your checked luggage. A specialized wine suitcase is perfect for this. Depending on your home country, this amount will vary.

You may have to pay some amount of duty on your wine when you go through customs. Therefore, it's best to check with your local authorities for further information.

TRANSPORTATION, FOOD & LODGING

We choose 4-star hotels to ensure a high level of comfort, including en-suite bathrooms, WiFi and air conditioning.  It’s very important for the hotels to be well situated in the region, to keep driving time and distance to a minimum. We want to make sure you are as close as possible to the vineyards and other local sites of interest. The hotels we choose also must be large enough to accommodate groups.

We thoroughly check each hotel before including it in a WSG tour or program. In wine regions that are large and spread out, you may change hotels once or twice during a week-long stay (to keep driving times to a minimum each day). In other regions, there may be only one centrally located hotel.

Organizers & Instructors

Our tour instructors are among the most renowned and respected wine professionals in the wine business. They are also professional wine educators who are absolutely passionate about the region and its wines. You can see a full biography of the instructor for each trip on the corresponding page, so you can know exactly with whom you'll be touring and learning. Most are native English speakers (American or British), and all other instructors speak English fluently.

Our instructors have that special combination of high-level wine expertise, personal warmth, friendliness, and excellent leadership skills. They'll accompany you every day, throughout the trip, and will be able to answer all of your questions about the wines of the region you’ll be visiting (and about wine in general).

Booking a trip

Yes, we strongly encourage you to purchase a very comprehensive travel insurance package once you have paid your non-refundable deposit for a Study Trip. Note that many plans require you to purchase the insurance very soon after your deposit payment (some require it within 14 days). There are any number of things that can happen that can cause cancellation or interruption of package travel, and travel insurance can help cover the costs you incur as a result.

You can find travel insurers easily and there are sites where you can compare policies (for example, Insure My Trip). Be sure to read policies very carefully before you purchase. Include your airfare, train fare, and any other expenses you will have in addition to the price of the study trip itself. We highly recommend getting a “cancel for any reason” policy, which offers the best coverage. Travel experts say “if you can’t afford travel insurance, you can’t afford to travel,” so don’t skimp on this important coverage!

Have a different question? Feel free to contact us.

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