Planning your valtellina wine tour - Lake Como
Lake Como Transfers proposes itineraries among the wine cellars of the Province of Sondrio to meet and appreciate the great red wines of Valtellina
Only fews steps from Lake Como, the Lombard valley boats two DOGs, including the prized Sforzato.
When visiting Lake Como don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy the wine cellars of Valtellina wine region to discover all the secrets of the Valtellina red wines and taste its local and world famous dishes as Polenta, Pizzocheri, Sciatt and the famous Bresaola.
We have carefully selected the best wine producers among with local and “off the beaten path” to more refined restaurants to suggest.
Find the itinerary from Lake Como to Valtellina wine region in line with your personal taste.
“If a local warmly recommends a wine that bears no official classification, don’t scoff”
FRANCIACORTa WINE TOUR
Visit Franciacorta with private day tour with Lake Como Transfers & english speaking driver. Francia Province of Brescia only 2 hours from Lake Como.
Franciacorta was the first Italian sparkling white wine produced exclusively by the Classic Method, or second fermentation in the bottle, to win, in 1995, official status as a Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG). Today, the front label on the wine reads simply “Franciacorta”: this one term defines the growing area, the production method, and the wine. All of Europe boasts only 10 such privileged wines, and only three of them are made by refermentation in the bottle, Cava, Champagne, and Franciacorta.
The area’s venerable wine cellars, which today have transformed themselves into cathedrals of modern winemaking technology, proudly produce the four categories of Franciacorta sparkling wines.
Capture one of the best-tasting wines and enjoy a guided visit!
BAROLo
Barolo wine is made with nebbiolo grape2. The Nebbiolo grape is grown in an area that encompasses 11 small villages located south of Asti in Piedmont, and is the variety that makes the famous Barolo wine. The beautiful landscape is surrounded by hills, vineyards and owing to Piedmont’s rich history, dotted with medieval castles.
Our discovery of Piedmont's top wine, Barolo, begins when your friendly English-speaking chaffeur from LakeComoTransfers greets you at your place of stay the morning and drive you to your private Barolo wine day tour. First up, a visit to the town of Alba (Italian for "dawn"), a world capital of wine and truffles since Julius Caesar's day. Then you will be off to the beautiful, pulsing heartland of the Barolo wine region.
