Piglio
The Cesanese country — the one red wine the hills east of Rome are known for.
9 things to bookthe nearest is a 1 h 10 drive from Rome
Piglio sits under the Ernici mountains at the head of the Sacco valley, and the slopes below it are planted with Cesanese, a grape that grows well almost nowhere else. The wineries here are small and family-run and most of them will sit you down.
It is close enough to Rome to be a half-day and far enough into the hills to feel like the country. Come in autumn if you can, when the harvest is on.
Best fit for this section first, then whatever you can book today. Closest to Rome breaks a tie. Never by who pays us.
With your handsA cookery lesson at a wine estate in Piglio in which participants learn to make pasta dough from stone-ground soft wheat flour.
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With your handsA picnic set out among the vineyards of a Piglio wine estate.
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With your handsA visit to the cellar of a wine estate in Piglio, in the Cesanese del Piglio DOCG area, with a tasting of the estate's wines.
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With your handsAn organic estate in Piglio that produces Cesanese del Piglio DOCG from Cesanese di Affile grapes.
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With your handsA board of local products to share at the Pileum winery in Piglio, with wine by the glass or the bottle charged separately.
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With your handsA tasting of four wines from the current vintages at the Pileum cellar in Piglio, in the Cesanese del Piglio DOCG area.
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With your handsA tasting menu at the restaurant inside the Pileum winery in Piglio, in five or seven courses, with an optional pairing of three of the estate's wines.
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With your handsThe weekend version of the Pileum cellar tour: a visit to the vineyard and cellar followed by a five-course tasting menu in the estate restaurant with three wines.
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With your handsA walk through the vineyard and the cellar at Piglio, followed by a tasting of four wines from the current vintages paired with a plate of local products.
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The day stays yours: you leave when you want, stop where you want, and come back when the light goes.
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