From the lakes
From Lakes Maggiore and Orta to our vineyards
Gattinara lies on the first hills south of the lakes: Orta San Giulio and Arona are about half an hour away by road, Stresa about fifty minutes. At our winery, at Corso Valsesia 162, we taste Alto Piemonte Nebbiolo with you every day, in the morning and late afternoon, in Italian and English: there are three formats, from €20 to €40 per person, and they are booked online.
~35 min
Orta San Giulio
~35 min
Arona
~50 min
Stresa
~1 h
Verbania
Approximate driving times to the winery
The lakes, in the wine too
Between the lakes and Monte Rosa, Nebbiolo finds a rare balance: Monte Rosa acts as a natural barrier against the most intense cold currents, and the proximity of lakes Maggiore and Orta softens the extremes of the climate.
On these hills of volcanic origin, between 300 and 425 metres, our Gattinara wines ripen: wines of clear minerality, which ask for years in large casks and can evolve for decades.
Half a day from the lake
Tastings are scheduled in the morning and late afternoon, and combine well with a day on the lake: the morning on the Isola di San Giulio or among the Borromean Islands and the late afternoon with us, or the morning tasting and the afternoon back on the water.
A tasting lasts about an hour, an hour and a half with the cellar tour, and the bottles you enjoyed can be bought directly at the winery.
The three tastings
Choose your format, check the available dates and book online: confirmation arrives immediately by email.
Sleep in the winery courtyard
The rooms of Il Cortile are in the same building as the winery, inside the 1862 distillery: you taste, walk up to your room, and in the morning breakfast is waiting in the Tinaia. Direct rate, no intermediaries.
Frequently asked questions
South of Lake Orta begin the hills of Alto Piemonte, the home of Gattinara and Ghemme Nebbiolo. Our winery, in the centre of Gattinara, is about half an hour by road from Orta San Giulio: tastings are scheduled every day, in Italian and English, and are booked online.
From the Piedmontese shore of Lake Maggiore, the hills of Alto Piemonte are less than an hour away: our winery in Gattinara is about half an hour from Arona and about fifty minutes from Stresa. We taste Nebbiolo with you, always with a Gattinara DOCG in the glass, in three formats from €20 to €40 per person.
Yes: tastings are held in Italian and English, and you taste directly with the people who make the wine: Andrea or Emanuele.
A tasting lasts about an hour; with the cellar tour the complete experience takes about an hour and a half, tasting included.
Yes: Il Cortile has five rooms created within the historic 1862 distillery, in the same building as the winery, at Corso Valsesia 162 in the centre of Gattinara. It is also the ideal base for exploring the lakes, the Valsesia and Monte Rosa.
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