Twenty thousand toasts for "The First of the Alta Langa"

THE ANNUAL TASTING OF PIEDMONT'S FINE BUBBLES AT THE NUVOLA LAVAZZA POWER PLANT IN TURIN WAS THE BEST EVER.

Twenty thousand toasts at La Prima dell'Alta Langa , the seventh edition of the annual tasting organised by the Alta Langa Consortium , the largest ever in terms of the number of producers present , labels of Alte Bollicine Piemontesi to taste (200), accredited professionals (around 1700).

The setting of La Centrale di Nuvola Lavazza in Turin, dressed in the bright colours of the official visual of the event, welcomed practically all the companies that currently belong to the Consortium, a total of 82 : Abrigo Fratelli, Agricola Brandini, Agricola TT, Anna Maria Abbona, Araldica Il Cascinone, Banfi, Bel Colle, Beppe Marino, Bera, Borgo Maragliano, Bosca, Bricco Maiolica, Ca' Bianca, Cantina Alice Bel Colle, Cantina Clavesana, Cantina Vallebelbo, Cantina Vinchio Vaglio, Carlinde Paolo, Casa E. di Mirafiore, Cascina Bretta Rossa, Cascina Cerutti, Cascina Fonda, Cascina Galletto, Cavallero, Cerrino, Cerutti, Colombo, Contratto, Coppo, Cortino, Cuvage, Daffara & Grasso, Deltetto, Enrico Serafino, Ettore Germano, Ferraris Agricola, Fontanabianca, Fontanafredda, Fratelli Grimaldi, Gallo, Gancia, Garesio, The Winery of the Year 2019

During this extraordinary event, the Councilor for Trade, Agriculture and Food, Hunting and Fishing, Parks of the Piedmont Region Paolo Bongioanni proclaimed the Alta Langa DOCG “Wine of the Year Piedmont Region” 2025 .

“ A round of applause to President Castelletta and Director Rossino for their commitment and to all the producers for their visionary courage – said Councillor Bongioanni -. Today, Alta Langa represents the success of a challenge that began in 1992 with the first experimental hectares, crowned by the DOCG in 2002 and in constant growth because it has focused on quality, which is what the markets demand from Piedmont. There are all the conditions to justify the justified expectations of a further, great expansion for this extraordinary wine ”.

This is the comment of the president of the Alta Langa Consortium Mariacristina Castelletta : “ The Alta Langa Docg is the oldest classic method in Italy, born in Piedmont in the mid-1800s. It is also the only Piedmontese denomination entirely dedicated to the classic method, the result of a long experimentation started in the 1990s. An ambitious path in which the Piedmont Region played a leading role, supporting the wineries producing bubbles and the first, bold winemakers who believed in this challenge. Piedmontese foresight and pride guided the creation of a classic method sparkling wine of the highest quality, capable of best expressing the extraordinary potential of a territory that extends across three provinces, Asti, Cuneo and Alessandria, towards which the Consortium feels a strong responsibility. The Alta Langa Docg was not just a new wine: it was a vision, a project and, above all, a successful bet, which makes all of us Piedmontese proud. Today more than ever we can say it: Alta Langa Docg, Piedmontese pride ”.

Excellent participation for the in-depth seminars that enriched the event. Great success for the conference that saw the director of catering at Villa Crespi*** Massimo Raugi , a special guest at La Prima dell'Alta Langa, in conversation with the food journalist Luca Iaccarino: “ I believe in Alta Langa – Raugi declared to an audience of 40 people, including restaurateurs and professional sommeliers - : there is a lot of potential for growth and it is a pleasure to have these wines on our menu. Alta Langa DOCG has a unique specification, which is its main distinctive feature. It is a wine that has a lot to tell ”. Of great importance were the speeches by wine historians Pierstefano Berta and Giusi Mainardi on the origins and development of the oldest classic method in Italy and by the doctor of Natural Sciences and geology expert Edmondo Bonelli on the soils of Alta Langa , followed by an interested and participatory audience.

The partnerships with S.Bernardo and Artimestieri ONLUS with the project “SALVA IL TAPPO!” allowed during the event, respectively, the complete recovery of the “ELY” bottles in 100% recycled plastic and of all 1600 cork stoppers used by the producers, materials that will be entirely sent for recycling. Other partners of this edition were Crudo di Cuneo DOP , Roccaverano DOP , Il Pane Caldo del Mattino and AIS Piemonte .