Vinitaly and Wine Tour 2024

A TASTING 10-Day WineTour!

An exciting tour among the best Italian wineries is waiting for you…you visit Monchiero Carbone, Guasti Clementi, Sordo and more wineries.

You visit the cities of Bologna, Verona and the metropolitan city of Milan, then enjoy the unique experience of Alba Underground all with a private guide and transport.

The discovery of Italian Cuisine flavors cannot finish without a Truffle Hunting, go with us and enjoy this unique experience in Piedmont woods!

Don’t miss the possibility to visit the Vinitaly Expo: the biggest event dedicated to the world of wine.

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If you can dream, we will make it come true!

See the full tour program below!

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DAY 1 - April 12th Friday

Alvin is waiting for you at Bologna airport!

Your private transfer to ****StarHotel Excelsior in Bologna awaits!

The StarHotel Excelsior is strategically located, opposite Bologna Central Station, it combines classic style and contemporary taste. It is equipped with every comfort and service

Special Cooking Class with Chef Silvia!

Thanks to the first dinner in Bologna, the Capital of Italian food, we will begin to taste the flavors of Italian Cuisine.

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DAY 2 - April 13th Saturday

Bologna Day!

It’s time to visit the Center of Bologna!

We’ll have a Private Guide to discover the amazing city of Bologna but also to get a gastronomic tour for taste all the Italian delicious.

Bologna is the lively and ancient capital of Emilia-Romagna, in Northern Italy. Piazza Maggiore is a large square surrounded by arcades, medieval and Renaissance buildings such as Palazzo d’Accursio, the Fountain of Neptune and the Basilica of San Petronio. Among the medieval towers of the city stand out the two pendants of Asinelli and that of Garisenda.

Our gastronomic tour in the city will end with an Authentic Bolognese Dinner at Antica Osteria Romagnola, one of the oldest authentic restaurants in Bologna; come with us and you’ll discover the 600’s authentic cellar in the restaurant underground!

We are going to enjoy a delicious pasta, would you like: tagliatelle or tortellini?

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DAY 3 - April 14th Sunday

Cheese Factory Day!

It’s time to leave Bologna and go to discover Verona via Private Transfer!

We will stop in MODENA to visit a CHEESE FACTORY: the main product is PARMIGIANO REGGIANO.

Parmigiano Reggiano is produced exclusively in the provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena and Bologna, its production consists of many stages, but the most important thing is always the raw material: the milk.

At the end of the factory tour, we’ll taste all the products.

After we go to visit the TRADITIONAL BALSAMIC VINEGAR FACTORY.

The traditional production of balsamic vinegar starts with the reduction and concentration by cooking the must of local grapes, the cooked must is then fermented, acetified and aged in wooden cask batteries for a minimum of 12 years, during which the product is further concentrated in a natural way.

We are going to have a unique experience to taste the 150 years old balsamic vinegar with the lunch.

Welcome Champagne and Dinner at Luxury HOTEL PALAZZO VERONA*****.

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DAY 4 - April 15th Monday

Vinitaly Day!

The wine will be the star of this day!

We’ll spend all day at Vinitaly: the biggest international wine show.

Vinitaly welcomes Wine lovers in the ancient heart of Verona, one of the most important world capitals of wine. The Expo will involve you in a journey to discover the excellence of wine; indeed, each year it hosts over fifty thematic tastings of Italian and foreign wines.

In the evening, Walking tour Vinitaly and City for tastings in the historic centre of Verona, a UNESCO World Heritage city.

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DAY 5 - April 16th Tuesday

Another day at Vinitaly Expo!

We’ll spend all day at Vinitaly: the biggest international wine show for tastings of Italian and foreign wines.

Dinner White Party at Tenuta Valleselle Tinazzi Winery.

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DAY 6 - April 17th Wednesday

Amarone Winery Day!

From this day our tour among the best Italian wineries officially begins!

We are going to visit Amarone Winery with lunch, Amarone is one of the most prestigious Italian red wines.

We’ll walk the vineyards that produce its grapes, we‘ll enter the cellars where it ferments and ages and finally we’ll try its wonderful smell and taste.

Farewell Dinner at L’Evangelista Restaurant.

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DAY 7 - April 18th Thursday

Calvisius Caviar Day!

It’s time to go in Alba at the Hotel Calissano with our Private Transfer!

In the morning, visit Franciacorta Winery (Antica Fratta Winery) for Quintessence Tour!

During the transfer, we will stop at Calvisius Caviar site for make an exciting journey to discover the life cycles of sturgeons, the suggestive fountains, the educational observatory and the ancient Malossol salting technique.

A unique opportunity to know the processes that bring to the table the most desired product in the world, the Caviar.

We’ll taste the excellent Calvisius Caviar!

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DAY 8 - April 19th Friday

Asti Winery Day!

Alvin will surprise you with the visit of Monchiero Carbone Winery, here another exciting tour and tasting is waiting for you!

Ready to taste the best known sweet sparkling wine in the world?

And The Best Barbera?

We visit the Barbera d’Asti Winery, Guasti Clemente.

In the afternoon a new adventure is waiting us, we’ll visit Alba Underground!

The medieval town of Alba Pompeia grew up on the ruins pertaining to the Roman period, the modern town took its place without cancelling it completely, and so on, we arrived at today’s town that still retains the urban shape of Alba Pompeia.

Many things have remained in the heart of the underground city as evidence of the past two thousand years of history. 

The day is not over yet!

A unique dinner is waiting us at Star Michelin Restaurant Il Ciau del Tornavento.

The biggest Cellar in Europe and the second in the world.

6 courses dinner!

The cuisine will lull you between classic Piedmot mixed, some incursion beyond the Alps and a good dose of maritime components, all well mixed and calibrated, with the constant of the highest quality of the products and especially of a particular attention to home made.

Follow Alvin’s tour Instagram and Facebook pages and don’t miss our weekly directory to discover all the secrets of this prestigious wine.

 

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DAY 9 - April 20th Saturday

Truffle Hunting Day!

The discovery of Italian Cuisine flavors cannot finish without a TRUFFLE HUNTING.

We’ll try the thrill of truffle hunting in the heart of Piedmont woods, sharing with the Princess of truffle hunters Martina her knowledge and passion.

Through the magical heart of truffle hunting, we’ll immerse ourselves in a sensory journey from the rich aroma of the forest to the suspense of the wait, culminating in the ecstasy of the discovery.

We will stop in Barolo, an amazing city in Piedmont and we’ll end our tour among the best Italian wineries at Sordo Winery, 8 different Cru.

The winery tour starts from the oldest part of the winery, walking through the large barrels, going down up to 12 meters deep; then through a tunnel that connects the historic winery to the new one, concluding with Wine Dinner at Winery.

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DAY 10 - April 21st

Milan Day!

It’s time to leave the Piedmont region and reach the city of Milan with our Private Transfer!

We visit the city of Milan with Private Guide, after we will have an unique experience at La Zagara the best Sicilian Store in Italy.

Milan is the world capital of fashion and design, is a metropolis of Northern Italy and is the capital of Lombardy, it is a financial center and it is also famous for its restaurants and exclusive shops.

We’ll discover the artistic and architectural heritage of the city!

We will spend the night at Castello dal Pozzo, a Luxury *****Resort.

The style of Castello Dal Pozzo reflects the elegance of the Neo-Gothic era, you are catapulted into atmospheres of the past, between the sparkling blue of the lake and the surrounding lush hills.

The gradual restructuring and transformation of the historic residence, and the recovery of various appliances, first of all that of Palazzo Visconteo (2010) and then the Scuderie del Castello (2015) have brought Castello Dal Pozzo to be an international reference point from the point of view of hospitality.

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DAY 11 - April 22st

It’s Goodbye time to Italy and Alvin!

Our Private Transfer is ready to bring us at Milano Malpensa airport!

 

See you soon in the next Dream!

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All included Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, activities and tasting.

All with Private Transfer Limo Bus.

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Friends who have travelled with us say

Kaitlyn Duke
I went on the 2022 trip to Italy and words can't describe how incredible it was! Alvin is the BEST host!! He really goes out of his way to make sure ...
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Kaitlyn Duke
I went on the 2022 trip to Italy and words can't describe how incredible it was! Alvin is the BEST host!! He really goes out of his way to make sure that everyone is happy, comfortable, and having fun. I was a bit hesitant about traveling with a larger group - I usually travel solo - but our group was amazing! By the end of the trip, I felt like I had been friends with everyone for decades. Alvin created so many memories that I'll cherish forever. It really was a magical trip and there's no way I ever would have had the same experience on my own.
Kaitlyn Duke
Kaitlyn Duke
Paula and Michael O’Gorman
Alvin’s trip to Italy was pure magic! From the gorgeous scenery, to the enchanting wineries and restaurants we visited to the fun new friends we met. Alvin puts...
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Paula and Michael O’Gorman
Alvin’s trip to Italy was pure magic! From the gorgeous scenery, to the enchanting wineries and restaurants we visited to the fun new friends we met. Alvin puts a group of people together that is like you are with life-long friends and then creates a blast of a party. There were so many highlights but sailing the Amalfi Coast and swimming off the sailboat with our blow up toys like little kids was one of them. But Tuscany surpassed all expectations. We had been there a few times but experiencing it with Alvin, we saw it like a true Italian for the first time. I can’t wait till the next trip and I’ll definitely book again. Ciao bellissima!
Paula and Michael O’Gorman
Paula and Michael O’Gorman
Keith Lindquist
I dream about those two weeks in Italy with Alvin. Our two weeks on the bus with Nicola the busdriver which included 3 fabulous days on sailboats on the Amalfi Coast ...
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Keith Lindquist
I dream about those two weeks in Italy with Alvin. Our two weeks on the bus with Nicola the busdriver which included 3 fabulous days on sailboats on the Amalfi Coast was wondrous. Alvin was the perfect host as he was raised and lived in many of the towns we visited, and he was gracious and knowledgeable. We had so much wine! We visited so many makers of wine and cheese and balsamic vinegar and we toured caverns and mineral springs and cathedrals and beachside towns, and we saw castles and Ferrari and Siena's horses and Bologna and ate at wonderful restaurants with Alvin's family and friends. The landscape is breathtaking, the food was stellar everywhere we went, the hotels were classy and comfortable, and the people could not have been nicer. And everyone on the bus got along and became friends. It ended with Alvin and Denise's gorgeous wedding on a hill in Tuscany then a night in Rome...wow! I took more than 4000 pictures. I'll send them if you ask for them! A little advice...if Alvin asks you if you'd like the best steak or the best ice cream 'in the world', take him up on it.
Keith Lindquist
Keith Lindquist
Desiree Iverson
The Alvin’s Tour's trip to Italy in June of 2022 was an experience I will never forget. I’m still browsing though photos and videos reliving this wonderful experience.The...
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Desiree Iverson
The Alvin’s Tour's trip to Italy in June of 2022 was an experience I will never forget. I’m still browsing though photos and videos reliving this wonderful experience.The hotels, the food, the WINE and guide to places in Italy that were historic and off the beaten track sealed this experience for me as one of the best I’ve ever had. Perfectly orchestrated and adjusted according to limits and changes. You even managed all the calls and coordination to successfully return my luggage to me that didn’t make a connecting flight to Rome! We’ll done…so when is the next trip?
Desiree Iverson
Desiree Iverson
Richard Scheufler
I can NOT say enough about how over the top AMAZING Italy was with Alvin and our entire crew of very interesting personalities... Every day was better then the last. ...
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Richard Scheufler
I can NOT say enough about how over the top AMAZING Italy was with Alvin and our entire crew of very interesting personalities... Every day was better then the last. Ending with Soaking in the Natural hot spings during the day, authentic italian cuisine for dinner, Jackie O's night club, then the ALL NIGHT LONG, (thru the back door because we're with Alvin), Tour of Roma... if you ever want the best tour guide EVVVER!!! GO ON one of Alvin's tours... guaranteed great time.
Richard Scheufler
Richard Scheufler
Leslie Berlin
What an amazing trip to Italy we had with Alvin! He had everything so well planned out and took us to places we wouldn’t have thought to go on our...
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Leslie Berlin
What an amazing trip to Italy we had with Alvin! He had everything so well planned out and took us to places we wouldn’t have thought to go on our own. It was a perfect combination of adventure, relaxation, great wines, great food and great friends
Leslie Berlin
Leslie Berlin
Andrea Campbell
I just wanted to thank you do much for a trip of a lifetime experience!!! I would have never have found those wonderful things to do on my own!!! 5 star ...
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Andrea Campbell
I just wanted to thank you do much for a trip of a lifetime experience!!! I would have never have found those wonderful things to do on my own!!! 5 star dining, hotels + travel accomodations...Bellissimo!!!!!
Andrea Campbell
Andrea Campbell
Donna Waldrop
Alvin’s trips, which I have been on several of them … have been some of the best experiences I’ve had in my life. Alvin is the perfect host...
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Donna Waldrop
Alvin’s trips, which I have been on several of them… have been some of the best experiences I’ve had in my life. Alvin is the perfect host and made everyone and myself comfortable and happy. Alvins tours was a great experience, and a great mixture of fantastic views, food wine, and historical places. I would highly recommend anyone to take at least one of the tours. I will continue to vacation with Alvin tours in the future.
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Donna Waldrop

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